Through
internal and external partnerships, ICISP develops and provides cost-effective programs, services, and opportunities for the constituencies it serves— students, faculty, administrators, staff, busin ess and community members—to promote cultural diversity, global awareness, competency and understanding.
ICISP
is a regional source of leadership and cooperation, a catalyst and facilitator, which promotes international education and cultural diversity.
Founded in 1986 First study abroad program begins in Spring 1987 (London, England) ICISP offers its first 2-Week Faculty/Administrators’ Exchange in 1989 In 1991, ICISP offers its first summer study abroad program (Queretaro (Queretaro, Mexico) ICISP receives a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Grant sending faculty to China in 1994 ICISP receives a second Fulbright to Zimbabwe in 1995 In 2006, ICISP celebrates its 20th anniversary ICISP receives a 2-year IFSA grant in 2007, which provided a total of $70,000 in scholarship money for students participating in semester study abroad
The ICISP Executive Board consists of the ICISP Chair, Vice Chair, Membership Secretary, ICISP/Host Institution Liaison and the chairs of all the ICISP committees. The Governing Board is comprised of all of the member institutions’ representatives (1-3 per institution), and each institution selects one of its representatives to serve as its voting representative. The ICISP Executive and Governing Boards typically meet twice each semester and once during the summer. The ICISP office is managed via the ICISP Coordinator located at Heartland Community College. The ICISP Coordinator reports directly to the ICISP Chair and ICISP/Host Institution Liaison.
ICISP consists of 34 member institutions & a Wisconsin Consortium, all of which, pay annual participation dues.
BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY BLACK HAWK COLLEGE CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY DANVILLE AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE HARPER COLLEGE HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNTITY COLLEGE JOHN A. LOGAN COLLEGE JOHN WOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE KASKASKIA COLLEGE KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE
LAKE LAND COLLEGE LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE PARKLAND COLLEGE PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE REND LAKE COLLEGE RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITY SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WISCONSIN CONSORTIUM
Opportunities for Students Semester Study Abroad to Austria, China, England, Ireland & Spain Summer Study Abroad to Australia, Austria & Costa Rica
Opportunities for Faculty/Staff Semester Visiting Faculty Opportunities to England, Ireland & Spain Summer Academic Escort/Assistant Director Opportunities to Australia & Costa Rica Two-Week Faculty/Administrators’ Exchange to China, Finland, the Netherlands, Russia & Switzerland Cost-effective workshops at member institutions for internationalization of the curriculum
Nearly
2000 ICISP students have studied abroad in 9 countries
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650 ICISP faculty/administrators y have participated in 2-week exchanges abroad
Approximately
140 ICISP faculty/staff have served as visiting faculty, academic escorts or assistant directors for ICISP summer and semester study abroad programs
ICISP Consortial Study Abroad Programs ICISP receives and processes the applications and conducts the pre-program orientation. Students register and receive credit for courses with assistance from the ICISP representative at their home institution. The ICISP Coordinator sends the grades to the ICISP representative, who records the grades for the student with the Registrar’s Office. | Canterbury, England (Canterbury Christ Church University) | Salzburg, Austria (Salzburg College) | Seville, Spain (International College of Seville) ICISP Sponsored Programs: Students apply through the ICISP member institution offering the program which pre-program p g orientation. Students register g and receive credit for also conducts the p courses with assistance from the ICISP representative at their home institution. The ICISP Coordinator sends the grades to the ICISP representative, who records the grades for the student with the Registrar’s Office. | Carlow, Ireland (Carlow College): Students apply through Kishwaukee College | San Jose, Costa Rica (Forester Instituto Internacional): Students apply through the College of DuPage | Sydney, Australia (International College of Management, Sydney): Students apply through Madison Area Technical College | Xi’an, China (Xi’an International University): Students apply through College of Lake County ICISP Member Programs: ICISP permits its member institutions to post their study abroad programs on the ICISP website. ICSIP is not involved in any aspect of the Member Programs, and accepts no liability or responsibility for any aspect of the program advertising, academic planning, ancillary field trips, assessments, group leaders or any other Member Program aspect.
Coordinate arrangements for, attend, and record and maintain the official records of ICISP Executive Board and Governing Board meetings. Manage consortium membership, dues, communications and mailings. Serve as a resource for ICISP representatives, prospective and current program participants and their families, and international visitors. P Promote t study t d abroad b d th through h th the d development l t off recruitment it t and marketing materials and via traveling to ICISP institutions to recruit students for study abroad. Process ICISP Consortial Study Abroad Program applications and aid with pre-departure orientations. Receive and process grades for all ICISP study abroad programs. Process applications/registration for retreats and professional exchanges. Serve as SEVIS Responsible Officer. Manage the ICISP budget and historical and current records. Update and maintain the ICISP website.
Recruit students and faculty for ICISP programs. Screen and submit student applications to ICISP or sponsoring institutions. Stay abreast of all ICISP policies and procedures. Advise students and faculty y on all aspects p of ICISP programs. Register students at home institution and collect ICISP and home tuition fee, if any. Process grades when received from ICISP. Liaise with students, the sponsoring institution, and ICISP. Articulate ICISP courses with the college’s curriculum.
Has
been active in ICISP since the early 90’s The original ICISP representative was the academic Vice President The VP selected a faculty member as an ICISP rep and granted three hours release each semester A part-time staff position of Study Abroad Coordinator was added several years later Today both the ICISP faculty rep and Study Abroad Coordinator provide leadership in ICISP and in internationalizing the Kishwaukee campus
Small
community college in north-western Illinois Serves 10 rural communities | | | | | | | | | |
Paw Paw Malta Kingston Ki kl d Kirkland DeKalb Genoa Rochelle Sycamore Shabbona Waterman
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FTE--3055 79 full-time faculty FY08 Operating budget of $18,971,539
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year the college supports at least two faculty/administrators to participate in the two-week ICISP exchanges
Best Practices For Internationalizing Your Campus Start
small but think big! Foster institution wide support
International Committee
Involve
all levels of employees
Support staff to administrators
Harness
the energy of passionate people Stay visible to students on staff
Continuous programming
Communicate,
Communicate, Communicate!
New
Student Orientations Classroom Visits Study Abroad Fairs On-Campus International Programming On-Campus & Off-Campus Posters Ads in College Paper & Class Schedules Local Media College Website Past Participant Promotion Faculty & Staff Recommendations Stress the importance of developing an international perspective on publicity materials!
Recruit, Recruit, Recruit! Keep cost as low as possible Foster Institution-wide support Keep abreast of available scholarship & financial aid opportunities Keep abreast of all program details Actively participate on ICISP site visits & develop your marketing material from the visits Use your students in publicity materials Solicit feedback on all programs & act on responses Follow up with all students!