ONE DOOR MANY WINDOWS Annual Report 2008 A Worldwide Network for International Education ISEP is an independent, self-supporting non-profit organization serving 280 member institutions and 17 affiliate institutions in the United States and 39 other countries. WHO Since 1979, The ISEP Network has provided access to an affordable range of diverse study opportunities around the world and in the United States for over 31,000 students. WE ARE ISEP promotes academic and cross- cultural learning through its worldwide No other organization brings together collaborative network of higher education a set of institutions as rich and diverse institutions. as ISEP into a single consortium. The ISEP Network serves as a national WHAT ISEP facilitates academic mobility and international resource for student through innovative and affordable mobility. Our consortium also expands WE exchange and study programs. ISEP the institutional capacity of its members, enhances institutional infrastructures allowing them to do more than individual DO for these programs and fosters campus institutions can do alone. internationalization. Online Communities ISEP-Exchanges ISEP-Direct Consortium of International/US Members and Affiliates NETWORKING ISEP-Summer International Exposure and PROGRAMS Member Recognition Internships Scholarships YOUR Volunteer and Service Learning SUPPORT CAMPUS Student Ambassadors Individual Attention Faculty Outreach Balance Reciprocal Exchanges SERVICES Workshops/Training Professional Development Facilitate International and J-1 Visa Sponsorship Student Health Insurance Academic Mobility ISEP-Conference Site Tours for Advisors and Faculty ISEP Annual Report 2008 | 1 Student Ambassadors Business Roundtable The ISEP Ambassador returning Business faculty and student volunteer program has almost advisors from three doubled in participation this year to continents compared 155 students. Their outstanding efforts strategies, defined improve the quality of the experience needs and interests, for incoming students on their campus and explored oppor- ISEP and provide a resource for students tunities through the HIGH going abroad to their host sites. ISEP Network. LIGHTS Service Learning and Internships Service Learning, Volunteer, and Internship Programs are available at many ISEP member institutions and are growing. A new flyer on the ISEP Website outlines these options at locations such as China, South Africa, Ghana, Latin American countries and more. ISEP Conference I spent a lot of time volunteering at the Peace and Love Orphanage. I received almost $2,000 in donations from people who had read my blog, and with that money I was able to install fans, One Door, Many Windows: The ISEP Network Connects You to the World floor tiles, and roofing at the orphanage. occurred November 20-22, 2008, in Washington, D.C. with over 200 Kimberly Foli, East Tennessee State U, Spring 2008 to U Ghana participants, speakers, alumni, guests and student volunteers rep- resenting 160 institutions from 32 countries and 32 U.S. states. The biennial conference fostered a collaborative spirit among attendees as they networked and learned from each other during plenary and ses- sion presentations, roundtable discussions, regional fairs, coordinators Coordinators Workshop workshop, and a welcome reception at the Embassy of Australia. Almost 50 new Coordinators attended the pre-conference New Coordinator workshop to network and learn about ISEP programs. Indiana Tour U.S. members in the state of Indiana, Ball State University, Indiana State University, and the University of Southern Indiana, organized an outstanding tour for international coordinators in conjunction with the ISEP Con- ference. Many thanks to those Coordinators and participants! ISEP Annual Report 2008 | 2 WELCOME International education As one of the most venerable and respected is struggling to keep up international education organizations, comprised of a with challenges resulting large global institutional membership, ISEP is in an from our own success excellent position to meet some of the needs and as advocates for the challenges. field and we are riding a surge of worldwide public demand to The ISEP Board of Directors is working closely with ISEP senior staff to reposition the organization as it Blaine A. Brownell make international experiences available to strives to contribute to international education, serve Chairman, 2007-2011 many more students. the needs of its members, and maintain its role as the ISEP Board of Directors only organization conducting significant reciprocal exchange while developing other models and approaches for international education. The ISEP Board welcomes your comments and suggestions for tapping The ISEP Network in support of campus internationalization, student mobility, and the advancement of a broader understanding of peoples, languages, and cultures around the world. Over 31,000 students Now, ISEP is moving toward the development of a have participated in broader agenda to offer other programs, services and ISEP programs, primarily support for internationalization for members and through reciprocal affiliated institutions. exchange, our flagship program which serves as the base for where ISEP In repositioning ISEP, the organization is responding is today. to the growing emphasis on international education by colleges and universities around the world. While Mary Anne Grant reciprocal exchanges continue to grow, we are strengthening other programs and President and CEO examining opportunities for new avenues of collaboration. An expanded mission ISEP for ISEP is a natural evolution that will strengthen membership and our services to them in this new environment. I invite and challenge you to think about The ISEP Network and what it can do for your institution as well as for international educa- tion as a whole. Even in these tough economic times, and perhaps because of them, we can come together to make important contributions to international education. ISEP Annual Report 2008 | 3 U.S. MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES ONE UNIQUE NETWORK Alaska Iowa North Carolina Texas University of Alaska Southeast Iowa State University Mars Hill College St. Edward’s University University of Iowa North Carolina Consortium: Southwestern University Arkansas - Appalachian State University Stephen F. Austin State University Hendrix College Kansas - East Carolina University Texas A&M International Benedictine College - North Carolina Agricultural & University California Emporia State University Technical State University Texas Lutheran University California State University Fort Hays State University - North Carolina Central University University of North Texas –Bakersfield Kansas State University - North Carolina State University University of Texas at El Paso California State University University of Kansas at Raleigh –East Bay Wichita State University - University of North Carolina at Utah Chapman University Asheville University of Utah Pitzer College Kentucky - University of North Carolina at Utah State University San Diego State University Bellarmine University Charlotte San José State University University of Kentucky - University of North Carolina at Vermont University of the Pacific Greensboro University of Vermont Louisiana - University of North Carolina at Colorado Louisiana State University Pembroke Virginia University of Denver Loyola University New Orleans - University of North Carolina at Old Dominion University University of Northern Colorado Northwestern State University Wilmington Radford University of Louisiana - Western Carolina University Randolph-Macon College Connecticut - Winston-Salem State University Roanoke College Southern Connecticut State Maine The University of Virginia’s University Saint Joseph’s College of Maine North Dakota College at Wise Western Connecticut State Jamestown College Virginia Commonwealth University Maryland Minot State University University Frostburg State University North Dakota State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute & Delaware State University Wesley College Massachusetts Ohio Hampshire College John Carroll University Washington District of Columbia Miami University Central Washington University Howard University Michigan Wittenberg University Washington State University Central Michigan University Western Washington University Florida Oregon Whitworth University Eckerd College Minnesota Willamette University Hamline University West Virginia Georgia Minnesota State University, Pennsylvania Marshall University Agnes Scott College Moorhead Clarion University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Berry College East Stroudsburg University West Virginia Consortium Georgia Consortium: Mississippi Indiana University of Pennsylvania Universities - Armstrong Atlantic State University of Mississippi Mansfield University of University Pennsylvania Wisconsin - Columbus State University Missouri Westminster College Beloit College - Georgia College & State Missouri Consortium: Edgewood College University - Northwest Missouri State Puerto Rico University of Wisconsin - Georgia Southern University University University of Puerto Rico —La Crosse - Kennesaw State University - University of Central Missouri —Mayagüez* - North Georgia College & State Missouri Southern State University of Puerto Rico Wyoming University University —Río Piedras* University of Wyoming - University of West Georgia Missouri State University - Valdosta State University Truman State University South Carolina Mercer University Clemson University U.S. AFFILIATES