Support, promote and enhance strategic internationalization efforts through high-impact learning, teaching, research and engagement.
Background
We live in a world that has been profoundly changed and enriched by the internationalization of almost every aspect of our lives from commerce and research to food and cultural production.
To prepare our graduates to take advantage of the opportunities offered and the challenges created by life in a world that is increasingly interdependent, Binghamton aspires to create curricular, co-curricular and cultural opportunities for all students, faculty and staff that will help them experience and learn deeply about the world and peoples beyond our borders.
By becoming a preferred destination for students, faculty and staff from around the world, Binghamton aspires to attract the world’s best and brightest and create a diverse and inclusive campus where individuals from a wide variety of national and cultural backgrounds interact and learn from and with one another.
As Binghamton benefits from the talent and perspectives of international students, it will provide them with unparalleled opportunities to succeed as students, researchers and professionals who will make a difference in the world.
Through partnerships with universities, non-governmental organizations and colleagues around the world, Binghamton will strengthen its research; offer opportunities to its students, faculty and staff as well as to students and faculty from our partners; and make a positive impact on the world and the many challenges it faces.
Goals & Metrics
Goal: Binghamton University is a diverse and inclusive community that actively promotes the integration of international students on campus.
Metric
Percentage of international students participating in an inclusive, long-standing activity/event coordinated by University offices, specifically ISSS, IEGI, ELI and MRC.
What/How
Office-hosted events or activities that account for international student participation, as tracked by B-Engaged.
Why
A campus community that is welcoming for all students increases communication among diverse groups, broadens cultural horizons, challenges stereotypes, and provides an awareness that is critical to contribute to, and effectively participate in, a global workforce.
Target
20% of the international student population will participate in at least one long-standing program coordinated by ISSS, IEGI, ELI, and/or MRC per year.
Goal: Binghamton University promotes meaningful cross-cultural, extra- and co-curricular interactions between domestic and international students.
Metric
Percentage of the total student body participating in a long-standing, cross-cultural activity/event coordinated by the Student Association (SA) and/or Graduate Student Organization (GSO).
What/How
SA/GSO-hosted events or activities that foster international and domestic student engagement, as tracked by B-Engaged.
Why
Events that cultivate meaningful interactions between domestic and international students also enable internationalization to permeate campus-wide.
Target
10% of the student body will participate in a long-standing cross-cultural program coordinated by the SA and/or GSO.
Goal: Binghamton University prepares international students for successful career pathways.
Metric
Number of career pathway opportunities utilized by international students.
What/How
hireBING, SASSE Data, B-engaged, and Interstride Data.
Why
Binghamton University is a premier public university that promotes positive career outcomes for international students
Target
International students will participate in 2,000 career pathway experiences (on-campus work, TA/RA/GA/SA, CPT, OPT, volunteer work).
Goal: Binghamton University students, faculty, staff and alumni have a positive impact on the global community.
Metric
Number of active international partnerships/activities involving Binghamton faculty, staff, and students.
What/How
Faculty self-report global impact/footprint for themselves and their students in the annual faculty report, formally signed agreements with an international scope, and number of activities with international vendors.
Why
As a premier public university, Binghamton actively engages with international connections in multiple ways that enhance its reputation globally.
Target
Maintain at least 1,000 interactions each year, including partner applications, partnership agreements and events with international touchpoints.
Goal: All Binghamton University students, faculty, and staff have opportunities to develop a broader understanding of the world.
Metric
Number of students participating in education abroad programs and international internships.
What/How
International Education and Global Initiatives (IEGI) Annual Report and International Education and Global Affairs (IEGA)-managed internships.
Why
High impact education abroad experiences foster engagement with other cultures, impacting all involved.
Target
Return to sending 500 students abroad per year, within 2 years, and 10% increase per year for the next 3 years. Note: Education Abroad reporting runs Summer through Spring. (Ex. Summer 2022 through Spring 2023)
Goal: Binghamton University is a Premier Choice for International Students.
Metric
Increase the percentage share of international students at the graduate level from top countries of origin according to Open Doors (IIE).
What/How
Improve our brand to make Binghamton University a desirable academic destination.
Why
A diverse student body has many social and cultural benefits not only for domestic students but also for the Binghamton University and the Binghamton community as a whole.
Target
Binghamton University has an international student percentage share of 0.45 for graduate students.
Goal: Binghamton University is a Premier Choice for International Students.
Metric
Increase the overall international deposits at the undergraduate level.
What/How
Improve our brand to make Binghamton University a desirable academic destination.
Why
A diverse student body has many social and cultural benefits not only for domestic students but also for the Binghamton University and the Binghamton community as a whole.
Target
200 deposits each year by July 1.
