The
UNIVERSITY of OKLAHOMA
International Profile 2014 Presented by
The College of International Studies
SOONER ROOTS. GLOBAL REACH.
COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES INTERNATIONAL PROFILE 2014 We are pleased to present the 2014 University of Oklahoma International Profile, which reviews the university’s international educational activities for 2013-14. As you will see, in its fourth year of operation, the College of International Studies (CIS) has been extremely active in developing and promoting international activities in collaboration with partners across campus. We have experienced tremendous growth and continue to pursue a number of new and exciting opportunities. This report provides details from our Office of Education Abroad (EA) about the growing numbers of OU students studying abroad throughout the year. It also highlights the university’s diverse international student population, which is assisted by the CIS Office of International Student Services (ISS). Additionally, it showcases the important ongoing efforts to share international knowledge with students and engage in global exchange within our academic unit, the Department of International and Area Studies (IAS). The 2014 Profile also provides information about international programs in each college, numerous international events and activities, and international centers and institutes operating across campus.
MESSAGE FROM THE DEANS
Because of the visionary leadership of President David L. Boren, international education at the University of Oklahoma today is well institutionalized. The success and continued advances in the College of International Studies would not be possible without the support of many OU administrators, deans, faculty and staff. Due to university and college commitments to provide quality experiences for study abroad programs and internationally-oriented coursework, students from any academic background and program can find an opportunity to become globally engaged. In 2008, President Boren challenged us to double the number of students studying abroad. We are proud to announce that the numbers have increased from 640 travelling overseas in 2008-09 to 1,219 in 2013-14. Moreover, by 2014 we are closing in on 30 percent of OU students being engaged in global learning. Our new goal is to increase the number of OU students studying abroad during the course of their studies to 50 percent by 2019. The University of Oklahoma has significantly enhanced the development of OU faculty-led programs. Faculty-led study abroad programs are now offered in nearly every OU college – and we greatly appreciate the integration of study abroad programs across the curriculum so that students may take OU courses in an international setting regardless of their academic major. We have continued to expand and enhance credit transfer and course equivalency procedures for courses taken at partner universities overseas. With the support of the Provost’s office, we simplified the international credit transfer process this year and have made great strides in course equivalency procedures. Finally, we will continue to seek and increase scholarship opportunities to reduce the financial cost of travelling and living abroad. Introduced in spring 2014, the new OU Fellowship for Global Engagement program for incoming freshmen provides students who commit to being globally engaged throughout their undergraduate experience with a significant amount of funding to support their study abroad activities. In addition to increased numbers of students studying abroad, we have also seen an increase in the number of international students studying at OU. In 2008, approximately 1,400 international students were enrolled at OU. Today, there are nearly 1,800 international students from more than 120 countries earning OU degrees. Additionally, more than 300 international exchange students joined us throughout 2013-14 for a semester or academic year experience at OU. A majority of our international students come from China, India and Saudi Arabia. The Colleges of Engineering, Earth and Energy and Business continue to attract the most international students. It is exciting that international student interest is increasing across campus – and the university is committed to recruiting, retaining and graduating top international students well into the future. Over the past few years, the ISS staff has expanded to meet the vital immigration services and general support needs of our international student population. ISS has been integrally involved in international student recruitment both overseas and at home – and has continued to provide a high-level of service to international students on a daily basis.
Faculty in the Department of International and Area Studies continue to be highly productive, offering new and fascinating courses, organizing and co-sponsoring outstanding international events and producing top-notch scholarship in a number of disciplines. The IAS faculty hosted the Department’s first annual Global Fluency Week in the fall of 2013, which involved more than a dozen presentations about faculty research and creative activity. Producing a record number of credit hours throughout 2013-14, the IAS faculty are well regarded within the university, across the country and around the world for their teaching excellence and scholarly expertise. The College of International Studies also works closely with liaisons in each college on campus, as well as numerous others in administrative offices such as Admissions, Financial Aid, Prospective Student Services and Student Affairs. Each of these units plays an integral part in enriching international educational opportunities at the University of Oklahoma. We look forward to continuing and enriching these partnerships in the coming years. We are excited about the success we have had at the College of International Studies. However, we are constantly exploring new efforts to enhance international educational opportunities for OU students. For example, in the coming year, we will introduce two new international Study Centers in collaboration with university partners in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Puebla, Mexico. Like our signature program in Arezzo, Italy, these programs will allow OU students to experience the foreign cultures, languages and lessons of another country while taking OU courses from OU faculty. We are committed to increasing the number of partnerships like these in the coming years.
We are very excited about OU’s international future – and look forward to seeing you as we Get Up and Global!!
Suzette R. Grillot. Ph.D. Dean, College of International Studies Vice Provost of International Programs William J. Crowe, Jr. Chair in Geopolitics
Rebecca J. Cruise, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, College of International Studies Assistant Professor, International and Area Studies
MESSEGE FROM THE DEANS
Although the Office of Education Abroad, Office of International Student Services, Department of International and Area Studies and a number of Centers and Institutes are housed in the College of International Studies, they exist to serve the entire OU campus. Collaborative efforts ensure the highest quality international coursework, study abroad opportunities and international student services. We continue to acknowledge that the success of the College depends on the hard work and dedication of the many units within CIS, as well as the many offices with which we collaborate across campus. We are grateful to everyone at the university that has helped create, implement and strengthen international educational opportunities for OU students. We would also like to thank the outstanding staff and faculty in all CIS offices, departments and centers who have contributed significantly to the international growth and well-being of the University of Oklahoma, as well as for their help gathering this year’s international data. A special thanks goes to Jacque Braun for her incredible design and production skills, and to Patsy Broadway for her tireless efforts to manage the collection and organization of the information presented in this report.
COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Ashley Wilson in Japan
Mariel Colbert in Istanbul
Hilary Gibson in Vi単a del Mar, Chile
Katie Jensen in Russia
Laura Hoffman in London
COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES INTERNATIONAL PROFILE 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS EDUCATION ABROAD ........................................................................................................................... 5 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES ............................................................................................... 23 INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES .................................................................................................31 INTERNATIONAL CENTERS AND PROGRAMS ....................................................................................33
Alexis Taitel in Doha, Qatar
Arianna Pickard is presented with the Iranian Studies Best Paper Award
TABLE OF CONTENTS
College of International Studies Staff: Jennifer Rowley, Symphonie Swift, Merla Davis, Jacque Braun, Lauren Lee-Lewis, Jaci and Gandenberger, Donna Cline, and Tracy2012 Holloway, Rickwinners Dooley, of Diana Tiffany, Kaydee Award. Dyer, Anna Przebinda Alexis Taitel, IAS majors and 2013 the Fern L. Holland Genevieve Schmitt, Patsy Broadway, Taylor Roberts, Suzette Grillot, Rebecca Cruise, Nancy Johnson and Megan Reeves (not pictured Donna Cooksey)
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EDUCATION ABROAD HIGHLIGHTS
EDUCATION ABROAD
For the Office of Education Abroad (EA), 2013-14 was a record-setting year as more OU students studied abroad than ever before. In 2014 the EA office met President Boren’s 2008 challenge to double the number of students studying abroad. OU’s Study Center in Arezzo, Italy experienced significant growth during the summer of 2014 with approximately 300 students participating in more than 10 different college programs. A number of College Sponsored, Education Abroad staff: Katie Richardson, Shanna Vincent, Kristian Exchange and Journey Savic, Bridgitte Castorino, Laura Brunson, Loy Macari, Tracy Shaw, programs also enhanced Jennifer Grover and Nick Aguilera opportunities for students to study abroad in various locations around the world. Throughout the year, Education Abroad staff expanded participation in events and classroom visits around campus to build awareness among the student community about study abroad opportunities in a diverse array of programs. In September 2013, we welcomed Laura Brunson, the new Director of Education Abroad, who quickly sought to enhance the office’s efforts and staffing. During spring 2014, the office added a new study abroad advisor position to support the Summer Journey programs currently offered in five countries, as well as other specialty study abroad programs. This position has allowed us to expand study abroad offerings and to increase the level of service provided to students and faculty participating in overseas programs. The Presidential International Travel Fellowship program continues to enable many students to study abroad as more than 400 students were offered funding this year to travel to destinations around the world. Moreover, CIS and the Office of Education Abroad have worked to increase the number of other scholarships available to support student travel. During 2013-14, for example, two new study abroad scholarships – the Stuart Family Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship and the Lobeck-Taylor Family Foundation Scholarship – helped to fund semester-long study abroad experiences at OU in Arezzo. Thanks to the help of the CIS Director of International Risk Management, Nancy Connally Johnson, the Office of Education Abroad has enhanced and expanded pre-departure orientation activities for faculty, staff and students. These training sessions have provided more information to travelers in an effort to enhance their health, safety and security awareness prior to departure and during overseas travel. Overall, the Education Abroad director and staff are engaged on campus, within the region nationally and internationally to ensure that OU offers the highest quality study abroad programming possible to facilitate student awareness and overseas experience, to prepare students for their departure, to manage student needs while they are abroad, and to assist students when they return by helping them present their international experiences in a way that is most beneficial to their future professional careers. It has been an exciting year at OU’s Office of Education Abroad with many expansions and improvements. This growth and development will continue throughout the coming year as we always seek to offer additional study abroad opportunities to more students and to improve the student overseas experience. It’s a wonderful time for OU students to “See the World – Stay a Sooner.”
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SUMMARY OF STUDY ABROAD PARTICIPATION
Total # of Students/ Total # of program par4cipants
Academic Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Summer (including May and August intersession)
Other (spring break, winter intersession and Non OU affiliated programs)
2008-‐2009
640/646
32
39
111
427
37
2009-‐2010
687/695
37
32
130
443
53
2010-‐2011
813/831
28
63
138
539
63
2011-‐2012
904/928
32
76
120
618
82
2012-‐2013
954/976
22
76
166
656
56
2013-‐2014
1,237/1,253*
34
93
196
870
60
*Some programs went to more than one country; numbers count total program participants by country and add up to more than the total number of participants recorded in study abroad data for 2013-2014.
TOP 5 DESTINATIONS FOR OU STUDENTS ABROAD 409
204 112 46 Italy
United Kingdom
Spain
France
GENDER
Of the 1,237 students who studied abroad in 2013 - 2014, 63% were female, and 37% were male.
Male, 454 Female, 783
China
EDUCATION ABROAD
144
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RACE AND ETHNICITY OF OU STUDENTS ABROAD
3%
9%
5%
4%
American Indian/Alaska Na7ve
4%
Asian/Pacific Islander
6%
Black/African American Hispanic/La7no(a) White/European American Other No Response
69%
EDUCATION ABROAD
ACADEMIC CLASSIFICATION OF PARTICIPANTS 2013-2014
5%
2% 2% 4% 14%
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate OUHSC Law 43%
30%
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PROGRAM TYPES Type of Program
Number of Par0cipants
OU Faculty Led (non-‐Arezzo)
403
Faculty Led – Arezzo (summer)
299
OU in Arezzo – Semester/Year Programs
62
Reciprocal Exchange
143
Summer Journey Programs
107
Direct Enrollment in Foreign InsOtuOons
83
Approved Affiliate Providers
93
Independent
28
OU Health Sciences Center – Independent
22
Direct Enrollment/Faculty Led -‐ OU in Buenos Aires
8
Arabic Flagship Program
2
Mid-‐America UniversiOes InternaOonal
3
TOTAL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
1,253*
*While 1,237 OU students participated on a study abroad experience tracked by the Office of Education Abroad, there were 16 students who participated in two or more programs during the 2013-2014 reporting cycle.
EDUCATION ABROAD
Seth Cowden in Granada, Spain
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EDUCATION ABROAD PARTICIPATION BY COLLEGE College
Number of Par/cipants
College of Arts and Sciences!
367!
Michael F. Price College of Business!
260!
College of International Studies !
89!
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication!
89!
College of Engineering!
70!
University College!
93!
College of Law!
46!
OU Health Sciences Center!
25!
Weitzenhoffer College of Fine Arts!
68!
Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy!
26!
Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education!
45!
College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences!
13!
College of Architecture!
16!
College of Continuing Education/College of Liberal Studies!
3!
Graduate College!
27!
EDUCATION ABROAD
Total!
1,237!
President’s Leadership Class Alumni Trip in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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President’s Community Scholars in Italy
PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMS BY REGION
Academic Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Other*
Total
Africa
1
2
6
29
38
Asia
11
8
29
39
87
Europe
18
65
128
720
913
South America
0
11
12
58
81
Oceania
0
0
6
0
6
Middle East
3
6
8
42
59
North America
1
1
7
41
50
* Includes Summer, Spring Break, May, August and Winter Intersession Programs, college-level customized programs and registered credit-bearing student research, practicums and experiences abroad. Please note that some programs traveled to two or more countries.
EDUCATION ABROAD
Region
EDUCATION ABROAD
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OU in AREZZO The OU in Arezzo (OUA) program continued to grow and prosper throughout 2013-14. A record number of nearly 400 students studied at OUA during fall 2013, spring 2014 and summer 2014. With so much activity at OUA, the growing staff now includes five full-time staff members, an OU graduate student assistant and the annual Faculty-in-Residence, as well as various language instructors and visiting faculty. Professor Robert Griswold and his wife Ellie served as the Faculty-in-Residence family for 2013-14. Dr. Griswold taught extremely popular classes on the history of Fascism and World War II, while Ellie joined in many of the educational field trips and even taught yoga classes for staff and students. Especially exciting for 2013-14 was OUA’s growing internship program. Internships in Arezzo allow students the opportunity to work in government offices, educational institutions and local businesses in and around Arezzo. The OU in Arezzo Fall Semester Engineering program has also been running successfully for several years now. This program allows engineering majors to spend an entire semester abroad while still taking engineering courses taught by OU faculty. The diverse group of majors, ranging from fine arts, social sciences, engineering and chemistry, studying together at OU in Arezzo fosters a wonderful learning environment as students interact with others outside of their normal collegespecific groups.
OUA Staff: Bridgitte Castorino, Lucio Bianchi, Beatrice Mazzi, Ruby (dog), Kirk Duclaux, Marta Agnelli, Wade Hensley, Engineering students inand ItalyCharlotte Duclaux
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS ACROSS CAMPUS
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To meet the needs of a variety of students, a number of colleges have developed special programs that allow participants to engage in their disciplines in a global context while also advancing toward their degrees. Highlights include:
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING A group of OU Engineering students made a break from campus immediately after the spring semester to embark upon an exciting study abroad program that expanded their global, cultural and culinary experiences, as well as their professional development. Dean Thomas Landers from the College of Engineering offered a two-week Professional Development course in Italy during which the engineers shadowed a group of nutritional and health sciences students through olive oil, prosciutto and cheese factories while also enjoying tours of factories, such as Ferrari, corporate site visits to GE Oil & Gas in Florence and Power-One (recently acquisitioned by ABB) in Terranuova Bracciolini. Other engineering students made fast tracks to ClermontFerrand, France when the school year ended, where they lived for six weeks at UniversitĂŠ Blaise Pascal and studied the scientific, technological, environmental and economic aspects of global energy sources. During July, 22 engineering students journeyed to Rome, Venice, Florence and Arezzo while studying disruptive technologies and ideation, as well as professional development and the science of Italian Renaissance art.
Several other engineering students pursued global experiences in other countries for semester-long programs as well as research and service learning opportunities.
EDUCATION ABROAD
In fall 2013, a group of engineering students and faculty lived in Arezzo, Italy while taking engineering courses such as statics, measurement automation, applied engineering statistics along with history and Italian language courses.
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COLLEGE OF ATMOSPHERIC AND GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES The School of Meteorology continues to offer exchange programs with three international partner universities known for their excellence in weather and climate research and education. Over the last two decades, 180 students participated in the reciprocal programs. The programs provide unique academic and cultural experiences, train students to tackle challenging problems and establish a global network of weather and climate experts.
EDUCATION ABROAD
MEWBOURNE COLLEGE OF EARTH AND ENERGY In May 2013, 11 students, along with petroleum engineering faculty member Deepak Devegowda and Yoana Walschap traveled to Santa Cruz, Bolivia to take Dr. Devegowda’s course entitled Improved Recovery Techniques (PE 4543). In 2014, two Faculty-led courses were organized; one for petroleum engineers that took place in the Colombian Amazon, and the second with geology students in Villa de Leyva, Colombia. A total of 17 students from the College traveled to Colombia. Students came away with not only an enhanced academic experience, but a greater global perspective and true appreciation for life back home. They had the opportunity to learn and practice a foreign language, interact with colleagues from other countries and experience personal growth and develop leadership skills which will aid them in their future professional life. The International Programs office also coordinates, through the Energy Institute of the Americas, conferences, short courses and international video-conferences, and promotes other activities that enhance the international experience for our students and faculty. The activities in Latin America are facilitated through its extensive network of contacts in the Western Hemisphere.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
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The College of Arts and Sciences study abroad programs for summer 2014 included nine shortterm faculty-led programs that enrolled 142 students. The options included courses in the social sciences, hard sciences and humanities. Programs traveled to Israel, Ireland, Germany, Spain and Italy. They covered subject matter as diverse as an archaeological dig, sport and culture in Ireland, the Italian Renaissance, and three intensive language programs, to mention a few. The 13 faculty leaders represented three colleges at the university: Arts and Sciences, Honors and Fine Arts. Within the College of Arts and Sciences, leaders were from the departments of History, Modern Languages, Literatures and Lingustics, Chemistry, Microbiology and Plant Biology and the Religious Studies program.
EDUCATION ABROAD
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MICHAEL F. PRICE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
EDUCATION ABROAD
In 2014, more than 330 PCB students studied abroad on long- and short-term programs in more than 30 countries. The college offers 15 required and elective business courses in faculty-led study abroad programs in five countries (Spain, UK, France, Italy, and Costa Rica). All business students from sophomores to seniors, regardless of their business major or minor, can find a study abroad program to fit their academic needs.
JOE C. AND CAROLE KERR MCCLENDON HONORS COLLEGE
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Students within the OU Honors College have the opportunity to spend a summer studying at one of the world’s premier universities. Students begin their studies in Norman and then travel to England, completing their coursework at Brasenose College, Oxford University. Founded in 1509, Brasenose College is where students live and learn throughout their time at Oxford. Unlike most American programs at Oxford, OU’s Honors students work in tutorials with distinguished Oxford professors, the traditional teaching format at Cambridge and Oxford for centuries. The Honors at Oxford program offers both 6-hour and 3-hour credit courses that serve as elective, general education or Honors colloquia credit for the students enrolled. The Oxford courses involve field trips to nearby locations, such as Bath, the British Museum in London or Charles Darwin’s home in Downe. Students are often free to travel independently on the weekends so they can broaden their international experience. Popular destinations have been Paris, Edinburgh, and Dublin - although students also enjoy exploring Oxford more deeply during their free time as well.
JEANNINE RAINBOLT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION The Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education is committed to preparing the next generation of teachers with vital global and cross-cultural skills so that they may promote global citizenship. To meet the needs of a diverse student population our programs include: Costa Rica, France, Italy and Mexico. For summer 2014 we offered courses in Italy and Mexico.
In Puebla, Mexico the College of Education offered a Spanish language immersion program for undergraduates, as well as a graduate certificate program. The program in Puebla is the immersion component of a three-semester sequence with a focus on second language acquisition for pre-service teachers. Hosted by partner institution Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP), the students enjoy a four-week experience that also involve lessons about the education system in Mexico. Students live with local families and visit schools in and around Puebla. Students further develop their ability to communicate in Spanish and have the option to stay an additional week to focus on pedagogy.
EDUCATION ABROAD
In Arezzo, the College of Education offered two facultyled undergraduate Professional Education courses during summer 2014. Twenty-four students participated in the four week program. In addition to the coursework and living experience in Arezzo, students participated in cultural and educational excursions to Florence, Rome and Sienna. Among the activities were historical tours and school visits. Students were able to observe different aspects of the Italian education system during their visits to the International School of Florence and schools in Arezzo.
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COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE In the Spring of 2014, Associate Professor Lee Fithian led Architecture and Interior Design students in a semesterlong study abroad program in Rome, Italy supported by a third party affiliate. The Eternal City provided an ideal place for Sooners to study architecture ranging from the ancient to the modern. Students took courses from both OU faculty and local instructors in Rome. Internationally renowned designers were brought in as guest lecturers and tour leaders.
EDUCATION ABROAD
The program has now become a regular feature of the College of Architecture’s Study Abroad offerings. Three interior design/architecture professors, Mia Kile, Andy Milligan and Yue Hao Chen developed an international, collaborative experience in collaboration with the host school, University of Dundee in Scotland, and Fudan University in Shanghai, China. This weeklong workshop, which was held in July, engaged students in a common design challenge. The students were invited to develop a design proposal for a smallscale experimental structure that explored concepts of mobility, culture and pop-up. The University of Oklahoma hosted the workshop in June 2014 and Fudan University will host the workshop in July 2015. During summer 2014, the College of Architecture expanded its study abroad opportunities by providing its first service-learning program. John Harris, Assistant Professor of Regional and City Planning, and Dave Boeck, Associate Professor of Architecture, led a group of architecture, landscape architecture and regional and city planning students to Zambia’s capital city of Lusaka. The College partnered with an organization that already has an established program in the city of Lusaka to help plan and design safe environments for the many homeless children in Zambia. The College of Architecture’s objective was to develop an understanding of needs and social systems of other cultures in an effort to affect positive change.
COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION During the 2013-14 winter intersession, the College of Architecture and the College of Continuing Education organized a collaborative study abroad course that was made available to all OU majors. The program included site visits in Munich and Berlin. Field studies with lectures and presentations exposed the relationship between culture and design. The group also explored the connections between culture and Germany’s socialized health system. The visit in Berlin provided a halfday Service Learning program, which was organized through the Inter-Cultural Volunteer Agency (IKDA).
COLLEGE OF LAW
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For nearly 40 years, OU Law has hosted a summer program at Oxford University for American law students. The Oxford Summer Program is a way for students to live and study in stimulating and beautiful surroundings under the guidance of American and English legal educators. It also gives students the opportunity to visit and observe English legal institutions. Students enroll in four to six credit hours, selecting from a menu of classes that varies each year. The program typically offers between five and seven different classes, including classes on the English Legal System, the European Union and traditional American Law classes with an international or comparative component. The Oxford Summer Program allows students to live and learn in England for five weeks, with classes meeting Monday through Thursday, allowing weekends free for travel and study. The OU College of Law also participates in a summer program hosted by Renmin University of China Law School in Beijing for American law students. Students study the Chinese language and international law under the guidance of American and Chinese legal educators while experiencing Chinese culture and history. It also provides the opportunity for two-week internships with Chinese law firms. Students may take either a two-week course for two credits or a four-week course for five credits. The program provides an overview of the Chinese legal system and focuses on Chinese law relating to the country’s emerging market economy. Students enrolled in OU Law’s International Human Rights Clinics are directly impacting the lives of people thousands of miles away. These students address situations of human rights violations around the world and make recommendations to strengthen, promote and protect human rights. Students in the clinic gain firsthand experience and insight into the operations of small nongovernmental organizations. Participation in the Clinic includes traveling to visit with indigenous populations regarding human rights conditions.
During May 2014, the School of Musical Theatre took 16 students to Arezzo, Italy to study the History of American Musical Theatre. Five students from the Helmerich School of Drama studied at OU in Arezzo in 2013 and in 2014 the School of Art and Art History sponsored its first study abroad program in Arezzo. During fall 2013, six students performed in a Commedia dell’ Arte production at the Teatro Virginian in Arezzo, while several voice students attended Opera Viva! in Verona. This coming September a group of 75 students from the School of Dance and School of Music, including members of the OK Festival Ballet and the 60-member OU Chorale, will perform Haydn’s The Seasons at the International Haydntage in Eisenstadt, Austria. College of Fine Arts students have also studied in South Africa, China and South America this past year. Musical Theatre students enjoying a side trip to Venice, Italy
EDUCATION ABROAD
WEITZENHOFFER COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
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GAYLORD COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
EDUCATION ABROAD
International Advertising is a class designed to help students think globally. Throughout the class, students visit advertising and public relations agencies to observe and understand cultural differences. The international experience combines professional development, cultural development and free time. The Gaylord British Media Study Abroad program offers students an opportunity to see the media cultures of Paris, London, Bristol and Cardiff from the places where they are made and consumed. The program brings students face-to-face with leaders in television, news, digital, public relations, advertising and other media. Courses offer an understanding of the way these media work as industries, as well as an understanding of how they create meanings in culture. Site visits include the BBC, Sky News, Ogilvy and Mather, CNN-Paris, The Guardian, Sky News, Independent Television, Edelman and others. These media experiences are combined with a variety of cultural events that allow students to understand these cultures inside and out. This course is offered every year and is open to all University of Oklahoma students.
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Musical Theatre students in Italy
SuzetteFelicia GrillotManning interviewed KOCO Australia 5’s Erielle Reshef in Sydney,
Rebecca CruiseWaychoff prepares for the radioSpain show Christopher in Malaga,
EDUCATION ABROAD
Katrina Holder in Barcelona, Spain
EDUCATION ABROAD
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COLLEGE STUDY ABROAD LIAISONS College of Architecture!
Anthony Cricchio!
College of Arts and Sciences!
Karen Elmore!
College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences!
Petra Klein!
Michael F. Price College of Business!
Ana Bolino!
College of Continuing Education!
Renee Williams!
Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy!
Yoana Walschap!
Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education!
Patrice Brink!
College of Engineering!
Theresa Marks!
Graduate College!
Suzanne Peters!
Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College!
Richard Hamerla!
College of International Studies!
Rebecca Cruise!
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication!
Kathy Adams!
College of Law!
Rebecca Lucas!
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center!
Elsa Higuchi!
Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts!
Susan Shaughnessy and Allison Palmer!
Summer Session!
Robin Stroud!
Katrina Holder in Barcelona, Spain
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Laura Hoffman in Amman, Jordan
REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES Chair!
Africa Regional Advisory Committee ! (exclusive of the Maghreb and Egypt)!
Dr. Michael Soreghan, Assistant Professor of Geology and Geophysics!
Americas Regional Advisory Committee ! (inclusive of the Caribbean and Canada)!
Dr. Alan McPherson, Associate Professor of International and Area Studies!
Asia Regional Advisory Committee ! (inclusive of Oceania and exclusive of China and Taiwan)!
Dr. Erik Braun, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Â
China Regional Advisory Committee ! (inclusive of Taiwan)!
Dr. Paul Bell Jr., Professor, College of Arts and Sciences and Dr. Peter Gries, Harold J. & Ruth Newman Chair & Director, Institute for US-China Issues and Professor of International and Area Studies!
Europe Regional Advisory Committee ! (exclusive of Italy and Turkey)!
Dr. Karin Schutjer, Associate Professor of Modern Languages, Literatures & Linguistics!
Italy Advisory Committee!
Dr. Jason Houston, Associate Professor of Modern Languages, Literatures & Linguistics and Dr. Allison Palmer, Associate Professor of Art History!
Middle East Regional Advisory Committee ! (inclusive of Turkey, Egypt and the Maghreb)!
Dr. Afshin Marashi, Associate Professor of International and Area Studies and Farzaneh Family Chair of Iranian Studies and Dr. Shmuel Shepkaru, Associate Professor of Judaic History!
EDUCATION ABROAD
Committee!
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES HIGHLIGHTS
International Student Services staff Robyn Rojas, Whitney França, Sarah Highsaw, Tracy Shaw, Brandi Hembree, Titus Boswell, Brenda Chaney, Emilie Gordon, Caroline MacLeod and Brianna Hair The Office of International Student Services (ISS) proudly serves international students from around the world. OU’s international community includes degree-seeking, exchange and intensive English language students, as well as their dependents. This vibrant community contributes significantly to the goal of internationalizing the OU experience. While studying in Norman, these students and their families share their cultures and backgrounds with local students and the community at large. This creates a unique atmosphere of cultural exchange and learning both inside and outside of the classroom. Federal immigration laws governing international students can be complex and ever changing. Therefore, the team at ISS works diligently with other entities, offices, committees and personnel at OU to assist international students and their dependents as they manage their immigration status. Upon admission to the university, ISS works with international students to facilitate their transition from country of origin to campus, and continues to support them throughout their stay in Norman, and even beyond if students apply for certain training or experiential programs after graduation. In cooperation with OU Admissions and CESL, ISS issues I-20 and DS-2019 immigration forms in support of F-1 and J-1 visa applications. ISS provides consular support and visa information as needed. The ISS team also maintains and manages the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) to ensure compliance with immigration law in collaboration with an ISS Oversight Committee comprised of ISS staff, legal counsel and relevant university personnel. ISS provides expanded student outreach and service throughout the year via several open houses, events, online and in-person workshops and the ISS Speaker Series. The team also works with the CIS International Programs Coordinator to organize international student orientation and acculturation sessions, as well as various cultural and other activities. In August of 2013, ISS and the CIS International Programs Coordinator collaborated to host a Fulbright Gateway Orientation for 29 international students. ISS staff have been actively involved in international student recruitment. OU’s campuswide international recruitment team attended numerous student recruitment fairs during the 2013-14 academic year, with visits to Brazil, Venezuela, China, Malaysia and Turkey, among others. Finally, in Fall 2013 ISS welcomed its new Director Robyn Rojas and in Summer 2014, its new Assistant Director Whitney França. As the international student population at OU continues to grow, the Office of International Student Services will be there to assist students and enhance their experience at the University of Oklahoma.
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SPRING 2014 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS* Total number of enrolled international students 1,778** Total number of enrolled graduate international students 725 Total number of enrolled undergraduate international students 839 Total number of enrolled non-degree seeking exchange students 193 Total number of enrolled other non-degree seeking students 21 *The ISS office compiled these numbers from internal Cognos reports on February 3, 2014. The total number of international students described here reflects the number of international students serviced by the ISS office in Norman and Tulsa and does not include US citizens or Permanent Residents. **Includes 1,689 international students whose records are maintained by OU ISS (F and J visas) and 89 international students on other visa types.
Top Five Countries of Ci0zenship Country
Number of Students
Top Five Programs/Majors for Interna6onal Students Programs/Majors
Number of Students
Petroleum Engineering
232
Finance
98
106
Electrical and Computer Engineering
72
South Korea
83
AccounBng
65
Nigeria
53
Computer Science
58
China
610
Saudi Arabia
113
India
Eve of Nations special guest and OU alum Iqbal Theba with the winning team.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES
Total number of Center for English as a Second Language students 301 Total number of international students on post-graduation employment authorization 214 Total number of international students serviced by ISS 2,293
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SPRING 2014 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SERVICED BY ISS Top Ten Countries of Ci.zenship Interna.onal Graduate Students
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES
Country
Number of Students
China
255
India
94
Iran
44
Vietnam
25
South Korea
24
Nigeria
Top Ten Countries of Ci.zenship Interna.onal Undergraduate Students Country
Number of Students
China
337
Saudi Arabia
105
South Korea
44
Nigeria
31
Vietnam
29
22
Canada
28
Bangladesh
20
Mexico
21
Colombia
20
Kuwait
19
France
19
India
12
Turkey
15
Bosnia and Herzegovina
11
Top Ten Majors Interna.onal Graduate Students Degree Program
Number of Students
Top Ten Majors Interna.onal Undergraduate Students Degree Program
Number of Students
Petroleum Engineering
163
69
Finance
98
Computer Science
50
Accounting
57
Industrial Engineering
28
Mechanical Engineering
31
Chemical Engineering
27
Electrical Engineering
28
Chemistry and Biochemistry
26
Chemical EngineeringStandard
25
Physics
26
Management
21
Geology
25
International Business
18
Microbiology
22
Academic AffairsExploratory
17
Civil Engineering
20
Economics
17
Electrical and Computer Engineering Petroleum Engineering
72
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INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PER COLLEGE SPRING 2014* COLLEGE
International Undergrad.*
Total Undergrad.**
23 16
871 407
230
373
61.7
23 134 171 3
357 6,112 2,276 147
6.4 2.2 7.5 2.0
20
1142
1.8
5 180 300 26 9 1,053
663 1,102 3,117 3,608 740 18,507
0.8 16.3 9.6 0.7 1.2 5.7
2.6 3.9
* These statistics have been compiled by the International Student Services (ISS) office from internal COGNOS reports compiled on February 3, 2014. These numbers do not include US citizens or Permanent Residents (includes F, J, and all other visa types). All numbers include students enrolled at Norman Campus excluding students enrolled exclusively in Liberal Studies and Advanced Programs. **Enrollment totals provided by OU Institutional Research and Reporting (IRR). ***Numbers include all majors. Adding the numbers will not equate to total enrollment.
International Students marching at the 2014 OU Homecoming Parade
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES
Academic Affairs College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences College of International Studies (includes 214 non-degree seeking students) College of Architecture College of Arts and Sciences College of Engineering College of Law College of Continuing Education Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication Graduate College Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy Price College of Business University College Weitzenhoffer College of Fine Arts Grand Total ***
% of International Undergrad. Students in the College
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International Students at Mount Scott
TOTAL INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS PER COLLEGE SPRING 2014* COLLEGE
College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences College of International Studies (includes 214 non-degree seeking students) College of Architecture College of Arts and Sciences College of Engineering College of Law College of Continuing Education Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication Graduate College Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy Michael F. Price College of Business Weitzenhoffer College of Fine Arts Grand Total***
Total International Graduate Stuents*
Total Graduate Students**
% of International Graduate Students
21 2
125 21
16.8 9.5
20 198 251 12 15 9 33 123 29 22 725
77 1,685 442 480 71 32 765 193 252 196 4,341
26.0 11.8 56.8 2.5 21.1 28.1 4.3 63.7 11.5 11.2 16.7
* These statistics have been compiled by the International Student Services (ISS) office from internal COGNOS reports compiled on February 3, 2014. These numbers do not include US citizens or Permanent Residents (includes F, J, and all other visa types). All numbers include students enrolled at Norman Campus excluding students enrolled exclusively in Liberal Studies and Advanced Programs. **Enrollment totals provided by OU Institutional Research and Reporting (IRR). ***Numbers include all majors. Adding the numbers will not equate to total enrollment.
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SERVICED BY ISS Sponsored Programs and CESL SPRING 2014 Total number of sponsored students
208
Top Five Sponsored Programs Number of Students
Sponsored Program
Total number of CESL students
301
Top Five Countries of Ci0zenship CESL Country
Number of Students
69
Saudi Arabia
103
Saudi Aramco Services
42
China
98
IIE Brazil ScienBfic Mobility Program
20
Japan
25
KuwaiB Government
20
Brazil
18
PetroVietnam
10
Kuwait
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TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF CITIZENSHIP Exchange Students Country
Number of Students
United Kingdom
29
France
19
China
18
Spain
18
Colombia
17
South Korea
15
Germany
13
Taiwan
6
Bolivia
5
Italy
5
2014 Eve of Nations
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Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT TRENDS Undergraduate Interna,onal Student Enrollment
Interna'onal Student Enrollment 1800
900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200
1700 1600 1500
1300
Fall 2008
1200 1100
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
1000
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
Graduate Interna+onal Student Enrollment 1000 800 600 400 200 0
Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Tania Vitery, exchange student from Colombia, at Mount Scott
Max Stein & Yannis Talmatine, exchange students from Germany, in Noble, Oklahoma
CESL enrollment 350 300 250 200 150 100 50
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INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT OU’s international student recruitment project began in 2012. Staff from International Admissions, CESL, CIS and Housing and Food Services have traveled to Asia, Turkey and Latin America to participate in recruitment fairs, visit high schools and network with international OU alumni. After the start of the fall 2015 semester, OU will have three years of data to determine the effect of international recruitment efforts on international student enrollment and to determine how best to use university resources for international recruiting moving forward. To date, data suggests a positive trend between international recruitment efforts and international student enrollment.
Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Freshmen direct from high school
622
1118
Undergraduate transfers
180
232
Interna'onal Degree Seeking Admits Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Freshmen direct from high school
175
298
Undergraduate transfers
76
92
Mariana Nascimento & Rebeca Vunjao Sousa (Brazilian exchange students) at Reagan Elementary
Argentina Brazil Brunei Burma Cambodia Chile China Colombia Cyprus Ecuador Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan
Malaysia Mexico Peru Philippines Singapore South Korea Taiwan Thailand Turkey Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam
Saudi Student Association representing Saudi culture at the Reagan Cultural Fair
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES
COUNTRIES VISITED
Interna'onal Degree Seeking Applica'ons
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES HIGHLIGHTS The academic unit of the College of International Studies, the Department of International and Area Studies (IAS), is a vibrant, multidisciplinary department with approximately 20 faculty members. The Department prides itself on a faculty of teacher-scholars who emphasize analytical thinking and strive to imbue OU students with “Global Fluency” – an ability to operate with awareness, sensitivity, adaptability and knowledge in a complex and continually evolving global environment. This approach helps prepare students for careers in foreign service, international non-governmental organizations, federal agencies, international business and economic development organizations, among others. Regional expertise among the IAS faculty ranges from the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia to Africa, Europe and Latin America. Faculty disciplines include Anthropology, Economics, History, Modern Languages and Political Science. IAS faculty study subjects such as humanitarian intervention, diplomacy, foreign policy, economic development, environmental activism, public health, violence, post-conflict resolution, international organizations, nationalism and political participation. The department welcomed three new faculty members during 2013-14. Samer Shehata, Associate Professor of Middle East Studies, Bo Kong, ConocoPhillips Petroleum Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies, and Noah Theriault, Assistant Professor of Environmental Anthropology and Southeast Asian Studies joined a talented and productive faculty cohort. Collectively, the IAS faculty have published their scholarly work in numerous books, journals and monographs. Two members of the IAS senior faculty published highly acclaimed books this past academic year. Alan McPherson’s The Invaded: How Latin Americans and their Allies Fought and Ended U.S. Occupations (Oxford University Press) and Peter Gries’ The Politics of American Foreign Policy: How Ideology Divides Liberals and Conservatives Over Foreign Affairs (Stanford University Press) are two examples of the high quality research that is produced by faculty in the Department of International and Area Studies.
Department of International and Area Studies Staff Mitchell Smith, Tracy Holloway (CIS Advisor), Katie Watkins, Rhonda Hill, Malin Collins and Ronda Martin
The Department is home to more than 400 students majoring or minoring in International and Area Studies. IAS also offers an MA program in International Studies (MAIS) and a five-year accelerated BA/MA program, as well as a joint MAIS/JD program with the College of Law. There are approximately 40 students enrolled in these graduate programs. Beyond their own academic majors, however, IAS faculty offer courses and serve students across campus in an effort to internationalize the OU curriculum. In addition to these on-campus programs, the College of International Studies recently assumed responsibility for the Advanced Programs MA degree in International Relations, which is offered at more than 15 US military bases in Europe and North America. International and Area Studies students participate in a rich menu of extracurricular activities, such as attending presentations by prominent speakers in the Department’s Global Forum lecture series, as well as brown bag lunches sponsored by a variety of Institutes and Centers housed within the department. IAS hosts an annual Symposium, which this year was titled “Lessons from Europe.” IAS also hosted its first Week of Global Fluency in October of 2013. Following three days of films and cultural activities, IAS sponsored a two-day conference where members of the faculty were organized into different panel discussions to explore their academic work and their ideas about what Global Fluency means in today’s world. This was an excellent opportunity for the IAS faculty to interact with each other and with students outside of the classroom. Other IAS events this past academic year included discussions about the conflict in Ukraine, the role of Turkey in the Syrian civil war, the cultural heritage and national transformation of modern Iran and India, and the National Security Agency’s and President Obama’s use of surveillance and cyber weapons, as well as many others.
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES NUMBERS OF MAJORS AND GRADUATES Academic Year
IAS Undergrad Students
BA/MA Students
MAIS Students
2013-‐2014
467
17
23
2
111
5
7
2012-‐2013
411
15
21
1
79
2
4
2011-‐2012
436
10
19
0
99
0
8
2010-‐2011
423
2
22
0
84
0
6
2009-‐2010
391
0
22
0
92
0
4
2008-‐2009
363
0
16
0
88
0
4
MAIS/JD BA BA/MA MA Students Graduates Graduates Graduates
2013-2014 INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES COURSES International Studies!
Area Studies!
IAS 1203 Philosophy of Human Destiny!
IAS 1223 Introduction to Asian Philosophy!
IAS 2003 Understanding the Global Community !
IAS 2113 Perspectives on South Asian Society!
IAS 2603 Governments Around the World! IAS 3003 Culture & Global Environment!
IAS 2413 Islam!
IAS 3003 Geopolitics of Energy!
IAS 3003 Africa in the World Economy!
IAS 3003 Minorities in International Law!
IAS 3003 Brazilian Culture and Society!
IAS 3003 National Security Policy!
IAS 3003 China Blogs!
IAS 3003 Small Wars!
IAS 3003 Comparative Politics in the Middle East!
IAS 3003 War on Terrorism!
IAS 3003 Early Islamic Empires!
IAS 3013 International Law!
IAS 3003 Egypt/Authoritarianism to Revolution!
IAS 3033 International Human Rights!
IAS 3003 Foreign Policy in the Middle East!
IAS 3063 Politics of Developing Countries!
IAS 3003 Indigenous People of Latin America!
IAS 3083 International Activism!
IAS 3003 Iran & Islam to 1800!
IAS 3323 Political Economy of Development!
IAS 3003 Mexican Economy of Development!
IAS 3323 Political Economy of Development!
IAS 3003 US China Relations!
IAS 3363 Comparative Philosophy!
IAS 3143 Chinese Politics!
IAS 4013 Anti-Americanism!
IAS 3213 EU NATO/European Security!
IAS 4013 Environmental Justice!
IAS 3223 Modern Iran!
IAS 4013 Global Environment/Disease Crisis!
IAS 3313 Latin American International Relations!
IAS 4013 Global Media!
IAS 3333 NAFTA!
IAS 4013 Inequality Around the World!
IAS 3343 Chinese Philosophy!
IAS 4013 Poverty Issues Around the World!
IAS 3433 International Relations in the Middle East!
IAS 5053 Global History!
IAS 3473 Arab Israeli Conflict!
IAS 5113 Field Seminar!
IAS 3513 20th Century India!
IAS 5503 Theory & Practice International Politics!
IAS 4013 China’s Global Quest Resources!
IAS 5523 Global Political Economy!
IAS 4523 Latin America Left!
IAS 5940 Political Regimes/Comparative Perspectives!
IAS 3003 Africa in the World Economy!
DEPT. OF INTERNATIONAL & AREA STUDIES
College of International Studies Alumni Panel
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IRANIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Iranian Studies Conference The OU Iranian Studies Program continued to grow during the 2013-14 academic year. As one of the few academic programs in the United States offering a specialization in this field, the program continued its efforts to develop courses, engage the public and promote research in the field of Iranian Studies. Highlights of the program during the past year included the visit to OU by Ambassador John Limbert, a veteran Iran-analyst in the US State Department, and one of the American hostages held at the American Embassy in Tehran for 444 days. Ambassador Limbert spoke about the history of US-Iranian relations, as well as prospects for the future. Other highlights included the annual Persian Nowruz Music festival, co-sponsored with the OU School of Music. The Iranian Studies Program also hosted its first Iranian Studies research conference, bringing a dozen scholars from across the United States to the OU campus for a two-day series of research seminars and lectures. The conference significantly raised the academic profile of OU within the field of Iranian Studies. Finally, the program institutionalized the teaching of Persian (Farsi) at OU by hiring Marjan Seirafi-Pour as the Farzaneh Instructor of Persian Language through collaboration with the OU Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
AFRICAN STUDIES INSTITUTE The OU African Studies Institute promotes the study of Africa on the OU campus and within the larger Oklahoma community. Dr. Loretta Bass, Sociology, led the Institute’s efforts by coordinating African Studies faculty and activities across the OU campus during the 2013-14 academic year. In September 2013, College of Arts and Sciences professors, Loretta Bass and Bala Saho, hosted Africa Night at Cate Center in coordination with OU Education Abroad, to recruit students for the 2014 Journey to Africa program. Additionally during the fall 2013 semester, several professors associated with the African Studies Institute contributed to the CAS African and African American Studies conference “Celebrating Sankofa: Honoring Africa” held on the OU campus. In the spring 2014 semester, the Institute facilitated a campus guest lecture by the Gambian Representative to the UN and an African Issues discussion series led by IAS Professor Moussa Blimpo and drawing upon African experts across the OU campus. The 2014 summer Journey traveled to Tanzania to study water and public health issues. Dr. Michael Soreghan taught a course on Resources, Conservation, and Social Issues Regarding African Lakes, and Dr. James Olufowote taught Health Communication in sub-Saharan Africa.
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In the past decade, students and policy makers have become more interested than ever before in the politics, culture and people of the Middle Eastern Region. Recognizing this, the Center for Middle East Studies works to provide an array of opportunities for students, faculty, staff and the community to learn about this fascinating region. Renowned Syrian expert, Dr. Joshua Landis, leads the Center’s efforts by inviting distinguished Middle Eastern speakers to campus, offering lunch discussion sessions with an array of experts and supporting Middle East events on campus. Highlights from the past year included panels on “Security in the Middle East,” “Political Crisis in Turkey: What’s Next?” and “The Iran-Iraq War of Words: Enlisting Nationalism and Religion in Combat.”
During 2013-14 the US-China Institute continued awarding scholarships to Oklahoma high school seniors who have studied Chinese, to come to OU and continue their study of China, and to current OU students to study abroad in the Chinese speaking world. It also continued awarding faculty development grants to K-16 educators across the state to enhance their research and teaching about China. In December 2013, the Institute co-hosted the sixth US-China Diplomatic Dialogue in Hainan, China. The annual Dialogue brings together 16 mid-career Chinese and American diplomats to engage in discussions about pressing issues in US-China relations. Such discussions and informal engagement work to generate mutual trust among decision-makers and improve US-China relations. The Institute will host the seventh US-China Diplomatic Dialogue in Norman in October 2014.
EUROPEAN UNION CENTER Under the leadership of Dr. Mitchell Smith, the EU Center had another exciting year. In January 2014, the European Union Center hosted the visit of EU Ambassador to the United States João Vale de Almeida. Following a meeting with President Boren, the Ambassador spoke to a large audience at the Oklahoma Memorial Union about US-EU relations. The EU Center also organized a lecture addressing the question “Is Turkey Drifting Away From Europe?” and co-hosted the spring 2014 International and Area Studies Symposium, “Lessons from Europe,” which began with a keynote address by Hanno Sowade of the Museum of Contemporary History in Bonn, Germany. Additionally, the Center co-sponsored a lecture by Sergiy Kudelia on “The Battle for Kiev” and participated in World Literature Today’s Puterbaugh Festival for International Literature and Culture.
COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
INSTITUTE FOR US-CHINA ISSUES
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CENTER FOR THE AMERICAS In fall 2013, the Center hosted Dallas-based MexicanAmerican journalist Alfredo Corchado, author of the popular memoir Midnight in Mexico, about the drug war. Soon after came Adriana Beltrán, from the Washington Office on Latin America, to discuss Guatemala’s attempts to pursue human rights violators. The Center also hosted a talk by OU Economics professor Robin Grier on “The Rise of the Left in Latin America,” helped sponsor Modern Languages’s Tierra Tinta literary conference, and Alan McPherson gave talks at a 40th anniversary commemoration of the 1973 coup in Chile and at the opening of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s exhibit “Libertad de Expresión: the Art Museum of the Americas and Cold War Politics.” The Center and its Director also prepared and traveled with 13 undergraduate students as they participated in OU’s first ever mock-Organization of American States debate in Texas. In spring 2014, the Center invited three experts for a oneday conference titled “The Panama Canal: 100 Years On,” to mark a century since the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914: historian Julie Greene from the University of Maryland, Harvard business professor Noel Maurer, and environmental activist Raisa Banfield from Panama. The Center also Panama experts Noel Maurer, hosted Clifton Ross, co-editor of a series of interviews with Latin American activists titled Until the Rulers Obey, and Raisa Banfield, and Julie Greene organized lunch lectures by International and Area Studies lecturer John Fishel and master’s student Devon Kysor on civil-military relations in Latin America. Other lunch lectures were delivered by Cheryl Pierce and Luis Blanco about their medical missions to Peru, and by Claudia Bernardi on “Art and Human Rights in Latin America.”
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF NATIONALISM As the world becomes more connected, people increasingly encounter national differences through cultural expression, social mobilization or political conflict. The Center for the Study of Nationalism was established to facilitate greater scholarly and public understanding of nationalism. The Center’s director, Dr. Paul Goode, Associate Professor of Political Science, liaises with faculty in the Department of International and Area Studies and across campus to sponsor and organize events at OU that shed light on current events or highlight emerging research related to nationalism. Programs from the past year include sponsored public lectures on “The Battle for Kyiv,” “The Iran-Iraq War of Words,” and a roundtable discussion on “Putin’s Winter Games.” In the coming year, the Center is planning events with the History Department to commemorate the centennial of the First World War, a lecture on national identity in Brazil’s World Cup, and a public debate on the relationship of nationalism and democracy. In the Center’s scholarly mission, it is developing a working paper series to be hosted on the Center’s website and a hosted qualitative database on “everyday nationalism.” Dr. Goode is also guest-editing a special issue of Social Science Quarterly devoted to nationalism.
ARABIC FLAGSHIP PROGRAM
In addition to its tutoring services and language partner programs, the Arabic Flagship Program offered several new extracurricular activities for its students. Egyptian, Levantine and Moroccan Colloquial Arabic seminars, and Reading, Singing and Drama Club aim to improve students’ linguistic skills while introducing them to aspects of Arab culture. During the weekly Roundtable meetings the Flagship program hosted several distinguished guest speakers to discuss topics from Arab literature, poetry and folklore to work and travel experiences in the Arab world. Finally, OU Arabic Flagship offered the Arabic House residence option to Flagship students and international students from the Arab world. The residents signed a pledge to speak only Arabic in the Arabic house, creating an immersive language learning experience.
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM The College of International Studies is dedicated to developing the international leaders of tomorrow. In its third year, the CIS LEAdership Fellows (LEAF) program accepted 15 outstanding students to be part of this year’s LEAF class. Guided by CIS Assistant Dean Rebecca Cruise, the group engaged in discussions about various aspects of leadership, met with guest speakers from diverse fields doing international work and undertook group projects. The majority of the group participated in OU’s State Department Diplomacy Lab Pilot Project, where officials from the Department of State request research projects on important topics that will be helpful to their work. The papers produced for the Diplomacy Lab, which focused on policing practices in the Caribbean, were delivered to State Department officials for their approval in the summer of 2014. Four LEAF students also chose to complete a service learning project. On International Food Day, this small group organized a series of events to educate others about food security in the developing world, organic growing techniques and bio-fuels. LEAF students have the opportunity to practice what they learn by participating in internationally oriented internships. During Summer 2014, a number of LEAF students moved to the nation’s capitol to intern for the State Department, the US Mission to the United Nations and the Pan-American Health Organization, among other offices. Other students engaged in internships for Cornerstone International in Tulsa, the North Texas Visitors Center in Dallas, the Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy in Benin, Africa and the Taiwan Mosaic Program in Taipai, Taiwan.
COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
In 2013-14, after an unexpected evacuation from Alexandria, Egypt, the OU Arabic Flagship Program relocated its two students to Meknes, Morocco for their senior capstone year. Two other students completed the Flagship Summer Program in Meknes, and four completed the intensive summer Arabic Program at the University of Texas at Austin. For the summer of 2014, three Flagship students studied in Oman and Jordan on independent study abroad programs such as the Critical Language Scholarship and the SALAM Program. Three students participated in an intensive summer Arabic program at UT Austin. And it is exciting to note that four Flagship students have been awarded scholarships to study in Meknes, Morocco for the 2014 academic year.
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NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION As always, the College of International Studies welcomed international students to the University of Oklahoma by providing New International Student Orientation (NISO). For the fall 2013 semester, the orientation commenced with an introductory video of the OU campus as well as a greeting by Dean Suzette Grillot from the College of International Studies. Afterwards, the Morning Star Dance Troupe, a corps of Native American dancers, performed at the orientation by demonstrating authentic Native American dance styles. During the orientation, new students were given valuable information to help acclimate to academic and social culture of the United States, including classroom etiquette, health insurance, safety, US law and student involvement opportunities. Later, students broke off into smaller groups led by NISO Peer Leaders who helped answer questions, give advice, and lead discussion about preparing for culture shock and cultural stereotypes in order to help promote intercultural competency. NISO Peer Leaders are chosen every semester through an application process and volunteer their time to help prepare students for what they will experience as an OU international student. In Spring 2014, OU launched a new program, which provided free transportation from the Will Rogers International Airport to the Norman Campus for incoming international students. OU students and staff are now the first to greet new students and help them travel to Norman and to their residence.
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE The International Advisory Committee (IAC) had another successful academic year. The annual International Bazaar took place in the fall semester where more than 20 international student organizations created a market-like atmosphere to sell trinkets from their home countries and educate passersby about their culture. In the spring semester, the IAC hosted the 44th Annual Eve of Nations, which celebrates the diverse cultures that are represented at OU. Eve of Nations is considered the largest intercultural event in the state of Oklahoma and generally attracts more than 2,000 spectators. This year, OU Alumnus and SAG award winning actor Iqbal Theba provided the opening remarks of Eve of Nations, an event that he once participated in when he was a student at OU. After phenomenal performances from 15 international student organizations, the Taiwanese Student Association received the Best Performance award. During the year, the IAC also maintained its dedication to helping others by participating in the Big Event and by providing one Emergency Relief Fund Award to an international student whose financial security was disrupted due to an emergency.
FULBRIGHT GATEWAY ORIENTATION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SPEAKERS BUREAU The International Students Speakers Bureau (ISSB) is a College of International Studies sponsored program through which international students and scholars volunteer to speak and share their knowledge and thoughts about their home countries. The goal of the program is to go to local schools and area community groups to promote global awareness and break down stereotypes. This year, the ISSB organized a diverse range of visits, from elementary schools to senior-living communities, where they participated in more than 100 presentations and reached over 1,800 students and community members. The ISSB made two trips outside of the metro area, to Guymon, OK and Mangum, OK, to provide cultural presentations to students in rural areas. Participants in ISSB also spoke on global perspective panels during International Education Week including a Mehrzad Boroujerdi discusses US-Iranian Relations panel on “Global Concepts of Beauty” and “LGBTQ Around the World.”
COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
In August 2013, the University of Oklahoma welcomed 29 International Fulbright Scholars from more than 20 countries. It was the second year for the University of Oklahoma to be selected to host a prestigious Fulbright Gateway Orientation and a group of its exemplary scholars. The US Department of State and Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs invite first-year international Fulbrighters to this sponsored orientation in order to inform these exceptional scholars about the Fulbright program, as well as familiarize them with US social and academic culture before they disperse to their respective institutions. The orientation includes several workshops to better equip the students with networking, leadership and professional skills. As part of the orientation, students are introduced to various cultural components quintessential to the host institution’s culture. This year, students toured the Oklahoma Capitol complex and attended a lecture about local government in the House Chambers given by CIS Board of Visitors Chairperson and former Oklahoma Secretary of State Susan Savage. Additionally, students toured the OU football stadium and received a brief lesson about American football by OU Athletics staff. The orientation concluded with a dinner at Sam Noble Museum of Natural History that featured Native American cuisine, games and dance performances. The University of Oklahoma will host a Fulbright Gateway Orientation for a third consecutive year in Fall 2014.
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FRIENDS TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
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Friends to International Students provides international students with an understanding and appreciation of the “American way of life” by encouraging friendships and interaction with local families in Norman and nearby communities. Host families and their students enjoy spending time together doing a variety of activities that introduce the international student to the American culture and to the state of Oklahoma.
WORLD VIEWS on KGOU RADIO In collaboration with KGOU, OU’s NPR affiliate, the College of International Studies presents the World Views radio program at 4:00 and 6:30 pm on Fridays and 6:30 am on Saturdays. Hosted by CIS Dean Suzette Grillot, the show aims to inform listeners across the state about international issues large and small. Capitalizing on the significant number of international policy-makers, experts, scholars and diplomats that visit the University of Oklahoma, World Views has aired interviews with an impressive slate of guests this past year, including former Ambassador to the Holy See, Francis Rooney, former Ambassador and Iranian hostage, John Limbert, and international news correspondents Kelly McEvers (NPR) and David Sanger (New York Times), among many others. Along with these interviews, the award winning show includes a weekly roundtable discussion of current international news with regular analysts Joshua Landis, a Middle Eastern expert, and Rebecca Cruise, a security specialist. World Views also presents an excellent opportunity for student interns who are interested in international studies and/ or broadcasting. Interns engage in research relevant for the production of the show and work directly with the program’s producer, Brian Hardzinski, to create web content. In its second year as a weekly program, World Views has contributed regularly to international awareness in central Oklahoma.
OUA Staff: Bridgitte Castorino, Lucio Bianchi, Beatrice Mazzi, Ruby (dog), Kirk Duclaux, Marta Agnelli, Wade Hensley, and Charlotte Rebecca CruiseDuclaux prepares for the radio show Suzette Grillot interviewed KOCO 5’s Erielle Reshef
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Is Turkey Drifting Away From Europe Israel and the Challenges in the Middle East Italy Week Latin Americanist Lunch Series - Adriana Beltran Latin Americanist Lunch Series - Alfredo Corchado Legal Issues Confronting the UN Security Council Lessons from Europe for Economy and Society Lessons from Europe for Health and Environment Lessons from Europe for Law, Privacy, Security and Identity LGBTQ Around the World Libertad de Expresion MAIS Welcome Lunch Midnight in Mexico Model United Nations Beginners Workshop Napa Valley Film Fest Other Paradoxes of Jewish Life in Sao Paulo Pasargadae, The Notion of Paradise Garden in Ancient Persian Architectural Landscape 71. Peace Corps Informational Event 72. Places Unseen with 2016 73. Political Crisis in Turkey: What’s Next? Future of the Turkish Democracy 74. Politics and Culture in the Middle East 75. Prospects For Diplomacy US-Iranian Relations Today 76. Putins Winter Games: Activism, Nationalism and the Media at the Sochi Olympics 77. Rebuilding Post - War Afghanistan 78. Remaining Real China: Dilemmas and Solutions of Hanness and Tradition in Today’s China 79. Repetition and Loss: Jewish Refugees and German Communists After the Holocaust 1945-1951 80. Reporting on the Middle East 81. Rethinking South Africa’s HIV/Aids Epidemic through Gogo Mtembu’s Case of Tuberculosis 82. Scripts of the World Writing Booths 83. Security in the Middle East 84. Security vs Privacy: The NSA and Obama’s Embrace of Surveillance and Cyber Weapons 85. So You’re Interested in International Law? 86. Stability Maintenance at the Grassroots in Urban and Rural China 87. Student Panel “From Russia With Love” 88. Study Abroad 101 89. Study Abroad Fairs 90. The American Way: The USA in Germany 91. The Arab Spring and Identity in a Changing Middle East 92. The Battle for Kyiv: How Will Revolution Change Ukraine? 93. The Challenge of Religious Extremism in Pakistan 94. The Invaded book release and signing Alan McPherson 95. The Iran-Iraq War of Words: Enlisting Nationalism and Religion in Combat 96. The Panama Canal 100 Years On 97. The Rise of the Left in Latin America 98. The View From Tar Creek 99. Transitional Zoroastrianism in a Global Age 100. Transitions in Europe and America: The Future of EU-US Relations 101. Turkey and the War in Syria: Will It Bring Down Erdogan? 102. Twelve Years in Afghanistan: What has the US Military Learned? 103. Understanding and Coping with Culture Shock 104. Until the Rulers Obey: Voices from the Latin American Social Movements 105. US China Issues The Newman Prize for Chinese Literature 106. Welcome Back IAS Faculty 107. What Comes Next 108. When Tuesday Comes Before Threesday
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A Carbon Market in China A Dozen Years After 9/11 Stepping Down From a War Footing A Hard Country to Love A Roundtable on Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Literature Advisors Welcome Back for Students Afghanistan: History, Culture, and Lifestyle After the Persianate: Cultural Heritage and National Transformation in Modern Iran and India: Evolving Frontiers in the Persianate World Alumni in the Academy Ambassador Francis Rooney Reception and book signing Art and Human Rights in Latin America Career Opportunities with the State Department Careers in International Education Celebrating Sankofa, Honoring Africa Center for Middle Eastern Architecture and Culture Symposium Civil Military Relations in Latin America Over the Last 15 Years: The Rise of the Ministry of Defense Collective Memory and Identity Formation: A Cyberethnography of Taiwanese Student Associations Current Event Analysis in African Countries: Elections and Tensions in Africa Current Event Analysis in African Countries: New Technologies and Innovation in Africa Current Event Analysis in African Countries: The International Criminal Court and the African Union Diplomat In Residence Lunch Jean Preston and Jim Madril Doing Small Things with Great Love: Following Mother Teresa’s Work in Peru Dr. Mamadu Tanagra United Nations Ambassador English Conversation Café Epistemic Stance in the Writing of Chinese Heritage Learners Equanimity as a Virtue of Relationship in Tibetan Buddhism Eve of Nations Everything You Need to Know About: The Indian/Pakistan Conflict Everything You Want To Know About the World Bank Film Screening of Before the Revolution Film Screening of Girl Rising Film Screening of The Dialogue Film Screening of Sewing Hope Film Screening of The Great Beauty Following the Leader: Ruling China from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping Former Study Abroad in Latin America Fulbright Abroad: Student Fulbright Workshop Global Community Lecture Global Fluency Conference Graduate School Admissions and Tips for Leveraging Your IAS Degree on the Job and Internship Market How International Law Influences US Foreign Policy How to End the Forever War Human Rights on Trial in Guatemala Human Trafficking Panel Hummus Day IAS Alumni Panel “Alumni in the Academy” IAS Alumni Panel Lunch “What Comes Next” IAS Dream Course on 9/11 and the War on Terror International and Area Studies Annual Symposium: Lessons from Europe: The State of Discourse International Awareness Day at the OKC Capitol International Education Week International Student Perspectives Panel International Student Speakers Bureau International Student Workshops
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9/11 and the War on Terror Dreamcourse Panel
Katie Howard in Italy
Arabic Flagship Cooking Activity
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2014 IAS Convocation
2014 Homecoming
Hilary Gibson in Valparaiso, Chile
Hillary Medina and Joe Loveless in Canyon de Colca, Peru
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2014 Truman Scholar, Letzeiser Award Silver Medalist and IAS BA/MA student Alexis Taitel with President Boren
COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES BOARD OF VISITORS The Honorable M. Susan Savage - Chair Mr. Max N. Berry Mr. Stephen M. Chazen Ms. Nadia E. Comăneci Mr. Bart W. Conner Ms. Rebecca Cooper Ms. Lee B. Cullum Mr. Steve Dolman Ms. Tricia L. Everest Mr. Jalal Farzaneh Mr. Mohammad Farzaneh Mr. Cole Frates Dr. Sam T. Hamra Mr. Rashid Iqbal Mr. Stephen A. Janger Ambassador James R. Jones Mr. Harold J. Newman Mr. Marc Nuttle Mr. Roger P. Parkinson Ms. Susan Stuart Peterson Mr. W. DeVier Pierson Mr. H.E. “Gene” Rainbolt The Honorable Rodger A. Randle Ms. Erielle Reshef Mr. John Richels Ambassador Francis Rooney Ms. Kathleen C. Rooney Mr. Bob Ross Ms. Mary Angus Sherman Mr. C. Renzi Stone The Honorable Kathy L. Taylor Mr. Reggie Whitten
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