1. A Holistic Approach to Creating a Center for
International Education
1. Pre-Community Mapping: Include Key Stakeholders,
Setting a Vision, Establishing Goals.
2. Community Mapping: Identifying Assets, Networks, and
Opportunities
3. Identifying & Evaluating: Program Pros, Program Grows,
Program Opportunities, and Program Challenges
4. Developing Buy-In: Cultivating Relationships with Faculty,
Administrators, Staff, Students, & Local Community
Members
5. Maintaining Momentum: Throughout this process, you
must continually nurture and expand partnerships.
Consider your vision, goals, and outcomes of your
community mapping and recruit new stakeholders who
can help you achieve them.
 Darren Grosch, Director of International Education
Otis College of Art & Design
dgrosch@otis.edu