A committee of 15 faculty and staff (including round-table discussions with students) developed the five-year Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to transform life and learning at TCU by infusing international perspectives and skills throughout the university. Global Citizenship 2020 will elevate TCU’s national profile by building a first-rate comprehensive global education program based on three over-arching objectives:
1) To focus upon educating ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community.
2) To provide a strategic upgrade within the university for its pursuit of Vision in Action cardinal principles - to recruit and retain outstanding faculty and staff, to design a strong and vibrant learning community, to align and integrate university programming and resources more effectively, all by addressing intensively the fourth cardinal principle: to accelerate TCU's connections with the greater community: Fort Worth, Texas, the nation and the world.
3) To provide crucial support for the Chancellor’s and Trustees’ vision to be a world-class, values-centered university.
Global Citizenship 2020 will make optimal use of facilities and staff, providing a central nexus in real space and cyberspace, for a sustained comprehensive global citizenship effort designed according to best practices in international education. TCU will elevate its national profile by building a leading-edge program that benefits each member of the TCU family - undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni - by instilling global citizenship in their respective spheres. Utilizing existing opportunities blended with new initiatives and beginning with the Class of 2020, undergraduates will be required to fulfill a sustained international experience throughout their time at TCU.
E-portfolios will be utilized by students to document the various experiences that fulfill Global Citizenship 2020. Graduate students, staff, faculty and alumni may also choose Pathways to Global Citizenship in order to earn a Certificate in Global Citizenship. Global Citizenship 2020, a plan for comprehensive internationalization, will commence in the fall semester of 2014.
You can see a video about Global Citizenship 2020 at http://studyabroad.tcu.edu/default.asp?pid=5&con2=yep%22. For more information, contact Jane Kucko (j.kucko@tcu.edu).
