Why Join ΦΒΔ?

  • Tangibly demonstrates the institution's commitment to and support of international education.
  • Provides a forum for international educators to get together on a regular basis to discuss issues relating to international education.
  • Establishes a world-wide network of individuals and institutions committed to promoting international education.
  • Promotes and supports excellence in international programming.
  • Supports institutional goal of internationalizing education by proving recognition, visibility, and quality programming.
  • Demonstrates the importance and significance of international education.
  • Provides a mechanism for bringing together international faculty and students and U.S. faculty and students for meaningful interaction and exchange of ideas.
  • Provides an appropriate vehicle for recognizing individual and institutional excellence in international education.
  • Promotes scholarly research and writing in international education through its journal and newsletter.
  • Promotes and supports the involvement of domestic students in international exchange.
  • Augments and enhances the academic programs of the institution related to international education.
  • Provides a nonpolitical and nonpartisan forum for international educators to get together for an exchange of ideas and information.
  • Provides a campus focus for international endeavors.
  • Encourages achievement and excellence through recognition and monetary awards on the local and international levels.
  • Provides a scholarly and dignified means through its rituals and ceremonies to appropriately recognize achievement and excellence.
  • Encourages and supports cooperation and coordination among the various individuals and offices involved in international exchange.
  • Promotes the enhancement of services to those involved in international exchange.
  • Promotes the exchange of students and scholars by connecting them with officials at other institutions.
  • Encourages joint research and writing by linking international scholars throughout the world.
  • Annually brings together international educators and students for an exchange of research and ideas at its annual conference.
  • Provides an often much-needed link among the various institutional offices and individuals involved in international exchange.
  • Enhances the status of international education on the local and international levels by honoring achievement and excellence.
  • Provides a means to more actively involve upper level administrators in international endeavors.