FOEA - Strategic Articulation - Vision Snapshots

FOEA - Strategic Articulation - Vision Snapshots

STRATEGIC ARTICULATION MAP

OUR PURPOSE The Forum on Education Abroad CULTIVATES EDUCATORS

WHO CHAMPION

HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION ABROAD EXPERIENCES THAT

IGNITE CURIOSITY

CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER WORLD

IMPACT LIVES

VISION SNAPSHOTS

THINK BIG 2025

GO-TO-AUTHORITY The Forum is recognized as THE GO-TO authority in education abroad by legislative leaders, media, and higher ed.

INCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP Inclusive membership from a diversity of organizations and individuals who are engaged with education abroad from the U.S. and around the world

EDUCATION ABROAD IN ACADEMICS Education Abroad has made a demonstrated contribution to student learning goals and outcomes in such a significant way that every school has a professionally staed Education Abroad oce and education abroad has been integrated to every academic major.

EXTERNALLY FUNDED OPERATIONS (outside of member fees)

EXPAND TO HIGH SCHOOL The Forum has expanded its reach beyond post-secondary to serve high school education abroad

GLOBAL CITIZENS The Forum has developed a strategy and framework for being a global citizen – including a set of suggested attributes, skills, outlooks that define/suggest what it means to be a global citizen. They have then taken that framework into its standard prowess to enable its members to help create them.

The Forum's operational/managerial work is fully externally funded so that The Forum’s benefits/resources etc., can be fully focused on contributing to members' successes and participation which will truly create pathways for underrepresented groups and members of all kinds.

MEMBER ENGAGEMENT All Forum members (institutions and

MEMBER IMPACT AND OUTCOMES The Forum oers members a robust assessment plan for members that captures the outcomes -- desired and unintended -- and enables them to identify problems, celebrate achievements, and quantify to other stakeholders what the value of each program has been to their students.

MISSION-ALIGNED PARTNERSHIPS By 2025, the Forum will have developed partnerships with mission-aligned organizations within the field and outside. The partnerships will support collaboration and maximize the impact of both organizations’ contribution to the field.

individuals) have engaged with a Forum event or program by attending a conference, critical dialogue, Standards workshop, webinar or training session, or other Forum-sponsored program.

VISION SNAPSHOTS

THINK BIG 2025

MUST-HAVE TRAINING / PROGRAMMING We have a variety of training programs, resources and events that stretch beyond the Standards of Good Practice. Our programs are viewed as a "must have" for professional development of early- and mid-career professionals and for experienced professionals to stay abreast of emerging trends and research.

REIMAGINE STUDY ABROAD The Forum will have played a major role in guiding and facilitating the reemergence of global education by convening the profession to reimagine study abroad and how to do it in a way that creates the best experience for students and does so inclusively.

STANDARDS The Forum is recognized GLOBALLY as THE standards setting body for best practices across institutions of higher learning.

STUDENT MOBILITY EXPERT The Forum is the expert that people around the world (media, governments, international NGOs, education leaders, and health and safety experts) turn to regarding student mobility anywhere in the world.

WIDELY CITED RESEARCH We are regularly sought out to collaborate on new research projects and our research is widely cited by educators, the media, and other internal and external audiences.

OUR VISION

The Forum envisions a future in which EDUCATION ABROAD

MEETS STANDARDS OF GOOD PRACTICE, is integral to the mission of higher education,

and

IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS.