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Office of Global Strategies

109 McMahon Hall

Phone: 202-319-6010

Web: http://global-strategies.catholic.edu

Email: global-strategies@cua.edu

Education Abroad (CUAbroad)

Director, Robert Dowden

Intensive English Program (IEP)

Director, Sister Margaret Andrew Baker

International Relations

Officer, Maricy Schmitz

Rome Center

Director, Alessia Noro

Mission Statement

The Office of Global Strategies (OGS)’s mission is to foster a sense of international community that builds on the university's strong intellectual and Catholic mission. OGS advances the international character of the university by promoting, supporting, and developing a wide range of international and intercultural educational opportunities for members of the Catholic University community. OGS coordinates and facilitates university-wide global education by sponsoring international exchanges of students and faculty and serving as a resource for departments and schools on campus that undertake international initiatives.

OGS includes three units. The Education Abroad unit (CUAbroad) develops and administers global educational opportunities overseas for students in coordination with the University’s academic and administrative units and other institutions in the U.S. and abroad. OGS also manages the Rome Center, where students are able not only to take Catholic University courses but also to immerse themselves in the Eternal City. The Intensive English Program (IEP) is an ESL academic program for undergraduate and graduate students who need to increase their English language proficiency before or after admission to a degree-granting program at The Catholic University of America. OGS is also one of the pillars of the Institute for Latin American and Iberian Institutes (ILAIS).

Services

The Office of Global Strategies provides the following services to the Catholic University community:

  • Provides university-wide international strategic vision
  • Issues university-wide guidelines and standards (i.e., overseas crisis management, health, safety, and liability overseas)
  • Promotes best practices in matters of education abroad
  • Manages a portfolio of university-wide international agreements and Memoranda of Understanding
  • Oversees the welcome of international visiting scholars, including Fulbright scholars, and visiting delegations
  • Acts as a clearinghouse for Catholic University international programs and services
  • Manages Catholic University’s International Travel Registry and associated requests for international health and emergency evacuation insurance
  • Supports schools in their efforts to internationalize their curricula
  • Trains staff and faculty on overseas program management
  • Issues the International Student and Teacher Identity Cards (ISIC and ITIC)
  • Administers a variety of education abroad programs around the globe (short-term, semester/year long, internships)
  • Provides international students, scholars, and faculty with immigration-related advising and cultural programming

CUAbroad (Education Abroad)

110 McMahon

Phone: 202-319-6010

Web: http://cuabroad.catholic.edu

Email: cua-cuabroad@cua.edu

Director, Robert Dowden, dowden@cua.edu

CUAbroad, the education abroad unit of the Office of Global Strategies, develops and administers international educational opportunities through collaboration with Catholic University faculty and academic and administrative units, as well as institutions in the US and abroad. Students may select from semester, academic year, summer, and spring break study abroad options or pursue international internships. CUAbroad provides advising on program selection and credit transfer, pre-departure and re-entry services, international health insurance, the International Student ID Card, and information on scholarships and grants.

Intensive English Program (IEP)

109 McMahon Hall

Phone:202-319-5229

Web: http://iep.catholic.edu

Email: bakermar@cua.edu

Director, Sister Margaret Andrew Baker, bakermar@cua.edu

Established in 1983, this English language training program is for international undergraduate and graduate students whose application to an academic program needs the support of further instruction in English, with special emphasis on academic English.