Faculty Senate
International Education Council
This page contains the role statement and council charges.
Role statement
The International Education Council serves in an advisory capacity to initiate, review, and recommend policies dealing with the international aspects of the University’s mission and goals. The council serves to advocate the continued internationalization of the University and to maintain review of the University’s various administrative arrangements, policies, and procedures for the conduct of international programs and activities.
The council’s oversight includes internationalization activities on campus including, but not limited to, internationalization of the curriculum and enrichment of the international development and experience of faculty, staff, and students, as well as the University’s presence in other countries and territories.
Charges
2012-13
Peter Krawutschke will serve as the Senate Executive Board representative on IEC.
In addition to the specific responsibilities and functions noted in the International Education Council’s role statement and the work of its committees, the Faculty Senate Executive Board charges the IEC to consider, as a committee of the whole or through the appropriate sub-committee or task force, the following issues:
1. Review the scope and description of the role statement and standing charges and assess the effectiveness of council practices.
2. Collaborate with the Undergraduate Studies Council in examination of general education curriculum specifically in regard to assessment of how well the program prepares students for a global future. Make recommendations for possible general education enhancements related to this issue.
3. Explore mechanisms that may encourage faculty to develop and/or participate in bringing global perspectives to their own areas of teaching and research; recommend and provide avenues of support as needed.
4. Address any continuing or outstanding issues or initiatives as deemed necessary by the council. To the extent possible conclude any outstanding initiative by producing a memorandum of action, report or resolution.
5. Assess and if appropriate make recommendations regarding how WMU is serving the internationalization needs of the community.
6. Monitor curricular, infrastructure and process issues related to WMU students who study abroad as well as international students who study at WMU in conjunction with the Undergraduate Studies Council and/or Graduate Studies Council as appropriate.
- Assess and if appropriate make recommendations regarding how WMU is serving the needs of international students.
7. Review recommendations from the American Council of Education (ACE) Internationalization Laboratory, from both the internal report and the Peer Review report. Evaluate which recommendations can be acted upon by the IEC.
8. Review the structure and function of the Haenicke Institute for Global Education by determining positive and negative aspects then suggesting improvements.
9. IEC Study Abroad Working Group:
- follow up on marketing study (Anne Veeck’s)
- support integration of study abroad into university curricula (particularly general education)
- improve academic consistency of study abroad courses
10. IEC International Student Services Working Group:
- oversee efforts to address linguistic and academic culture problems of international students across the university
11. IEC Faculty Development Working Group:
- Explore ways to increase faculty engagement in international research and internationalization of the curriculum
- Explore new programs to reach faculty members
12. Review the International Education Faculty Development Fund (IEFDF) process and criteria. The International Education Council set up this award and should have a role in monitoring it. (Consider modeling in part on the awards the Research Policies Council gives out.)
13. Review the process for faculty review of curriculum changes within the Haenicke Institute for Global Education.
Note
It is understood the IEC will seek information from and communicate with all administrative offices necessary to carry out its charges, especially the Haenicke Institute for Global Education (HIGE). The IEC is expected to keep the Senate Executive Board apprised of progress, especially in connection with any MOA it may develop and to give advance notice of any action the IEC seeks to place on the Senate agenda, including the final text of any proposed MOA, report or resolution. The Executive Board should also be notified of substantive procedural issues addressed by the IEC. The IEC shall provide a written summary of its progress on the above charges and any other activities undertaken no later than June 30, 2013.