AS-725-07/CEPC

International Education Committee (IEC)

CHARGE

Mission

The International Education Committee (IEC) explores and develops the international connections of CSULB.  With broad and diverse representation, the IEC encourages links among those with common interests in international affairs or particular global regions and helps sustain their efforts.  The Committee supports the work of the Center for International Education, which helps coordinate and promote study abroad programs as well as student and faculty exchanges; facilitates affiliations with universities outside the U.S.; and works with international students at CSULB.  By fostering the internationalization of the curriculum and encouraging international experience among the faculty, the IEC makes an ongoing contribution to global education at CSULB. In these and other ways, the International Education Committee helps our campus realize its potential for world-wide recognition as a leading center for international education.

Charge

The duties of the International Education Committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Working with colleges and departments to encourage and facilitate development of international curricula and academic programs;

2. Supporting the work of IEC subcommittees as related to particular aspects of international education;

3. Developing and supporting internationally related programs and activities across campus, both separately and through collaboration with a wide variety of offices and services;

4. Formulating and drafting policy statements concerning international education, in cooperation with the CSULB Center for International Education (CIE), for recommendation to the Curriculum and Educational Policies (CEP) Council;

5. Reviewing proposed global linkages with institutions of higher education from other institutions, and serving as a recommending body to the assistant vice president of International Education and Global Engagement, as well as to the provost and the president, regarding the creation of exchange agreements with these institutions; and

6. Submitting an annual report of the committee's activities to the chair of the Curriculum and Educational Policies Council (CEPC).

Membership

1. Provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs or designee

2. Dean, University College and Extension Services or designee

3. Assistant vice president, International Education & Global Engagement

4. Senior director, Center for International Education

5. Associate director, Career Development Center (CDC)

6. Director, Center for Community Engagement (CCE) or designee

7. Director, Faculty Center for Professional Development

8. Development Coordinator of Instructional Technology or designee

9. CSULB representative to the CSU Academic Council on International Programs (ACIP)

10. One (1) representative from Housing and Residential Life appointed by the vice president for Student Services

11. One (1) representative from Student Life and Development appointed by the vice president for Student Services

12. One (1) representative from the International Community Council

13. Two (2) tenured or tenure track or lecturer faculty members from each college, four (4) from the College of Liberal Arts, and one (1) from the University Library and Academic Technology Services recommended by the Academic Senate Nominating Committee

14. Up to six (6) additional faculty members for at-large positions, as recommended by the Academic Senate Nominating Committee, in consultation with the Steering Group of the IEC

15. One (1) staff member, selected by the Staff Council

16. Two (2) students, selected by the Associated Students, Inc.

17. One (1) member of the Curriculum and Educational Policies Council selected by the council, who should also be a member of the International Education Committee if possible; if an individual with dual membership is not available, the council member becomes a non-voting member of the International Education Committee.

Staggered terms of membership shall be three years, with eligibility for reappointment

Governance
The committee shall annually elect a chair, vice chair, recorder, and member at large.  The Steering Group shall be composed of the individuals holding the above named roles, along with those in the ex officio positions of AVP, International Education & Global Engagement and the Senior director, the Center for International Education.

Revised: 11/15/07