Agenda
Wednesday, August 21, 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Performing Arts & Humanities Building
| 8:30–9:00 a.m.
Concert Hall Lobby |
Registration, Breakfast, and Posters
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| 8:00–9:00
Dance Cube |
First-Time Participant Breakfast and Orientation with Provost Rous |
| 9:00–9:40
Concert Hall |
President’s and Provost’s Welcome Remarks |
| 9:40–10:30
Concert Hall |
The Changing Enrollment Landscape: Implications for UMBC David Attis, Managing Director of Strategic Research, Education Advisory Board Students are at the core of the university’s mission, and therefore enrollment impacts everything the university does—diversity and access, academic quality, graduation rates, financial sustainability, and excellence in research, scholarship, and creative achievement. UMBC’s ability to recruit, retain, and support students depends on the actions of every single person on campus, but it is also impacted by larger state and national trends. This session will review the changing enrollment landscape, highlighting demographics, competition, changing student needs and preferences, and state funding trends in order to provide a common foundation and fact base for the rest of the retreat. |
| 10:30–10:40
Concert Hall |
Introduction to Strategic Enrollment Planning Initiative Alex Faklis, Director Ben Chrischilles, Higher Education Consulting Manager, Huron Consulting Group, Inc. Our partners from Huron Consulting Group will provide a brief overview of the Strategic Enrollment Planning process that UMBC is embarking on this fall. Participants will learn about this student-centered approach to strategic enrollment management planning and how they – and other members of the campus community – can expect to be engaged throughout the planning process. Participants will also gain insight into the typical outcomes of a Strategic Enrollment Plan and how this process fits within the context of other planning efforts on campus. |
| 10:50–11:50
Location of breakout sessions on participant tickets |
Breakout Session: Your Role in Strategic Enrollment Planning Facilitated by: Huron Consulting Group, Inc. Strategic Enrollment Planning (SEP) Steering Committee Members This breakout session will provide participants with an opportunity to contribute critical input to the Strategic Enrollment Planning project that UMBC is beginning. During these discussions, participants will be invited to reflect on, discuss, and explore their individual roles in enhancing enrollment and student success throughout the student lifecycle (recruitment, yield, retention and degree progression, student experience and sense of belonging, and finally graduation), consider how various students’ needs and preferences are evolving, and identify partnership opportunities and other strategies to help UMBC better meet the current and future needs of its students. |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
PAHB 234 |
International Buffet Lunch |
| 1:00–2:30
Concert Hall |
Conversations About Internationalization
Opening Dialogue Open dialogue about campus internationalization as a cornerstone linking U.S. students, faculty, and staff to the world and bringing the world to them – along with discussion of challenges and opportunities in implementing internationalization strategies at U.S. campuses. Internationalization Stories Panel Moderator: David Di Maria, Associate Vice Provost for International Education |
| 2:45–4:00
Location of breakout sessions on participant tickets |
Breakout Sessions on Internationalization Session selection available on first-come, first-served basis through retreat registration form. Breakout session participants will learn about results of UMBC’s participation in the American Council on Education Internationalization Laboratory and provide feedback to shape a campus strategic plan for internationalization. Session I. The Student Experience At UMBC, student participation in education abroad programs is less than half the national average. This session explores the various types of education abroad programs available to UMBC students and examines the challenges and opportunities to ensuring equal access to international educational experiences. Additionally, participants will discuss the concept of Internationalization at Home, a strategy for ensuring that all students reap the benefits of international higher education, whether or not they ever leave the United States. Session II. Collective Impact in Research, Scholarship and Creative Achievement According to the most recent QS World University Rankings, US higher education institutions recorded the worst performance in 16 years (QS, 2019). Meanwhile, more than two-thirds of Australian universities rose in the rankings while China now has 19 of the world’s top 200 research universities, compared with 12 in 2016 (O’Malley, 2019). This session is divided into two parts: The first focuses on what it means and what it takes to be a world-class research university. The second half will focus on logistical concerns, including applicable policies and procedures, for managing academic programs and research projects abroad. Session III. Innovative Curriculum and Pedagogy Internationalizing the curriculum has been defined as intentional efforts to “incorporate international, intercultural, or global dimensions into the content of the curriculum as well as the learning outcomes, assessment tasks, teaching methods, and support services of a program of study” (Leask, 2015). Internationalizing the curriculum should involve an ongoing effort that engages faculty, administrators, and staff through dialogue that defines, implements, reinforces and supports global teaching and learning on campus as we seek to prepare our graduates for positions of leadership within a global era. Participants will discuss current challenges and opportunities related to internationalizing the curriculum. Session IV. Community and Extended Connections Strategic international partnerships move beyond basic transactions to provide a core, strategic value for all involved. This session explores model practices for managing international agreements and leveraging international partnerships in ways that support strategic goals and objectives. Participants will learn about various types of partnerships and their potential value to UMBC and discuss current challenges and opportunities. |
| 4:15–5:00
Concert Hall |
Final Session: Pulling It All Together
Hans de Wit, Boston College |
| 5:00–6:00
Concert Hall Lobby |
Social Hour |