History
On August 14, 2009, President McPhee approved the International Education & Exchange Committee (IEEC) to become a University Standing Committee. The ad hoc committee was previouosly established in the Fall of 2000 as the Study Abroad Advisory Subcommittee (SAAS) and renamed the IEEC in the Fall of 2004. President McPhee assigned this committee Special Purpose Committee Status in the Fall of 2005.
Charge
The International Education and Exchange Committee shall be the advisory committee to the Office of Education Abroad in regard to administrative procedures and is responsible for promotion of education abroad opportunities; the evaluation and recommendation of all new study abroad and MTSU faculty and staff-led programs involving student travel; the establishment, application and maintenance of guidelines for safety and liability concerning student travel under the auspices of MTSU; review of study abroad evaluations for safety and liability as well as academic integrity; oversight of current exchange programs, study abroad consortium agreements and recommendation of new consortium agreements; and the facilitation of faculty teaching overseas. The annual activities report as well as committee recommendations are made to the Vice Provost of International Affairs.
IEEC University Standing Committee 2011-2012 VOTING MEMBERS (one vote per member) Name Title Position Beginning and End of Term MTSU Box Dr. Beverly Burke Associate Professor of Psychology College of Behavioral and Health Sciences Representative Fall 2010 - Fall 2013 (3 year) bburke@mtsu.edu X104 Dr. Jeanne Fain Assistant Professor of Elementary & Special Education College of Education Representative Fall 2010 - Fall 2013 (3 year) jfain@mtsu.edu X69 Dr. Troy Festervand Professor of Management and Marketing College of Business Representative; TnCIS consortium Fall 2009 - Fall 2012 (3 year) fester@mtsu.edu X290 Dr. Paul Fischer Professor of Recording Industry College of Mass Communication Representative; CCSA consortium Fall 2009 - 2012 (3 year) pfischer@mtsu.edu 0021 Dr. Zaf Khan Assistant Professor of Elementary & Special Educ College of Education Representative Fall 2011 - Fall 2014 (3 year) Zaf.Khan@mtsu.edu 0069 Dr. Vatsala Krishnamani Professor of Mathematical Sciences College of Basic and Applied Sciences Representative Fall 2010 - Fall 2013 (3 year) vkrishna@mtsu.edu 0194 Dr. Jasmin Kwon Assistant Professor of Human Sciences College of Behavioral and Health Sciences Representative; Faculty-led programs Fall 2009 - Fall 2012 (3 year) kwon@mtsu.edu 0086 Dr. Joon Soo Lim Assistant Professor of Journalism College of Mass Communication Representative Fall 2011 - Fall 2014 (3 year) Joon.Lim@mtsu.edu 0064 Dr. Ryan Otter Assistant Professor of Biology College of Basic and Applied Sciences Representative; Faculty-led programs Fall 2009 - Fall 2012 (3 year) rrotter@mtsu.edu 0060 Marisa Recchia Associate Professor of Art College of Liberal Arts Representative; Faculty-led programs Fall 2011 - Fall 2014 (3 year) mrecchia@mtsu.edu 0270 Dr. Moses Tesi Professor of Political Science College of Liberal Arts Representative Fall 2011 - Fall 2014 (3 year) mtesi@mtsu.edu 0029 Dr. Raholanda White Professor of Business Communication & Entrepreneurship College of Business Representative Fall 2010 - Fall 2013 (3 year) rbwhite@mtsu.edu 0040 Matthew Hibdon Study Abroad Returnee Student Representative - CCSA Winter, Faculty-led Europe Summer 2011 Fall 2011 (1 year) mih2c@mtmail.mtsu.edu Clement Dominique Strek
Exchange StudentStudent Representative - University of Caen, France, 2011-2012 Fall 2011 (1 year) cds6f@mtmail.mtsu.edu EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Dr. David Schmidt Vice Provost for Int'l Affairs Ex-officio Member david.schmidt@mtsu.edu 0120 Dr. Doug Heffington Director of Global Studies/Professor of History Ex-officio Member jheffing@mtsu.edu 0133 Rhonda Waller Director of Education Abroad Ex-officio Member rwaller@mtsu.edu 0127 Charlie GregoryJosh Stone Director of Campus Recreation Ex-officio Member cgregory@mtsu.edu jrstone@mtsu.edu 0556 Diane Turnham Associate Athletic Director Ex-officio Member dturnham@mtsu.edu 0317 Dr. Peter Cunningham Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Ex-officio Member peterc@mtsu.edu 0042 Dr. Dianna Rust Associate Dean of Continuing Education and Distance Learning Ex-officio Member drust@mtsu.edu 0054