Task force meets with ACE liaison

Pictured is the Internationalization Task Force, along with ACE representative Barbara Hill, fourth from left. The committee is chaired by Mark Schaub, back, third from right, and Carol Sanchez, front, third from left.
Pictured is the Internationalization Task Force, along with ACE representative Barbara Hill, fourth from left. The committee is chaired by Mark Schaub, back, third from right, and Carol Sanchez, front, third from left.

The committee charged with assessing the university's goals related to international education met with a liaison from the American Council on Education to began shaping their yearlong task.

Barbara Hill, ACE’s senior associate for internationalization, said initial meetings were meant for the committee to be reflective and intentional about student outcomes and university resources.

Grand Valley is among a cohort of colleges and universities that has joined the ACE’s Internationalization Laboratory. Since it was established in 2003, nearly 60 institutions have participated in ACE labs. Others in the cohort are Becker (Mass.) College, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Merrimack (Mass.) College, University of Mississippi, Villanova (Penn.) University, Texas Christian University, University of Minnesota Duluth and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Hill also met with President Thomas J. Haas, Provost Gayle R. Davis and Deans Council members during her visit.
 

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