International Education and Cross Cultural Committee Goals for 2007-2008	Outcomes
Plans for a Dynamic International Week	The committee agreed to postpone plans for the following year and to concentrate on our usual spring luncheon
The Fulbright Occasional lecturer	Postponed
Exchange program with India	The sub committee was successful in obtaining a grant to fund exploratory travel to India August 08 for three faculty members.
Gathering information about various foreign studies	Ongoing
Peace Corps representative	Not accomplished this year
International Advisor/Office	No progress this year
Brochure and the maintenance of the Bulletin Boards.	No brochure but bulletin boards were maintained
Mentoring	Very few applicants, needs more advertising
Revise the current travel guidelines and procedures	Just about complete , final recommendations need put together
Ann suggested a possible link up with her daughter in Japan for an in-service or a WOW meeting	Completed.
Updating the International Student List on Blackboard as well as maintaining International Student demographics was a high priority for the committee.	No progress
An international “ welcome” in many languages and committee members agreed that a similar welcome should be planned for next fall for our students	To do
Italy trip	Done
Sunithi stated that her class on the Immigrant Experience is hosting a cross cultural event at GCC on December 3	Completed
Suggested that there be a required note in all faculty’s course outlines for international students who need some assistance…similar to the statement now required regarding students with disabilities	To do
Suggested that faculty from the committee agree to advise all ESL students.   Phyllis discussed the nursing process for advising and keeping records for their students that could be adapted to advising International students	.   All faculty International Education committee members will be asked to serve as international student advisors as needed
Sunithi reported that she and Phil Turpak are presenting at New Horizons’s on the success of their fall cross cultural classes.	done
VACIE-VCCS exchange, Emily Sperlazza. And   Judi Bartlett applied for next year.	Waiting for results.