International Education Committee
December 13, 2006 Minutes
Present: McAndrews, Chair; Ahmed; Hench; Koppelman;
Reithel; Rizvi
Absent: Berry; Devine; Macias-Gonzalez; Poulton
Excused: Howard
Consultants: Kraemer; Lokken; Sieber, Reynertson
- The meeting was called to order at 7:50 am. Kent
Koppelman took the minutes. Minutes for the October 11 and November 8
meetings were approved.
- The chair introduced the issue of defining and
determining an approval process for an ongoing program. Committee members
agreed that ongoing programs did not need annual approval. We also discussed
what would constitute a significant change in a travel program that would
require submission of a new proposal.
- The Committee agreed that we should develop a simple
form to be submitted by ongoing programs. McAndrews will draft a form to
submit to the committee at a future meeting.
- The Office of international Education (OIE)
representatives asked the committee if they felt they should monitor
noncredit trips, especially those involving service learning. The committee
discussed this issue.
M/S/P that all UW-La Crosse study
abroad experiences including noncredit and service learning experiences submit a
proposal for review by the International Education Committee.
Sieber agreed to draft a form
that could be used by noncredit proposals. She will submit this to the committee
for approval at a future meeting.
- The committee discussed a survey sent with the agenda
for this meeting that would assess the needs of international students at
UW-La Crosse. Rizvi noted that he was involved in a student survey of
international students for a class, and Lokken suggested that the OIE could
make copies of this survey’s findings available to committee members. It was
suggested that the committee meet with the officers of the International
Student Organization to discuss their perceptions of needs of international
students on our campus. Lokken suggested meeting for lunch on a Friday and
that OIE would pay for the food. The committee will send representatives to
serve as a subcommittee and report back to the full committee.
- Meeting was adjourned at 8:50 am. Next meeting is
on Feb. 14 at 7:45 am in Room 432 Wimberly Hall.
Submitted by
Kent Koppelman