The Suzanne von Liebig Theatre has revitalized Juniata’s Theatre program, which had been eliminated in the 1990s. The new postmodern theatre has students flocking to campus as theatre POEs. Right now there are 35 students majoring in theatre with a large recruiting class on the way.
Starting with a Lakso-led self-study project for the 2002 Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges evaluation, Juniata set goals designed not to be part of the conversation, but to direct the conversation. It’s clear from our recent success that in the international education community, everybody’s talking about us.
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The College: ➤ Reached a freshman class recruitment goal of 10 percent international students in 2011-2012. ➤ Designed virtual exchanges with overseas campuses using Skype and other technologies. ➤ Created the Unity House and the College’s innovative “Host Family” programs. ➤ Encouraged faculty to take research sabbaticals and teaching exchanges with university partners abroad. ➤ Conceived the outreach program, Language in Motion, which brings international experience to local secondary schools. ➤ Started the 2009 Global Engagement Initiative, which brought about, among other things, an intercultural learning assessment committee, the Global Village Living and Learning Community. ➤ Began talks to start exchanges for graduate study in Germany, France and the United Kingdom. One agreement is in place with FHS Bocholt for a graduate business degree.