**FY 2008 Project Abstracts**

**for the**

**Business and International Education Program**

U. S. Department of Education

Office of Postsecondary Education

International Education Programs Service

**California -- California State University -- Fresno**

**GLOBAL LEARNING OPPORTUNTIES AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (GLOBE) Project**

The GLOBE Project seeks to enrich the globalizing efforts of the Craig
School of Business (CSB) at

California State University, Fresno as part of its strategic plan. The
CSB's mission focuses on preparing a diverse student population for
careers in regional, national, and global business environments while
serving the business community in Central California. Three areas were
identified as having potential for the greatest impact based on the
input from key stakeholders, as well as successful completion of
previously funded BIE projects. The following objectives greatly enhance
CSB students, faculty, and the business community's ability to compete
in the global marketplace.

Objective 1: Student Engagement - GLOBE Project will provide students
with opportunities and

assistance to become involved in international programs through
internships and short-term study abroad programs.

**Activities:**

-   Provide overseas internship and short-term study abroad
    opportunities and assistance in

> collaboration with partner universities. Identify local businesses
> interested in exploring new overseas markets and providing internship
> opportunities. Twelve internships will be completed and thirty
> students will participate in short-term study abroad during the
> two-year project.

-   Create a short-term study abroad course for the Executive MBA
    program. Since the majority of executives in the program come from
    local businesses this experience has a potential of having
    considerable impact on the regional economy. At least 25 students
    will participate in this course. Faculty and Curriculum
    Development - In order for CSB to provide a rich learning
    environment, faculty need to be versed in global trends. Faculty
    will participate in training opportunities and will enrich existing
    coursework by infusing core courses with international components.

-   Enhance faculty's ability to teach international business
    effectively by providing them with

> firsthand experiences such as leading short-term study abroad
> programs, engaging our partner universities around the world, and
> attending international conferences.

-   Infuse six CSB courses with international components to reflect the
    dynamic global changes occurring in today's business world. This
    will be accomplished by providing faculty with training
    opportunities at Centers for International Education and Research
    (CIBER) and North American Small Business International Trade
    Educators (NASBITE) -related seminars and workshops.

-   Student team consulting projects will be developed targeting
    companies interested in

> exporting. The creation of the International Executive in Residence
> series will provide additional learning and networking opportunities
> for local business leaders.

## California - El Camino College 

### INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE 

El Camino College (ECC) seeks BIE grant funds for a ***Trade Compliance
Initiative*** to raise the level of United States business compliance
with international trade regulations and to strengthen curriculum and
faculty competency in this critical field. International trade
regulations affect both the nation's security and its access to global
markets. As key deliverables within a two-year grant period, ECC will:

-   Develop regulatory and compliance curriculum for credit-and
    certificate courses.

-   Train and assist faculty to integrate regulatory issues in
    International Business (IB)-related courses.

-   Establish an *International Trade Compliance Institute* (ITCI) for
    United States exporters and importers.

-   Offer ongoing compliance counseling, workshops, and customized
    technical assistance.

-   Develop an extensive, on-line database of United States and foreign
    trade regulations.

**Why the focus on trade compliance education and assistance?** United
States and foreign trade regulations have a major impact on
international trade, mostly restrictive and highly punitive if ignored.
Experienced traders know how to comply to minimize the impact and avoid
costly violations. New and less experienced traders often fail to comply
out of ignorance, or are so intimidated by the regulations that they
avoid or stop trading altogether. Violations incur very severe
penalties, and ignorance is no excuse. Compliance education, advice,
information, training, and assistance are critically needed to overcome
fears, raise compliance levels, and minimize inadvertent violations that
put the nation and the unwitting businesses at risk.

**Why an "Institute" for trade compliance?** A one-stop Institute will
better meet the need by providing a more visible, authoritative and
continuing source for compliance support. The alternatives -- periodic
seminars/conferences or direct contact with compliance agencies \-- are
less effective. Seminars and conferences are too sporadic, are not
followed-up, and rarely deal with company-specific concerns. Direct
contact with compliance agencies is important, but many United States
businesses don't know which agency to call or have the perseverance to
find the right expert within the agency. ITCI will be directed by ECC's
State-funded Center for International Development (CITD), in
collaboration with other California CITD's, the U.S. Commercial Service,
and the California Space Authority. The credit courses will be offered
by ECC's Business Division as additions to ECC's existing *Certificate
in International Business Program* developed under a prior Title VI B
grant (2003-05). Both the new curricula and database will closely align
with the regulatory and documentation knowledge requirements for the
NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) credential.

**California - Ohlone Community College District**

**GREATER SILICON VALLEY SERVICES EXPORT INITIATIVE**

Located in the Greater Silicon Valley, Ohlone College serves a
culturally and linguistically diverse

metropolitan area that has deep ties to the Asia Pacific Region.
Recognizing that globalization continues to transform virtually every
professional field, the Ohlone Community College District Strategic Plan
(2005-2010) sets forth strategic priorities that place significant
emphasis on providing both students and faculty access to expanded
international education curriculum and experiences.

With Partners to the Agreement California Economic Trade Education
Center (CA ETEC), Silicon Valley California International Trade and
Development (CITD), Newark 1-Stop Center, and Suzhou Industrial Park,
China), Ohlone College International Student Center, Business and
Computer Science Departments have identified five objectives that, when
completed, will dramatically enhance Ohlone College students and the
business community's ability to compete successfully in the
international marketplace and the faculty's ability to provide relevant
training for each group.

Objective 1: Develop and Expand International Business Curriculum

The proposed Title VI B grant will re-active and develop core classes
and add new international business courses to offer Ohlone College
students and the business community a comprehensive international
business certificate. New modules will be created to address underserved
topics such as "Services Export Marketing."

Objective 2: Faculty Development

To provide the best possible international business classes to Ohlone
students, selected faculty will

attend the annual Michigan State University Center for International
Business Education Research (MSU CIBER) Conference to formalize
international business teaching methodologies and obtain cutting edge
curricula. Attending faculty will also seek out resources to infuse
classes with practical case studies particularly related to service
export industry. Short-stay teaching opportunities at the Ohlone Suzhou
Center will also be made available to Ohlone faculty.

Objective 3: Create Internship Opportunities for Ohlone Students in
China

Ohlone College will leverage the unique partnership arrangement with
Suzhou Industrial Park (partner to this agreement) to place up to 10
students per year in practical internships with multinational
enterprises operating at this facility in China.

Objective 4: Raise export awareness of Greater Silicon Valley Industry
Society Manufacturing Engineers (SMEs)

This project will develop long overdue-targeted export assistance
outreach to the service industry in the Greater Silicon Valley.

**California - West Valley College Community College**

**TRADE PROMOTION & EDUCATION PROJECT (TPEP)**

West Valley College (WVC) and the Silicon Valley Center for
International Trade Development (SVCITD) propose a two-year Trade
Promotion and Education Program (TPEP) to expand international business
knowledge and activity. The high tech industries in Silicon Valley are
generally global in nature and frequently experience rapid growth.
However, many companies do not have global trade experience and are
challenged by both export regulations and foreign market requirements.
One of the most exciting rapid growth sectors is the "Clean" or Green
Technologies area, and Solar Energy/Photo Voltaic (PV), in particular.
Recent projections estimate the global solar energy industry will grow
from \$11.2 Billion in 2005 to \$51.1 Billion by 2015.

The SVCITD and WVC grant proposal is designed to meet the needs and
purpose of the authorizing statue of the U.S. Department of Education
BIE program to enhance the international business education curriculum
that serves students and the business community. And, to increase
faculty international proficiency and facilitate a multifaceted outreach
program to the Small and Medium sized Enterprise business community, as
well as to increase global trade capabilities and to assist the Solar
Energy PV industry, in particular, expand its global presence.

The objectives of this grant proposal will be accomplished in
cooperation with partner organizations that include the U.S. Department
of Commerce, other economic development programs such as West Valley
College Advanced Transportation Technologies & Energy, the Solar
Industry Trade association (SolarTech), ethnic Chambers, San Jose State
University and other industry participants.

The primary objectives of this proposal are to:

1.  Develop a model certificate program that is more in line with the
    Certified Global Business Professional qualifications program
    through NASBITE (the North American Small Business International
    Trade Educators)

2.  (a.) Provide international trade professional training for two
    faculty members each academic year through MSU CIBER training,
    conference attendance and/or self-directed study abroad. (b.)
    Faculty will infuse international content into four courses.

3.  (a.) Increase awareness of export opportunities for the business
    community

> (b.) Provide training, counseling and technical assistance to fifteen
> \[15\] companies in the Solar Energy business sector leading to export
> sales[.]{.underline}

4.  Establish a Business Roundtable on International Trade (BRITE) to
    facilitate discussion among nascent and veteran exporters.

5.  To disseminate program results, conference proceedings, training
    materials and other project outcomes to international business
    educators and training-for-trade providers.

**Iowa - University of Iowa**

## INTERNATIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES 

This proposal addresses two major areas for the development of
International Learning Communities in the Tippie College of Business
(TCB) at the University of Iowa (UI). The first, aimed at early
admission undergraduates, is the "International Perspectives Program"
(IPP). This program develops linkages with several language departments
at the UI, to encourage double majors in language and business. The IPP
scholars will receive special guidance through seminars and study guides
developed especially for their success in the program. They will be
expected to study abroad or do an international internship and will thus
be uniquely poised to work in the international business environment
when they graduate. The second area is titled "Global Social
Responsibility Programming." This area incorporates: a course revision
in MBA International Finance to include theory and cases on
microfinance; a new course in Bottom of the Pyramid Marketing; a new
field studies course in Developmental Economics; a new field studies
course in Social and Global Entrepreneurship, and student support for
international field trips related to these courses. We also propose a
CIBER trip for a TCB faculty member.

External partners include The Iowa District Export Council, John Deere,
Rockwell Collins, and Ten Square International who will work with
students in the IPP program. Within the UI and TCB, 21 individuals (six
TCB faculty, 10 UI faculty, three TCB staff, and two UI staff) will be
involved in various grant projects. UI partnerships include: Office for
Study Abroad; International Programs; Department of Geography; and
Language Departments (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Arabic,
Spanish, and Portuguese). Within the TCB we will work with Undergraduate
Programs and the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. All of these
partners are committed to the project initiatives and will help ensure
the success of the project.

**Iowa - Western Iowa Tech Community College**

**WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION PROGRAM**

Western Iowa Tech Community College proposes a Business and
International Education project

that addresses several international trade challenges local advanced
manufacturing firms

encounter as they develop their global markets. These international
trade challenges can be

categorized into specific training needs: technical language barriers
and the interpretation of

international engineering standards and symbols, transportation and
logistics, and awareness of

global impacts on advanced manufacturing.

**Project Objectives:**

-   Create learning architecture that combines the teaching of
    international business strategies

> with vocational and paraprofessional studies, such as advanced
> manufacturing, engineering and management.

-   Develop specialized teaching materials that include language skills
    instruction, technical

interpretation, and foreign cultural awareness; and delivery in
contemporary distribution

modes.

-   Establish a summit and follow-up workshops in international business
    to assist corporate

employees, plant managers, small businesses, and entrepreneurs with
understanding

> international economic activity, international regulations and
> manufacturing standards, and foreign cultures and societies.

-   Enhance outreach efforts to build community awareness of career
    opportunities in

international business within the advanced manufacturing realm.

-   Build partnerships with industry, trade associations, government,
    and educational

institutions to enhance project efforts and sustainability beyond the
lifecycle of the grant

award.

-   Disseminate to the international business community, education and
    other interested

stakeholders any models, products or effective approaches that result
from this project.

## Kentucky - Northern Kentucky University

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONSULTING, CONNECTION & CREATION OUTREACH
PROGRAM

The **International Business Center** at Northern Kentucky University
(NKU) was established in 2005 to provide state of the art research,
teaching, and outreach programs that enhance the NKU community's global
knowledge and cross-cultural skills. In support of its mission, the
International Business Center is undertaking an initiative that would
greatly expand the scale and scope of its business community outreach
efforts and at the same time provide NKU business faculty and students
the opportunity to engage local area businesses in need of support
services for international expansion. The proposed **International
Business Consulting, Connections, and Creation** outreach program
(**IBC^3^**) targets small and medium-sized enterprises in the Northern
Kentucky and Cincinnati metropolitan area needing assistance in
formulating international growth plans and strategies, in developing
international management expertise, in finding international partners,
or in evaluating specific international business opportunities. IBC^3^
would also assist pre-launch ventures in developing business plans that
are international in scope and facilitate contact with prospective
international partners, distributors, and suppliers. IBC^3^ will be
implemented in partnership and with the support of Northern
Kentucky/Cincinnati area trade associations, business development
organizations, and international business enterprises. The primary goal
of this cooperative effort is to build capacity among small and
medium-sized business for undertaking international economic activities
and successfully competing in a global economy.

The **Northern Kentucky International Trade Association** (NKITA) has
agreed to partner with the IBC in: (1) identifying local area small and
medium-sized companies with export potential; (2) assessing identified
companies in terms of their resources, capabilities, and level of
internationalization; (3) co-sponsoring local events such as trade
fairs, international business forums, workshops, speaker series, and
seminars; and (4) marketing locally-available international business
support services. The **Infrastructure Management Institute** at NKU
(IMI) has agreed to develop, host, and maintain a new website for the
International Business Center that will serve as an information exchange
and resource center as well as a portal to sites maintained by the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati trade
associations and chambers of commerce. The IBC^3^ Outreach Program is
designed to achieve four objectives:

**Objective 1.** Increase the capacity for small and medium-sized
businesses of Northern Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati area to
successfully compete in the global economy.

**Objective 2.** Increase the number of Northern Kentucky University
graduates with specialized training, education, and practical experience
in international business.

**Objective 3.** Increase the level of international business expertise
among NKU faculty.

**Objective 4.** Accelerate economic development in the region by
expanding the number of indigenous firms engaged in international trade.

**Louisiana - Louisiana State University**

**CULTIVATING GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH U.S. -- CHINA BUSINESS
EDUCATION AT LOUSIANA STATE UNIVERSITY**

The proposed project seeks to establish a non-traditional internship
program for Louisiana

State University (LSU) students to develop Chinese language skills and
increase knowledge of

Chinese business and culture. The E. J. Ourso College of Business (COB)
and the School of

Human Ecology at LSU, in collaboration with the Central University of
Finance and Economics

in China, propose to develop a two-year program to achieve this
objective. The project enables

LSU students to live and work in China (1) enroll in a Chinese language
course; (2) enroll in

LSU courses on global trade and doing business with China; (3) work with
Chinese Executive

MBA and MBA students to jointly identify business opportunities; (4)
meet with Chinese

executives; (5) meet with Chinese government officials; and (6) develop
business plans for the

United States companies they represent with respect to the business
opportunities in China.

Specifically, the project is delivered through the collaboration of the
following six entities:

1\. The Modern Chinese Business and Cultural Initiative (LSU COB): The
Initiative has

developed Doing Business With/In China courses available for the
proposed project.

2\. The Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute (LSU COB): The Institute,
which allowed LSU to

be ranked third as America's most entrepreneurial campus by the
Princeton Review and Forbes

in 2004, provides the global entrepreneurship expertise.

3\. The Small Business Technology Development Center (LSU COB): The
Center provides the

linkages to Louisiana firms that are interested in engaging LSU student
talent to represent

their interests in China. The Center's counselors and MBA graduate
assistants are available to

recruit the businesses to the program and provide traditional business
assistance services.

4\. The Louisiana Business Technology Center (LSU COB): The Center,
which was the 2005

Technology Incubator of the Year, provides the incubating facilities for
successful business

plans developed by LSU students in China. The LSU business incubator can
provide space

and services to companies from China or United States-China joint
ventures to give them a starting place in which to develop their
business in the U.S.

5\. The School of Human Ecology in the College of Agriculture at LSU:
The School's strengths in

Textiles, Apparel Design, and Merchandising are in great demand in
China. Textile and

apparel industries lead others in their transformation from
manufacturing to services. The

partnership with the School will add significant value to the program.

6\. The Central University of Finance and Economics in China: CUFE
provides the Chinese

language courses, facilities for teaching and scheduled activities in
Beijing, student

accommodations, and will collaborate with us to develop Chinese business
networks for

participating students.

## Michigan - Central Michigan University 

### INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND STANIABLE DEVELOPMENT 

For over a generation, the state of Michigan has been experiencing a
major adjustment as its commonweal transitions from an automotive-based
economy to one rooted in other industries. Those other industries still
remain largely unknown, but one assumes that they will be as
internationally oriented as the automotive downturn has been
internationally provoked. To hasten that orientation, we propose to
undertake a series of activities that will reveal to our students and
community an emerging international business vista based on the global
concept of sustainable development (Brundtland Report, 1987). Those
activities and their accompanying objectives fall within the domains of
a long-term program unfolding in three distinct phases.

The first phase involves the establishment of an undergraduate Minor in
International Business and Sustainable Development (MIBSD). It will be
housed in the Management Department of the College of Business but
offered to students across the university, including foreign language
majors. The process to have it approved has just begun and should be
completed this academic year, 2007-2008. The second phase is the project
for which this grant proposal is designed and entails a number of
educational-scholarly activities (on and off campus) that will both
enable the minor and establish our external legitimacy as reputable
educators and researchers immersed in sustainable development. With
successful outcomes in the second phase, the ongoing program then moves
into its third phase through the establishment of a Center for
International Business and Sustainable Development. Through the Center,
an institutionalized effort can be maintained that will allow us to
continue educating our Michigan students and the mid-Michigan community
about sustainable development as we simultaneously add to the knowledge
base for this emerging global issue.

Given the crucial role of the second-phase project for the program's
success, a number of interrelated activities have been designed to move
Central Michigan University (CMU) toward the establishment of the
Center. They fall into three categories, and some intentionally span
them. In fact, bridging activities fill out one category. First, there
are the pedagogical activities directly related to the development of
the MIBSD, e.g., the creation of the Internet-based simulation based on
sustainable development through eco-tourism in Belize. The second
category of activities consists of scholarly research studies that
advance the knowledge base for sustainable development. These efforts
will thoughtfully explore in a systematic way some of the more
intriguing questions facing the emerging field of sustainable
development. For example, the question about the relationship between
firm sustainability practices and subsequent financial performance will
be examined. The third category of activities provides the means for
linking our efforts at CMU with the broader community in central
Michigan. By associating with two local development agencies, we can
provide needed training to smaller businesses while advancing the
establishment of the CMU Center for International Business and
Sustainable Development.

**Michigan - Michigan State University**

**DEVELOPING RESOURCES TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES**

Michigan State University (MSU) recently celebrated its sesquicentennial
as the pioneer land-grant university. Since it's founding, MSU has been
a leader in international education and outreach. With a focus on
quality, inclusiveness, and connectivity, MSU President Lou Anna Simon
stated that: " Our pursuit of our goals will always be guided by the
academic heritage and values that tie the rich history of Michigan State
University to our present and our future." Her vision for MSU is that
"land-grant has become world-grant."

Closely aligned with its rich history and purpose, the objective of
MSU's proposal is Developing Resources to Internationalize Community
Colleges. Community colleges educate more than half the students in the
United States (representing more than 250,000 business and 11 million
total students). The importance of internationalizing community colleges
is summarized by The American Association of Community Colleges:
"foreign trade is growing...consequently, more businesses are looking
for people with an understanding of international issues...pressure is
increasing for community colleges to foster an awareness of foreign
cultures and the interconnected nature of the world economy... \[at the
same time\] constraints on public funds show no signs of abating." To
realize our objective, we propose to implement four integrated projects
that serve the Purpose of the BIE program (BIE Purpose) and this year's
Competitive Preference Priority (CPP) and four Invitational Priorities
(IP1-4). The projects are designed to enhance international education
programs and expand the capacity of the business community to engage in
international economic activities (BIE Purpose). They also incorporate
development of international internships for foreign language students
(CPP); activities focused on emerging countries (IP1); best practices on
training programs, teaching, and curriculum development (IP2);
development of international internships for business and STEM students
(IP3); and development of programs that prepare business and STEM
students to work cross-culturally (IP4).

Specifically, the four integrated projects that have as an overall
objective of Developing

Resources to Internationalize Community Colleges include:

• Project 1: A rigorous assessment of the current internationalization
of community colleges. This project will be made available to some
15,000 faculty and administrators at the nation's 1,100 community
colleges.

• Project 2: A two-level set of faculty development programs in
international business for community college faculty. This project will
include 150 faculty/administrators at community colleges.

• Project 3: Development of a comprehensive online resource for
community colleges. The results of this project will be made available
to all 15,000 faculty and administrator and their 250,000 students at
community colleges.

• Project 4: Development of an international internship program for
foreign language, business, and STEM (science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics) students at community colleges. This project will be
open to the 250,000 students at community colleges.

**Pennsylvania - Philadelphia University**

## THE EAST ASIA BUSINESS INITIATIVE 

Historically, Philadelphia University's mission has been tied to the
economic welfare of the United States by providing professional
education for undergraduate and graduate students and continuing
education opportunities for the business community. Recognizing the
importance of small and medium size businesses and their trade abilities
in East Asia markets in the 21^st^ Century economy, Philadelphia
University with a consortium of business partners and trade associations
will develop and implement the East Asia Business Initiative (EABI) to:

-   Internationalize the business education curriculum, activities,
    study-internships abroad;

-   Expand the capacity of the local and regional business community to
    engage in East Asia economic activities though the East Asia
    Business Center (EABC) at Philadelphia University.

University components:

[Linkages]{.underline} between Philadelphia University, regional
universities and those in East Asia Regional and East Asia
[Businesses]{.underline} linked to the East Asia Business Initiative
[Trade organizations]{.underline} linked to businesses and universities

[Objectives/Activities:]{.underline}

1\. [Internationalize undergraduate curriculum]{.underline}
(interdisciplinary - School of Business, School of Liberal Arts) with
revised business core (Principles of Marketing and Operations
Management) and new business core (Principles of Economics and
International Economics), revised interdisciplinary (East Asia Area
Studies), and new interdisciplinary coursework (Doing Business in East
Asia, Logistics, and Mandarin) and [student internships in East
Asia.]{.underline}

2\. Establish [East Asia Business Center education programs]{.underline}
for small/medium size businesses and other professionals/alumni in
collaboration with School of Business Administration and Continuing
Education Office, and U.S. Small Business Association, Philadelphia
World Trade Center and additional private corporations (e.g., United
Postal Service/Nautica, Scoville).

[Outcomes]{.underline}:

-   Interdisciplinary East Asia curriculum materials and coursework;

-   Internationalized business core courses;

-   Faculty/business trade-education-research protocols;

-   Student business internship models for students in East Asia study
    abroad program East Asia Business Center annual calendar for
    small/medium size businesses including Web site, resource directory,
    symposia, networking and export education training.

**New Jersey - Rider University**

**MOBILIZING GLOBAL COMPENTENCY IN BUSINESS**

A strategic partnership with the Medical Device Industry Supply Chain
Council and a newly formed International Advisory Board will enable
Rider's business faculty and administration to ensure that our
international business education goal and objectives are in line with
the needs of the business community.

The present International Business curriculum was recently approved for
redesign to include two options: a Co-major and a new Co-major *with
Distinction*, which includes working foreign language competency and an
international internship requirement. In addition, the Center for
International Business is currently working with industry partners to
design a new Global Supply Chain Program in the College of Business
Administration. Finally, Rider University has an existing international
partnership with Sanda University in Shanghai that enables Chinese
students to achieve Rider's Associate to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB)-accredited undergraduate or graduate business degrees.
The program was enhanced last year to include United States-based
internships for the visiting students. The planned next phase is to
enable Rider's American students to engage in international internships
with multinational firms in China.

# 

# Goal

To prepare globally competent individuals who have a comprehensive and
actionable set of knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to deal
effectively with the cultural, economic, political, and business issues
associated with international trade activities.

# 

# Objectives *(See Attachment 5 for Table comparing Project Objectives to Title VI, Part B)*

1.  [Implement an Innovative Curriculum Design]{.underline} for the
    undergraduate international business major, including working
    foreign language competency, international work and/or service
    experience, and 6 new course electives.

2.  [Develop International Internship Program]{.underline} for the
    undergraduate international business major.

3.  [Initiate Faculty Development Programs]{.underline} through a series
    of workshops, guest speakers, and exchange opportunities to enable
    additional faculty to internationalize their business teaching and
    research initiatives. This will complement the program's core
    internationally oriented faculty.

4.  [Increase Business and Community Outreach]{.underline} programs to
    provide international business education resources that meet the
    needs of the local business community.

5.  [Provide Executive Education]{.underline} to area professionals to
    increase international knowledge and skills in the business
    community.

**New York - Syracuse University**

**AFRICA BUSINESS PROGRAM**

Central New York (CNY) businesses need to attain greater presence in the
global marketplace. To be successful, they must not only perform better
in their current markets, but also establish new beachheads that will
ensure their future competitiveness. In order to do so, however, they
must acquire the necessary knowledge and skills. Students and faculty
must also pay attention to parts of the world that, although somewhat
ignored at this time, are considered by many development experts as the
most favored business attractions after China and India for the decades
ahead.

In this era of globalization, Africa has been the forgotten continent.
However, the last few years have witnessed positive and significant
changes in Africa's business environment and prospects within the global
marketplace. Huge challenges still remain! The Program will duly
consider the lack of proper information on Africa and explore the
opportunities that currently exist and soon develop within this special
environment.

The Africa Business Program aims at building a significant business and
academic connection between CNY and Africa. Its objectives are as
follows. First, to enhance the business community's readiness of
entering into business relationships with Africa, thereby expanding the
capacity of the regional business community to compete in the global
marketplace. Second, to increase United States competitiveness by
enhancing our students' international business knowledge, cultural
literacy, and experiential training. Third, the Program aims to
strengthen faculty teaching, scholarly and continuous learning
activities with respect to Africa. To accomplish these objectives, the
Program will promote awareness of Africa's business and economic
environment among the businesses and economic development agencies in
Central New York, will assist regional businesses in developing
appropriate business models for their successful penetration into the
African market, and will develop Africa business programs for students
and faculty. The Program will enhance the ability of our companies to
compete globally by enabling them to learn about Doing Business in
Africa. It will also enhance the Africa business component of our
faculty's professional activities. By meeting its goals, the program
will also increase our country's capacity for international
understanding.

The Program recognizes and builds on efforts by other academic
institutions to develop Africa-based Programs. The Syracuse Program will
address the need to develop a program that will benefit businesses in an
economic region that faces substantial development pressures. By
creating the Africa Business Institute, the Program will also put in
place the infrastructure necessary to generate long-term, results
oriented, and forward looking activities. For example, local businesses
will receive individualized assistance and be assigned student interns
that will assist them in their formulation and implementation of an
"African Strategy." The Program will also benefit by the establishment
of appropriate institutional linkages. In addition to the Kiebach Center
of Syracuse University, the Central New York Technology Development
Organization will play a major role. The Program will also receive
assistance from the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, the Onondaga
County Office of Economic Development, and the U.S. Department of
Commerce.

**Oklahoma - University of Tulsa**

**INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND LANGUAGE: EXPAND AND INNOVATE**

The University of Tulsa (TU) is requesting a Title VI-B, Business and
International Education (BIE) grant from the U.S. Department of
Education, so that, in partnership with the Tulsa Metropolitan Chamber
of Commerce (MTCC) and the Tulsa Global Alliance (TGA), and with the
cooperation of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, it can expand,
upgrade, and innovate its Bachelor of Science in International Business
and Language (BSIBL) degree, a distinctive language-based undergraduate
international business program. With these community business linkages,
TU will establish new international business education programs for
local business professionals that will emphasize international awareness
and foreign markets as well as exporting skills. This BIE project will
enable TU to strengthen and expand its international business curriculum
and assist local businesses by enhancing their understanding of
international economic relationships and ability to export. The
objectives of this project include:

1\. Expand and innovate the BSIBL program by establishing internships
overseas to enhance students' language proficiency and cultural
knowledge.

2\. Innovate and improve the French, German, and Russian tracks of the
BSIBL program by adding courses in Business French, German, and Russian.

3\. Expand the BSIBL program by adding a Chinese language track.

4\. Innovate and improve the assessment of cultural awareness and
language fluency in the BSIBL program with formal assessment tools.

5\. Develop International Business programming, in partnership with MTCC
and TGA, to inform the greater community of global economic
interdependencies and enable local business professionals to acquire and
upgrade international skills and perspectives. While TU has built a
strong language-based undergraduate international business program,
there is little emphasis on East Asia including China. With these
proposed activities and objectives, in partnership with MTCC, TGA and
other business organizations in the region, we will strengthen the
international business programs at the University of Tulsa and develop
the international business awareness and abilities of regional firms.
Through these linkages, both the academic and business communities will
enjoy positive gains that will improve international activity and
strengthen the economic health of this region and the country.

**Oregon - Portland Community College**

**PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDUCATION
INITIATIVE**

Portland Community College (PCC), federal, state and local
trade-assistance agencies, and local businesses, corporations, and
associations have formed the International Business Education Initiative
partnership to increase the number of students who receive exposure to
international perspectives and training and skill preparation for
positions in international business; to improve PCC's faculty
proficiency to teach international business to students and the business
community; and to support expanded exporting among small to medium sized
firms within the Portland Community College District and beyond.

Designed to meet local economic and workforce development needs, the
International Business Education Initiative is a collaboration of PCC's
Business Administration Department, Office of International Education,
Office of Distance Education, and Small Business Development Center
(SBDC); Softwood Export Council; Oregon Economic and Community
Development Department; Oregon Small Business Development Center
Network; Pacific Northwest International Trade Association; District
Export Council of Oregon and Southwest Washington; Portland Business
Alliance; U.S. Department of Commerce; and Small Business
Administration.

PCC's International Business Education Initiative will have a direct
impact on students through the internationalization of PCC's
introductory business course and by creating online access to existing
international business courses providing for greater access for students
and the local and statewide business community. International Business
Forums will be held at various PCC campus venues providing opportunities
for students, faculty, and business people to learn from speakers with
direct international business experience. Fulbright Occasional Scholars
from various countries in Asia will be brought to PCC campuses providing
a unique perspective on international business issues.

To assist business administration faculty to more effectively integrate
international business components into coursework, opportunities will be
provided for travel to the countries critical to Oregon's export trade
located in Asia. During these tours, faculty will meet in seminars and
other settings with local academics and business people to gain first
hand knowledge of international business practices.

The proposed project will also provide a package of services for small
business, including targeted outreach services, a series of
international trade seminars, business counseling services, and
networking opportunities with trade-assistance professionals. This will
be accomplished in part through enhancement of the existing SBDC
website, Oregon BizCenter, which will include an international business
toolkit and an online classroom to provide access to international
business education content along with links to PCC's online offerings.

**South Carolina - College of Charleston**

**THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION**

As engines of growth and innovation, small- and medium-size enterprises
(SMEs) are vitally important to economic development. In many countries,
SMEs constitute over 95 percent of market participants and account for
more than a half of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), yet proportionally few
participate in international trade. As most growth is expected to come
from overseas markets, the lack of SME participation in international
trade is a concern being raised at all levels of administration.

There is an immediate need to help SMEs and entrepreneurs learn about
the complexities of international trade; however, since SMEs are the
dominant players in all economies, there is also a need for general
knowledge about foreign SMEs and entrepreneurs. While large
multinational corporations can usually draw internally from experienced
human resource talent to help meet knowledge needs, research has shown
that most entrepreneurs and SMEs lack the human resource skills and
training to needed to operate globally. Not surprisingly, policymakers
around the world have argued the need for improved international
entrepreneurship (IE) education.

Both international business and entrepreneurship, however, are
relatively new fields of study; pedagogies and programs are still being
developed and refined, and best practices are being identified.
Alarmingly few universities offer programs that have incorporated IE
into their curriculum; mid-career professionals and non-traditional
students have even fewer opportunities to learn about international
business and entrepreneurship. The College of Charleston and the
University of North Carolina at Wilmington will partner with the South
Carolina World Trade Center and the North Carolina World Trade
Association to improve the competitiveness of the business community and
international business education by meeting the following objectives:

1\. Enhancing the undergraduate and graduate international
entrepreneurship curriculum through the creation of a new IE course, IE
course components and specialized IE and Certified Global Business
Professional™ (CGBP™) teaching materials;

2\. Creating IE co-curricular activities and projects (research and
international Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) projects, internships,
mentoring programs, trade shows, visiting professor seminars/guest
lectures, etc.);

3\. Creating and/or expanding overseas IE study programs and linkages in
China, Dubai, Turkey, Russia, and other areas of strategic importance to
the United States and the Carolinas.

## South Carolina - South Carolina State University

ENGAGING GLOBALIZATION THROUGH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

South Carolina State University (SCSU), a historically black institution
of higher learning located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, is seeking
support from the U.S. Department of Education through its Business and
International Education grant program, to develop an undergraduate minor
in International Business (IB) at the University. The undergraduate
minor in International Business is envisioned as an important step in
increasing the internationalization of the University's educational
offerings and the capacity of the University to produce graduates who
are globally aware and internationally engaged.

South Carolina State has a unique role in the state of South Carolina in
providing educational opportunities to historically underserved
populations. SCSU's historical mission of economic development and
empowerment through education continues to be a driving force in its
strategic planning. SCSU's student body is predominately
African-American. Many of these students come from the most economically
underdeveloped areas of the state. As a result, many SCSU students have
little prior experience with international travel and other kinds of
direct international exposure. Given the increasing impact of
globalization on the economy and livelihood of South Carolinians, it is
important that all segments of the state's population be exposed to and
given opportunities to participate fully in emerging global
opportunities. The four primary objectives of the proposed project are
as follows:

(a) To infuse the business curriculum with additional international
    content through the creation and delivery of new and enhanced
    courses in international business.

(b) To inspire students to pursue studies and careers in international
    business by offering a minor in international business supported by
    enhanced international study and travel opportunities.

(c) To enhance faculty expertise in the field of international business
    through training, teaching and travel opportunities.

(d) To create partnerships with businesses in the community which take
    advantage of the emergent international business focus and faculty
    and student expertise at the University.

The International Business minor will produce cadres of SCSU students
who are globally aware and experienced. These students will serve as
important resources in their communities and the state as a whole in
increasing the awareness of the importance of engaging global
opportunities. The faculty who teach in the IB minor program will
likewise constitute a resource for Orangeburg County and its environs
through their increased teaching, research and service activities in the
field of international business. As a result, the project will fulfill
the Department of Education's objective of expanding the capacity of the
business community to engage in international economic activities.

## Virginia - Radford University 

**RADFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AMBASSADORS**

Radford University (RU), together with the Radford Chamber of Commerce
and local business partners, will create the ***Radford International
Business Ambassadors*** (**RIBA**) program to prepare undergraduate
business students for international internship assignments. All
indicators surveyed point to a need to prepare business students for the
challenges of a global marketplace. Many students, though, hear the call
for language proficiency and cultural competency too late in their
academic careers to develop an appropriate course of study.
Additionally, local companies in the New River Valley may not have the
resources necessary to address such training themselves. RIBA addresses
these challenges and initiates a town-gown partnership with local
businesses to create a sustainable model of career development for the
global marketplace.

RIBA lays the foundation for an increase in student mobility abroad by
integrating career orientation and development activities, language
study, intercultural communication training, and internship assignments
overseas. RIBA also provides the local business community with an
opportunity to gain access to cultural competency training and provide
mentoring services to participating students, connecting their
enterprises with the most talented business students in the region. The
relationships created by RIBA provide students and employees with viable
options and an incentive to remain in southwestern Virginia to pursue
their careers.

RIBA's three main objectives are: 1) to enhance career services and
continuing education activities by infusing them with international
perspectives; 2) to promote language skills and cultural competencies
for use in developing successful international strategies for United
States business; and 3) to establish an international internship program
for students to hone their skills and bring their achievements back to
partners at RU and the New River Valley business community. These
objectives will be achieved by:

**Experiential Learning and Career Services --** Create a series of
career development activities that introduces international perspectives
early in students' undergraduate studies, promotes education abroad
(including language student and experiential learning in internships),
and brings students' overseas experiences home by engaging alumni, the
local business community, and national business leaders and exchange
insights and ideas about the future of United States business in this
era of globalization.

**Curriculum Development and Promotion of Foreign Language Learning --**
Revise two existing courses in intercultural communication and
international studies and create a cultural competency certificate for
RU undergraduate students; develop and conduct a five-part cultural
competency workshop for undergraduate students, graduate students, and
members of the local business community; create language modules with
applications for business majors and professionals and infuse existing
language courses with relevant capacity building activities.

**Internship Development --** Using existing university exchange
partners and local business contacts, cultivate internship locations in
China and the European Union.

**Virginia - Tidewater Community College**

**GLOBALIZING THE COMMUNTIY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: LOCAL CONNECTIONS FOR
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY**

The goal is to refocus Tidewater Community College's (TCC) business
curriculum to reflect the realities of globalization by building the
professional capacity of our faculty, to infuse global perspectives into
TCC's business curriculum, and to research business conditions in order
to inform the public and local businesses about international business
trends.

**Objectives and Activities**

I. Develop the professional capacity of TCC faculty to convey
international business content to TCC students with the goal of
enhancing the international business skills of TCC students.

> a\. Develop an ongoing program of professional development activities
> for business and related faculty to enhance their professional skills
> with more global perspectives, deepen their understanding of the
> interdependence of global economic systems, and incorporate global
> content and perspectives into the course they regularly teach.
>
> b\. Develop an optional global business emphasis within TCC's Business
> Administration Program.
>
> c\. Use established statewide opportunities to disseminate best
> practices and innovative teaching methodologies developed in the
> project to the Virginia Community College System.
>
> d\. Provide a series of peer-to-peer seminars for faculty program
> participants to increase their non-business colleagues' awareness of
> the increasing interdependence of global economic systems and the role
> of United States business in the global economy.

II\. Infuse global perspectives into TCC's current business programs by
developing business program content and exchange programs in
collaboration with institutes of higher learning in foreign nations.

> a\. In cooperation with Beijing Normal University's (BNU) College of
> Business and Economics and Joinville University (JU), develop a
> faculty and student development programs in China and Brazil designed
> to educate faculty and students about China's role in the global
> economy, and issues related to doing business with China and Brazil.
>
> b\. Develop further collaborations with BNU and JU for scholarly
> activities and exchanges with business and economics faculty.

**Virginia - Virginia Commonwealth University**

ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
AND THE ARABIC SPEAKING WORLD

Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Business (VCU-SB) and
School of World Studies (VCU-SWS) seek funding to develop and sustain
long-term international business relationships and opportunities between
Central Virginia and the Arabic speaking world (the Middle East and
North Africa). More specifically, utilizing our collective capabilities
and resources the VCU-SB and VCU-SWS, in partnership with the Greater
Richmond Chamber of Commerce (GRCC), the Virginia Economic Development
Partnership (VEDP), MISR International University (MIU) and Helwan
University (HU) (both located in Cairo, Egypt) aspires to --

-   Enhance and integrate VCU School of Business' and VCU School of
    World Studies' curriculum through a combined focus on Middle
    East/North African (Arabic speaking) markets, history, culture and
    language.

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-   Expand the VCU School of Business and VCU School of World Studies
    faculties' scholarly and practical knowledge of the Middle
    East/North African region through participation in workshops,
    seminars and conferences focusing on Arab business, markets,
    history, culture and language.

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-   Prepare VCU School of Business and School of World Studies' students
    (both graduate and undergraduate) to work more effectively and
    efficiently cross-culturally with counterparts in Middle East/North
    African (Arabic speaking) markets through expanded course offerings
    and forums, through team-based research projects with companies
    interested in Arabic speaking markets, through travel/trade mission
    options and through internship opportunities (both in Virginia and
    in Arab markets).

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-   Improve the Richmond and Central Virginia business communities'
    capacity to engage in Middle East/Northern African commercial
    opportunities through research, forums, certificate programs and
    projects involving faculty, students and business managers located
    in Central Virginia and the Arabic speaking world.

This proposal seeks to expand our communities' knowledge of the Arabic
speaking world and in turn the related business opportunities the may
exist between that world and our community.

**Wisconsin - Lakeshore Community College**

**LAKESHORE INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING AND KNOWLEDGE**

Lakeshore Community College (LTC) proposes to partner with neighboring
Silver Lake College and establish a Lakeshore Area Business and
International Education Project entitled Lakeshore International
Networking and Knowledge (LINK) with committed support from The
Manitowoc Company; Reichspräsident Friedrich-Ebert Schule with campuses
in Fritzlar and Homberg, Germany; the World Trade Center Wisconsin; and
the Wisconsin Department of Commerce. Based on the results of a 2007
International Business Education and Training Needs Survey conducted by
Project Director Deborah Ryan, LTC identified five objectives to build
the college's capacity to meet local industry needs for business and
international education: 1) expand and strengthen connections with
international corporations; 2) increase international competencies of
faculty and staff; 3) increase participation in LTC's global education
opportunities; 4) create new international education workshops,
seminars, and courses; and 5) build international internship
capabilities.

The college and its partners have more than adequate resources to
implement and sustain this project with the financial assistance of this
Business and International Education grant. This partnership was
strategically designed to convene human and financial resources with
substantial business and international education expertise. An advisory
group comprised of representation from project partners will implement
the LINK project.

Expected outcomes include international workshops, seminars, and
courses; internationalized courses and programs; international student
groups; expanded language opportunities; international speakers; faculty
professional development; and short- and long-term internships.

**Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee**

### ACCESS TO GLOBAL SUCCESS 

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Access to Global Success
Project is a cooperative effort on the part of the International
Business Center of the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business (LSB) at the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and the Milwaukee World Trade
Association (MWTA). The major aims of this project are: (1) to enhance
the international business education programs offered by LSB; and (2) to
expand the capacity of the Milwaukee area business community to engage
in international economic activities. To achieve these aims, we have
partnered with local businesses that have already made initial cash
commitment of \$35,000 to this project, which comprises the following
objectives and corresponding activities.

**Objective 1** is to develop the international business knowledge and
skills of students. Activities focus on strengthening the language and
cross-cultural skills and awareness of students through experiential
activities, including *international internships and study abroad
programs* involving China, India and other countries. We will also
encourage students to *develop networks within local organizations* that
promote international business.

**Objective 2** is to develop the international business knowledge and
skills of LSB faculty. We will enhance a global perspective in our
faculty that will transfer to the classroom. Planned activities include
encouraging and supporting faculty to *attend Faculty Development
International Business (FDIB) workshops*, participate in *cross-cultural
study abroad trips*, enhance cross-cultural and other *international
dimensions in the curricula*, and *conduct applied international
business research*.

**Objective 3** is to strengthen linkages between LSB and international
organizations. Activities include the expansion of an *International
Business Center (IBC) Advisory Council* and the *interaction of faculty
with international business executives and professional organizations,*
providing LSB greater access to the international business community.

**Objective 4** is to inform the Milwaukee business community of
significant trends and best management practices in a global business.
Activities include *co-sponsorship of the annual meeting of the MWTA*
and of *two public forums per year* featuring international scholars and
executives. They are intended to stimulate interest and develop
expertise among area businesses in accessing and expanding international
market opportunities.

**Objective 5** is to work with local organizations to assist small
medium enterprises (SMEs) and minority- and women-owned businesses in
their efforts to expand globally. We will conduct two *workshops per
year* (e.g., one as co-sponsor of the Miller Urban Entrepreneur Series)
aimed at enhancing interest and knowledge of SMEs, especially minority-
and women-owned businesses.

By meeting the requirements of the competitive preference priority for
overseas internships and all four invitational priorities, we believe
that this project will address the international business needs of our
students and the Milwaukee business community.

**Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin -- Oshkosh**

GLOBAL COMPETENCY THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN AND OUT OF THE
CLASSROOM

This proposal outlines seven initiatives designed to build strategic
partnerships between the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, regional
businesses and, foreign educational institutions. Assisted by our
partners, the Center for Community Partnerships, the Wisconsin
Department of Commerce, the Fachhochschule Osnabrück and the Universidad
del Pacifico, we will work to increase the global competency of our
business majors, the international awareness of our faculty, and the
export capability of regional manufacturing businesses. The initiatives
include:

-   the adoption of internationally collaborative case studies in
    business pre-core classes;

-   the creation of two international consulting practicum courses for
    business seniors with an "away" component in Germany or Peru;

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-   the creation of a year-long Here-and-Abroad internship program to
    improve the business knowledge and language capability of foreign
    language and business students;

-   the expansion of internationally-oriented faculty development
    opportunities;

-   the establishment of an internationalizing the curriculum workshop
    series;

-   the creation of an International Business Opportunities Conference;
    and

-   the establishment of a process to place students involved with these
    initiatives as interns with regional companies looking to expand
    their international activities.

These initiatives will provide more varied opportunities for students
and faculty to interact with regional businesses and trade organizations
and create long-term, sustainable relationships between faculty at
UW-Oshkosh and faculty at foreign institutions. With Department of
Education support, we will send more than 44 faculty and students
overseas during the 18-month grant period that would otherwise be
unlikely to have an international experience.