Caption: Planning Report - Future of International Programs (1968)
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"academic rad< between expoi ill imports > feedback into teachii ind n-sraivh? f ,n n m l t0 l»" »pai I „ n.il f « , r . how best rflOUld fund build into ve eas contr ts loi arm lo tti< - and o P] tuni for udy and research abroad for graduate students and faculty Should there be guidelines established foi ova itance? Would thi mean that icult) merab with H technj j posals for funding- would be "requir to seel .it the i the aii ma md support of their colic, rues through a functioi I institute isory committee or associate dean? Would this imittec r dean also make an evalaution of support and priority in terms of colle bjectives and n urces before "appro* inc:" such pi p sals to proc d to a campus-level faculty advisory group or iistrative offi< r? 5 Should functional institutes be an integral part of the r ular academic and fiscal responsibility of departments and colleges? Michigan State University, after some twenty years' experience, has recent! 1 recommended this procedure on the basis that such an organization provides closer line support, continued visibility, and professional re *nition. This procedure, they state, does not deny the e ential contribution of the campus-wide Dean for International Programs, but rather highlights his staff functions. (6 Since functional institutes cannot pursue all problems within a discipline or problem area due to limitations of facult) interest and financial resources, should there be early identification of the foci of international research interest and concentration upon those problem areas of greatest faculty interest and competence? C. FACULTY OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES It might be well to comment upon international programs from the standpoint of the individual faculty member. Frequently repeated problems and issues in published reports include: 1. Lack of systematic cultivation of research opportunities for faculty and graduate students within overseas contracts. 2. Insufficient attention given to funding for smaller individually conceived projects of an oven is research a n d / o r trainin nature. planned ISN :m prof' wcw ( lommittee, 1967, p. 48. 24 Pros
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