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ACOP MEMBERSHIP
Academic
Year 2010-2011:
As a response to FEC's motion on reducing committee membership across campus, ACOP decided to reduce its size and structure beginning in fall 2010. Given the scope of work the committee has been asked to do over the past two years, a standing committee of three to seven faculty members no longer seemed necessary. Moving forward, OCSE will work with one faculty member, who is also a member of CEPP, to seek advice on routine policy, non-approved program petitions, and procedural issues. As needed and based on specific questions or issues, OCSE will appropriate faculty members throughout the College, most likely former ACOP members, when in need of specific experience and expertise in a given area. Even though ACOP will be shifting to an advisory group, it will remain a standing sub-committee of CEPP.
Academic
Year 2009-2010:
Rubén Graciani,
Dance, Committee Chair and CEPP representative
Leslie Mechem, Classics
Adrienne Zuerner, Foreign Languages & Literatures
Cori Filson, Off-Campus Study & Exchanges
Tina Breakell, Off-Campus Study & Exchanges
Academic
Year 2008-2009:
Erica Bastress-Dukehart,
History, Committee Chair, CEPP representative
Sylvia Franke, Biology
Leslie Mechem, Classics
Adrienne Zuerner, Foreign Languages & Literatures
Cori Filson, Off-Campus Study & Exchanges
Tina Breakell, Off-Campus Study & Exchanges
Academic
Year 2007-2008:
Erica Bastress-Dukehart,
History, Committee Chair, CEPP representative
Sylvia Franke, Biology
Leslie Mechem, Classics
Patricia Rubio, Foreign Languages & Literatures
Cori Filson, Off-Campus Study & Exchanges
Marie alice Arnold / Tina Breakell, Off-Campus Study & Exchanges
Academic
Year
2006-2007:
Deb Hall,
Studio Art, Committee Chair, CEPP representative
Kate Leavitt, Studio Art
Leslie Mechem, Classics
Rajesh Nagarajan, Chemistry
Mary-Elizabeth O'Brien, International Affairs and Foreign Languages
& Literatures
Patricia Rubio, Foreign Languages & Literatures
Cori Filson, Office of International Programs
Marie alice Arnold, Office of International Programs
Academic
Year
2005-2006:
Michael
Arnush, Classics, Committee Chair, CEPP representative
Deb Hall, CEPP representative, Studio Art
Sue Bender, Anthropology
Jim Kennelly, Management & Business
Kate Leavitt, Studio Art
Monica Raveret-Richter, Biology
Patricia Rubio, Foreign Languages & Literatures
Cori Filson, Office of International Programs
Marie alice Arnold, Office of International Programs
Academic
Year
2004-2005:
Michael
Arnush, Classics, Committee Chair, CEPP representative
John Anzalone, Foreign Languages & Literatures
Sue Bender, Anthropology
Jim Kennelly, Management & Business
Monica Raveret-Richter, Biology
Pete Stake, Studio Art
Cori Filson, Office of International Programs
Marie alice Arnold, Office of International Programs
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CHARGE (revised November
2008)
The CEPP
sub-committee on off-campus study - the Advisory Committee
on Off-Campus Programs - serves in an advisory capacity for
the office of Off-Campus Study & Exchanges on issues defined
by CEPP and/or OCSE. As an advisory body, ACOP crafts its
agenda in direct and regular consultation with OCSE, and OCSE
solicits advice from ACOP on a broad range of off-campus study
abroad. Off-campus study is an integral aspect of a Skidmore
education: the college strives to develop a compelling link
between students' academic and co-curricular work before and
after the off-campus study experience and their work while
away, in order to embed off-campus study in our students'
overall educational experience.
ACOP reports
regularly to CEPP and issues an annual report in consultation
with the office of Off-Campus Study & Exchanges.
CHARGE
(revised
4/1/2006)
NOTE:
The Advisory Committee on Off-Campus Programs (ACOP) was formerly
named the "Advisory Committee on International Study (ACIS)",
and, the Office of Off-Campus Study & Exchanges (OCSE) was
formerly called the "Office of International Programs (OIP).")
The
CEPP sub-committee on study abroad - the Advisory Committee
on International Study - serves in an advisory capacity for
the Office of International Programs on issues defined by CEPP
and/or the OIP. As an advisory body, ACIS crafts its agenda
in direct and regular consultation with OIP, and OIP solicits
advice from ACIS on a broad range of study abroad matters. Study
abroad is an integral aspect of a Skidmore education: the college
strives to develop a compelling link between students' academic
and co-curricular work before and after study abroad and their
work while abroad, in order to to embed overseas study into
our students' overall educational experience.
The Advisory
Committee, consisting of faculty members appointed by CEPP for
a two-year term, and the director of OIP, will be charged with
the following responsibilities:
-
review,
evaluate and possibly recommend revisions of current policies
governing overseas study in year-long, semester, and short-term
programs;
-
develop
mechanisms for changing the Approved
Programs list, and for conducting systematic reviews of
existing Approved
Programs that allow us to maintain quality and variety
in the portfolio of programs made available to students;
-
review
petitions from students applying to study abroad on a program
not on the Approved Programs lsit;
-
consider
recommending the creation of a summer Approved Programs list,
and the appropriate mechanisms for the development of such
a list;
-
develop
mechanisms for more thoroughly and formally preparing students
for overseas study, and integrating their experiences into
the classroom upon return. This may include recommendations
to assess the learning outcomes for study abroad (at short-term
or semester-long programs);
-
coordinate
with the Intercultural and Global Understanding Task Force
the implementation of the college's goals for study abroad
as articulated in the Strategic
Plan and the Middle
States Self-Study;
-
collect
relevant data on study abroad (e.g., retention, achievement,
diversity, gender, etc.) and provide recommendations aimed
at eliminating inconsistencies in the data collection;
-
recommend
a plan for the management of the growth of study abroad in
light of the implementation of the Approved
Programs list, and conduct a cost-benefit analysis of
the strategic goal of sending 60% of our students abroad (this
analysis will include studies of the anticipated impact on
campus enrollments, the role of faculty-led short-term programs
in that goal, and the staffing necessary to support such growth);
-
recommend
opportunities for faculty development in programs abroad;
-
consider
recommending guidelines for approving student enrollment in
domestic off-campus study programs and for the appropriate
institutional oversight of such programs;
-
consider
recommending guidelines to accommodate an unusual opportunity
that arises for a short-term program abroad or domestically,
one that would require a timeline for approval shorter than
the eighteen-month standard timeframe (see the Short-Term
Program guidelines).
ACIS
reports regularly to CEPP and issues an annual report in consultation
with the Office of International Programs.
NOTE:
Hobart and William Smith Colleges is one institution that assesses
student learning during study abroad, and has worked intentionally
to assist students when they re-enter the on-campus environment:
see their Partnership
for Global Education and their Back
from Abroad guidelines.
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ORIGINAL
CHARGE (9/11/2004)
NOTE:
The Advisory Committee on Off-Campus Programs (ACOP) was formerly
named the "Advisory Committee on International Study (ACIS)",
and, the Office of Off-Campus Study & Exchanges (OCSE) was
formerly called the "Office of International Programs (OIP).")
The
CEPP sub-committee on study abroad - the Advisory Committee
on International Study - will serve in an advisory capacity
for the Office of International Programs as Skidmore implements
a new structure for overseas study. The plan for re-structuring
emphasizes closer integration of the academic programs on campus
with the programs our students attend overseas. With this in
mind, Skidmore is moving to a "Partner Program" list.
The list will be developed in conjunction with the departments
and programs to ensure coordination between course work completed
overseas and major/minor/graduation requirements at Skidmore.
More importantly, Skidmore strives to develop a stronger link
between students' academic and co-curricular work before and
after study abroad and their work while abroad. The goal is
to embed overseas study into the students' overall educational
experience at Skidmore.
The Advisory
Committee, consisting of faculty members appointed by CEPP for
a two-year term, and the director of OIP, will be charged with
(in order of importance):
-
developing guidelines for vetting and approving "Partner
Programs" that meet academic and administrative quality
standards;
-
determining the appropriate policy regarding transfer of credits
from "Partner Programs";
-
determining
the appropriate policy regarding GPA from "Partner Programs";
-
reviewing,
evaluating, and possibly revising current policies governing
overseas study;
-
developing
mechanisms for evaluating "Partner Programs" that
allow us to maintain quality and variety in the portfolio
made available to students;
-
developing mechanisms for more thoroughly and formally preparing
students for overseas study, and integrating their experiences
into the classroom upon return;
determining the long-term need for a permanent advisory committee
to OIP.
2005/06
2004/05
-
Establishment
of the criteria for "Approved Programs" (formerly
"Partner Programs") (see below under "Guidelines
and Policies")
-
Establishment
of the criteria for the "Petition Process for Programs
Not Included on Skidmore's Approved Programs List" (see
below under "Guidelines and Policies")
-
Development
of the list of "Approved Programs" (see below under
"Guidelines and Policies")
-
Review
of petitions to study abroad on programs not on the Approved
Programs list
2006/07
2005/06
Please
contact Tina
Breakell with suggestions
and/or questions regarding this Web site.
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