Strategic Plan for the Office of Global Engagement
Our Mission and Vision
Mission
As a hub for international education and collaboration, we empower students, faculty, and staff with the experiences and support they need to break down barriers, build global networks, and become problem-solvers who create lasting impact in South Carolina and beyond.
Vision
Our vision is to be the driving force behind campus internationalization, supporting Clemson academic units and their stakeholders as they expand global opportunities. By fostering greater communication and understanding, developing strategic partnerships, strengthening global research networks, and championing accessibility to world-class student experiences, we will ensure Clemson’s international engagement is seamless, transformative, and recognized worldwide.
Our Values
Impact
We amplify Clemson’s international visibility, championing meaningful international experiences that transform lives and communities and elevate our institution’s global presence.
Collaboration
We foster bridge-building across local and global networks, serving as a catalyst to expand international engagement.
Adaptability
We embrace change with resilience, proactively improving services to meet evolving global and local challenges.
Reliability
We support our stakeholders with integrity, ensuring transparent, consistent, and student-centered service that stakeholders can trust.
Excellence
We uphold global leadership by setting the standard for global engagement, ensuring seamless, innovative, and high-quality support for students, faculty, and partners.
Our Goals
Goal 1 – Student Experience
Improve the Clemson student experience through exceptional support, resources, and engagement opportunities for both outbound education abroad.
1.1 Increase education abroad participation and impact.
1.2 Provide clear and prompt guidance and service on immigration-related issues.
1.3. Support students through clear and consistent communication, including effective orientation sessions and periodic outreach tailored to student needs.
Goal 2 – Research
Catalyze strategic international collaborations that support the Clemson research enterprise and create synergies across all Clemson mission areas.
2.1 Develop strategic partnership clusters supporting multiple Clemson units and multiple mission areas (teaching, research and service).
2.2 Support international faculty research collaborations that contribute to growth of research expenditures and build self-sustaining institutional linkages.
Goal 3 – Operational / Internal Process
Align Office of Global Engagement (OGE) staffing, processes, roles and resources both internally and with external stakeholder expectations.
3.1 Clearly define OGE's scope of services for staff and stakeholders.
3.2 Optimize internal processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
3.3. Maximize predictability of staff roles, stability of staffing and efficiency of staff time.
Goal 4 – Communication
Provide clear, consistent, and inspiring information to stakeholders to strengthen international engagement and collaboration, and to increase visibility of internationalization efforts to the campus and community.
4.1 Improve the reach and persistence of OGE's online presence.
