2004-2005 Charge to the Committee
University System of Georgia
World Regional Council for Americas
Chair: Dr. Lynn Fedeli
Kennesaw State University
The World Regional Council for the Americas (Americas Council) is open to all faculty and staff in the University System of Georgia who have a professional interest in the countries of the region.
The WRC is encouraged to consider any issue relating to its region. For 2004-2005 the WRC is given a select charge to complete the following assignments:
- Build an active participatory membership of campus faculty and staff with interests in and expertise about the Americas, facilitating communication and providing a useful forum where issues of common concern can be shared, discussed, and resolved;
- Explore avenues for communication with Western Hemisphere nation consulates, bi-lateral chambers of commerce, and similar resources, and assess the WRC’s capacity for maintaining such networks;
- Implement a faculty development seminar to Mexico for summer 2005 in accordance with guidelines and procedures of the SCIE Faculty and Curriculum Committee;
- Assist the WRC-Europe in the development of a seminar abroad for USG senior academic administrators to help educate them about USG international programs and about higher education systems in other countries;
- Organize and implement an annual conference on the Americas in Spring 2005;
- Promote and support student enrollment in the Latin American Studies and Canadian Studies Certificate programs;
- Provide a report on Council activities at each meeting of the System Council on International Education;
- Submit a detailed financial report to the System Council on International Education for all funds managed by the WRC;
- Adopt a mission statement and by-laws modeled on those developed for World Regional Councils by the System Council on International Education.