The 6th Biennial International Business Institute for Community College Faculty

14-19 May 2005
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Program Evaluation

The 6th Biennial International Business Institute for Community College Faculty is a unique professional development program designed specifically for community and technical college faculty. The aim of the Institute is to provide participants with the knowledge, experience and resources they need to internationalize general business courses and/or develop specialized international business courses at the two-year college level.



This year's program was once again a huge success. 49 business faculty attended the Institute from community and technical colleges representing the following states/countries:

Alabama Arizona California Colorado Florida Georgia Iowa Indiana Kansas Michigan

New York New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Washington Wisconsin Canada - Ontario and Nova Scotia

were hosted at Michigan State University for the IBI Conference.

The hosting and banquet facilities were provided by Michigan State University's premier Hospitality/Business learning laboratory, the Kellog Hotel and Conference Center.

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The International Business (IB) Institute is a unique professional development program that is designed specifically for community and technical college faculty. This webcast provides a brief overview of the 6th IB Institute held in 2005. The program has over 350 community college faculty graduates and has had an estimated national impact of 100,000 students over the past decade. The consensus among conference participants was that the program provided an increased appreciation and knowledge of globalization issues facing businesses today and a furthering of their knowledge in the international business spectrum. Overall, the IB Institute intends to provide participants with the knowledge, experience, and resources they need to internationalize general business courses and develop specialized international business courses or programs at the two-year college level.

For information about the previous IB Institutes, please visit:
2003 IB Institute
2001 IB Institute
1999 IB Institute
1997 IB Institute

The 6th Biennial International Business Institute for Community College Faculty was co-sponsored by CIBERs at Florida, Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Kansas, Memphis, Michigan State, Ohio State, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Temple, UCLA, Washington, and Wisconsin and Center for Advanced Studies of International Development (CASID) at MSU, Women and International Development Program at MSU, and the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE)