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MESSAGE FROM DOWNING THOMAS Associate Provost & Dean of International Programs 2010 has been a year of remarkable growth and excitement on campus for global education and research. Although the national trend in the most recent years has seen a slight decrease in study abroad participation by U.S. students, the number of UI students studying abroad continues an upward trend. We currently have close to 3,000 international students, the largest number we have ever had on campus. This report outlines this information and summarizes the many activities and initiatives that International Programs (IP) undertakes in support of faculty, staff, and students at the UI, and also of our State, which we serve by connecting the world with Iowa and Iowa with the world. In recognition of the increasing importance of globalization in higher education, IP created a new grant this year—the Strategic Global Initiatives Award—which is intended to develop operations abroad in support of faculty collaborations or exchanges, new or existing degree programs, or other collegiate or cross-collegiate initiatives. We are pleased to have made two awards this year. The first went to Wenfang Tang, the C. Maxwell and Elisabeth M. Stanley and Hua-Hsia Chair of Chinese Culture and Institutions in the Department of Political Science. Tang’s award will help develop a new Center for Political and Social Research, jointly support by the UI and Sun Yat-Sen University in China, to provide new opportunities for faculty collaborations and student research. The second award went to Terry Boles and Cathy Cole, both faculty in the Tippie College of Business. Boles and Cole aim to strengthen the base of UI faculty and staff who are committed to the study and promotion of international business while increasing the number of Iowans who have a substantial understanding of global trade practices. In November, during International Education Week, President Mason presented the inaugural International Impact Award to Richard and Mary Jo Stanley of Muscatine who, along with the Stanley family, have been long-time donors to UI International Programs. This new award serves to recognize distinguished alumni, friends or other individuals who’ve made important international contributions that have benefitted Iowans. I hope you will enjoy reading through this report, and look forward to working with you in the coming months in support of the UI’s internationalization efforts.
DEAN THOMAS AND PROFESSOR TANG VISIT SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY, CHINA
DEAN THOMAS AND TIPPIE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATE DEAN SA-AADU VISITING JORDAN
INTERNATIONAL IMPACT AWARD WINNERS RICHARD AND MARY JO STANLEY
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ANNUAL REPORT
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ANNUAL REPORT