CEHS INTERNATIONAL RETREAT May 6 2013 Initial

CEHS INTERNATIONAL RETREAT May 6, 2013

Initial Objectives – January, 2008 • Gather information about current activity • Develop CEHS priorities • Create an initial plan • Secure resources

Initial Guiding Principles • Align initiatives with CEHS mission • Increase faculty, staff and student involvement in global activities • Offer variety and choice • Improve sustainability

VISION Global education will pervade CEHS. It will be evident in our teaching, research and outreach. There will be a continuum of opportunities for faculty, staff, students and visitors that will begin locally and extend to immersion and reciprocity in other countries. CEHS will create infrastructure to support these efforts and assure that resources are adequate and strategically allocated. We will create and use relevant metrics to gauge effectiveness.

International Education in CEHS u Provide opportunities/resources for faculty and staff to more easily engage u Provide opportunities for students to become globally minded – at home and away u Create an environment that attracts international visitors/scholars/partners u Develop infrastructure to support global efforts over time

Current Objectives • Report on Progress • Create Linkages Among CEHS International Efforts • Extend Planning • Expand Opportunities • Begin More Formal Evaluation

Seed Grants • $35, 000 to $45, 000 per year since 2010 • 22 research/creative work projects • 17 teaching projects, including, but not limited to study abroad • 4 outreach projects/service learning

Seed Grants • Faculty, staff and students • 6 global exchanges • 51 faculty and staff members • All departments • 14 countries • 6 continents

GOING GLOBAL

Local Impact – Global Relevance

Study Abroad In CEHS 2013 2011 • # of Students: 82 • # of Students: 7 • # of CEHS Sponsored Trips: 3 • Countries Visited: Brazil Spain Costa Rica South Africa China United Kingdom (India pending) • CEHS Faculty/Staff: 15 • Countries Visited Costa Rica Greece Hong Kong • CEHS Faculty/Staff: 3

Total Participants Global Gateway • 1, 500 each • 26 undergraduates College Funds • 1, 000 to Ready, Set, Go students • 12 undergraduates • Not available to graduate • 750 to 1, 000 for graduate students • Contact Melanie Kellogg

Save the Date • Gala to Support Global Education Friday, • September 27, 2013 CEHS & the Malaika Foundation • IQSC&M • Food, Art, Auction, Gallery Exhibits

Ready, Set, Go! • Seven week non-credit course for CEHS students • Focused on Study Abroad (especially CEHS sponsored experiences) • Fall/Spring • $1, 000 on successful completion for study abroad

Ready, Set, Go • Weekly Topics: • Top 10 Reasons to Go • Logistics • Faculty Visits to Class • Globalization • Culture shock • Cultural IQ • Financial Aid/Academic Credit • Health and Safety

JON KERRIGAN Global Exchange Coordinator City Campus East Campus 472 -8397 jon. kerrigan@unl. edu

SAFETY COMES FIRST Department of State Travel Warnings Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) • https: //step. state. gov/step/ • The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service provided by the U. S. Government to U. S. citizens who are traveling to, or living in, a foreign country. • STEP allows you to enter information about your upcoming trip abroad so that the Department of State can better assist you in an emergency.

Examples of Faculty Engaged in International Research • Mike Epstein (SECD) a Senior Fulbright Researcher focuses on strength • • • based assessment, behavior management, behavior prevention models, and has worked with the University of Eastern Finland. Yiqi Yang (TMFD) focuses on the production of biofibers, cellulosic, protein and synthetic, and developing materials from these fibers for applications in medical, material and textile industries and has been working with Donghua University in Shanghai Cherry de Guzman (CYAF) is conducting innovative research with indigenous methods of data collection and inquiry in the Philippines. Ted Hamann (TLTE) is conducting a 5 year longitudinal study in Mexico with K-12 Spanish learners designed to determine what students know and are able to do after one year, two years, three years, four years and five years of language instruction. Bob Reid (SCED) is currently in Australia working on research related to medications and ADHD. Sue Swearer (EDPY) is the co-director of BRNET – Bullying Research Network, an international network of scholars world-wide

INTERNATIONAL COMPILATION OF HUMAN RESEARCH STANDARDS 2013 EDITION COMPILED BY: OFFICE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTIONS U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES http: //www. hhs. gov/ohrp/international/intlcompilation/intl comp 2013. pdf

Research Responsibility Export Control • Ensure that sensitive information, technology, software, biological and chemical agents, equipment, and know-how are not employed for purposes other than their intended use • In case of violations, criminal sanctions – including substantial fines and even prison terms – can be applied. • Export regulations apply to all research activities, including grants, contracts and cooperative agreements. • They also apply to all other aspects of the university – for example, in downloading of and gaining access to certain software programs. • http: //research. unl. edu/orr/exportcontrol. shtml

Ethical considerations in European cross-national research by Marcia Freed-Taylor • http: //www. unesco. org/most/ethissj. htm

Countries of Special Interest to UNL COUNTRY • BRAZIL • CHINA • INDIA • TURKEY REASONS • SIGNIFICANT STUDENT NUMBERS HERE • 45% Chinese • 11% Malaysian • 4. 7% Brazilian • FORMER TIES • PUBLIC POLICY • PARTNERSHIP POTENTIAL

American Exchange Center (AEC) • Located at Xian Jiaotong University (XJTU) • The city of Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China The AEC is a University of Nebraska resource consisting of a library/reading room, large teaching/performance space, offices, and American kitchen. The AEC is staffed by an onsite University of Nebraska staff member.

AEC Opportunities for Faculty • For faculty traveling to China for any reason, the AEC will support travel to Xian and three days accommodation in Xian in exchange for a lecture to an XJTU audience on a topic of your choice. • Assistance identifying research collaborators • Support services for any China-based activity

AEC Opportunities for Students • Semester programs at XJTU to study Chinese language and culture in exchange for assisting with English instruction • Summer programs to study Chinese language and culture • A base for research in China

Xi’an • A 3, 100 year old city of great significance in Chinese history • The capital of China through 13 dynasties • The eastern terminus of the Silk Road • The home of the terracotta warriors

Cambridge Opportunity • TLTE/Ed Psych • 9 doctoral students • Students took campus class in the fall • Paired students (Mixed Methods/Language) • Presentation to Cambridge audience this spring • Submit chapters – Cambridge Press publication

Predictable Rotation Well Established • TMFD • New York • Europe • Asia In Development • TLTE – English Language Learners • Amsterdam • England • Italy

3 + 1 INITIATIVES Class plus a 1 credit Study Abroad Experience

Shanghai – Multiple Institutions/Multiple Programs • Textiles • Early Childhood • Special Education • Hospitality • Family

Turkey – Multiple Institutions/Multiple Programs • Early Childhood • Secondary Education • English Language Learners • Hospitality • Family

Costa Rica – Multiple Institutions/Multiple Programs/Multiple Colleges • Elementary Education • Secondary Education • Special Education • Counseling • Entrepreneurship • Nutrition • Agriculture • Food Science

Some Lessons We Have Learned • We need: • Longer timelines • More shared efforts/costs/responsi bilities • Better coordination • Better marketing

Some Lessons We Have Learned • We need: • More targeted efforts • Greater predictability • Up-front investments • To remember…not every initiative works out the way we thought it would

Principles Guiding Our Thinking • Multiple Faculty • Program Integration • Departmental Support • Institutional Ties • Potential Across Mission • Teaching • Research/creative work • Outreach

Principles Guiding Our Thinking • Multiple Departments • Potential for Building Momentum • Safety • Varied Portfolio of Initiatives • Short to semester long • Our students/international students • First year to graduate • Students/scholars • One-time to routinized

New Challenges • How do we avoid competing with ourselves? • How do we balance collaboration versus autonomy? • How do we leverage our resources? • How do we support students without the means?