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2003-2004 Meeting Minutes

IAC Mtg - October 13, 2003
 
1.     Peace Corps Fellows-USA Program Update - Gil

• The University of Oregon’s program is funded by Americorps.  Gil met with Amy Spring over the summer and learned that Americorp funds involve a lot of paperwork and the money is not given until after the work is completed.
• We need look into ways to fund this program. 
  • One idea is to contact the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and ask if there can be 2-3 graduate tuition remissions for students to work with faculty to find funding for the program
  • The PSU program could be housed in:  School of Ed (international education area), Urban & Public Affairs or Social Work
  • Possible linkages include the International Cultural Services Board or the Provost’s Sustainability Initiative
  • Another idea would be to ask returned Peace Corps volunteers to donate funds for PSU’s program 

2.     Meeting with Deans this summer– Devorah

• Devorah with either Gil or Duncan visited each of the Deans this summer to present the Internationalization Goals.  In addition to receiving all four goal matrices, they were also given a summary of the actions in which the deans were listed as the responsible party.
• They were all very supportive of the initiative and the goals and said they would do what they could in the current fiscal environment.
• They were asked to think about what activities they could do that do not require funds.
• The goals will be addressed again in the CADS meetings this year.

3.     Global Access Project (GAP) – Gil

• The goal of this project is to bring the State Dept info and/or officials to the campuses, and to increase the amount of students pursuing careers in international affairs.
• Some State Dept officials were on campus for a September 11th Commemoration.  They spoke about homeland security issues and we expressed our concerns over the new Student Visa restrictions.
• We would like to have some State Dept officials come to PSU for International Week this November (Canada Week falls on the same week this year) to speak about Western Hemisphere issues.  However, it is difficult to confirm their participation in advance.
• We would also like to have some State Dept officials participate in PSU’s International Studies Colloquium to speak about U.S. decisions on foreign policy.

4.     Japanese Studies Institute & How to Internationalize Your Campus - Gil

• Phil Jenks participated in the Japanese Studies Institute in San Diego last spring and is now talking to University Studies about weaving an international theme into their courses.
• The Japanese Studies Institute talked about integrating internationalization into the curriculum but they did not address how to do it.
• We could offer them feedback on that particular area of their institute and then ask for funds to help them create a module on how to integrate internationalization into the curriculum

5.     Global Learning for All – Duncan

• PSU participated in three conference calls this summer with the other participating institutions
• The Provost was also part of an ACE panel last week where she spoke about internationalization in a time of limited resources.  She indicated that the fact internationalization is a Presidential initiative gives PSU critical leverage.
• We need to be strategic in setting a timeline for internationalization to be integrated into the markers.
  • We first need to refine the internationalization learning goals before we approach the Educational Policy Committee.  Jon M., Sandra and David will work on refining the goals.
  • Then we will invite the chair of Educational Policy Committee, Paul Latiolais, to the IAC meeting, tell them why internationalization should be part of the markers, and then ask them to do it by a certain date.

6.     Diversity Events 03-04 - Devorah

• This year’s Focus on Diversity Series was coordinated and sponsored by both the Diversity Action Council and the IAC.  The quarterly themes include:  Native American Tradition and Culture, Japanese-U.S. Relations, and Caribbean Culture.
  • We would like to market this series to faculty so they can integrate the sessions into their courses and give their students extra credit if they attend.  Marketing ideas:
    • International Studies Program and Institute for Japanese Studies listservs
    • Email department chairs
    • Target emails to faculty whose courses involve these topics.  Devorah will email the IAC and ask them if they know of any particular faculty we should contact
• This year, the Diversity Film Fest is part of the Global Village program in the Resident Halls.  There will be one film a month shown in the halls and students will be able to earn one credit after submitting a reflective paper.  Priya Kapoor is the faculty of record and two graduate students will facilitate the discussions and evaluate the papers.
• Sandra indicated that they broadcasted the International Channel on campus this summer and maybe they could do it year round in the resident halls.

7.     IAC Membership – Duncan

• There are some faculty who have expressed interest in being on the IAC.  So we will send an email to all IAC members asking them if they want to remain on the council.  The list of possible IAC members will then be forwarded to the President. 
• Areas that should be represented on the IAC include Admissions, International Education Services and Student Development
• Jon J. has spoken with the International Student Organizations and they have said they are interested in forming an IAC advisory group of international students. 
• He will go forward with the organizations and report back at the next IAC meeting.

8.     Writing Center Fees - Gil

• Due to the budget cuts, the Writing Center now requires a $5 fee for each 30-minute session.  This will be a hardship to all students but especially international students since they may require more assistance with their writing.
• IAC will draft a memo to the Provost outlining the hardship to international students, legal issues and contradiction to university goals. 

9.     IAC’s Agenda/Priorities for 03-04 - Duncan

• The following subcommittee will meet to outline and prioritize IAC’s agenda for this year and report back at the next IAC meeting:  Judy, Jon J., Kim, and Duncan.
• One agenda item will be to establish more intentional international relationships / partnerships with Asian institutions.

IAC Mtg - October 27, 2003

1. International Education Week - Abeer Etefa

• The following daily events will take place the week of 11/17-11/21/03
  • Monday, 11/17, 12-1:30 pm in 238 SMU – Guest speaker from the State Dept: “Overview of US Policy Toward Latin America/Caribbean: Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Cuba and Haiti” by Robert Zimmerman, Department of State
  • Tuesday, 11/18, 1-3 pm in 204 URBN - Videoconference through the GAP Project: “Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction” by Juliet A. Smith, Foreign Affairs Officer, Dept of State Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of Nonproliferation
  • Wednesday, 11/19, 11-3 pm in SMU Parkway North - International Information Fair
  • Thursday, 11/20, 7 pm in 340 LH - Opening Night of the Arctic Refuge Photo Exhibition by Subhankar Banerjee (Exhibit at PSU 11/20-12/12)
  • Friday, 11/21, 7-9 pm in SMU Ballroom – Benefit concert: “Rhythm ‘Round The World” featuring Sir James McDonald Youth Bagpipe Band, Capoeira Regional - Afro-Brazilian Martial Art Dance, Korean Dance & Drum, & PSU International Student Groups
• We will be inviting other Portland schools (Lewis & Clark, PCC, PPS)
• The events will be listed on the OIA webpage and the CAE Event calendar
• It was suggested that the Resident Halls’ Global Village program be invited and/or involved in some way.

2. IAC Priorities for 03-04 – subcommittee has been unable to meet so they will report out at the next IAC meeting on 11/10

3. International Learning Goals & Markers

• Jon M., Sandra & David Loewi met to start refining the student learning goals that Duncan & Gil drafted for the Global Learning for All project
• The following suggestions were given on refining the goals further:
  • We should use verbs that assist teachers in knowing how to assess the learning goals or determine whether their students have met the goals. However, it was later discussed that devising a vehicle for assessment of these goals may not be necessary at this point since the current markers are very broad.
  • We want to determine students’ international awareness between their first and fourth years at PSU. We want them to recognize and respect the value of being internationally aware.
  • It was suggested that the goals be narrowed down to four areas: culture, communication, environment & economics
• The subcommittee will continue to refine the goals and report out at the next IAC meeting.
• Then we will discuss a strategic plan for presenting them to the Educational Policy Committee so internationalization can be implemented into markers

4. IAC Membership 03-04

• Dick Sapp, Grant Farr & Doug Hall are no longer on the IAC
• Representatives from SBA, CECS & UPA will be determined.
• Phil Jenks from University Studies is now on the IAC

5. International Minigrants - The minigrant proposals are due on 11/24. This year the total minigrant budget is $10,000 with a maximum of $1000 award per person

6. Jim Henson, WSU VP for International Affairs, will attend the 11/10 IAC meeting

• Dr. Henson and WSU have 10 years of strategic thinking around internationalizing the campus. He can discuss the framework on how to think about international connections.

7. International Student Advisory Group for IAC - Jon J. is currently writing the charge and will report out at the next IAC meeting.

IAC Mtg - November 10, 2003

1. New IAC members: Phil Jenks, University Studies and Judy Redder, Graduate Student.

2. Guest Speaker: Jim Henson, Acting Director of the International Projects Office since 1978, Washington State University,

• WSU examined the overall university approach to internationalizing a campus. They looked at what the institutions were doing, why they were doing it and what was successful or not successful.
• They also looked at international educational partnerships and defined what both an international and U.S. university would expect from a partnership.
• In 1989 they started doing research on the definition of internationalization and how to know if an institution is internationalized. They surveyed several institutions for the following information:
  • They realized that the internationalization effort has to be patterned to each individual institution and that it commonly happens haphazardly instead of strategically.
  • Several institutions said the “right words” about internationalizing the campus but when they were asked about what they were actually doing, their actions didn’t match their words.
  • Institutions’ commitment to internationalization ranged from 14% very high; 33% high; 39% moderate; 12% low; 1% none. Although the commitment was there, funds were often not committed or readily available.
  • The areas of inputs important for internationalization included 94-91% faculty interest/support, funds, central administrative support and 70-76% department support, faculty incentives/rewards
    • A high percentage of faculty incorporated their international experience into their courses and felt that it improved their research and peer recognition
    • The faculty generally did not feel that it negatively impact their tenure and promotion process or funding (i.e. off campus for a quarter or more)
    • The institutions indicated that faculty incentives and rewards were very important to the success of internationalizing their campuses. Specifically competitive mini-grant programs that assist faculty who incorporate internationalization into their curriculum and collaborate with international colleagues.
    • Senior administrative commitment, funding, and oral presentation were also shown as important but they did not normally include internationalization in the tenure and promotion process.
  • Successful institutions integrated their international process into the general education program with study abroad students going into classes and acting as a stimulus to internationalize students.
  • They found that a successful internationalization program needs to be a integrated multi-component system
  • Organization of international programs/ activities included 46% having a centralized office and 29% having multiple offices addressing different components each having university-wide responsibility.
• WSU’s strategy (for a global land-grant university) involves having core university programs/competencies along with strategic alliances and partnerships in other countries to strengthen those programs.
• They have articulated and collaborative education programs with their institution and a partner institution where faculty are members of both institutes
• The WSU Report is available in East Hall. The original Internationalization Working Group used it to draft the first goals and recommendations.
• Questions/discussion between Dr. Henson and IAC members:
  • Unsuccessful institutions say the words but do not provide funding, do not incorporate it into the curriculum and send fewer students overseas.
  • Internationalization for non-traditional students usually involves short-term faculty led international experiences. But research shows that the impact is greater with a long-term experience.
  • Internationalizing a campus should/must be student driven. But there needs to be a supportive infrastructure to allow student access to the administration
  • PSU needs to learn how to keep things going in low budget times. It is important to have a base budget for international programs (like WSU)
  • WSU began with revenue generating activities and then worked on institutionalizing the international process. They also taught faculty project management and how to write proposals for funding.
  • PSU offers WSU a different perspective as an urban university.

3. Agenda Items for next meeting on 11/24

• International learning goals – first on 11/24 agenda
• IAC priorities subcommittee meets next week and will report out at the 11/24 meeting.
• The Internationalization Initiatives’ transition after Devorah’s departure

IAC Mtg - November 24, 2003

1. New IAC Members: Tom Gillpatrick (SBA) & Jim Morris (ECE)

2. International Education Week - Abeer Etefa

• The events throughout the week were well attended overall.
  • Monday’s event had to be cancelled because presenter was in a car accident.
  • Tuesday’s videoconference had low attendance partly due to the space available. Some K-12 classes wanted to attend but there was not enough room for an entire class of students.
  • Wednesday’s Information Fair had about 300 attendees which is more than year’s past. Having it in the cafeteria increased attendance.
  • Thursday’s photo exhibit opening had about 40-50 people in attendance.
  • Friday’s “Rhythm Around the World” event involved different international bands. That same day, about 30 study abroad students also spoke to Portland Public School students about their country visits.
• Next year, OIA would like to advertise on a bulletin board and highlight international students.
  • Other ways to advertise could include using a bulletin board in University Studies’ and notifying UNST faculty at their retreat.
  • They should also send the info to both dept chairs/deans and their assistants.

3. The transition after Devorah's departure - Duncan

• Devorah has accepted the position as Provost at Wagner College on Staten Island and will be leaving PSU by 12/31.
• The President and Provost have decided to have Gil take over the coordination and facilitation of the International Initiative.
• The IAC would like the initiative and Gil to continue to report to the President.

4. Debriefing: Jim Henson's presentation on 11/10 & future presentations

• The WSU presentation was very interesting but there were no new ideas that would apply to PSU since we are not a land grant university with that type of funding.
  • Maybe PSU should fund somebody’s FTE who would be primarily devoted to getting funding for internationalization.
  • If anyone wants to see the WSU report, please contact Shelly. (Christine currently has it)
• The IAC would like to have other speakers come to the IAC meetings or speak to the whole university.
  • It should be somebody that can help us with the next steps, perhaps a workshop on grant funding. Proposed speakers include:
    • Jack Bantawater, past OUS Vice Chancellor and past OSU VP for International Affairs
    • Steve Loughlin, Sacco San Diego (could be $1000/day)
    • Linda Bunney-Sarhard, California State, Stanislaus (could be $1000/day)
    • Somebody from a cohort urban university such as Georgia State
    • Somebody from the Global Learning for All project.

5. International Student Learning Goals - latest draft from subcommittee.

• The subcommittee started with the 10 goals that Duncan & Gil drafted for the Global Learning for All project. They have now narrowed them down to four goals to be consisted for the markers.
• They will further refine the goals for the 12/8 IAC meeting when Terry Rhodes and Paul Latiolais from the Educational Policies Committee will attend to discuss the markers:
• It was suggested that internationalization should be part of the e-portfolio. Perhaps the Vice Provost of International Affairs should be on the committee.

6. IAC Priorities for 03-04 - report from subcommittee

• The subcommittee reviewed the four International Goal matrices and tried to find the activities that are free or are so important that they also must be included.
• They also looked at the activities that are done, in progress or still to be arranged.
• The IAC should review the priorities list and let the subcommittee know if they included too much, not enough, etc.

7. International Student Advisory Group for IAC - Jon J.

• Jon distributed a first draft of the charge for the proposed International Student Advisory Group and asked for feedback from the IAC.

IAC Meeting - December 8, 2003

1. International Student Learning Goals & the Baccalaureate Markers - discussion with Terry Rhodes & Paul Latiolais

• Status of the markers – The past University Planning Council was restructured into the Educational Policy Committee (EPC), which was primarily recreated to work on the markers.
  • Last March, the Faculty Senate approved the idea of having markers but the details of the actual markers still need to be worked out. So this is the perfect time for the IAC to join the markers discussion.
  • The EPC’s goal is to engage the faculty in a discussion about the markers and to get consensus about student outcomes. They want faculty buy-in and to get something meaningful out of the discussions.
  • The EPC gave the senate a questionnaire to see where the conversation is going and then they plan to present their recommendations at the end of the year. They plan to:
    • Identify three main markers (i.e. oral, written, quantitative literacy)
    • Submit an initial proposal about what markers to consider in the future and what edits should be made.
  • PSU’s draft markers are purposely broad, are meant to be expectations not academic requirements and should serve as a promise to students on what they will have upon receiving a degree at PSU.
  • They’d like to connect the markers to what is already being assessed instead of creating more things to be assessed.
• Internationalization could either be integrated into several current markers and/or be a separate marker which could show more of it’s importance. Examples:
  • Oral communication – could include English and another language
  • Problem solving – could include using resources from outside of the U.S.
  • Human Experience – should be clearer about the words diverse (could mean domestic or international) and global (could imply only commerce).
• IAC could join the discussions during Winter Quarter in February or early March. The weekly meetings will be set the first week of January and Paul will forward the schedule to Duncan.
• The next IAC meeting should include a discussion on identifying what assessment is already being done that could meet possible internationalization markers.

2. The transition after Devorah's departure - Gil

• The reporting structure and support for the internationalization initiative has not been discussed yet. But Gil will meet with Devorah next week.
• The IAC would like Gil to have direct access to the President and to have the IAC be a permanent body.
• Duncan is going on sabbatical Spring 2004 so the IAC leadership during that time will also need to be discussed.

3. IAC Priorities for 03-04 - report from subcommittee & edits from IAC -- The subcommittee met again and Duncan will distribute their report at the next IAC meeting.

4. International Student Advisory Group for IAC - Jon J.

• There are about 14 students who have expressed an interest. We expect a core group of about 5-6 of them to lead the group and keep it going.
• At this point, the Multicultural Center Director will direct the group. But if the person in that position is unavailable, the Vice Provost for International Affairs will appoint somebody to oversee the group.
• The IAC made a few edits and approved the following IAC Student Advisory Group Charge:
  • That the student advisory group be a primary partner and sounding board for the official IAC.
  • That the student advisory group be self-directed and functionally independent of the official IAC.
  • That the group members be drawn from International Cultural Service Program (ICSP), the Organization of International Students (OIS), and study abroad returnees, in addition to non-affiliated individual students.
  • That the student advisory group be actively involved in the promulgation and implementation of the IAC’s goals & objectives.
  • That the student advisory group supply one representative to the IAC.
  • That the student advisory group work closely with other student groups to elicit thoughts and ideas on curricular and co-curricular internationalization from the broader population.
  • That the student advisory group be a permanent fixture of the university’s internationalization initiative.
  • That the Vice Provost for International Affairs appoint a faculty/staff advisor to the group to ensure continuity.

5. Other presenters on internationalization

• The GAP Project does provide some funds to bring other institutions to PSU.
• This will be discussed further at the next IAC meeting.

6. Internationalization Minigrants

• The selection committee has met and awarded the minigrants.
• However, there needs to be more specific application guidelines and selection criteria for next year. This will be discussed further at the next IAC meeting.

IAC Mtg - February 9, 2004

1. Announcements

• New IAC member. The IAC welcomed new member Abeer Etefa. Abeer is a doctoral student and a graduate assistant in the Office of International Affairs.
• International Visiting Professors Program. On February 23, 2004, PSU will be hosting a State Department speaker on Latin America. This event was rescheduled from International Education Week. Robert A. Zimmerman, Deputy Public Affairs Advisor in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State US will present "Government Engagement in Latin America" from 12:00 to 1:30 PM in the Multicultural Center. The Office of International Affairs is also trying to organize a lunch with faculty interested in Latin American issues. However, that is the same day that Jim Klein will be visiting.
• Meeting with CLAS department chairs. Gil Latz and Duncan Carter have been meeting with the CLAS department chairs regarding internationalization. This approach is part of the IAC's ongoing efforts to internationalize CLAS.
  • After a Global Learning for All conference call, Dean Marvin Kaiser realized he didn't know much about the project and wanted to understand more about it. The suggestion was made that Gil and Duncan talk about internationalization to department chairs.
  • Gil and Duncan spend one half hour in each meeting. They speak about internationalization, Global Learning for All, and the IAC, and then they ask what departments are: 1) doing now and 2) where they might develop more.
  • Two science chairs told Gil and Duncan that there is not a faculty member who doesn't have at least one international collaboration underway. Duncan reported that the character of this contact is distinctive to the sciences. In the university environment, the sciences have a common language. However, the question remains-does this international contact make it back into the classroom?
  • Gil reported that he and Duncan we will follow up with survey questions to help figure out how to assist departments with their internationalization efforts.
  • Gil reported that the budget is affecting PSU's ability to have international collaborations. If the IAC could represent that more accurately to the university, it would likely gain allies.
  • Gil emphasized the need to prepare faculty and students better for when they go overseas and when they return. "The more effort we put into that, the better it will be," said Gil. "It should be a priority.

• Conversation with CUPA on international admissions. The School of Urban and Public Affairs recently asked the IAC how international events are affecting admissions. Paula, Christina, Luther, Bill F. have been working on this question.
  • The question arose because there were anecdotes about international students facing discrimination. The School of Urban and Public Affairs has an interest in finding out why, of eight people admitted into a Ph.D. program, the four from China did not show up. To what extent was this a visa problem, lack of financial support, or other reasons?
  • Paula reported that, regarding International Graduate Admissions Procedures, the idea is moving forth to have a small committee to review exceptions to graduate admissions procedures and policies. One of the big concerns was the length of time it takes to make decisions, and there appears to be a need for more communication between departments and Graduate Studies. The committee would likely meet weekly
  • Gil expressed the need for the committee to focus on the standards the university must maintain and align them with the exceptions.

• Global Learning For All. Gil reported that Jim Klein of Stanislaus, Cal State will be coming to PSU (and an IAC meeting) on February 23. Jim Klein will speak about what his university is doing to help internationalize the campus. This is part of the Global Learning for All grant.
  • Gil reported that Christa Olson from ACE Global Learning for All will visit on March 30.

2. Transitions for IAC

• Duncan Carter's sabbatical. On April 1, Duncan Carter will go on sabbatical. The IAC will need an acting chair while he is gone. Gil suggested that the IAC obtain input from members regarding this appointment. Duncan agreed to send out an email to the IAC members asking for input.
• Devorah Lieberman's Absence. With Devorah Leiberman's transition, many IAC members wondered what the implications would be. Gil reported that Stephanie Stephens and Shelly Bird will continue to assist the IAC. In addition, Gil will have direct access to President Bernstein, as Devorah did.
• Vice Provost Search. Gil reported that there are four finalists for the position of Vice Provost for International Affairs-three from outside the university, and Gil. The Provost will be meeting with the search committee and expects to make a final decision this week.

3. International Learning Goals, EPC and the Markers

• Educational Polices Committee. The EPC are still in the process of creating and editing the markers, but there is nothing in the current draft that addresses internationalization. The committee spent a lot of the time discussing why students should have an international experience. They liked the internationalization goals more than the international learning goals.
  • Gil reported that the committee taking their charge differently than the IAC intended. They are in a stage where they want more of an argument for internationalization.
  • Duncan hypothesized that the committee is doing this because it is their orientation (i.e., Are you trying to legislate something new here? Don't you already think internationalization is implicit in the university?) The IAC wants PSU to make internationalization explicit, not just a by-product. Duncan believes what they are saying it that the internationalization markers should be a reflection of what we are doing, not what we should be doing.

4. Prioritizing Internationalization Goals and organizing into work groups aligned with goals (e.g., Diversity Action Council)

• Reorganization of IAC. The IAC is in the process of reorganizing themselves based on subgroups, which will be used to further refine IAC goals and come up with ways to implement them.
  • Gil thought that there should be a chair for each of the groups.
  • Duncan will send out an email to name a convener. Once convened, each group will then select their own leader Shelly and Stephanie will coordinate the four subcommittee meetings.
• Gil expressed that one goal not on the list was the need for the IAC to work with director of Residence Life. The IAC should meet with Residence Life a few times a year and build more of a relationship.

IAC Mtg - February 23, 2004

1. Welcome to Visitors

• Jim Klein Introduction. Duncan Carter welcomed Jim Klein, from Cal State Stanislaus, one of the institutions involved in the ACE Global Learning for All project. The project has provided funding for faculty to visit other institutions involved in the project in order to share information about how they are internationalizing their campuses.
• Peter Veerman Introduction. Duncan introduced Peter Veerman, Associate Professor in the Math Department, to the IAC meeting. Veerman attended the meeting as an observer and expressed interest in internationalization and engaging with the university in a broader way. Veerman was born in the Netherlands and has taught in Brazil and Spain, as well as the United States.

2. IAC Working Groups

• Charge to the Working Groups. Duncan described the IAC plan for breaking into four working groups-one group for each of the four goals. The groups are to review, prioritize and move forward on implementing the IAC goals, then make regular progress reports at the IAC meetings.
• Course of Action. Duncan sent an email putting a call out for working group facilitators. Shelly and Stephanie are in the process of scheduling the meetings.
• ACE Global Learning for All Project Visit. Gil Latz reminded the committee that Christa Olsen is coming to PSU on March 30. The working groups need to meet twice before March 30, so they can make a report to her on the progress of the international goals. Stephanie and Shelly will schedule two meetings for each workgroup to take place before spring break.

3. IAC Leadership Issues

• New Vice Provost for International Affairs. Gil Latz has been selected as Vice Provost for International Affairs.
• New IAC Chair Needed. The IAC needs a new chair, because Duncan Carter is going on an 8-month sabbatical starting April 1. Gil asked the IAC members who were present at the meeting to make recommendations on appropriate appointees. Some names that were mentioned were: Shawn Smallman, Pat Wetzel, Sandra Rosengrant, and Martha Hickey. Gil felt the IAC would benefit by having some of the other current IAC members give suggestions. Shelly will e-mail the committee asking for nominees.
• Qualities Sought in New Chair. The IAC members at the meeting brainstormed some of the qualities and qualifications needed for a new IAC Chair. These included: interest in internationalization; experience; ability to work within the administrative structure of the university; a sense of how the university bureaucracy works; and institutional memory.
• Administrator vs. Faculty. The committee felt that having a chair with administrative experience would be beneficial. However, others felt that a faculty member carries more clout. Shelly Bird mentioned that the DAC has two chairs, one faculty and one administrative.

4. Meetings with CLAS Chairs

• Department Chair Meetings. Gil Latz and Duncan Carter have continued to meet with the CLAS department chairs regarding internationalization.
• International Working Groups. Many faculty are involved in international working groups, but expressed that they have not been able to fully participate because of the fiscal issue (travel freeze). Gil expressed the need for the IAC to present their findings to the highest level of the university, to demonstrate the correlation between funding and international partnerships.

5. New Developments

• Student Speaker Series. Gil Latz is working on establishing an international student speaker series, or colloquium, in which international students would speak at PSU about their country of origin. The students targeted for presenters would be those who currently receive tuition remission for an ICSP fellowship.
• International Studies Colloquium. Abeer Etefa reported that International Studies is offering an international colloquium for one credit. Students majoring in International Studies are required to take 3 colloquium credits. She suggested that the Student Speaker Series tie into these activities.
• Meeting with Administration Regarding International Students. Gil reported that he has met with the upper level of administration in an effort to humanize the hardship the tuition increase has put on international students.
• ESL for International Students. Peter Veerman expressed frustration that his department has some international students who don't speak English. Gil explained that students who don't have a high enough TOEFL must go through an ESL course. The committee will ask Judy VanDyck to talk about the ESL program at a future meeting. Peter Veerman asked why there are no language clubs at the University. He felt that there is an untapped resource at PSU - the Foreign Language department.
• The Nature of a Commuter Campus. Duncan Carter explained that part of the reason PSU has no foreign language clubs is that it is a commuter campus. Before University Studies, PSU's retention rate was low and the research revealed that one of the things that made students stay was being part of a community. Said Carter, "If our students are going to develop a sense of community, it happens through the curriculum. On a commuter campus, it doesn't happen outside the classroom. This is part of what the Global Learning for All group is dealing with."

6. Jim Klein, Stanislaus, Cal State

• Report from Jim Klein. Jim Klein described his background as a musician and how his international experience focused mainly on Eastern Europe and Ukraine. As a university professor, he began taking groups of students to Europe and Japan, and learned various languages along the way, such as Russian and Japanese. When Cal State Stanislaus decided to internationalize the campus, Jim Klein was called to help lead the effort.
• Office of Global Affairs. The Office of Global Affairs at Cal State Stanislaus was formed five years ago, centralizing study abroad and internationalization. They are still working on trying to get all the support services into that office.
• ACE Global Learning for All. Cal State Stanislaus started a program called "What in the World Do You Want to Know" (and created buttons to wear). This program was designed to alert faculty to what they can do with curriculum to create global awareness. They are also asking that the majors report what they are doing to internationalize. They also have a community college partner that works with them. Klein reported that the student learning goals are tied up in governance right now.
• Learning Goals and Student Survey. Klein brought copies of the student learning goals and internationalization survey the Office of Global Affairs has drafted. Gil Latz said that he would copy and distribute these documents for the IAC.

IAC Mtg - March 8, 2004

1. International Affairs/International Studies (Shawn Smallman)

• Relationship between International Studies and International Affairs. Shawn Smallman, Director of International Studies, attended the IAC meeting to clarify the relationship between International Studies and International Affairs, and how it is evolving.
• International Studies Overview. In the fall of 2000, INTL had 146 students declared in the program. International Studies graduated 44 majors in 2001/2002. Based on the numbers of declared students now, we will have 250 majors by fall 2005. Because students are not required to declare their major, these numbers represent an undercount. All of our predictions for growth for the last three years have proven to be underestimates.
• INTL Comparisons. For a comparative perspective, English (2002/2004) has 466 declared majors and that department graduated 87 BAs last year. The department has 45 faculty (plus 21 emeriti), along with three staff. International Studies has 2.5 FTE, but, because of the terms of one person's appointment, in reality we have only two FTE. In other words, INTL graduated half as many Bas as English in 2001/2002 with approximately 5% of the faculty.
• Cost Effectiveness. According to re recent study by Institutional Research, INTL is the most cost-effective unit in CLAS (dollars per SCH generated).
• International Studies and PSU. Three years ago, the faculty senate banned cross-listing courses, which means that International Studies can no longer capture the enrollment of their students who take required classes in other departments. In other words, enrollment from International Studies majors now support other parts of the university, in particular CLAS.
• International Studies Beyond PSU. International Studies has negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding with the Canada-US Fulbright Foundation to bring a different Canadian scholar to teach and research at PSU every year for the next five years. With support from CLAS, their first scholar, David Tabachnick, is now teaching and writing this year at PSU.
• Potential for Graduate Studies. International Studies, in collaboration with Conflict Resolution, is submitting a new International Peace Studies graduate certificate proposal this month. We expect this certificate to attract significant enrollment.
• Goals for Restructuring. Currently, the International Studies department reports to two entities: International Affairs and CLAS. There is a consensus among faculty that this system is broken. The faculty of International Studies believe that any restructuring should achieve the following goals:
  The program needs to report to one individual/entity both financially and academically
  • Any reorganization of INTL should be comprehensive. In other words, any restructuring should not crate new reporting issues.
  • The program needs to have permanent office support. Who funds this position needs to be determined on a long-term basis.
  • INTL should be structured so that it can cooperate with programs/schools across campus
  • Any consideration of INTL's future should look at the university's goals for internationalization, to ensure that the program can continue to play a leading role in this effort.
  • The program needs stability, a plan, and commitment.

• Four Options. There are four options for INTL. The program could reside under CLAS, International Affairs, Urban and Public Affairs, or the Office of Academic Affairs. If OAA is chosen, the program would have a better chance of being integrated throughout the university, but would lose its potential for a Masters degree program. There are pros and cons associated with all of the options, but it will ultimately be up to the Provost to decide.

2. IAC Working Group Reports

• Working Group Strategy. The working groups have been scheduled to meet twice before Spring Break. During these meetings, the Working Groups will assess whether they are focusing on the right action items, assess progress, and develop plans for implementation
• Meetings. Group #3 and Group #1 have met. They are working on adapting the DAC Progress Report template to coordinate their progress and plans for action. These progress reports can also be used for Christina's visit.

3. Student Affiliates of IAC

• Join Joiner Report. Jon reported that he has not been able to assemble the students due to scheduling conflicts. In addition, since the start of the advisory group, many have graduated. He stated that he would rebuild the advisory group and report back.
• Student Speaker Series. Gil Latz explained his plan to establish a student speaker series, or colloquium, in which international students would speak at PSU about their country of origin. The students targeted for presenters would be those who currently receive tuition remission due to an ICSP fellowship. Jon expressed MCC's support of such a venture. He suggested that Gil tie the program into academics, and also invite the public.

• Goal #1 – Progress Report as of March 2004
  • The IAC should consider having a representative from University Relations.
  • The IAC should develop a long-range plan to visit different embassies.
• Goal #2: – Progress Report as of March 2004
  • International graduate admissions policy update– a committee to review exceptions is being formed and we would like to invite the admissions coordinator to an IAC meeting to discuss how we can support them.
  • The International Partnership Procedures is now posted on the Business Affairs and OIA websites. Different people across campus are now contacting OIA with questions about their partnerships, so it is serving as a resource.
• Goal #3: – Progress Report as of March 2004
  • Our goal is to get those people who do not consider internationalization as part of their position at PSU to realize the importance of it being a part of everyone’s job at PSU.
• Goal #4: – Progress Report as of March 2004
  • OIA’s new website is being launched shortly along with the new overall PSU website.

2. Christa Olson's Report on the Global Learning for All Project (GLA)

• Christa indicated that the goal of today’s visit to PSU to is learn about where we are in the project’s process, how we are incorporating our international learning goals into the university community, and how we are planning to best serve adult, part-time and minority students (those highlighted in the GLA project)
  • The GLA project’s goal is to capture strategies that target adult, part-time, and minority students. They want to reflect what is special about the students we serve and how to better serve them.
  • She is currently working on reviewing all the participating institutions’ international learning goals and creating a monograph on how institutional goals can help students meet the international learning goals or how to align the institutional goals with international learning goals.
• The process of the GLA project is for participating institutions to go through the following three steps: 1) develop international learning goals; 2) review all of the international activities and programs on their campus; and 3) report back about what they learned going through this process.
  • Step #1: PSU’s four international goals are more institutional goals than actual learning goals. So PSU needs to work more on developing international learning goals and finding ways to align them to the institutional goals.
    • The project has been trying to gather and synthesize a common set of international learning goals from the six institutions. They created a rating document with 20+ learning goals in three categories: knowledge, attitude and skill. They asked the institutions to rate the goals and from those ratings, came up with a total of nine common international learning goals.
      • In this process, they learning that the best way to get faculty buy-in is to ask them to rate the various goals.
      • Christa said that they will share those nine goals with us to help us determine our international learning goals.
  • Step #2: Other institutions are now in the surveying stage in order to be able to list all of the international activities on their campus.
    • PSU should now be working on surveying the faculty and revisiting the internationalization asset map.
    • Communication across campus is a common issue. Institutions should be able to know what everyone is doing which will assist in collaborating or streamlining their partnerships and interests.
    • The project’s review process in intended to create a dialog and different communication channels.
• Christa was asked about ways to measure international awareness. She indicated that the best way they’ve found is a process like our E-portfolio in University Studies. This is the only methodology that can cover all the international learning goals they’ve reviewed.

IAC Mtg - April 15, 2004

1. Welcome to New Members

• Judy extended welcome to the new members, then gave her background and introduced herself as Interim Chair.
• Gil thanked Judy for stepping in as Interim Chair, and explained his role, as the Vice Provost of International Affairs.

2. Protocol for International Agreements

• A copy of the protocol for signing international partnership agreements was distributed. The IAC was charged with reminding colleagues about the protocol, which is on the Business Affairs web page under "contracts."

3. IAC Charge/Role of Office of International Affairs

• Judy directed the new IAC members to review the President's Internationalization Initiative on his web site. She explained how the IAC developed its four goals (students, policies and procedures, faculty, links to the community), how the IAC has organized into subgroups, and what the known impact of the IAC has been.
  o The IAC reviewed the Progress Report worksheet, and agreed to "fill in the blanks" by the end of the academic year.
• Gil explicated the role of the Office of International Affairs (OIA) in relation to the IAC. OIA helps international students, PSU students studying abroad, and the President's Internationalization Initiative.
• One issue that OIA is currently addressing is students' interest in having short-term international experiences. Dean Kaiser has taken a group of students to Nicaragua, Kofi Agorsah to Ghana, and several other professors to Latin America (Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, etc.).
• The IAC discussed the role of IAC vs. role of the Diversity Action Council (DAC). Gil said, "The bulk of our students don't pursue majors where they would have an international experience. For example, study of the Japanese American experience does not mean you understand Japan. Diversity Action Council is interested in the former, we in the latter."

4. International Asset Map

• Gil suggested that the IAC work on developing a university-wide asset map, which would be needed for almost any grant.
• Judy explained that in the Summer of 2002, Devorah Lieberman began asking the deans to begin an International Asset Map for each of their areas. However, that request was unsuccessful but if we could start pursuing it again, Extended Studies may be able to help fund someone to finish it."
• The IAC members present at the meeting agreed to submit an International Asset Map for their own departments-including partnerships, programs, scholars, and events-to Shelly/Stephanie by the next meeting.

5. International Alumni

• The IAC agreed to invite Pat Squire to their next meeting to ask what her office is doing to connect with international alumni, and how the IAC can help.
• Judy reported that there is now a dedicated individual employed through the summer to contact international alumni. She suggested inviting both Pat and that individual to the next meeting.

6. International Goals

• Judy asked that the Working Groups reconvene within the next two weeks and "fill in the holes" of the Internationalization Initiative Goal Progress Reports. She also suggested the subcommittees review the action items that were not deemed high priority, to see if they want to include any of them for this year.
• New members will tell Shelly which subcommittee they want to join, and Judy agreed to join one more subcommittee. Shelly will schedule the Work Group meetings.

7. ACE Global Learning for All Project

• Gil described the ACE Global Learning for All Project project. He thought that the IAC needed to focus on the international learning markers, and proposed that the IAC have them on the agenda in the last four meetings this year
• Gil suggested that the IAC use the summer to find a way to test the markers, then inject them into Freshman Inquiry and evaluate them in terms of student learning during the next year.
• The IAC felt that there needed to be dedicated people committed to concentrating on the international learning goals for an extended period of time (at least a year commitment). Gil expressed that, on the University Studies side, Phil Jenks is interested. Barbara also agreed to be involved.
• Judy Redder said that many universities are struggling with the international learning goals issue, not just PSU. "There is this kind of muddiness about internationalization and diversity," she explained. "Maybe it would be better to evaluate the development of a 'globally literate' student. What would be the student learning outcomes that make a global citizen?"
• Gil will talk with Phil Jenks about an International Rubric, which could be developed and applied to the learning goals.

8. IAC Student Representation

• Jon Joiner reported that there is a thread of excitement among the international students regarding the IAC student advisory group. "They haven't committed to meeting once a month or once every other week," he explained, "but they are excited and so are their coordinators.
• Oscar suggested asking the students what issues they are facing, and giving the IAC a report. Jon agreed to ask them.
  

IAC Mtg - April 29, 2004

Present: Judy Van Dyck, Oscar Fernandez, Jon Joiner, David Loewi, Jon Mandaville, Judy Redder, Joan Strouse, Barbara Tint
Absent: Martha Balshem, Kim Brown, Gordon Buffonge, Abeer Etefa, Tom Gillpatrick, Paula Harris, Phil Jenks, Christine Menzies, Pamela Miller, Jim Morris, Jennifer Perlmutter, Dawn White
Guest: Bob Charlick
Staff: Shelly Bird, Stephanie Stephens

1. Welcome to Bob Charlick from Cleveland State and any new faces

The IAC welcomed Dr. Robert Charlick from Cleveland State University a fellow participant of the Global Learning for All project.

2. Announcements

• Fulbright TAs. The Department of Foreign Language and Literatures is applying for a grant for Urdu, Arabic & Turkish Fulbright TAs.
• Fulbright Gateway Orientation Program. Judy reported that PSU will be the host site for the Fulbright Gateway Orientation Program, which prepares Fulbrights for life as an international graduate student and scholar in the US. Students will be staying in University Place, Portland State's new conference housing facility. Orientation seminars will be held in classrooms and lectures halls on the PSU campus.

3. Asset Map progress

• Reminder to the IAC. Judy reminded IAC members to submit their International Asset Map for their own departments, including partnerships, programs, scholars, and events, if they have not already done so.
• Asset Map Deadlines. The IAC felt it was necessary to collect all the information possible by their last meeting, so that whoever is hired to work on the asset map has a running start.

4. Progress on goals/priorities

Work Group meetings:

• Goal #1: Judy V, Paula, Abeer, Jon J & David
  o Wed, 5/5, 2-3 pm, 201 XS
• Goal #2: Gil, Jim, Jon J, Judy R
  o Tues, 5/4, 3-4 pm, 101F EH
• Goal #3: Gil, Joan, Pam, Kim, Barbara, Oscar & Jennifer
  o Thurs, 5/6, 2-3 pm, 101F EH
• Goal #4: Judy V, Tom, Jon M, Dawn & Judy R (?)
  o Thurs, 5/6, 10-11 am, 201 XS
• Judy explained to Bob Charlick the way in which the IAC has organized itself to address the Internationalization Goals.

5. Comments/ questions from Bob Charlick to the IAC

• Introduction. Dr. Charlick is a professor of Political Science and International Relations at Cleveland State University. He has done extensive research and consulting in West Africa and was the Senior Governance Advisor to the Africa Bureau of USAID (US Agency for International Development) from 1991 to 1994 under the administrations of Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton.
• Overview of Internationalization Efforts at Cleveland State University. Cleveland State's efforts have centered on articulating institutional goals for internationalization, making these part of the general education curriculum, and assessment.
• Assessment of Internationalization Efforts. CSU's Assessment Committee is in the process of formulating effective procedures for determining student achievement with regard to the university's general education requirements.
• Questions for the IAC. Dr. Charlick was especially interested in how University Studies operates and how assessment of learning goals works and is funded. He asked whether having the IAC part of the President's Initiatives helped legitimized the work. The IAC reported that it was extremely beneficial.

IAC Mtg - May 13, 2004

1. Announcements

• Jennifer Perlmutter's conference, "Relations & Relationships in Seventeenth-Century French Literature," was a great success.   It took place May 6-8 and an internationalization minigrant helped fund the conference.
• The President and Sandra Rosengrant are at Nizhny Novgorod Linguistics University in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia this week where he is being presented with an honorary doctorate and giving a speech on civic engagement.   Sandra is the point person for the PSU-Nizhny Novgorod Linguistics University partnership.
• Barbara Tint is giving a presentation on her Indian Fulbright on June 2 nd from 4:30-6 pm in 228 SMU.

2. International Alumni activities

• Pat Squire, Alumni Relations, indicated that Marshal Jevning from University Relations has been working for the last two months on creating an international alumni list.   He is contacting different people across campus to collect info including international alumni names, mailing/email addresses and the degrees they earned.
• They currently only have about 600 international alumni in their database.   The list only includes graduates of PSU but maybe it could also include anyone that wants to be associated with PSU and/or took a PSU course.
  • The number of names in the database is so low because we do not get forwarding address info from students after graduation
  • This is also because the PSU Magazine is not mailed outside the US.   However, it is going online some time this spring.   When this starts happening, it will be important to include international activities in every issue and maybe include at least one article on an international topic.
• IAC members will send Pat any international alumni names, contact info and maybe even testimonials to be used in the magazine.
  • Judy V. can give the names of the people who come to PSU for their 3 week program and even the 9 month intensive English program.
  • Jon M. has a printout of PSU graduates from the Middle East but it does not include addresses.

3. Reports from IAC Goal Work Groups:

• Goal #1- Judy V. distributed an updated progress report and will send a To-Do list to the work group members asking for assistance in completing the actions.
  • It was mentioned that some depts may not consider hiring international faculty because they have been under the false assumption that it's been too difficult to get them here ever since September 11 th .   Maybe we could ask Affirmative Action to include info in the search packet notifying depts that there is not a problem with hiring international faculty.
• Goal #2 - Jon Joiner will bring the updated progress report to the next meeting but indicated that most of the actions for this goal were already in progress.
  • The work group would like to look at the International Partnership Agreement Guidelines and the Korean Case Study.   Gil will email both to them.
  • They would also like to review the international agreements that are currently in place and maybe invite Ron Witzak or Dawn White to an IAC meeting to talk about the agreements.
  • They also wanted an update on the status of the International Graduate Admissions procedures and how previously mentioned issues have been resolved.   (Paula Harris spoke about that later in the meeting.)
• Goal #3 - Oscar Fernandez distributed an updated progress report.
  • Barbara would like to review the entire goal and see if they need to update the prioritized actions for this year.
• Goal #4 - Jon Mandaville distributed a report from the work group meeting
  • OIA online newsletter - OIA is currently working on an email newsletter similar to the one distributed by the University of Cairo.
  • Advertising PSU international activities - faculty could submit their activities to be announced in the Currently.
  • We could make recommendations to the Vanguard staff about possible articles involving international activities or maybe we could mentor a Vanguard reporter that would write such articles.

4. Asset Map update

• A map from Engineering and updated map from Foreign Languages were distributed at the meeting.
• An email letter from Gil & Mike Burton, VP of Extended Studies, will be distributed to the Deans and Dept Chairs introducing Andrew Haruyama as the person who will be collecting the data from all the areas.
• He will be collecting data until June 30 th and then the IAC will need to determine the next steps.  
• We would like to have the info entered into a database that can be posted on a webpage with search capabilities by country, date, etc.
• Andrew will ask them to submit info in the five categories (partnerships, programs visiting scholars, events, international cross-cultural education opportunities) and anything else that is in a "gray" area.

5. Updates from Gil

• This summer Gil & Phil Jenks will be discussing how University Studies (UNST) might be able to weave an international theme into FRINQ.   This cannot be an administrative decision but something that is embraced by the faculty
  • There is also an active discussion between OIA and UNST about the possibility of students being able to use their study abroad experience for their Junior Cluster requirement.   The goal is to make it easier to do by next year.
• Global Learning for All report to ACE - Gil will be preparing the preliminary report on what PSU is doing and it could include info on what the work of the goal work groups.
• Global Access Project - Gil is going to the annual meeting next week in DC and will be looking into the possibility of having an ambassador-in-residence at PSU.

6. International Graduate Admissions update - Paula reported that they have the full support of Bill Feyerherm to create a committee that will review admission exceptions.

7. Discussion on international students with inadequate English skills.

• There are some international graduate students who did not have adequate English skills but have successfully been accepted into a program including passing the TOEFL test.
• Since there is a communication problem, faculty cannot determine if the student is suffering in completing their academic work.
• But faculty cannot require them to take the necessary English courses involving conversation, grammar, and writing because it's too expensive and time consuming to take three different classes.
• One practical solution might be to develop a traditional ESL class that includes all three areas, which would be about three hours per week.   Maybe it could be funded by IAC and/or Graduate Studies.
• Intensive English Language Program faculty could be asked to develop such a course to be offered in the Fall.   But there would need to be at least 14 students enrolled in order for it to take place.

IAC Mtg - May 27, 2004

1. Announcements

• Extended Studies, International Special Programs - Summer 2004
  • Judy V. is coordinating over 20 programs this summer involving various students from Germany, Korea and Japan.
  • If they receive enough applicants, they will be hosting a four week program where Japanese professors will come to PSU to learn about the western style of teaching (i.e. classroom discussion, critical thinking)
• PDX Cultural Forum on 5/28
  • This event was organized by the International Student Advisory Group and is the pilot for the student speaker series.
  • Native students from Portugal, Benin and Japan will speak about their country and cultural.
• International Night 2004
  • This year's event took place on all three floors of the SMU and had about 800 in attendance.
  • Students voted it as the "Student Event of the Year"
• Governor Kulongoski will be going to Japan on June 10 th for the NW Airlines' first direct flight from Portland.   President Bernstine will be in Japan at the same time for the Oregon Waseda Partnership board meeting.  

2. Nancy Higgins from Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. A partner institution in the Global Learning for All project

• Montgomery College has three campuses and has the largest number of international students at a community college.
• They do not have an office of international affairs but are currently conducting a survey to find out what everyone is doing internationally and what they would like to do.

3. Working Group Updates

• Thank you to those who met this last quarter to assist with the progress of the goals.
• At this point, all the progress reports will be updated for this quarter and then revisited and reprioritized next fall.

4. International Inventory/ Asset Map update

• Andrew Haruyama has been meeting with the deans and/or associate deans of all the colleges/schools.   He has given them a copy of the template so they can fill in what info they have at this time.
• He will come to the next IAC meeting on 6/10 to give us an update on his progress and will then give us a final report on 6/30.
• After he has gathered the info by 6/30, the next steps for the IAC are to decide how to organize the info and in what format to list the inventory.   We will also need to decide where to get more details on the info received, how to inform the campus of the inventory and how to maintain it.

5. GAP Project - Gil attended a GAP meeting in DC last week.  

• One major agenda item of the meetings involved James Madison University's current project to create an interactive CD about career officers in the State Dept.   It will include links to the web for more info on each topic.   The GAP project is acting as an advisory group for the CD.
• The other major agenda item was to organize the activity calendar for the 2004-05 academic year.   PSU will work on having a campus discussion, in collaboration with the GAP Project and its consortium of universities, on the Patriot Act and academic freedom.
  • Other topics are: Climate Change (August); Stable and Democratic Afghanistan (September); Patriot Act (October); Asia (November); International Terrorism (November); Africa and Food Security (January); NATO and Central Europe (February); National Building (March); and India and Pakistan (April).
• GAP announced a new project that involved Chinese students attending institutions in both the US and China and receiving a degree in both places.   The problem has been that the Chinese students do not always return to China.
• The next GAP project at the Presidential level may be to Morocco and will involve the selected institution presidents.  

6. New PSU website and "International"

• The new PSU website went online this week.   IAC members are asked to review the site and give their feedback.   Particularly, IAC members should look at it from different points of view such as an international student.
• International programs and activities were prominent on the old site but are not as easily found on the new site.
• Nate Angell, the PSU webmaster, is interested in highlighting international stories for the alternating profiles on the new webpage.   This would be a great way to get international programs and activities easier to find on the site.  
  • We could submit 2-3 sentence "stories" with a picture about the internationalization minigrants with links to more info.   (i.e. Jennifer's conference on French literature)

7. International Research and Scientific Collaboration

• Peter Veerman brought up the fact that there are Dept of Education (DOE) funds available for international collaboration involving curriculum but not for scientific collaboration.
• The common issue around international collaboration in the sciences is that they work purely in their discipline and it does not always cause an exchange of cultural.   (i.e. math is universally communicated in numbers without a cultural exchange)
• There may be funds for the sciences through the National Science Foundation (NSF).   Gil will look for more info through NSF or DOE.
• Maybe there could be an IAC subcommittee next year that will focus on internationalization and the sciences.
• If Peter wanted to propose sending a graduate student to Brazil for a year, the IAC could endorse it and he could then take it to his chair or dean.

8. International Graduate Admissions - Paula will be meeting with Bill Feyerherm on June 2 nd to talk about the exceptions review committee.   She will report out at the 6/10 IAC meeting.

IAC Mtg - June 10 , 2004

1. Announcements

• Gil Latz announced that he is leaving for Japan today (June 10, 2004). The main focus of his trip is an international academic collaboration, but he also intends to visit a few foundations in Japan to search out funds.

2. IAC membership for 2004-2005

• Gil briefly explained the new "Common Guidelines for the President's Initiatives" from Dan Bernstine. The guidelines include the common mission and membership procedures for all four action councils.
• Gil explained that if IAC members have served on the IAC for two years, we would be open to having you continue for one more year. But if you are considering leaving the IAC, please make suggestions regarding unit representation or think about alternative members.
• Joan expressed the need to have more international people on the council. Barbara added, "We need people who are highly motivated in this direction, people who are interested in these issues and want to invest the time."
• Jon Joiner felt that the IAC was not suffering from too many members, but too few.
• It would be extremely useful is IAC faculty members had the chance to use their IAC projects count toward tenure.

3. Global Learning for All (GLA) Update

• Gil reported that he and Barbara met to clarify how they will separately and collectively assist the GLA project.
  • Gil and Barbara will work jointly to develop the ACE report this summer. They have a plan for taking collected information and turning it into prose that measures progress.
  • Gil is trying to build a bridge between internationalization efforts and University Studies. Phil Jenks has offered to help create an International Rubric this summer that can be applied to portfolios next year. This will allow the IAC to establish learning outcomes and assess them. The IAC discussed having a conversation with Dannelle Stevens (ED) regarding her co-authored book on assessment rubrics. Joan mentioned that she was hoping Dannelle would also serve on the IAC.
• Gil reported that there will be an ACE team site visit next December relative to the project goals.

4. IAC Goals - Final 2003/2004 Progress Report and Action Items for 2004/2005

• Completed May 2004 Progress Reports for Goal #2 and Goal #4 were distributed.
• The IAC discussed longer-term efforts for internationalizing the campus, and the possible opportunities that could be provided by a new Provost.

5. PSU Website and the placement of "international" - positive progress to report

• Judy reported that the placement of Internationalization on the new PSU website has improved. There is a drop-down menu from the "Classes and Programs" section that lists International Studies. There are then links to the following areas: International Studies, Intensive English Language, Student & Faculty Services and Study Abroad.

6. International Inventory/Asset Map - update from Andrew Haruyama

• Oscar asked what the IAC wanted included it its asset map. Gil responded that it should be a snapshot of internationalization across the campus, but not necessarily exhaustive.
• Andrew Haruyama gave a status report on the PSU International Asset Mapping Project, which he started in mid-May:
  • Information Requested. Andrew distributed the currently adopted internationalization asset map template to the deans, and asked them to include such information as country, topic of study, faculty in charge, duration, name of institution, number of students involved, and activity status (active/inactive). He did not ask for curriculum information, nor did he seek qualitative evaluation of the relationships/programs.
  • Initial Feedback from Deans. Generally, the feedback has been positive. A concern was raised as to how the information was going to be used by others. Another dean cited that PSU should start with making the needed university infrastructure improvements before emphasizing on international.
  • Database Format and Purpose. Andrew felt that the IAC should consider the ways in which a database of the asset information could be used. Some examples include: students looking to study overseas; searching for faculty interested in researching or teaching overseas; searching for all PSU connections with a particular institution, organization, or country.
  • Asset Mapping Process: The Future. Andrew felt that the IAC should determine whether this is a onetime project or an ongoing process (periodically updated). If it's ongoing, how often will it be updated and who are the responsible parties for data collection? In addition, the IAC should determine the content and the method/format of information distribution (e.g., webpage and a hard copy annual University Internationalization Assessment Report). Andrew also felt it would be imperative to have buy-in of this process by the administration, deans and chairs.
• Andrew agreed to provide a list of "non-reporting departments" to the IAC, so that members can contact them. The IAC's goal is to get something from everyone.

7. International Graduate Admissions - update from Paula on meeting with Bill Feyerherm

• Paula reported that she had a productive meeting with Bill Feyerherm. While there will not be any additional guidelines imposed for applications that are accepted, there will be 2-3 additional readers assigned to any declined applications.

8. International Student Advisory Group

• Jon Joiner reported that the International Student Advisory Group is up and running with about 18 members. "The students are fantastic and they are committed," he said. We can consider their participation in the fall.