This week’s reading on global strategies showed us how difficult it is to introduce change into a cultural that is not use to change. When forced with a state wide demographic situation, change needs to be initiated from the top down and all around. In the Ohio reading, Ohio University: Global Strategy & Internationalization at Ohio, Ohio University shows us that the demographics of age in Ohio is affecting the workforce, with not enough young people in the state to do certain jobs. Ohio is in need of keeping young talented workers in their state because the population in Ohio is currently one of the slowest growing states in term of growth in population. The state is depending on immigration to sustain the quality of life for its people.

Being an innovator, Ohio University is embracing immigrants to share their knowledge and cultural within their schools so that students, professors and the administration at Ohio University can become globally aware and succeed at producing talented and global leaders. Ohio University has tapped into this market to help its program of internationalization and globalization.

Ohio University has defined globalization as “All activities that the University operationalizes to achieve its vision, some of which are targeted international activities” (p.12).

Ohio defined internationalization as “targeted activities that strengthen the menu of academic programs, experiences and supporting priorities for Ohio to be global” (p.12).

From a state situation that needed an answer, to a University that needed to be globalized, came a solution that not only benefited the state but has benefited the university as well, which in turn will benefit the students and the economy. This seems to be a win win for all.