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Global Engagement

Committees and Groups

How to get involved

There are a variety of committees that work on programs and policies related to global engagement at Clemson University.

Council on Global Engagement

The Council on Global Engagement allows for coordinating global engagement efforts across all academic units of the University. The council’s responsibilities and membership requirements are listed below. The current members of the Council on Global Engagement are available on the Faculty Senate website.

  • Responsibilities
    • Coordinates information and recommends policies and plans to the Associate Provost for Global Engagement for:
      • Global engagement programming (such as study abroad, internship, co-op and service-learning opportunities).
      • International student and scholar services.
      • Other activities and opportunities related to the comprehensive internationalization of the campus.
    • The elected faculty members on the committee serve as the curriculum committee for International Studies (IS) and are thereby authorized to develop and review proposals for IS courses and curricula and submit them to either the University’s Undergraduate or Graduate Curriculum Committee (as appropriate) for approval.
    • Subcommittees are chartered by the Council as needed; each of these subcommittees will have at least one member selected from the voting membership of the Council.
    • The Council on Global Engagement shall meet at least twice per academic year.
  • Membership
    • One regular faculty member elected from each college and Library elected by the faculty accorded voting rights in each college and Library shall serve staggered two-year terms and are limited to two consecutive terms.
    • One undergraduate student nominated by the Undergraduate Student Senate President and appointed by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies serves a renewable one-year term.
    • One graduate student nominated by the President of the Graduate Student Government and appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School serves a renewable one-year term.
    • One faculty or staff representative appointed by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies serves a renewable one-year term.
    • A faculty or staff representative appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School serves a renewable one-year term.
    • A staff representative appointed by the Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management serves a renewable one-year term.
    • Non-voting members are:
      • The Director of Clemson Abroad.
      • The Director of the Office of International Services.
      • One staff member appointed by the Dean of Students.
    • The Associate Provost for Global Engagement, who shall serve as a non-voting chair.

High-Risk Travel Advisory Group

The High-Risk Travel Advisory Group is an ad hoc committee that convenes when necessary to review requests from students and faculty to travel to countries and regions under travel advisories from the U.S. Department of State. You can read the policy for high-risk review (PDF) here.