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San Francisco State University provides its students, faculty, and staff with international experiences, perspectives, and competencies.

Objectives

1. SFSU infuses international content into its curriculum.
2. SFSU promotes study abroad for students and international exchanges for faculty as priorities for internationalization.
3. SFSU engages international students and scholars as important resources for internationalization.
4. SFSU ensures campus-wide support of internationalization at all levels of the institution.

Outcomes

1. All graduates will demonstrate knowledge of international issues and skills in interacting with cultures other than their own.
2. One-third of all graduates will have significant international experience, with the number of students in formal study-abroad programs doubling.
3. Two-thirds of all graduates will be able to communicate in more than one language.
4. Half of the University's faculty will have significant international experience and expertise.
5. There will be more diversity in study-abroad participants, locations, and disciplines covered.
6. There will be more diversity in international student/scholar origins and their fields of study at SFSU.
7. International students and scholars will play a prominent role in campus internationalization.

Strategies

1. Integrate international components into the curriculum.
2. Engage international students and scholars as resources in teaching, learning, and community life.
3. Require a second language for graduation in disciplines with an international focus.
4. Increase faculty international expertise through participation in international seminars, conferences, exchanges, and professional travel.
5. Reward faculty contributions to internationalization.
6. Review campus policies, procedures, practices, and priorities to ensure support for internationalization.
7. Create a community advisory board and increase fund-raising efforts to support international education.