International Affairs FY2021
Committee Details:
Committee: International Affairs
Committee Category: Standing Committees of the University Senate
Fiscal Year: FY2021
Fiscal Year: 2021
Members—
- Chair: Virginia Harper Ho, Law (2021)
- Faculty: Peter Ukpokodu, African/African American Studies (2021)
- Faculty: Kwangok Song, C&T (2022)
- Faculty: Whitney Baker, Libraries (2022)
- Staff: Billie Archer (2021)
- Staff: Aramis Waston, Student Housing (2022)
- Student: Hollie Hall
- Student: Humberto Gomez
- Ex-officio, Charlie Bankart, Associate Vice Provost, International Programs
Charges—
Standing Charges
- Develop contact with the leadership of International Student Association and organizations and international student senators.
- Continue to review and as needed make recommendations on how the University may better accommodate access of International Student’s to supportive services.
- As needed review and provide input on new policies that relate to international research and teaching.
- As needed review and provide input on new policies that relate to international studies, research, and teaching, received from SenEx.
Specific Charges
- In consultation with the KUIA units, GOS and others, develop recommendations for the appropriate governance procedures that should apply to new University policies that relate to international studies, research, and teaching.
- In consultation with KUIA units, develop recommendations on the appropriate governance structure to flexibly provide oversight and input to GOS on all matters affecting international studies, research, teaching, and exchange.
- Review and provide recommendations to SenEx regarding policies proposed by the Office of Global Operations & Security (GOS) that will affect international studies, research, teaching, and exchange.
- Consider the COVID-19 emergency response by KU, how it affected international students, and make recommendations for future emergencies.
- Consult with new Vice Provost for D&I and Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs, David Cook, to better the relationship with the committee and integrate the consideration of International Affairs and the mission of the university.