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1 Opening Access to Global Opportunities UNC NRCs Collaborative Evaluation Approach Niklaus Steiner, UNC Center for Global Initiatives Beth-Ann Kutchma, UNC Center for Global Initiatives Barbara Anderson, UNC Africa Studies Center

2 Global Opportunities Credit + Non-Credit Study Abroad (year-long, semester long, summer, faculty led), International Internships, Service Learning, Foreign Language Learning, independent research, group research World + Campus + Community Language learning communities, foreign films, globally focused student groups, service learning with immigrant communities, international student friendship program, area studies focus

3 UNC Opening Access Initiative Literature Review and Program Inventory Collaborations and Stakeholders Data Collection and Evaluation Program Development Program Implementation Program Evaluation

4 Collaborators ○Accessibility Resources & Service ○African Studies Center ○American Indian Center ○Burch Programs & Honors Study Abroad ○Carolina Asia Center ○Carolina Black Caucus ○Center for the Study of the Middle East ○Carolina Covenant ○Carolina Latina/o Collaborative ○Carolina Union ○Center for European Studies ○Center for Slavic, Eurasian & East European Studies ○Center for Student Success & Academic Counseling ○Curriculum in Global Studies ○Diplomat-in-Residence ○Diversity & Multicultural Affairs ○Faculty Diversity Initiatives, College of Arts & Sciences ○Global Relations ○Housing & Residential Education ○Institute for the Study of the Americas ○International Student & Scholar Services ○Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence ○LGBTQ Center ○New Student & Carolina Parent Programs ○Office for Undergraduate Research ○Office of Institutional Research & Assessment ○Office of Scholarships & Student Aid ○Office of Undergraduate Admissions ○Office of Undergraduate Education ○Scholars’ Latino Initiative ○Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture & History ○Study Abroad Office ○Undergraduate Retention ○University Career Services ○William & Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education

5 Evaluation and Data Collection EVAP + Graduate Student Common goals and collaborative programming Best practices in data collection applications, final reports, sign in sheets, course enrollments, *tech

6 FLAS Demographics: 2015 177 applicants across UNC Centers 24% non-white 66% female, 34% male Highest application numbers in Kiswahili, Arabic, Portuguese, Yucatec Maya and Chinese 25 languages, 50 different departments 5% have never traveled internationally 52% have parents/guardians with a Masters Degree or higher

7 Challenges of Collaborative Evaluation Data on activities is one indication of quality of collaborations Collaborations require –Goodwill –Trust –Time

8 Collaboration at UNC has long history More than 10 years of UNC NRC collaboration in UNC negotiations and proposal writing, evaluation, community college work, outreach Not always pretty or smooth, but trust has developed over time

9 Vibrant international profile Office of International Programs has engaged faculty, stresses transparency and fairness 2013 UNC group built proposal on expressed needs of WSSU faculty Winston Salem State University

10 Africa, Latin America, Asia, & International Studies Title VI Funds provides: Visiting Faculty Fellows for Library Access Course Development Grants Speaker Funds Conference Travel Travel costs between UNC and WSSU Undergrad FLAS Fellowships International Linkages Travel for all world regions

11 Thematic Initiative: Collaboration with WSSU Project Goal 4: The African Studies Center will expand UNC’s capacity to teach and produce knowledge about Sustainability in Africa by the end of the grant cycle through UNC activities and collaborative activities with our partner, Winston-Salem State University.

12 Collaborations and Evaluations They are difficult They take time They pay off

13 Contact Information Niklaus Steiner nsteiner@unc.edu Beth-Ann Kutchma bkutchma@unc.edu Barbara Anderson barbara_anderson@unc.edu


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