CHARGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE FOR FY-02

Approved by SenEx: 6/15/01

Standing Charges

1. Provide policy advice on issues affecting international students and programs.

2. Continue to facilitate University-wide understanding and awareness of the role and possibilities for international activities for KU faculty, staff and students.

3. Monitor enrollment/admissions policies and standards affecting international students. Identify possible impediments to enrollment of international students at KU and recommend ways to address those barriers.

4. Submit to SenEx: a) the approved minutes of each meeting (minutes must be kept), b) recommendations for action as they are approved by the committee, and c) a final report by April 1, 2002. The final report should make clear what was done (or not done) about each of the charges to the committee and should make recommendations to SenEx for action. The report should also provide the names of the committee members, include suggestions for charges and the chair of the next year's committee.

Additional Charges

5. Follow the progress made by the FY01 IAC in exploring ways of increasing scholarship funding for international students on the KU campus and for KU students studying abroad.

6. Consider and make recommendations for means of providing mentoring support at the school level for sponsored international undergraduate students

7. Examine recommendations made by the FY-01 IAC concerning the transfer of credits from foreign universities.

8. Identify concerns of international students regarding their KU experience.

9. Continue monitoring options for short-term housing for international students (see FY-01 Final Report)

10. Develop a plan to work with the KU Endowment Association and the KU Alumni Association to track international alumni.

11. Evaluate steps taken by the Office of Study Abroad and other University offices to ensure the safety of our students abroad. Consider exploring additional safety education prior to study abroad participation.