“Students are … the products of the university, you’re the output and so I think a lot of students come here because they know that MSU has a strong international program,” Crowder said. “At the end of the day, (students) don’t all get to go overseas and do a study abroad, but there’s lots of opportunities that would need to be explored because I think that every student should have some exposure and get some sort of competencies that make a difference.”

He added he would like to implement a student advisory committee to obtain a better outreach into the student community to hear what kinds of goals are expected to be met.

With more than 6,000 international students and 1,000 international scholars, MSU ranks ninth in international student enrollment nationally.

MSU also has had more students studying abroad compared to any other public university for eight years in a row.

But one particular issue Crowder pointed out that could use further development is sustainability.

“Sustainability is about building human capital, which I don’t think has been done here effectively,” Crowder said.

This lack of creative knowledge to work out an economic value for students could be looked at further if Crowder is chosen as dean of the ISP department.

Decisions will be made some time after the final candidate William F. Fisher, associate provost and dean of Graduate Studies and a professor of international development and social change at Clark University, makes his presentation for the position Nov. 3-5.