Practical Steps for Faculty Support in Internationalization Activities

Friday, May 30, 2025

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM PST

This session offers a framework to align global initiatives with faculty motivations, blending theory and practice from a senior internationalization officer and enrollment management perspective. It highlights practical strategies, opportunities and challenges in cross-functional internationalization to engage faculty in supporting global efforts.

Learning Objectives:

Apply a partnership and engagement framework to develop processes for faculty engagement with your offices.
Leverage strategies for identifying opportunities that align broad institution-wide internationalization efforts with faculty interests.
Align administrative project goals with faculty motivations to identify opportunities for faculty to engage with global enrollment initiatives.

Chair and Presenter(s)

Charlie J. Schwartz, PhD

Director of Nonresident Outreach
University of California, Irvine

Presenter(s)

Chrishon Blackwell, EdD

Senior International Officer and Executive Director, Global Education
George Mason University