College of Arts and Sciences International Committee

Mission

To define and promote the global dimensions of the College's mission to ignite and sustain a passion for learning and discovery.

Objectives

  • Facilitate the implementation of the strategic internationalization goals of the college.
  • Pursue all aspects of comprehensive internationalization as defined by the American Council of Education's Center for International Engagement.
  • Promote internationalization of the curriculum and CAS global learning outcomes.
  • Determine ways to engender faculty development in various aspects of internationalization.
  • Work with the marketing office to disseminate information about global activities in CAS.
  • Promote faculty and student research with global content.
  • Encourage international student and inclusion, engagement and retention.
  • Collaborate with HIGE on dual and joint degree programs in the college.
  • Work with the Office of Study Abroad to develop and support quality study abroad programs and to better integrate them into programs of study.
  • Act as a liaison with the Haenicke Institute for Global Education.

Organizational aspects

  • Members should include representatives from the humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences, and interdisciplinary programs.
  • Meet monthly.
  • Elect a chair and rotate responsibility for taking minutes.
  • Report to responsible CAS Associate Dean.
  • Maintain communications with HIGE and the International Education Council of the Faculty Senate.

Committee details as of Oct. 2018.