Academic Affairs uses the division’s expertise and experience gained in the pandemic and beyond to learn, grow and innovate together in order to positively impact the world.

Broaden worldviews and promote global understanding by cultivating, facilitating and supporting global engagement at home and abroad.

3-1. Create transformative international experiences through teaching and learning, partnerships and research, study abroad, virtual exchange, and meaningful engagement with and a welcoming environment for international students and scholars. 
      
3-2. Integrate cross-cultural perspectives and experiences into curricula and campus culture to develop globally competent students, faculty and staff. 

3-3. Support international research to enhance JMU’s reputation, to connect institutions across the globe, and to become a prominent hub for hosting and convening expertise and producing research.

1. By the end of AY 2024-25, establish an evidence-based inventory of defined global engagement activities.
   1. Develop and adopt evidence-based model for data collection.
      
      
2. Increase student and faculty participation in abroad activities and programs including virtual exchange, semester abroad, short term abroad programs and on-campus engagement in global experiences utilizing evidence-based practices and university data.
   
   
3. By the end of AY 2023-24, enhance support for the internationalization of research in collaboration with Research, Economic Development and Innovation (REDI):
   1. Inventory current practices and resources dedicated to the internationalization of research. 
   2. Develop policies and procedures for the internationalization of research. 

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