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Case Studies--School B

School B is a large Doctoral Research Extensive state school with approximately 44,000 undergraduate students. The institution offers 174 majors, approximately 111 master’s degree programs and over 12,000 courses. The undergraduate breakdown at this institution is 86% in-state and 14% out of state. The international student population is 4% of the total degree seeking undergraduate student population. The ethnic breakdown of degree seeking full-time undergraduates in 2001-02 is as follows:

In regards to foreign language at this institution, Arts and Sciences students must demonstrate 4 academic quarters of competency in a given language. In 2001-02, there were 2 African American males, 4 African American females, 55 white/non-Hispanic men, 82 white/non-Hispanic women, 10 other males, and 18 other women who received bachelor degrees in foreign languages and literatures.

There is a general education requirement for the undergraduate population to take courses that primarily feature perspectives, issues or events from specific countries or areas outside of the United States.

International education marketing and recruitment strategies for both prospective and currently enrolled students are accomplished by way of brochures, fairs, flyers, handouts, presentations, mailings, emails, student group participation and University programs. There is no direct link from the institution’s homepage to its international programs and events webpage. At this institution, no special recruitment efforts take place to attract undergraduate minorities to international education opportunities nor does the mission statement refer to international education. The institution does have a central international education operating unit called the Office of International Education which reports to the Office of International Affairs. They do involve returned Study Abroad student organizations as recruitment tools for international programming.

The institution’s Study Abroad office reports to the Office of International Affairs. The Study Abroad office consists of 2 white/non-Hispanic male advisors and 5 white/non-Hispanic female advisors. Over the past 5 academic years the study abroad participation for credit is as follows:

The study abroad program received approximately $100,000 in scholarship funding to support their endeavors in 2001-02. Those programs offered in South Africa, Egypt, Ghana and Tanzania attracted the interest of the African American undergraduate student population.