2003-2004 Charge to the Committee
University System of Georgia
Council on International Education
Committee on Study Abroad
Chair: Prof. James Anderson
Armstrong Atlantic State University
The Committee on Study Abroad is open to all faculty and staff in the University System of Georgia who have professional responsibilities or interests in any facet of study abroad and student exchange programs. These are broadly defined as credit-bearing programs that involve residence in a country outside the United States, its possessions, and territories. The Committee is chaired by a member of the System Council on International Education, who reports on the Committee’s activities and places Committee recommendations before the Council for action.
The Committee is encouraged to consider any issue relating to study abroad and student exchange programs. For 2003-2004 the Committee is given a select charge to complete the following assignments:
- Build an active participatory membership of campus professionals in the study abroad field, facilitating communication and providing a useful forum where issues of common concern can be shared, discussed, and resolved;
- Assist each institution in achieving full implementation of the new STudents Abroad with Regents Support (STARS) funding programs, so that every campus is getting maximum benefit from Regents matching funds to aid students in pursuing study abroad opportunities;
- Identify priority country locations and fields of study that will contribute to the University System’s total array of study abroad offerings, particularly as these will help address key international economic development initiatives of the State of Georgia;
- Design and administer an open, competitive process through which institutions can apply for Regents’ support to develop collaborative study abroad programs in these priority locations and disciplines;
- Assist the USG Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance in issuing new guidelines and procedures for the financial management of study abroad programs;
- Assist the Office of International Education in designing and conducting targeted workshops on specific aspects of study abroad that respond to identified needs of USG institutions;
- Assist in promoting the benefits of extended study at overseas universities through the System’s membership in the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP);
- Assist in identifying and recruiting exemplary academic programs that would be strong candidates for USG Best Practices Awards for Degree Programs with an Integrated Study Abroad Component.