As one area of focus in the University’s strategic plan, international integration serves to not only “recruit students from across the United States and around the globe to study, learn, and experience how the world is becoming more interdependent,” but also “infuse our entire community with a sense of multi-cultural opportunities and instruction” by integrating various opportunities for international curricula design, study abroad, and “immersion” experiences. The goal being that “[w]hen they graduate, our students will live and work with a better understanding of the changing world and their power to contribute as global citizens.” This linked article discusses the “pitfalls and paradoxes” of integrating international education and a few examples of expanding boundaries for international education such as collaboration ideas and virtual classrooms.
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