Clemson University, along with 10 other colleges and universities, has been named to the American Council on Education (ACE)’s 11th Internationalization Laboratory Cohort.
Over the next 20 months, Clemson will develop strategies for campus internationalization by forming an internationalization task force to work on strategic planning and student outcomes, attending community meetings in Washington, undergoing site visits and peer reviews, and participating in monthly phone calls with the laboratory director.
At Clemson, an advisory board co-chaired by Sharon Nagy, vice provost for global engagement; Randy Collins, associate dean for undergraduate studies and international programs in the College of Engineering and Science; and Akel Kahera, associate dean for graduate studies and research in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, has been appointed by Interim Provost Nadim Aziz to assist an Internationalization Task Force. The primary charge of the Internationalization Task Force is to review and make recommendations to improve the university’s abilities to prepare students for careers in the new economy and to increase the number and quality of global engagement opportunities for students and faculty.
“The 11th cohort is the largest to date, and is made up of a great group of individuals representing many different types of institutions,” said Barbara Hill, senior associate in ACE’s Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement. “What we’ve found over the years is that even though their campuses may be different, the colleges and universities in the lab share similar challenges and are able to learn a great deal though collaboration.”
Since 2002, 79 institutions have participated in the program. This year’s cohort met for the first time on Aug. 29.
Founded in 1918, ACE is the major coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions, representing more than 1,600 college and university presidents and more than 200 related associations nationwide. It provides leadership on key higher education issues and influences public policy through advocacy. For more information, please visit www.acenet.edu or follow ACE on Twitter @ACEducation.
