Internationalization of U.S. higher education and its implications for the University of Southern Indiana

Abstract

The objectives of this paper are to review internationalization at the University of Southern Indiana in the context of historical movements of international education in the United States and contemporary thinking about the internationalization of campuses and to suggest possible strategies to promote further campus-wide internationalization. In this process, the university is also compared with two national models and four peer institutions. Both the progress already made toward internationalization at the University of Southern Indiana and improvements that the university could make in the future are discussed. This paper offers suggestions for the university in areas that include the role of institutional leadership, curricula, degree programs, international scholarship grants, study abroad programs, and faculty involvement in international education.