University of Maryland, Baltimore County Engages Their Whole Campus Community on Internationalization Through the ACE Internationalization Lab

​Advice 

UMBC offers the following advice to institutions considering embarking on the ACE Internationalization Lab: 

1. ​​Appoint someone to provide administrative support to the Lab committee(s); UMBC hired a graduate assistant for this purpose who proved invaluable in helping to increase Lab participation, collect benchmarking data, and complete UMBC's nearly 200-page self-study
   
2. Include a benchmarking analysis as part of the self-study; UMBC’s study of peer and aspirational peer institutions included data analysis, site visits, and phone interviews with senior international officers at those institutions
   
3. Make this a campus-wide initiative and not just a project of the international office staff; UMBC formed an internationalization steering committee and six subcommittees, which collectively included more than 80 members of its campus community.  
4. Engage committee members beyond the basic work of their committee; UMBC provided funding for several faculty members serving on Lab subcommittees to attend international education meetings and conferences that they would not normally attend