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Wabash Valley International Consortium

Wabash Valley International Consortium. Mission Statement. Mission statement - To foster global education and outreach and to promote diversity through shared resources and experiences; to help achieve the strategic goals of participating institutions and their communities.

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Wabash Valley International Consortium

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  1. Wabash Valley InternationalConsortium

  2. Mission Statement Mission statement - To foster global education and outreach and to promote diversity through shared resources and experiences; to help achieve the strategic goals of participating institutions and their communities.

  3. Indiana State Universitywww.indstate.edu • Indiana State University located in West Central Indiana, offers a great Midwestern experience while providing access to important cultural centers in the region—Chicago and St. Louis are both within three hours' driving time while Indianapolis is only one hour away. There are 12,114 students attending the university with over 700 international students representing 70 countries. The university offers close to 100 undergraduate majors and more than 90 graduate programs in six colleges. Those colleges are: • College of Arts and Sciences • Scott College of Business • Bayh College of Education • College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services • College of Technology • College of Graduate and Professional Studies

  4. Ivy Tech Community Collegewww.ivytech.edu/wabashvalley • The state of Indiana’s largest public postsecondary institution and the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system serving nearly 200,000 students annually. • Campuses throughout Indiana. • The state’s engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana. • http://www.ivytech.edu/studyabroad

  5. Rose Hulman Institute of Technologywww.rose-hulman.edu • Home to 2,100 undergraduate and 100 graduate students majoring in engineering, science or mathematics. • Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report among institutions whose highest degree in engineering is the master's. With 99% placement, the school is ranked in the Payscale top 10 for starting salaries. • The Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 faculty and professionals abroad from the United States each year, and Rose-Hulman has had 12 professors selected for this prestigious exchange. • http://www.rose-hulman.edu/offices-services/office-of-global-programs.aspx

  6. Saint Mary of the Woods Collegewww.smwc.edu • The nation's oldest Catholic women's college and a leader in distance education for women and men. • SMWC boasts an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students in its campus-based undergraduate, distance-learning undergraduate, and graduate programs. • U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks SMWC asone of the Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the Midwest. • http://www.smwc.edu/admission/international

  7. Vigo County School Corporationwww.vigoco.k12.in.us • Located in Terre Haute, IN and includes 29 schools that serve 16,014 students in grades PK through 12.

  8. Activities • Share information about our own programs • Cooperative recruitment • Work on Scientific Mobility Program • Hangzhou/Wabash Valley Education Fair • Leadership recruitment efforts • Shared Study Abroad efforts • International friendship organization • Technical assistance • International Education Week • Community cultural celebrations • Brazilian Day • Spring Festival celebration

  9. Future Plans • Strengthen our network • Expand the network • Other consortia • Governmental relations • Mayors • Governor’s office • Economic development • Work with local and state economic development organizations • Diversify our recruitment strategies

  10. Inspiration for Other Groups • Consortium group in South Bend area • Northeast Indiana Global Networking Lunch • Indiana University’s Institute for Curriculum and Campus Internationalization (ICCI) • Global Indiana

  11. Contact Us • Rene Hankins, Ivy Tech Community College • rhankins@ivytech.edu • Chris McGrew, Indiana State University • Chris.mcgrew@indstate.edu • Martha Martin, Ivy Tech Community College • mmartin223@ivytech.edu @martinmartin

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