2008 Woodie Awards
PSU wins national honor
PSU Public Relations
Issue date: 2/28/08 Section: Campus Life
NAFSA: Association of International Educators, announced that Pittsburg State University is a recipient of the 2008 Sen. Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization.
Chuck Olcese, director of International Programs and Services at PSU, says the university is being honored for its internationalization work in the classroom, its efforts to offer international programming to the community, and its work in reaching out to school districts.
"It's bigger than just recruiting international students," Olcese said, praising academic departments across campus for implementing programs that allow students to study abroad.
"This is a really nice recognition for everyone who has been supportive of the international programs at Pitt State. It shows the high level of collaboration and the activity we have in the Four States region."
International enrollment numbers at PSU have consistently been on the rise. Since 2001, international enrollment has grown 25 percent. Last year, 117 students studied abroad in 17 countries.
"I am impressed with the university's commitment to internationalization, which is so important to many of our students who have grown up in the Midwest," said William Ivy, dean of enrollment management and student success. "It's great that this prestigious organization has recognized PSU and will help tell our story nationwide."
In a press release, NAFSA said the Sen. Paul Simon Award "recognizes outstanding and innovative efforts in campus internationalization."
The award is named for the late Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.), who was a strong supporter of international education throughout his life. Other recent winners of the award are Purdue University, Michigan State University, the University of Kansas, Georgia Tech, and the University of Oklahoma.
Four other universities also received the award. They are the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Valparaiso University, Nebraska Wesleyan University and Goucher College. The five will be featured in "Internationalizing the Campus 2008:
Profiles of Success at Colleges and Universities," which will be published this fall. The awardees will also be recognized at the NAFSA annual conference in Washington, D.C.
According to NAFSA, its annual report "recognizes institutions that are leaders in the growing effort across higher education to better prepare students for a global economy and an interconnected world."
Chuck Olcese, director of International Programs and Services at PSU, says the university is being honored for its internationalization work in the classroom, its efforts to offer international programming to the community, and its work in reaching out to school districts.
"It's bigger than just recruiting international students," Olcese said, praising academic departments across campus for implementing programs that allow students to study abroad.
"This is a really nice recognition for everyone who has been supportive of the international programs at Pitt State. It shows the high level of collaboration and the activity we have in the Four States region."
International enrollment numbers at PSU have consistently been on the rise. Since 2001, international enrollment has grown 25 percent. Last year, 117 students studied abroad in 17 countries.
"I am impressed with the university's commitment to internationalization, which is so important to many of our students who have grown up in the Midwest," said William Ivy, dean of enrollment management and student success. "It's great that this prestigious organization has recognized PSU and will help tell our story nationwide."
In a press release, NAFSA said the Sen. Paul Simon Award "recognizes outstanding and innovative efforts in campus internationalization."
The award is named for the late Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.), who was a strong supporter of international education throughout his life. Other recent winners of the award are Purdue University, Michigan State University, the University of Kansas, Georgia Tech, and the University of Oklahoma.
Four other universities also received the award. They are the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Valparaiso University, Nebraska Wesleyan University and Goucher College. The five will be featured in "Internationalizing the Campus 2008:
Profiles of Success at Colleges and Universities," which will be published this fall. The awardees will also be recognized at the NAFSA annual conference in Washington, D.C.
According to NAFSA, its annual report "recognizes institutions that are leaders in the growing effort across higher education to better prepare students for a global economy and an interconnected world."
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