International Education Committee (IEC)

	International Education Committee (IEC)

Standing Committee of the CSULB Academic Senate (Reporting to the CSULB Curriculum and Educational Policies Council)

CSULB International Education Initiative

Vision Statement

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; organizes affiliations with foreign universities; 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

Work with colleges and departments to encourage and facilitate development of international courses and curricula; coordinate the CSULB Incentive Program for Internationalizing the Curriculum;
Appoint and coordinate the work of special subcommittees as related to particular aspects of international education;
Formulate and draft policy statements concerning international education, in cooperation with the CSULB Center for International Education (CIE), for the Educational Policies (EP) Council.
Submit an annual report of the committee's activities to the Chair of the Educational Policies Council (EP).

Governance and Membership

There shall be a Steering Group comprised of the Chair/Co-chairs, the Director of the Center for International Education, and at least one other committee member appointed by the co-chairs/chair and the Director of the CIE and approved by the International Education Committee. Each College and the University Library shall have a minimum of one member on the International Education Committee. Those members, as well as members-at-large (including students and staff), shall be appointed by the committee's Steering Group, in consultation with the dean of each College/Library. Terms of membership shall be three years, with eligibility for reappointment.

The Chair/Co-Chairs shall be elected annually by the committee, with no limit to terms of service.

Year End Reports (downloadable as Microsoft Word Documents) 1998-99; 1999-2000; 2000-01; 2001-02; 2002-03; 2003-04; 2004-05; 2005-06.

Committee Members 2006 - 2007

Faculty Voting Members
Bilici, Hamdi (Vice Chair) - Business Administration
Blazey, Michael - Health and Human Services
Druzgalski, Chris - Engineering

Fernandez, Esteban - Natural Sciences and Mathematics (At-Large)

Finney, Malcolm - Arts

Fleming, Craig - Theatre Arts (At-Large)
Haesly, Richard - Liberal Arts
Haglund, Elaine -(Co-chair) Education
Ji, Yu - Arts
Lu, Bei - Engineering

Luevano, Susan - Library
Martin, Catherine - National Sciences and Mathematics (Lecturer)
Martin, Claire- Liberal Arts (At-Large)
McEneaney, Elizabeth- (Recorder) Liberal Studies
Medora, Nilufer - Health and Human Services
Nord, Leslie - Liberal Arts

Pavri, Shreen - Education

Rivera-Chang, Jose - Arts

Silveira, Carlos - Arts

Smith, Edward - Business Administration
Vatter, Sherry - Liberal Arts (At-Large)

Velcic, Vlatka - Liberal Arts (At-Large)

Zhang, Mason - Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Student Voting Members

Kawabe, Ryoko - Interdisciplinary Studies
Sandoval, Piero - Industrial Design

Ex-Officio Voting Members

Allen, Terre - Faculty Center for Professional Development

Browne, Elson - Housing and Residential Life

Curtis, Ken - International Education

George, Simon - International Community Council

Jensen, Nathan - Center for International Education

Jensen, Rod - University College and Extension Services

Lee, Robin - Career Development Center

Lewis, Paul - International Education
Lindsay, Cecile - Academic Affairs

Menard-Fulthorp, Carol - Student Life and Development

Olson, Sharon - Staff Council
Reis, Raul - CSU Academic Council for International Programs (ACIP)

Liaison to the Curriculum and Educational Policies Council (CEP Council)

Scotton, Paul - Comparative World Literature and Classics

Adjunct Members

Groff, Rebecca - Student Athlete Services

Hurley, Jennie - President’s Scholars Center
Jackson, Duan - University Honors Program

Portnoi, Laura - Education (Lecturer)

Williams, Emyr - Co-Chair, Study Abroad Committee

Meeting Schedule: First Friday of the month, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Subcommittees:

The work of the International Education Committee is significantly advanced by the endeavors of its various subcommittees, one of which is the Study Abroad Subcommittee that focuses on expanding the opportunities for students either to study, serve, or intern in another country.

Most of the subcommittees, however, are formed by faculty and staff who represent an interest and expertise in a particular region of the world. The primary purposes of these area-study subcommittees are to promote knowledge of the particular area, as appropriate, through curriculum development, specific short-term study-abroad courses, cultural events, panel discussions, films, etc., and through liaisons with the surrounding community.

The following list represents the current set of international subcommittees. (Underlined names represent the chairs/co-chairs.)

Study Abroad and Student Exchange (Steve Fleck, Emyr Williams, Jutte Birmele, Albie Burke, Cecilia Fidora, BONNIE Gasior, Richard Haesly, Elaine Haglund, Jacob Hamblin, Jeff High, Jayne Howell, Paul Lewis, Michael Lovorn, Claire Martin, Sharon Olson, Gina Piane, Laura Portnoi, Matthew Quirk, Dimitrii Sidorov, Inemesit Williams, Tianwei Xie)

Area/Regional Subcommittees:

Africa: Alosi Moloi, Ikaweba Bunting, Ken Curtis, Elaine Haglund, Linda Olsen Levy, Paul Lewis, Bede Ssensalo, Laura Portnoi, Joanne Tortarici Luna, Aaron Wilson, Lionel Mandy, Scott Wilson
East Asia: Tim Xie and He Yan, Shuhua An, Teresa Chen, Jennifer Grey, Yu Ji, Paul Lewis, Xiaoping Liang, Ping Liu, Feng-ying Ming, Linda Olson-Levy, Xuemei Liu, Scott Wilson, Jeffrey Winters, Mason Zhang
European Studies: Carlo Chiarenza , Tom Frazier, Bonnie Gasior. Cora Goldstein, Jeffrey High, Larry
Martinez, Caitlin Murdock, Chuck Noble, Larry Nolan, Don Schwartz, David Shafer, Dmitrii
Sidorov,Clyde Stoltenberg, Vlatka Velcic
Latin America: Norma Chinchilla, Alicia del Campo, and Jayne Howell: Luis Arroyo, Roland E. Bush, Margaret Costa, Alejandra Cox Edwards, Grace Delgado, Bonnie Gasior, Liesl Haas, Gary Hytrek, Catherine Komisaruk , Javier Lopez-Zetina , Claire E. Martin , Carlos Piar, Jill Pinkney-Pastrana (on leave 2004-2005), Raul Reís, Victor Rodríguez , José Sanchez-H, Lisa Sedrez, Anna Sandoval, Carlos Silveira, John Tsuchida
Middle East/Near East: Houri Berberian and Sherry Vatter, Elizabeth Dahab, Dennis Kortheur, Paul Lewis, Sophia Pandya, Sharlene Sayegh, Diane Steigerwald
South Asia: Bipasha Baruah and Jyotsna Pattnaik, Simon George, Arnold Kaminsky, Mohammad Khan, Linda Olson Levy, Paul Lewis, Jyotsna Pattnai, Namika Raby, Colin Rasmussen, Shoaib Waheed

Faculty and staff members are encouraged to join any of the subcommittees by contacting the Chair of the International Education Committee, the office of the Director of International Programs, or any member of the subcommittees.