SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Provide Academic And Social Support For International Students | |
| Provide needed information and services to increase students who study abroad. Associated Goals: International Faculty Development |
| Indicator | International Academic And Cultural Activties Academic presentations and cultural actvities will be offered to enhance internationalization of the campus. |
| Criteria | International Activities Provide international presentations or cultural activities twice a semester to enhance international programming |
| Finding | International Programming on Campus Fall welcome barbeque was well attended (@200) and we received numerous positive comments. International Week and International Festival were well attended and reviewed. |
| Finding | Retention of International Students A number of workshops were offered on issues related to filing taxes, social security, immigration rules (F-1 and H-1B visas, etc.) throughout the academic year. Also social activities were provided in conjunction with other organizations. Also provided trips to NASA, Houston, Galveston to obtain ethnic groceries and learn about history and cultures of this area. These activities were well received. |
| Action | Workshops for International Students We will continue to provide these workshops and social activities to assimilate the international students to their new environment to better function in their adopted community/country. |
| Objective | Implementation Of International Programming On Campus | |
| Plan and implement academic and cultural programming to enhance internationalization of the campus Associated Goals: International Programming On Campus, Retention Of International Students |
| Indicator | Faculty Development Workshops Workshops will be offered once a semester for faculty international development opportunities |
| Criteria | Faculty Development Workshops 200607 Provide workshops once a semester that focus on encouraging faculty members to develop short-term study abroad courses and encouraging faculty to apply for CIEE International Faculty Development Summer Seminars. |
| Finding | Faculty Development Workshops Fall workshop on how to develop faculty-led study abroad courses. While attendance was rather low, the feedback from those who attended was positive. Also had positive response to spring workshop on CIEE International Faculty Development Seminar for summer 07. Three faculty members participated in the CIEE International Faculty Development Seminar ''06. |
| Indicator | Workshops And Social Actvities At least three workshops and cultural activities will be provided to the students for social and academic support. |
| Criteria | Workshops for International Students Provide workshops twice a semester to meet international students'' needs. |
| Action | Faculty Development Workshops Will continue to offer these workshops. |
| Action | International Programming on Campus We will continue to offer these types of activities. |
| Objective | International Student Retention Rate | |
| Provide services and activites that meet international students' needs so they can successfully accomplish their academic goals. Associated Goals: International Programming On Campus |
| Indicator | Workshops And Social Actvities At least three workshops and cultural activities will be provided to the students for social and academic support. |
| Criteria | Workshops for International Students Provide workshops twice a semester to meet international students'' needs. |
| Objective | Increase International Student Enrollment | |
| Plan and implement recruitment strategies Associated Goals: International Student Enrollment |
| Indicator | International Student Enrollment Comparison International student enrollment fall 06 will be compared with fall 07 to determine enrollment increase/decrease |
| Criteria | Enrollment for Academic Year 2006-2007 Expect increase of 5% over Academic Year 05-06. |
| Finding | Successful increase in student enrollment. Enrollment of international students for Fall 05 was 209. The enrollement in Fall 06 was 240, which shows a 14% increase. The total number of international students includes ELI students and House Bill 1403 students. |
| Action | Recruit at community colleges Make more recruiting trips to Navarro Community College because of number of international students |
| Objective | Implementation Of International Programming On Campus | |
| Plan and implement academic and cultural programming to enhance internationalization of the campus Associated Goals: International Programming On Campus, Retention Of International Students |
| Indicator | Faculty Development Workshops Workshops will be offered once a semester for faculty international development opportunities |
| Criteria | Faculty Development Workshops 200607 Provide workshops once a semester that focus on encouraging faculty members to develop short-term study abroad courses and encouraging faculty to apply for CIEE International Faculty Development Summer Seminars. |
| Finding | Faculty Development Workshops Fall workshop on how to develop faculty-led study abroad courses. While attendance was rather low, the feedback from those who attended was positive. Also had positive response to spring workshop on CIEE International Faculty Development Seminar for summer 07. Three faculty members participated in the CIEE International Faculty Development Seminar ''06. |
| Indicator | Workshops And Social Actvities At least three workshops and cultural activities will be provided to the students for social and academic support. |
| Criteria | Workshops for International Students Provide workshops twice a semester to meet international students'' needs. |
| Action | Faculty Development Workshops Will continue to offer these workshops. |
| Action | International Programming on Campus We will continue to offer these types of activities. |
| Objective | Increase Number Of Students Who Study Abroad | |
| Plan and implement workshops that supplement international students' academic goals. Also, provide activities to support these students socially. Associated Goals: Retention Of International Students |
| Indicator | Study Abroad Fairs Study abroad fairs will be offered at least twice a semester. |
| Criteria | Workshops/Fairs for Study Abroad Provide study abroad fairs to encourage students to pursue study abroad. |
| Finding | Study Abroad Study Abroad Fair was offered at Saturdays at Sam for Fall and Spring, during parents weekend, diversity week and international week. We talked to counselors, potential study abroad students and their parents at these events. Numerous people stopped by our booth for inquiries. |
| Action | Study Abroad We will continue to offer study abroad fairs as they were well attended and received. |
This goal has no specified objectives.