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As American colleges get serious about internationalization, a single institution could sign dozens of overseas partnerships, send hundreds of students abroad, and have faculty members engaged in a thousand or more international research projects. But while a study-abroad office might tally the number of students spending a semester overseas or an academic department might record its research relationships, the University of Cincinnati has developed a single, comprehensive system, known as UCosmic, for tracking the breadth of its international activities and agreements. Join Mitch Leventhal and Daniel J. Ludwig of the University of Cincinnati for the latest in a series of talks on how colleges have tackled some of the basic challenges of internationalizing their campuses.

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The Guests:

Mitch Leventhal is vice provost for international affairs at the University of Cincinnati. The first to hold the position, he has carried out the university's first-ever strategic international plan, sharply increased foreign-student enrollment at Cincinnati, and led a national movement to develop industry standards for international-student recruitment.

Daniel J. Ludwig is the Web developer for the UCosmic system. Mr. Ludwig has been designing Web applications for 10 years and earned an M.S. in information systems from the University of Cincinnati.