Abstract
LAST YEAR I concluded a two-year term as the interim director of international education at the University of St. Thomas (UST) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Since returning to my primary role on campus as a tenured faculty member in the Department of Music, and now as chair of the Department of Teacher Education, I've had the time to reflect on how the interim role as an international educator administrator challenged me and changed me. Among the undergraduate degrees represented by the 11 international education staffmembers are Irish studies, English, communication studies, Spanish, Latin American studies, global studies, biology, anthropology, classics, public relations, art history, political science, American studies, quantitative methods, computer systems, and English language and literature-with minors too numerous to list here. [...]UST international education staffmembers have earned graduate degrees and professional certificates in leadership in student affairs, higher education administration, student development, software systems, English, Chinese language proficiency, English as a Foreign Language, Irish studies, social and cultural foundations of education, communication studies, educational leadership, and Spanish linguistics.