The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will expand partnerships across the globe in selected disciplines where UD has expertise and where the College can both contribute to and benefit from the influence of world partners. Themes such as food and fuel; zoonotic medicine; managed ecosystems; soil, water, and air quality; and biodiversity have worldwide relevance. The College will establish collaborative agreements with universities and research centers around the world with a focus on environmentally sound animal-based agriculture; transport, fate, and bioavailability of inorganic, organic, and microbial contaminants; molecular approaches to the control of animal and plant diseases; use of science and technology to ensure food safety; and efficient sustainable bio-based energy derived from agriculture.
Progress Update: Create a database of Fulbright scholars that will allow UD to enhance and expand these programs and will facilitate the development of initiatives and events which celebrate the diversity that they bring to our campus. Develop a survey aimed at collecting detailed information on international academic, research, and programmatic initiatives at UD, to be completed by faculty and staff. This will result in an online searchable database that will also provide benchmark data on the growth and development of globalization efforts at UD. Through a Task Force representing all colleges and other University constituencies, a proposal was developed and submitted to the President in February 2009 on the development and implementation of an Institute for Global Studies (IGS).
The College of Arts & Sciences will expand its commitment to the study of global issues in the areas of teaching, research, and public outreach. Building on the strengths of its Area Studies Programs in African, East Asian, European, Islamic, Jewish and Latin American Studies, the College will lead the effort to create a more globally-focused curriculum and new interdisciplinary academic programs that will engage undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and members of the broader community. It will also establish strategic international inter-institutional partnerships to support these initiatives. The College will create a Center for Political Communication to complement and strengthen the University’s on-going commitments in global studies, energy, the environment, and human health.
Progress Update: The Music Department has established an international inter-institutional partnership agreement with Sweden’s Orebro University for music education graduate and undergraduate students to participate in cross-cultural study for music teacher preparation.
The University’s strategic inter-institutional partnership with Tsinghua University now supports collaborative research initiatives involving the Department of Art History and the Department of Art Conservation.
Faculty in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures have played a key role in developing the proposal to establish a Confucius Institute in collaboration with Xiamen University that is currently under review.
The Women’s Studies program has hired a scholar whose research focuses on the relationship between women, sexual violence, and politics in Peru. A newly hired chaired professor in bioinformatics is the lead US investigator in collaboration with Swiss and British researchers to develop a comprehensive database of information on proteins. Discussions are underway currently concerning inter-institutional agreements with universities in China and South Korea for collaborative programming involving six departments in the humanities and social sciences.
The Institute for Global Studies will provide a home and support for Area Studies Programs on the UD campus. Area Studies programs began planning in 2009 for a year-long focus on Global Citizenship that will combine coordinated course work during 2009-10 with a major campus symposium for Fall 2010. The appointments of New Directors in several Area Studies programs reflect the continued commitment of the college to make these programs vital parts of the UD community. Major grants with the Department of State for MEPI (the Middle East Partnership Initiative) and the Fulbright National Security Seminar bring college-age and graduate students to the UD campus. Another multi-year grant with the Department of Defense has UD faculty teaching defense personnel about regions of the world.
The College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment will continue to develop active global partnerships that enhance international research and educational opportunities for faculty and students.
Progress Update: The Joint Institute for Coastal Research and Management is a partnership between UD and Xiamen University to enhance global collaboration about issues related to science and policy of coastal environments. Discussions are underway to explore opportunities for a joint graduate degree program between UD and XMU.
The College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment will continue to expand its intercultural learning, engaging students from around the world.
Progress Update: In May 2009, six doctoral graduate education students traveled to China to study curriculum and technology use in educational programs. In September 2009, the largest class of English Language Institute students started their instruction; over 600 students from across the globe began their class with 250 receiving instruction within the heart of campus in Alison Hall. In March 2009 the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy established a student exchange program with Korea. In January 2009, the School of Education conducted a new study abroad program for 15 education students to India. In June 2009 the English Language Institute concluded a five-year, 500 teacher program to train teachers to teach English in their home countries of Jordan, Syria and Egypt. From January to June 2009, ten visiting scholars from around the world visited, taught, and mentored students from throughout the college; the scholars were from Japan, China and Korea.
The College of Health Sciences will establish the Center for Aging and Management of Chronic Health Conditions. The College will lead the development of a U01 NIH proposal on the translation of PROMIS scales into Italian and a clinical trial on the management of chronic health conditions in older Italians.
Progress Update: The invited U01 proposal was submitted to NIH in February 2009, and although the proposed collaboration and research infrastructure building effort was not advanced last fiscal year, long-term collaborations with the Italian Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale 11 Di Empoli, headed by Dr. Francesco Benvenuti, Director of the Department of Rehabilitation and Frailties continue to be developed. Dr. Greg Hicks, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy is collaborating on low back pain research, and Dr. Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff, Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing is collaborating with our Italian colleagues on Parkinson's disease. In addition, Dr. Steven Stanhope, Professor in the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Science, has facilitated a collaboration and student exchange between the Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Rome and the Department of HNES. Dr. Stanhope is also assisting with the development of a joint initiative between the English Language Institute and the University of Florence, Italy to engage Italian medical and allied health students to in the English body of scientific literature and scientific writing in the English language.
The Lerner College of Business and Economics research, instruction and outreach will address business and economic issues from a global perspective. Lerner College educational programs will prepare students to function in a global business environment.
Progress update: Plans are currently underway in investigating the feasibility of developing educational partnerships in South Korea to create a global university campus that will provide students from Asia and around the world an opportunity to get a first rate education. The Lerner College is also exploring an international agreement with the Fondazione Cassa Di Risparmio Di Volterra that will bring the HRIM program to its Learning Village in Tuscany.
In addition to the College’s undergraduate expanding study-abroad programs, the International Business Studies degree program, and the International business minor, students enrolled in the Executive MBA program now have a required international residency component as part of their program.
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