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50-Minute Sessions

International Education Leadership (IEL)

Global Engagement Starts Within: Scalable Models for Staff Internationalization

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
Staff from across campus departments are critical to advancing internationalization yet are often overlooked in strategy and training. This session introduces three innovative and cost-effective professional development models that engage staff: Staff Competences for Organizational Progress in International Education (SCOPE) that builds on the award-winning Systemic University Change Towards Internationalization project, Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) for Staff, and COIL resources for academics.

Learning Objectives:

  • With a focus on institution-wide transformation, learn about SCOPE, a program based on the SUCTI project that provides a scalable “train-the-trainer” model that embeds intercultural competence, strategic alignment, and sustainability into everyday practice.
  • Leverage COIL/Virtual Exchange to internationalize administrative staff.
  • Share resources, map assets, and identify low-cost strategies to expand the reach of internationalization through the utilization of partnership networks and the involvement in virtual exchange of faculty and staff inside and outside of the international office.