Community College Symposium 2007

Globalization's Impact
and
Model Global Programs at Community Colleges in the U.S.

November 14 and 15, 2007

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Co-Sponsors
CIBER, Center for International Business Education and Research
UNC at Chapel Hill

Additional Support Received from:
African Studies Center
Center for European Studies
Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
UNC Center for Global Initiatives

Important Links
Click here for Concurrent Session Descriptions.
Click here for a PDF version of the Symposium program.
Click here for directions to the World View Community College Symposium location (UNC Friday Center).
*Speaker presentations can be accessed from the highlighted titles below*



Wednesday, November 14

8:00 Check In and Registration

8:45 Welcome
Lynne Gerber, Director
UNC Center for International Business Education and Research

9:00 The Role of the Community College in Our Interconnected World
Martin Lancaster, President
NC Community College System

10:00 Break

10:15 Globalization and the Community College in the 21 st Century
Theo Sypris
Midwest Institute for International/Intercultural Education
Kalamazoo, Michigan

11:15 Concurrent Sessions I

 1. International Projects and Partnerships
Annouska Remmert
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, Ohio

2. Internationalizing the Curriculum
Theo Sypris
Midwest Institute for Internation/Intercultural Education

3. Developing Academically Meaningful Study Abroad
Michelle Wright
Kellogg Community College
Battle Creek, Michigan

4. Associate Degree in Global Studies
Randall Davis
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, Kentucky

5. Internationalizing a Rural Community College Campus
Amanda Bigelow
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Concurrent Sessions II

 1. Innovative Second Language Programs
Randall Davis
Jefferson Community and Technical College

2. Internationalizing the Curriculum
Amanda Bigelow
Illinois Valley Community College

3. Associate & Certificate Degrees in International/ Global Studies
Theo Sypris
Midwest Institute

4. International Projects and Partnerships
Annouska Remmert
Lorain County Community College

5. Developing Academically Meaningful Study Abroad
Michelle Wright
Kellogg Community College

2:45 Break

3:00 Panel: The International Community College
Amanda Bigelow
Illinois Valley Community College

Randall Davis
Jefferson Community and Technical College

Annouska Remmert
Lorain County Community College

Michelle Wright
Kellogg Community College

Delores Parker, moderator
NC Community College System

4:15 Team Meetings on Action Plans
or

4:15 Online Resources for Globalizing the Curriculum
Bobby Hobgood
LEARN NC, UNC School of Education
(Participants not in Teams)

 5:15 Symposium Reception
Home of Robert and Jean Phay
(immediately following last session)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, November 15

8:00 Coffee, Juice, and Pastries

8:30 Immigration and Demographic Issues in the South
Harry Watson
Center for the Study of the American South
UNC at Chapel Hill

9:30 Break

9:45 Technology: Driving Force Behind the Flat Earth
Debashis Aikat
School of Journalism & Mass Communication
UNC at Chapel Hill

10:45 The Challenge of a Global World and the Need to Understand It
Clark Plexico
International Strategies, Inc.
Raleigh, North Carolina

11:45 Next Steps
Robert Phay
World View

12:00 Adjourn