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Table of Contents AT A GLANCE
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A SHARED VISION
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VICE PROVOST’S MESSAGE
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A CALL TO ACTION
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EXTENDING OUR REACH Internationalize the Student Experience • create Foundation Courses & a Global Affairs Major • facilitate Interaction with International Students • fund International Research Travel Grants • welcome International Scholars • increase International Student Aid • support International Student Organizations • enhance Language Education Support Faculty Engagement • award more Faculty Seed & Small Grants • appoint International Faculty Fellows Enhance Cornell’s Global Network • promote the International Gateway • expand global partnerships via Memoranda of Understanding • enrich connections with Cornell’s Worldwide Alumni Network
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STRENGTHENING THE CORE • Colleges & Schools • Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies • Cornell Abroad • International Students & Scholars Office
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AROUND THE TABLE • Vice Provost for International Affairs Leadership Team • Internationalization Council • External Advisory Council
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at a glance
Cornell has always been international: way back in 1868 the first class included students from Brazil, Canada, England, and Russia. Today, 20% of Cornell’s student body is international – a total of about 4,500 students from 115 countries. International students make up about 10% of the undergraduate student body, 25% of professional students, and 44% of graduate students. Each year more than 2,000 Cornell students travel abroad to take part in traditional semester- and year-long programs or shorter, engaged learning opportunities.
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Cornell participates in projects in 177 of the of the world’s 201 sovereign states. Researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are working to improve production of wheat, cassava, and rice to increase food security and enhance the quality of life in targeted regions of the world. Cornell’s Southeast Asia Program is the premier program focusing on this region in the world and a U.S. Department of Educationdesignated National Resource Center, along with the South Asia Program. The College of Arts & Sciences offers more than 40 foreign languages.
The Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development’s SMART Program helps Cornell students bridge the gap between knowing and doing. Students work with faculty and local partners to develop innovative approaches to complex problems surrounding food, agriculture, and development in places like Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Nicaragua, and South Africa. Our library is renowned for its international collections, which nourish intellectual curiosity at Cornell. The Johnson Museum’s Asian art collection contains more than 8,000 paintings, textiles, sculptures, and other art objects.
Cornell hosts dozens of international events on campus every week of the academic year, including lunchtime talks, film screenings, international study information sessions, art exhibits, seminars, and roundtables.
The “NutriPhone” was developed with seed funding from the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. People around the world will soon be able to monitor their health using a smartphone. The multidisciplinary research team includes Saurabh Mehta, an assistant professor in the College of Human Ecology and one Cornell’s first cohort of International Faculty Fellows.
To celebrate 150 years of Cornell’s engagement with the world, we are hosting eight regional celebrations around the globe and commemorating Charter Day in April 2015. Events on campus will be live-streamed to create a simultaneous global celebration. 5
a shared vision For 150 years Cornell University has welcomed diverse students and scholars who extend our impact from central New York to central Asia – and beyond. Around the world, Cornellians are working to develop and apply knowledge to find cures for disease, solve food security issues, alleviate poverty, and contribute toward sustainable development. NONE of these challenges is localized within the boundaries of any one nation. We must prepare the next generation of Cornell students to work across borders to understand our changing world and help solve the complex problems of contemporary life.
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Turning global aspirations into global action... Prepare Students for GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP Internationalize the student experience. Cornell has signed the Generation Study Abroad Commitment – a pledge to provide international experiences for 50% of undergraduates by 2020.
Support Internationally ENGAGED FACULTY Expand international research grants and create incentives for Cornell faculty members to become more involved in international activities.
ATTRACT FACULTY who have an International Perspective Actively seek out faculty whose research and teaching is international in nature.
Enhance Cornell’s GLOBAL PRESENCE Expand Cornell’s international partnerships and explore the creation of consulates in strategic locations.
Build Commitment & Capacity FOR CHANGE Catalyze culture change at Cornell through the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs, campus Internationalization Council, and External Advisory Council.
Seek NEW PARTNERS & Support Work closely with alumni and friends to mobilize funding to sustain the Global Cornell initiative.
Become a TOP TEN Research University Position Cornell as one of the top ten research universities in the world.
I am confident we are the American university that will help shape this century as an influential global presence in education. —Elizabeth Garrett, president-elect of Cornell University
Vice Provost’s Message
We must equip Cornell students to work nimbly across campuses and continents to solve global challenges. 8
Cornell is and always has been a global university. Cornell faculty and students are connected through their research to scholars all over the world, and individual faculty members are world leaders in their field. Cornell students traverse the globe and we’re drawing international students from more than 100 countries. And yet, to remain relevant and impactful, Cornell must do more. The fact is that the critical issues of our time are transnational, and in many cases global. We must equip Cornell students to work nimbly across campuses and continents to solve global challenges. To prepare our students for leadership and service in an interdependent world, we must: • Reach out to attract students from around the world • Make meaningful international experiences available to all Cornell students • Support Cornell faculty whose research and teaching is international in nature • Attract the most talented faculty from around the globe • Integrate global literacy into Cornell’s curriculum • Generate new investment in Global Cornell This great university aspires to be one of the top ten research universities in the world. To succeed, we must infuse an international perspective into our curriculum, our culture, and all that we do. In fall 2013 we launched the Global Cornell initiative. Since then, members of the Cornell community have come together to support our global vision and assure our success. We have created new linkages where none existed before, both within the University and with partners around the world. These new connections are helping to mobilize resources and create momentum for internationalizing Cornell. This document celebrates some of our Year 1 successes and presents a shared vision for the future of Global Cornell. Collectively, we are responding to the call. Thank you! —Fredrik Logevall, Vice Provost for International Affairs
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Cornell is embarking on a new era of internationalization that will profoundly influence our teaching, research, and the ways in which we engage the world. – Cornell University President David J. Skorton
Every education must include interacting with those who are different from yourself and learning to appreciate other peoples and cultures. – Fredrik Logevall, Vice Provost for International Affairs
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At Cornell, international study is a core component of our educational mission – fostering understanding, expanding curiosity and tolerance for ambiguity, and supporting learning through active and reflective engagement. – Laura Brown, Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
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extending our reach
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create Foundation Courses & a Global Affairs Major Cornell plans to create gateway courses that open students’ eyes early on to international perspectives. These foundation courses will introduce freshman and sophomore students to the global dimensions of various fields of study. In 2013, the Vice Provost for International Affairs appointed a faculty committee to explore the creation of a Global Affairs major at Cornell. The committee concluded that such a major would offer significant value to Cornell undergraduates.
Internationalize the Student Experience... facilitate Interaction with International Students The Global Cornell initiative seeks to enhance mutually beneficial interactions between international and domestic students – both inside and outside the classroom. One approach is to create new and expand existing exchange programs. Each semester Academia do Brazil em Cornell (ABC) invites outstanding undergraduates from Brazil to spend their junior year at Cornell. ABC students have interned at Amazon, Facebook, Dupont, Johnson & Johnson, NYC MTA, and Microsoft. There is tremendous growth potential for similar programs, such as the CienciAmerica/Mexico summer research program.
During my year at Cornell I became a different person. I decided I should go to as many different events as I could, try new sports, classes, and activities – everything from Controlled Fusion to Ice Skating – things which taught me a lot and really forced me out of my comfort zone. – L. Fagundes, student participant in ABC
fund International Research Travel Grants Travel costs for short-term programs are not covered by Cornell financial aid. In 2013, Cornell announced a new grant program to help. A total of $165,000 was awarded to 110 students in selected undergraduate courses.
Undergraduate Student Travel Grants help students participate in short-term travel associated with their courses.
welcome International Scholars When international scholars come to campus, they add an international component to Cornell’s curriculum that is accessible to all students—whatever their college, whatever their course of study. Cornell welcomes hundreds of visiting faculty and scholars annually to speak, teach, and conduct research on campus. In 2013–2014, for example, the Einaudi Center hosted six prominent speakers on international affairs as part of the Foreign Policy Distinguished Speaker Series. Established in 1984 by a gift from Henry and Nancy Bartels, the Bartels World Affairs Fellowship brings prominent international figures to Cornell. The 2014 Fellow is Hans Rosling, chair of the Gapminder Foundation, an organization that strives to make statistical data easily understandable and freely available online. Here on campus, Cornell offers a weekly seminar on current events to deepen students’ understanding of global events in the news. Faculty from across the university and visiting scholars discuss topics such as drug violence in Mexico, the EU and the debt crisis, the future of Ukraine’s revolution, and global climate change.
Become a TOP TEN Research University The Einaudi Center’s Graduate Student Travel Grant program provides funding for Cornell graduate students conducting short-term research or fieldwork outside the U.S. In 2014, the Center increased these grants by 71% over 2013 levels. A total of $106,350 was awarded to 79 graduate students.
increase International Student Aid A robust international student financial aid program is essential to ensure that Cornell can compete for an economically diverse student body from around the globe. Currently, the University has a limited amount of financial aid available for international students. Although Cornell’s financial aid program is need-based for all undergraduates (including international students), we do not currently have the financial resources to fund every admitted international student who has financial need.
About five years ago, I had the opportunity to meet an undergraduate student from Africa who was admitted to Cornell but had to wait a full year for the University to assemble a financial aid package that would meet his needs. This was the moment when I really understood the impact that financial aid has on our international students and that we must do more for these students. – Bobby Tsai ’83, Vice President, Cornell Alumni Association
Seek NEW PARTNERS & Support When the Martin Y. Tang International Scholarship Challenge was launched in 2008, just over 50 scholarships were allocated for international student aid. Tang contributed $2.5 million in his scholarship gift and matching funds to the challenge, which raised $4.39 million and resulted in a 19% increase in scholarship support for undergraduate international students and support for five graduate fellowships. 16
support International Student Organizations Cornell is home to more than 1,000 student organizations, and about 150 of these have an international orientation. They include everything from the Argentine and Uruguayan Friends at Cornell, to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club, to the Zambia Community Education Initiative. These organizations provide our students with opportunities to connect with those who share similar backgrounds, and with those who don’t.
Our students today truly are citizens of the world, and it is essential that we provide them with opportunities to learn about, experience, and become conversant with the diverse cultures and religions that populate our globe. Developing such understanding and skills prepares our students for their lives of work and service after Cornell. – Susan Murphy, Vice President, Student and Academic Services
enhance Language Education To ensure that Cornell remains a world leader in language instruction, a Language Education Council was formed in 2013. The council is working to make Each year, about 4,000 students study foreign languages at Cornell.
language study more accessible to students in schools across the university, generate interest in language learning, and find innovative ways to deliver language instruction to non-traditional audiences.
Any serious effort at internationalization at this or any other research university must include a robust and well-developed language program. The command of foreign languages is crucial for many fields of study and, more broadly, for full citizenship in our interconnected modern world. – Alfonso Torres, Professor and Associate Dean for Public Policy, College of Veterinary Medicine
Prepare Students for GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP The Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) student organization was founded in 2002 in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell. It has since become a national organization with student chapters across the country. Members use their engineering skills to work with communities to solve specific real-world problems.
Support Faculty Engagement... award more Faculty Seed & Small Grants The Einaudi Center has significantly expanded its Seed Grant and Small Grant Competitions for Cornell faculty. Seed grants help faculty prepare external funding requests, and small grants provide co-sponsorship for conferences, workshops, seminars, and other events mounted by Cornell faculty. Faculty are encouraged to submit proposals that incorporate meaningful international experiences for students or expand Cornell’s international partnerships.
appoint International Faculty Fellows This new initiative aims to attract superb faculty with international expertise to Cornell. International Faculty Fellows are appointed in the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, and they work with the Center to host workshops for the campus community and foster new cross-college connections. Cornell aims to increase the total number of fellowships from four to ten by 2017. Cornell’s first cohort of International Faculty Fellows includes: • Andrea Bachner, comparative literature (Arts and Sciences) • Victoria Beard, city and regional planning (Architecture, Art & Planning) • Saurabh Mehta, nutritional sciences (Human Ecology) • Daniel Selva, mechanical and aerospace engineering (Engineering)
Support Internationally ENGAGED FACULTY Faculty grants provide tangible support to increase engagement in international studies at Cornell, encourage interdisciplinary collaborations, and attract external funding.
Attract Faculty who have an INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE International Faculty Fellow Daniel Selva is working with Spanish and Russian partners to deploy CubeSats (very small satellites) for remote sensing of agriculture. Selva’s research fosters collaboration between Cornell students and Spanish and Russian students, as they work together to refine new tools for Earth observation. 18
Enhance Cornell’s Global Network... promote the International Gateway The International Gateway provides one-stop on-line shopping for international activities at Cornell. The home page features news, videos, and updates on international events, research, service learning, and development projects happening on campus and around the world. The website provides detailed information on international programs hosted by Cornell’s colleges, schools, and units. Links connect visitors to maps and up-to-date information on Cornell’s international agreements and Memoranda of Understanding, travel policy, and travel safety resources.
expand global partnerships via Memoranda of Understanding Cornell is actively expanding its global partnerships through Memoranda of
Currently, Cornell has 250 MOUs with partners in more than 50 countries. Cornell is also exploring ways to strengthen
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its presence in the urban centers of China, India, Mexico, Europe, and other sites around the world. Opening consulates in these strategic locations would support Cornell’s international teaching, research, and exchange programs; student and faculty recruitment; partnership building; alumni engagement; and executive education programs.
Enhance Cornell’s GLOBAL PRESENCE In September 2013, Cornell signed an MOU with the Keystone Foundation to establish the Nilgiris Field Learning Center in Tamil Nadu, India. Cornell faculty members, Keystone professionals, and community members develop research which engages Cornell students in local ecosystems, health and nutrition, and waste management projects.
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This course has increased my global awareness and has helped me recognize the importance of Southeast Asia in the international community. Personally, before I took this class, I barely knew which countries were part of Southeast Asia. – Gary Ho, participant in Government and Politics of Southeast Asia, an upper-level undergraduate course that surveys the political systems of seven major Southeast Asian countries
enrich connections with Cornell’s Worldwide Alumni Network Alumni who live and work around the world are one of Cornell’s greatest resources. Of the University’s 226,000 alumni, about 7% report a current address outside of North America. They have established clubs and groups in over 40 locations worldwide. International alumni contribute to Cornell by serving on advisory councils and boards, acting as informal ambassadors, recruiting future students, nurturing young alumni, giving to the University, and organizing dynamic events and programs to engage, inform, and enrich their communities. At the 2014 Cornell Reunion, alumni packed Kaufmann Auditorium to attend a discussion on the topic, “America and the World: A Current Events Roundtable.” The Einaudi Center hosts roundtable discussions on global topics for Cornell alumni throughout the course of the year.
Our international alumni care deeply about Cornell – it is part of their identity, wherever they are. That lasting bond drives them to reach out to one another, stay connected with the University, and support our mission and success. – Hongnan Ma, Director of International Alumni Relations, Office of Alumni Affairs 20
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Colleges & Schools A few of Cornell’s dynamic INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS...
International learning experiences offer our students exposure to today’s most pressing issues in health, the economy, and the environment. In this global era students need opportunities to engage with the real world in a variety of settings where they will one day make a difference. – Kathryn Boor, Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences In 2013-14, International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences marked its 50th anniversary by hosting ten symposia to discuss critical issues in international agriculture, including: • the feminization of agriculture and the role of women in ensuring food-secure homes • the role of biotechnology in mitigating climate change • feeding nine billion people in the face of increasing biotic and abiotic global challenges • the role of land grant institutions in meeting these challenges Students benefit from a range of opportunities for international engagement through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, including 33 exchange programs in Europe, South America, Asia, and Oceania, and 15 credit-bearing courses with facultyled international trips.
Seek NEW PARTNERS & Support In 2008, the Tata Education and Development Trust granted Cornell $50 million to launch the Tata Scholarship for Students from India and the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative. The Tata Scholarship provides annual support for over 20 undergraduates from India. The Tata-Cornell Initiative promotes research and outreach to improve the lives of people in India. Cornell Trustee Ratan Tata ’59, BArch ’62, is chair of the Tata Trust. 22
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
The College of Arts and Sciences has 11 departments with strong international dimensions and offers 11 majors and 10 minors with an international focus. A&S offers courses in Mexico, Kenya, Spain, Italy, India, Cambodia, and Nepal. China and Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS) is a unique undergraduate major that includes four years of intensive Chinese language training and two semesters of externships in Washington, D.C. and Beijing. The CAPS curriculum offers unparalleled pre-professional training.
AAP has the highest percentage of undergraduate international students at Cornell. In 2013-14, AAP studios engaged with Germany, Croatia, and Spain. Sophomore students worked collaboratively on a project in Haiti, and graduate architecture students worked on an exhibition for the 2014 Rotterdam Biennial. AAP’s semester-long Cornell in Rome program invites undergraduate students from across the university to immerse themselves in Italian art, culture, and history. At the graduate level, the International Studies in Planning program prepares students for careers as international development policy-makers, urban planners, researchers, and critics. Cornell’s is one of the few planning departments that incorporates an international dimension in its core curriculum.
Prepare Students for GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP In 2004, Mike Zak made a lead gift of $5 million to inaugurate the China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program (CAPS), and in 2013, Adam and Brittany Levinson made a $10 million commitment to endow CAPS. These generous donors understand that Cornell’s long tradition of commitment to China and its people, its expertise in China studies, and its excellent program in Chinese language make Cornell an ideal environment for educating global leaders. 23
College of Engineering The College of Engineering offers many opportunities to engage in hands-on service projects in international settings. Since 2005, Cornell students have contributed to the design of nine AguaClara treatment plants in Honduras and two in India. These gravity-powered, electricity-free plants provide safe drinking water to 30,000 local residents. The College of Engineering manages three exchange programs: Universidad de Cantabria in Spain, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The Engineering Global Fellows Program is a new effort to highlight the accomplishments of students who work, study, conduct research, or perform service learning abroad. International students active overseas and outside their home countries are also eligible for this distinction.
To me, this course represents the best that Cornell has to offer: the chance to make interdisciplinary connections and to apply the knowledge acquired in class to real life. The opportunity to get out of the sometimes cloistered university atmosphere and to learn in the field is incredibly important. – Madeline Snider, participant in Experience Latin America II, a two-week field-study in Chiapas
Build Commitment & Capacity FOR CHANGE To encourage international study, the College of Engineering is considering the use of e-courses to allow students to fulfill curricular requirements. And each department within COE is identifying at least two international universities whose course offerings could fulfill Cornell’s curricular requirements. 24
School of Hotel Administration The School of Hotel Administration’s reach is truly global and its impact and leadership in the field is second to none. SHA works with hundreds of practicing industry professionals from dozens of countries through its executive education program. The school is actively pursuing new partnerships that will open its doors to visiting scholars from around the world.
Enhance Cornell’s GLOBAL PRESENCE In fall 2015, SHA will launch a dual-degree program with the China Europe International Business School, a leading international business school in Asia. The two-year program will allow admitted graduate students to complete both a Master of Management in Hospitality degree in Ithaca and a Master of Business Administration degree in Shanghai.
College of Human Ecology CHE is expanding its successful interdisciplinary global health minor with the launch of a new major in Global and Public Health Sciences. The Global Health Program requires that students participate in experiential learning in resource-poor international settings.
Increasingly the issues and opportunities that our students want to pursue in their careers are not contained within borders. When our students study a subject like health or nutrition, they want to know the global dimensions and issues of the topic, not only the U.S. perspectives. – Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Ph.D., Provost’s Fellow for Public Engagement and Director, Global Health Program, Human Ecology
Support Internationally ENGAGED FACULTY Cornell faculty and students are undertaking important work in Africa, thanks to a recent gift from Andrew Paul ‘78 and his wife Margaret Batchelor Paul. In 2013-14, the Andy Paul Africa Initiative supported projects to improve the livelihoods of farmers in East Africa, improve health outcomes for children in Zambia, and assist food-insecure households and build community resilience to climate challenges in Ethiopia. 26
ILR’s Global Service Learning opportunities offer students the chance to engage in meaningful activities that can improve the lives of others, while also providing students with work experiences that are highly valued by foundations, academics, and employers. – Lisa H. Nishii, Associate Professor, Director of International Programs, ILR
School of Industrial and Labor Relations The Global Scholars Program encourages ILR students to incorporate international experiences into their Cornell education. This program is the first of its kind at Cornell. Students who successfully complete the program earn an “ILR Global Scholar” designation on their transcripts. ILR students have many options to choose from, including: exchange programs in Australia, China, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the U.K, and Global Service Learning opportunities in India, Zambia, and Costa Rica.
Faculty of Computing and Information Science One of the hallmarks of a global university is excellence in research. Cornell Computing and Information Science has helped to foster a university-wide explosion in research. The National Science Foundation-funded Institute for Computational Sustainability is based at Cornell and includes leading computer and environmental scientists from across the country. The Institute’s goal is to use computing and information science to help address some of the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges.
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Cornell Tech In just two years, Cornell Tech’s new campus in NYC has attracted over 100 outstanding graduate students and more than 30 leading faculty and researchers. The mission of Cornell Tech is to develop pioneering leaders and technologies for the digital age, by bringing together faculty and students across disciplines in a studio environment that supports active engagement with companies and organizations.
Cornell Tech students work on finding solutions that have immediate relevance in the world. The school’s international partner is the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, with the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute.
Graduate School Nearly half (2,621 of 5,366) of the students enrolled in Cornell’s graduate and professional programs in 2013-14 were international students from 114 countries around the globe. In 2013-14, Cornell graduate and professional students studied and conducted research and field work in 36 countries. The Graduate School is responsible for teaching academic English courses for Cornell’s international graduate and professional students. In July 2014, the Graduate School opened a new English Language Support Office, which offers for-credit courses, workshops, and tutoring in writing and speaking academic English. Student demand for these services has more than doubled in the past year.
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Cornell Law School In 2013 the Law School appointed its first Associate Dean for International Affairs. The Associate Dean is responsible for overseeing the Law School’s international initiatives in collaboration with peer institutions across the U.S. and abroad. Of the Law School’s 52 permanent faculty, more than 30 teach or conduct research in international and comparative law, or in domestic law with significant international elements.
Conducting research for the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School prepared me well for taking on complex and novel issues that were previously foreign to me. I loved coming to work every day because I knew the research would take me places I had never been, and because it felt like the assignments really made a difference in the world. – James Kraemer ’15, Avon Global Center research associate; The Avon Center works to improve access to justice in an effort to eliminate violence against women and girls.
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College of Veterinary Medicine The College of Veterinary Medicine is collaborating with the City University (CityU) of Hong Kong to establish the first school of veterinary medicine in Hong Kong. This unprecedented collaboration is motivated by the need to develop strong veterinary public health programs to respond to global threats of zoonotic-, food-, and water-borne diseases. CVM is providing advice and guidance to CityU to plan for, develop, operate, and evaluate the new school.
Cornell and CityU expect the school to serve as an international center of excellence in veterinary medicine in Asia. The Expanding Horizons Program supports summer experiences for veterinary students in developing countries. Students submit proposals to the college for review, and winners receive full funding for their international projects.
ATTRACT FACULTY who have an International Perspective Ya-Ru Chen, Nicholas H. Noyes Professor of Management and Academic Dean of China initiatives and Programs, won a 2014 National Talent Award in management from the People’s Republic of China. This award recognizes those who will drive the development of new talent and new knowledge. Chen will conduct large-scale research projects, mentor young Chinese scholars, and enhance Johnson’s connections with partner schools in China.
Johnson Graduate School of Management Johnson is expanding its global profile through new partnerships in China, Mexico, and Latin America. A new dual-degree MBA/FMBA program with the People’s Bank of China School of Finance at Tsinghua University will launch in spring 2015, serving an estimated 65-70 students based in Beijing, China. The program will be the only part-time program in the China market to offer classes conducted bilingually in English and Mandarin, with two degrees from world-renowned schools.
Johnson at Cornell is proud to be part of a university with a global mission. We seek the best talent from around the world and believe in diversity as a source of enrichment in learning. – Carolyn P. O’Keefe, Associate Dean, Marketing, Admissions and Global Strategy, Johnson
Weill Cornell Medical College WCMC’s Center for Global Health, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is a leader in global health research. The Global Health Working Group, comprised of students and faculty, oversees a four-year global health program for medical students. The Global Emergency Medicine Division provides humanitarian response training and field experience, and the Office of Global Health Education coordinates electives for international medical students visiting Cornell. Through the Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminars, WCMC has trained over a thousand fellows around the world in various surgical and medical specialties.
Weill Cornell was the first U.S. institution to offer a medical degree overseas through the establishment of the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (2001), a joint venture between Cornell and the Qatar Foundation.
Become a TOP TEN Research University Weill Cornell is an acknowledged leader in global health among its peers – advancing the science and practice of medicine around the world through research, training, and clinical service. WCMC engages in global health activities on all continents except Antarctica. 31
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies The Einaudi Center is a hub for international activity on campus, working to promote intercultural understanding and ensure that Cornell students become citizens of the world. For more than 50 years, the Center’s work has contributed to addressing global challenges in economic development, food security and nutrition, environmental sustainability, democratization, peace and conflict studies, nuclear proliferation, human rights, gender issues, tourism, immigration, and trade. The Einaudi Center has eight core programs whose focus is multi-disciplinary and campus-wide. The Einaudi Center’s International Relations Minor is open to undergraduates in any college. The Center’s Foreign Policy Forum supports events and initiatives that increase awareness and global competence of students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The Center also shares Cornell’s expertise in international studies with colleges and K-12 schools across New York. To encourage international study, the Center offers grants for faculty research and helps faculty access additional funding opportunities. The Einaudi Center also reaches out to help students access funding for international research, courses, and internships. The Center administers Cornell’s Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright-Hays Program and offers 12 international grant and fellowship programs for students. The Einaudi Center launched a new Postdoctoral Fellowship program in 2013-14 to attract outstanding junior scholars from around the world. Fellows conduct research in the fields of foreign policy, security studies, and diplomatic history; they teach undergraduate courses; and they contribute to the intellectual life of Cornell.
If I had to take one course again, it would definitely be this one. – Michael James Bowes, participant in Water and Culture in the Mediterranean: A Crisis, a multi-disciplinary look at the political, social, scientific, and hydrological aspects of water use in Mediterranean countries
Cornell Institute for European Studies
Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Mario Einaudi Institute for African Development
Center for International Studies
Latin America Studies Program
Southeast Asia Program
South Asia Program Comparative Muslim Societies Program
Build Commitment & Capacity FOR CHANGE In February 2014, the Einaudi Center partnered with other key stakeholders on campus to host a symposium for Cornell faculty, students, and staff to define what constitutes a “meaningful international experience.� By taking the time to critically review our approaches and to learn from others, we aim to raise the bar on the quality of the international experiences offered at Cornell. 33
Cornell Abroad
Study abroad opens eyes and minds. It questions what is taken for granted. It challenges assumptions, beliefs, and stereotypes. Students leave the comfort zone of familiar thought patterns and negotiate issues of identity, propriety, and justice. They acquire valuable life skills and the ability to interact and communicate across differences. – Marina Markot, Director, Cornell Abroad
In spring 2014, Cornell signed the Generation Study Abroad Commitment – a pledge to provide international experiences for half of undergraduates by 2020. Cornell joins more than 241 higher education institutions from 46 states who have signed the Commitment, a five-year initiative to double the number of college students studying abroad.
Cornell opens the door to the world: our university-wide education abroad opportunities range from full-year academic programs to one-week service learning projects. Cornell-managed academic year programs are offered in Cuba, France, Germany, Italy, Nepal, and Spain, supplemented by hundreds of Cornell-approved programs around the globe. The Cornell Abroad office advises students on goal setting and appropriate program selection, guides them through logistical and financial arrangements, and prepares them for the cultural and educational adjustments they may encounter. The office also invites returning students to serve as peer advisors to share the benefits of study abroad with their Ithaca classmates and provides Faculty-in-Residence opportunities for Cornell faculty.
Enhance Cornell’s GLOBAL PRESENCE In April 2014, Fredrik Logevall, Cornell’s VPIA, and Gustavo Cobreiro, Director of the University of Havana, signed an agreement establishing the Cornell -in-Cuba Research Program. Beginning in August 2014, Cornell students concentrating in the life sciences will have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad in Cuba, conducting research and taking courses at the University of Havana. 34
International Students & Scholars Office International students make a tremendous contribution to Cornell, both inside and outside the classroom. Our intellectual discourse is enriched by the perspective of these students and scholars, and our research and teaching efforts are enhanced by the talents and expertise of our students and scholars from all over the globe. – Brendan O’Brien, Director, ISSO
With 4,500 international students from 115 countries on our campuses, Cornell students can learn a lot about the world – and themselves – by actively engaging with each other on a daily basis.
The ISSO was founded in 1936 with a mission to assist
ISSO works to build community, reduce isolation, and help international students and scholars make a smooth transition to Cornell. ISSO provides multiple
international students, staff, and their families.
services, including: • Assistance with federal immigration, tax, and labor regulations • Walk-in advising services • Orientation programs for new international students and scholars • Cultural adjustment and cross-cultural communication programs The office introduces international community members and their families to the resources available at Cornell and in surrounding communities. ISSO hosts weekly coffee hours for students and trips to New York City, Niagara Falls, and Washington, D.C. The Cornell International Friendship Program matches new international students and scholars with local community members to share dinners, sightseeing, family celebrations, and goodwill.
– Martin Tang ’70, Chair, External Advisory Council on Internationalization
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I have learned so much during my stay of two months in Kenya and the experience will impact the way I interact with the world for years to come. – Abram Mellinger, who travelled to Western Kenya in 2012, where he lived in a modest mud hut without electricity and worked on a project to increase milk production in an area where sources of high-quality protein and essential amino acids are not readily accessible.
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Vice Provost for International Affairs Leadership Team The Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs works to make international activities an indispensable part of the Cornell experience, to promote Cornell and its faculty to international audiences, and to extend the reach of Cornell’s activities around the globe. Fredrik Logevall is Vice Provost for International Affairs, Director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, and Stephen ‘59 and Madeline ‘60 Anbinder Professor of History. He is the author or editor of nine books, most recently Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam, which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in History. David Lee, Provost’s Fellow for Internationalization, is a professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and Director of the International Relations Minor at the Einaudi Center. Lee is spearheading the effort to internationalize Cornell’s undergraduate student experience. Nishi Dhupa, Executive Director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and Director of VPIA Operations, has administrative responsibility for the Global Cornell initiative. She works with the senior leadership team and constituents across campus to advance the University’s international agenda. Laurie Damiani, Director of International Initiatives, is responsible for facilitating international agreements and for creating policies that further the University’s international objectives. She supports the efforts of Cornell’s Internationalization Council and serves as Cornell’s chief international protocol officer.
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Katherine Anderson, Director of Development for International Affairs, is responsible for helping to secure the broad-based philanthropic support needed to realize the shared vision of a truly Global Cornell. She began her 25-year fundraising career with Oxfam America and Physicians for Human Rights. Heike Michelsen is Director of Programming for the Einaudi Center. She develops and implements academic programming to promote internationalization of Cornell in alignment with VPIA priorities and manages faculty grants for the Einaudi Center. Marina Markot, Director of Cornell Abroad, leads university-wide efforts to integrate education abroad into the student experience. A 15-year veteran of international education, she develops policies and manages a diverse portfolio of programs and a dynamic group of people.
Internationalization Council Senior leaders from the colleges and schools collaborate with the Vice Provost for International Affairs to advance the Global Cornell initiative. Office of the VPIA
Fredrik Logevall, Vice Provost for International Affairs
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Max Pfeffer, Senior Associate Dean
Architecture, Art, and Planning
Barry Perlus, Associate Dean
Arts and Sciences
Ken Roberts, Senior Associate Dean
Computing and Information Science
John Hopcroft, Professor
Engineering
Les Trotter, Associate Dean
Graduate School
Jan Allen, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs
Hotel Administration
Steve Carvell, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Human Ecology
Kay Obendorf, Senior Associate Dean for Research
Industrial and Labor Relations
Lisa Nishii, Director of International Programs
Johnson School
Carolyn O’Keefe, Executive Director, Marketing & Communication
Law School
Laura Spitz, Associate Dean International Affairs; Executive Director
Veterinary Medicine
Alex Travis, Associate Professor of Reproductive Biology and Wildlife Conservation
Weill Cornell Medical College
Satchit Balsari, Assistant Professor of Medicine
From food security and climate change to global health and terrorism, many of the world’s most pressing challenges are expressly international in scope, as are the solutions. – David Lee, Provost’s Fellow for Internationalization
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External Advisory Council The External Advisory Council on Internationalization provides strategic direction and oversight of the Global Cornell initiative. Martin Tang ‘70, Chair
Director, MTDD Ltd., Hong Kong; former Chairman, Asia, Spencer Stuart Hong Kong
Pablo Azcarraga MPS ‘85
COO and Chairman of the Board, Grupo Posadas, Mexico City
Amit Bhatia ‘01
Executive Chairman, Hope Construction Materials, London
Anthony Carpet ‘90
Managing Director, Global Investment Research Corporate Liaison and Head of Research, Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs & Company, New York
Jules Kroll ‘63
Chairman and CEO, Kroll Bond Ratings; Chairman and Co-Founder, K2 Intelligence, New York
Adam Levinson ‘92
Chief Executive Officer, Fortress Investment Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Andrew Paul ‘78
Managing General Partner, Enhanced Equity Fund, New York
Ratan Tata ‘59, BArch ‘62
Chairman, Tata Trusts, Mumbai
Michael Zak ‘75
General Partner, Charles River Ventures, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Fredrik Logevall
Vice Provost for International Affairs, Cornell University
Our students must become informed and engaged global citizens and leaders in an increasingly complex and interdependent world. Ideally we would like to get them out of their comfort zones. Providing opportunities to study the history and culture of other countries, learn foreign languages, and experience firsthand the world beyond our borders is essential to achieve this important goal. – Martin Tang ’70, Chair, External Advisory Council on Internationalization
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THE PHOTOS featured in this report, unless otherwise noted, were taken in 2005-14 by Cornell students studying abroad.
Front Cover: by Robert Beazley, Tibet
Page 17 (top): by Suzanne Stachnik, Kenya
Page 25: by Scott Sanders, Vietnam
Pages 2-3: by Cory Pomerantz, Cornell
Page 17 (bottom): by Cornell University Communications
Page 26 (top): by Jeremy Robert, Israel
Page 4 (inset): by Kimberly Schroder, Senegal
Page 18 (top): by Erica Bower, Nepal
Page 26 (bottom): by Rye Ri Son, Mali
Pages 4-5: by Wren Albertson-Rogers, New Zealand
Page 19 (top): by Benjamin Sanford, New Zealand
Page 27 (left): by Anna Herforth, Tanzania
Page 19 (bottom): by JosĂŠ Antonio Casis, India
Page 28 (bottom): bigstockphoto.com
Page 20: by Andrew Jones, India
Page 29 (top): by Lillian Strand, India
Page 22: by Rebecca Minarchek, Indonesia
Page 29 (bottom): by Haden Springer, Palestine
Page 23 (left): by Matthew Mornik, Spain
Page 30: by Matthew Minarchek, Indonesia
Page 14 (bottom): by students in ABC, Cornell
Page 23 (right): by Miguella Mark-Carew, Trinidad and Tobago
Page 31 (top): by Tai Wei Lim, Singapore
Page 15 (top): by Michel Ohmer, Costa Rica
Page 24 (left): by Kim Bothi, Mali
Page 16: by Cornell University Communications
Page 24 (right): by Edmund Oh, Vietnam
Page 6: by Christopher Caruso, Victoria Falls Page 10: by Julia Berazneva, Kenya Page 12: by Diana Glattly, Brazil Page 14 (top): by Lorena Michelen, Jordan
Page 31 (bottom): by William Schmidli, Nicaragua Pages 32-33: by Matthew Reeder, Myanmar
Page 34: Neele Reimann-Philipp, India by Cornell University Communications Page 35: by Cornell University Communications Page 36: by Bianca Mobius, Kenya Pages 38-39 (bottom, from left to right): by Joo Kim, France by Erin Brennan, Costa Rica by Erica Bower, Nepal by Hasoo Lee, China by Melissa Lenker, New Zealand by Suzanne Stachnik, Kenya by Jennifer Zahn, Peru by Adrienne Yip, Spain Page 41: by Erica Bower, Nepal Page 43: by Diana Glattly, Brazil Back Cover: by Robert Beazley, Tibet
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Events from Beijing to Buenos Aires are shaping the world in which our students will live and work. Cornell’s depth in language, culture, and the sciences prepares students to understand our changing world from a variety of perspectives. Students who have the chance to immerse themselves in other cultures through study abroad, field research, or service learning gain invaluable insight and skills that further deepen their understanding, while preparing them for successful lives and careers. – Gretchen Ritter, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
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OFFICE OF THE VICE PROVOST FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 160 Day Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-2801 www.international.cornell.edu Email: vpia@cornell.edu Phone: 607.255.7993 For more information on supporting Global Cornell, please contact Katherine Anderson, Director of Development for International Affairs: 607-255-8245, kla77@cornell.edu Copy: Linda Copman, VPIA Office Design: Torri Bennington, Westhill Graphics
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