Meeting & Agendas

SA gave an overview of the International Programs Office, including its role in international partnerships and exchange programs.

SA gave a Power Point presentation of the Study Abroad Programs offered by ACC International Programs. * The description of the Study Abroad Programs on the website will be ready in six to seven weeks. The faculty will have the opportunity to add detailed information about their specific programs. * The Board of Trustees\' Study Abroad Scholarships funds are in the ACC budget. * The Scholarship Committee will consist of an IP Coordinator, a staff member from Financial Aid, one full time Faculty member, and one adjunct Faculty member. Cecilia Galliano and Linda Tobin volunteered to be on the scholarship committee. *If anyone has knowledge of other scholarship programs, please email the IP Office. *Mike Midgley stated that next year he would like to request more scholarship funds from the operating budget. The current funding is $50,000. The IP Office will award 50 $1,000 scholarships for this fiscal year. * A new Faculty Handbook was reviewed during the last IPAC meeting. Juan Molina asked if regulations, risk assessments, and academic freedom were observed while writing the draft of the Faculty Handbook. JM requested that the Faculty Handbook should be passed to faculty for review. MM requested that this issue be addressed at a future meeting. *JM asked that the Faculty Handbook be reviewed before next fall. Roberta Weston suggested starting the revision process in February. *RW stated she did not agree with the group flight policy in the Study Abroad Programs. *Mocha Jean Herrup asked about contact hours, as they were not addressed in the handbook. MM replied that the academic component rests with each department and they should handle. *Catherine Angell expressed gratitude to the IP Office for all its hard work.

MM stated that he was responsible for the restructuring of the International Programs Office and people on the committee had a chance to be involved in the process. Those who did not choose to participate should take responsibility for their decision. The one thing we need to remember is we all work for ACC and we must act professionally and be polite to each other.