Chancellor's Office

FSU  Vision:

 "Fayetteville State University is a leading institution of opportunity and diversity committed to developing learned and responsible global citizens."

FSU will develop and implement comprehensive staff, administrative, student, and faculty development programs with a primary focus on international and intercultural education. Specifically, FSU will provide international opportunities for students, administrators, faculty, and staff to gain experiences in world issues through training, workshops, conferences, research collaborations, course development, internships, debates, and service learning opportunities

Principal Accountability Indicators By 2014:

1. Increase the number of courses or course modules in each academic department that promote global awareness and intercultural understanding and leadership skill development in each academic department
2. Include global leadership skills and activities in at least three of the General Education course requirements 
3. Promote international, intercultural education and leadership by engaging at least 30% of the faculty, staff, and administrators in related professional development activities
4. Engage at least 10% of faculty and students in some type of international scholarship and/or global collaborative research with partner institutions

FSU will create value-added experience that will enrich the lives of all students to become competitive global leaders and thinkers for the 21st century.  The International Education Center (IEC) will become a focal point for teaching, scholarship, and outreach for students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the community at large.

Principal Accountability Indicators By 2014:

1. Restructure and broaden the IEC to support academic and value-added programs and activities that actively promote international and intercultural understanding
2. Increase student participation in international on-campus and community civic programs (such as the International Folk Festival, Nigerian Festival, India Festival, etc.) by 5% each year, beginning in August 2009
3. Host annually at least two international cultural events, with active participation by students, faculty, staff, and the surrounding community, to include Ft. Bragg

FSU will create opportunities for students to meet and engage people from other countries and cultures by expanding and promoting opportunities for teaching, research, exchange programs for both students and faculty, and by building effective partnerships with universities and organizations from other countries.

Principal Accountability Indicators By 2014:

1. Conduct at least two informational sessions about external funding sources and national competitive scholarships (such as Fulbright and Gilman) for students interested in study abroad each academic year
2. Enlist at least 100 FSU students to participate in study-abroad programs each year
3. Increase the number of active memoranda of understanding and student-faculty exchange agreements to provide international opportunities for students and faculty in addition to membership and participation in the North Carolina University Council on International Programs (NC UCIP), Institute for International Education (IIE), and related study-abroad organizations
4. Increase the number of visiting scholars and recruit at least 50 international students per year to attend FSU