Charter

Agreements with universities, government agencies and nongovernmental organizations located in other countries are employed to facilitate a range of international activities. MU maintains approved agreements with entities in countries around the world. Several of these agreements provide important tangible benefits, such as revenues for services rendered, access to research facilities, data or funding, and student and faculty exchange. However, since countries have different legal systems and different standards and expectations in higher education, international agreements can sometimes introduce unanticipated liabilities and obligations. Agreements may also introduce distributed costs, duplications of effort or other inefficiencies that offset expected benefits. MU seeks to estimate the potential benefits and costs of these agreements. The university needs to monitor and manage these flows to maximize its return on investment in international initiatives. International agreements can be used to extend MU’s global reach and reputation. By planning and managing which agreements and institutional associations to pursue, MU can affect its reputation in particular regions.

This charter establishes a campus committee on international memorandum of understanding review, in accordance with the Policies and Procedures on International Partnerships and Agreements.

Objectives

• Monitor and assess the scope and performance of all MU agreements with international institutions or initiatives.
• Conduct initial review and revisions of international agreements submitted to the vice provost for international programs.
• Advise the vice provost for international programs on how to inform international agreements and enhance their performance over time.

Committee members

• Paulina Brouder, interim director of study abroad
• Kristen Colbrecht, director of international student and scholar services
• Ryan Griffin, director of International Admissions
• Terrence Grus, director of graduate admissions and student services
• Sang Kim, director of the Asian Affairs Center
• Barbara Lindeman, director of student international health, safety and security
• Pilar Mendoza, associate professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
• Rajiv Mohan, director of international outreach, School of Medicine
• Cassandra Siela, senior international programs and recruitment consultant, College of Engineering
• Lily Sorenson, director of the Center for English Language Learning
• Mary Stegmaier, vice provost for International Programs
• Michael Volz, associate teaching professor and coordinator of Chinese, Department of German and Russian Studies