WHERE WE’RE GOING Illinois Abroad Implementation Committee The Illinois Abroad Implementation Committee (IAIC) emerged as a key recommendation in the report prepared by the Task Force on Illinois Study Abroad. The committee is jointly appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost and the Vice Provost for International Affairs and Global Strategies (VPIAGS) and is charged with providing guidance and tactical direction on the implemention of the action items identified by the Task Force report, which includes shifting some centrally-administered study abroad programs into college study abroad operations and transitioning IAGE from a direct program provider to a centralized, coordinated core services unit.
Illinois Global Education Abroad Committee The Illinois Global Education Abroad Committee is a new campus-wide committee formed to complement the continuing work of the Illinois Abroad Implementation Committee and to provide guidance on specific study abroad issues. The Illinois Global Education Abroad Committee is a newly formed committee with Joy Phaphouvaninh and Allison Witt as Co-Charis. The committee was formed to continue the work identified in the Task Force on Illinois Study Abroad Report and essentially works to replace the IAPC and EAAC. The committee works alongside the Illinois Abroad Implementation Committee to provide direction and guidance related to study abroad. The committee has two major goals: 1. Develop a vision and mission for education abroad at the University of Illinois, guided by the updated Forum on Education Abroad and in alignment with our university’s strategic priorities as articulated in The Next 150, as well as college strategic priorities for global education including study abroad. In light of the changing context and emerging redefinition of education abroad, the committee should consider a broader conceptualization of education abroad, inclusive of traditional study abroad programs, virtual opportunities, as well as other global educational experiences. 2. Develop a strategy for diversifying education abroad programmatic offerings both geographically and demographically, with a particular focus on initiatives in the global South and intentional engagement of historically under-represented students.
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