International Roundtable Committee

Strategic Plans for 2000-2005

Purpose of International Roundtable committee

            The purpose of the International Roundtable Committee is to investigate, develop, enhance, and promote international awareness within the Blue Ridge Community College community, by:

• Increasing the internationalized content of BRCC courses
• Inviting speakers from the various ethnic and national groups living in our service area
• Promoting cultural awareness through activities, forums, and educational exchanges
• Improving our community’s awareness of being part of a vital global entity with all that entails (i.e. politics, economy, environment, social concerns, etc.)

The Academic Program

·        Develop a list of internationalized courses and pursue the method whereby a student can graduate with a diploma with a seal for having taken a certain number of internationalized courses.

·        add a course on a part of Middle Eastern History  by Fall 2001

• add a course on a part of Asian History by Fall 2002
• Encourage the study of foreign languages
• Conduct a survey, Fall 2000, on languages students will commit to studying
• continue the biennial Nursing 193 course to Costa Rica
• add a multi-disciplinary class to study in a European country
• Promote international projects through the Honors Program
• Maintain scrapbooks on all study abroad experiences
• Encourage involvement of non-humanities courses in internationalizing curriculum (example: Have an international business fair)

 The Technical Programs

·        Encourage involvement of technical programs in internationalizing curriculum

The Community Programs

• Continue to develop and refine the ESL classes (specific mission statement attached)
• Continue to provide workshops with Human Resource Providers
• Involve our immigrant community more in our college cultural affairs programs
• Contact community businesses about the possibility of funding programs for SOEL children in the summer to practice English…ESL Summer Camp
• Create brochure for ESL classes with short info in various languages
• Create a web site for internationalization and internationalized courses.

The Faculty and/or Classified personnel

• Attend or present workshops on internationalization as it pertains to your job.

• Establish a college chapter of Ruritan club
• Seek opportunities for international experiences
• Lead a class/trip or participate in  a class/trip
• Internationalize your curriculum or office

The Student Government Association

• Consider the creation of an international study scholarship of $2000 per year to be awarded to the student who can demonstrate in writing the way in which the money would be used to support study abroad plans that would enhance the person’s career opportunities.
• Continue to promote International/intercultural activities

International Roundtable Project Director and Co-director

• Meet monthly with the Roundtable
• Find grant opportunities for various constituents
• Monitor progress of ESL classes and needs
• Maintain partnerships with community groups for providing solutions to needs
• Encourage everyone to meet the challenge of the global community
• Maintain an office where students can get information about international study.
• Create a glossy leaflet or brochure promoting the idea of internationalization to everyone.

The Educational Foundation

• We will request assistance from the Foundation for travel funds for the year 2002 for the nursing program not to exceed $5000 for 5 student aid packages.
• We will request assistance from the Director of Development to create an International Studies Endowment Fund.

The  Administrators

• The International Roundtable Committee takes this opportunity to express our tremendous gratitude for the support we have received in this endeavor over the last two years.
• We respectfully request your continuing support knowing that you will continue to do so as you have in the past.

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