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For Release: Feb 13, 2006
Paul Simon Award Recognizes Five Colleges for Remarkable Internationalization Efforts
2006 NAFSA Internationalizing the Campus report to be released this fall
WASHINGTON – NAFSA: Association of International Educators is proud to announce this year’s recipients of the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. Arcadia University, Concordia College (Moorhead), Earlham College, Michigan State University, and Purdue University will be featured in the NAFSA report Internationalizing the Campus 2006: Profiles of Success at Colleges and Universities, to be published this fall. The awardees will also be recognized at a special ceremony on Wednesday, May 24, during the NAFSA annual conference in Montréal.
Named for the late Senator Paul Simon, (D – Ill.), the award recognizes innovative and creative efforts in campus internationalization. Senator Simon was a strong advocate for international education throughout his career, advocating for exchanges through his position on various Senate committees. His leadership in this area was especially evident in his robust support, along with Senator David Boren, for the creation of the National Security Education Program, which addresses critical national security deficiencies in language and cultural expertise. In the months preceding his untimely death in December of 2003, Senator Simon worked diligently to promote a new and visionary initiative that would dramatically increase the number of U.S. students studying abroad. He believed strongly in the need for America’s future leaders to know and understand the broader world.
NAFSA’s annual Internationalizing the Campus report presents an agenda for action. By highlighting innovative case studies and models in higher education internationalization, the report contributes to the national dialogue about the need for a strong international education policy for the United States. Three additional schools have been selected for program or area spotlights in this year’s report. They are Babson College, Old Dominion University, and the University of Richmond. The report is made possible through generous support from the Educational Information and Resources Branch of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
This year's NAFSA selection jury includes Stephen Dunnett (jury chair; University of Buffalo-SUNY), Jon Booth (Syracuse University), Linda Melville (University of New Mexico), Wendy Weiner (Community College of Allegheny), and James H. Williams (George Washington University).
Named for the late Senator Paul Simon, (D – Ill.), the award recognizes innovative and creative efforts in campus internationalization. Senator Simon was a strong advocate for international education throughout his career, advocating for exchanges through his position on various Senate committees. His leadership in this area was especially evident in his robust support, along with Senator David Boren, for the creation of the National Security Education Program, which addresses critical national security deficiencies in language and cultural expertise. In the months preceding his untimely death in December of 2003, Senator Simon worked diligently to promote a new and visionary initiative that would dramatically increase the number of U.S. students studying abroad. He believed strongly in the need for America’s future leaders to know and understand the broader world.
NAFSA’s annual Internationalizing the Campus report presents an agenda for action. By highlighting innovative case studies and models in higher education internationalization, the report contributes to the national dialogue about the need for a strong international education policy for the United States. Three additional schools have been selected for program or area spotlights in this year’s report. They are Babson College, Old Dominion University, and the University of Richmond. The report is made possible through generous support from the Educational Information and Resources Branch of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
This year's NAFSA selection jury includes Stephen Dunnett (jury chair; University of Buffalo-SUNY), Jon Booth (Syracuse University), Linda Melville (University of New Mexico), Wendy Weiner (Community College of Allegheny), and James H. Williams (George Washington University).
