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Global Citizens: Students for the 21st Century and the Entrepreneurial College

• Dr. Nan McRaven, Trustee, Austin Community

College

• Dr. Richard Rhodes, President, Austin Community

College

• Dr. Molly Beth Malcolm, Vice President, Austin

Community College

• Gitte Nørgaard, President/Managing Director, Aarhus

Business College, Denmark

Presenters

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• Dr. Richard M. Rhodes

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• Joined ACC in 2011 with a commitment to close education gaps and

accelerate achievement among all students.

• Under his guidance, ACC earned Achieving the Dream Leader College

status.

• Committed to broadening ACC’s reach locally, regionally and

internationally.

• Board and committee service includes:

– AACC 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges – Texas Student Success Council – Texas Workforce Investment Council – Carnegie Foundation – Educational Testing Service National Community College Advisory Council – STEM Higher Education Council – Past Chair of the Texas Association of Community Colleges – Local Central Texas Chambers of Commerce – Boy Scouts of America – Capitol Area Council – Austin Partners in Education

Agenda

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• Audience survey and impressions
• The role of the Board of Trustees in

globalization

• Bringing a global focus to ACC
• Strategies for working with colleges in
• ther countries and creating MOUs
• Questions and discussion

Audience Survey and Impressions

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• Who is in our audience?
• To what extent is your college internationalized?
• What level of participation in international initiatives

does your institution have from students and faculty?

• Is your board of trustees engaged in and

knowledgeable about international programs and initiatives at your institution?

• Dr. Nan McRaven

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• 25+ years experience in communications, media and public

relations, public affairs and government relations, strategic issues management, community engagement, development and fundraising, and advocacy

• 16 years with Motorola Corporation, Vice President

Communications and Public Affairs

• Public Affairs Consultant on education policy issues
• 13 years as a Trustee of Austin Community College District and

policy advocate on higher education

• Global Education and the Role of the Board of Trustees, Salzburg

Global Seminar, 2013

• Critical success factors and the role of the board of trustees in the

comprehensive internationalization of community colleges: A qualitative case study, 2015

• NISOD, Panel on Globalization of Community Colleges, 2015,
• AACC, Panel on Internationalization of Community Colleges, 2016

Board of Trustees Role in Globalization

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Board of Trustees Role in Globalization

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Board of Trustees Role in Globalization

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• Approving policies impacting globalization
• Participating with external partnerships (corporations,

Chambers, Workforce Boards, international groups)

• Funding Office of Internationalization/Scholarships
• Developing institution’s mission/vision and strategic plan
• Engaging ACCT/AACC
• Messaging with Trustees

– Workers to compete in global economy – 21st century students – Civic learning – Conscientious citizens

Strategies for Success

• Dr. Molly Beth Malcolm

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• Vice President of Community Engagement and Public Affairs
• Career commitment to increasing educational opportunities
• Broad experience in fostering collaborations across the public,

private and educational sectors

• Extensive public-policy expertise at the local, state and federal

levels

• Responsible for expanding ACC’s international partnerships

and programs

• Board and committee service includes:
• Life member of the Association of Community College Trustees

(ACCT)

• Former Trustee, Texarkana College
• Founding member, Community College Association of Texas

Trustees

• University of Texas at Austin Annette Strauss Institute for Civic

Life Advisory Council

• Texas Lyceum Advisory Council
• Engage Cuba Texas State Council

Bringing a Global Focus to ACC

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Bringing a Global Focus to ACC

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• Develop and lead study-abroad programs
• Speaker series on global issues
• ACC Fulbright Scholars
• AA in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Exploring opportunities through Engage Cuba to

develop MOUs (healthcare, sustainable agriculture, etc.)

Bringing a Global Focus to ACC

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• Board support of scholarships for study abroad

programs

• Gilman scholarships
• Collaboration with International Institutions

(Aarhus Business College example)

• Recruitment of international students
• Development and launch of Intensive English

Program

• Exploration of PTK International Courses

Gitte Nørgaard

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• President of Aarhus Business College, Denmark
• During her presidency, AABC has been turned into a modern, international

business college with a strong focus on preparing students for a global labor market

• Front runner with regard to implementing huge educational reforms to improve,

encourage, and accelerate students’ achievements and future career possibilities

• Dedicated to preparing AABC for a digital future
• Board and committee service includes:
• Chairman of Roskilde Festival Foundation (the foundation behind one of

Europe’s largest music festivals) – supports humanitarian and cultural

• rganizations and initiatives locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Vice chairman of Roskilde Culture Service
• Chairman of wholesale company Brdr. Kier a/s
• Member of Vilhelm Kier Foundation – dedicated to culture and charity in the

municipality of Aarhus.

• Member of DEG-L management committee for Danish Business Colleges

and High Schools

• Member of Danish Management Society
• Member of DEA Youth Education Commission – an independent, non-profit

think tank dedicated to improving upper secondary and vocational education

Strategies for Working with Colleges in Other Countries and Creating MOUs

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Strategies for Working with Colleges in Other Countries and Creating MOUs

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Oldest business college in Denmark

AABC was founded the year the American Civil War ended, and we celebrated our 150th anniversary in 2015.

Strategies for Working with Colleges in Other Countries and Creating MOUs

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AABC Strategy 2011-2015

• All full-time students receive the offer to spend at least one month abroad during their

study program

• AABC has signed a MoU with at least five highly-ranked colleges/universities abroad
• Some AABC study programs offer at least one course taught in English
• 20 members of faculty are offered the opportunity to job shadow or study two weeks

abroad

• 10% of AABC faculty can teach in English or are bi-lingual

AABC Strategy 2015-2020

• All full-time students receive the offer to spend at least one month abroad during the

study program

• One MoU on each continent
• All students should be taught at least one course in English
• Cooperation with 20 enterprises from Forbes Global List 2000
• 20% of AABC faculty can teach in English

This requires resources and funding!

Strategies for Working with Colleges in Other Countries and Creating MOUs

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Ton Duc Thang University, HCMC, Vietnam

• The Embassy of Denmark in HCMC – initial research resulted in the

recommendation of ten universities in HCMC

• The board of directors decided to explore three of them which we

visited together with two faculty members in fall 2014

• The board of directors were briefed on the visit and a new, but

upcoming university was chosen – TDTU

• Before sending students a group of 14 faculty members spent two

weeks at TDTU in the summer 2015

• So far TDTU has received two groups – one in 2015 and one in

2016 and the next program is already on the drawing board aabc.dk

Strategies for Working with Colleges in Other Countries and Creating MOUs

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Common values make cooperation with American Community Colleges very easy.

Questions and Discussion

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