University Committee Year-End Communication
Committee Name	International Committee
Academic Year	2005-2006	Number of Meetings	Circa 12-14
Committee Members (available at http://www.umt.edu/committees/) ¯
FACULTY (Two; Three-year terms) Erling Oelz, Mansfield Library (2008) Hildtrudis Arens, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (2006) STAFF (One; Three-year term)   Denise Nelson, Adams Center (2006) STUDENT (Two; One-year terms)   Brent Epperson (2006) ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVES (Appointed by the President; Three-year terms) Administrator Bill Johnston, Alumni Association (2008) College of Technology R. Paul Williamson, College of Technology (2006) Humanities and Foreign Languages Gerald Fetz, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (2006) Schools (2),   Nader Shooshtari, School of Business Administration (2007) Sciences,   Marc Hendrix, Department of Geology (2006) Social Sciences Sarah Halvorson, Department of Geography (2007) PERMANENT MEMBERS Juana Alcala, Associate Director, Enrollment Services Effie Koehn, Director, Foreign Student and Scholar Services Terry Weidner, Director, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center Ex-Officio (Non-voting)  Mehrdad Kia, Director, International Programs
Please describe your experience on the committee (What information would you share with a faculty member who is considering service on this committee?)
I thought it was a very interesting committee. I learned a lot about what is going on at campus level with the various univ. exchanges and international programs, cooperations and projects, concerning faculty, staff and students alike. I enjoyed the committee work very much and would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in the international work of UM.
Topics Addressed (agenda items)¯
-Work on the proposal for international exchanges and the application procedure -Discussion of applications and ranking -Discussion of possible changes in the proposal -Discussion on the work of the committee itself and possible consultancy for guidelines for future (establishment of committee by the President that will look into that instead of a consultant) -Awarding the international faculty award (discussion of nominees etc.) - informative reports by different faculty on various projects concerning international cooperative work for fac. and students and discussions -Discussion on housing situation for visiting scholars Etc.
Actions Taken (resolutions, proposals, recommendations)¯
Ranking applicants for international exchanges and forwarding the names to the provost Awarding international award Asking for consultant to look into the international committee and programs for guidelines
Unresolved Issues ¯