[asiacouncil] Vote Needed - Financial Support for China Program Professor

Fri Mar 15 09:35:05 EDT 2019

Asia Council,

I have personally witnessed four times the transformative effect of the China program on students (and faculty).  This program, long-led by Baogang Guo and Wilson Huang, needs to be supported through a temporary dip in enrollment.

David Broad

Professor of Sociology

University of North Georgia

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Subject: Re: [asiacouncil] Vote Needed - Financial Support for China Program Professor

I also support the proposal.

Agree with Mary about the excellency of the China study abroad program led by Dr Bapgang Guo.

Happy Fri.!

TeaYoun Kim-Kassor

Associate Professor, Department of Art

Georgia College & State University

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Date: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 8:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [asiacouncil] Vote Needed - Financial Support for China Program Professor

Dear all,

I support and vote Yes for this proposal. The China study abroad program led by Dr Bapgang Guo has been very successful.

May

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On Mar 15, 2019, at 8:27 AM, I Pidhainy <ipidhain at westga.edu<mailto:ipidhain at westga.edu>> wrote:

Dear council,

I support this proposal.

I was on this program last year (as way of disclosure), and consider everything about the program as top notch. Liam was also outstanding as teacher and colleague, and a student favorite.

sincerely

Ihor

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 5:49 AM Flor Culpa-Bondal <flor.culpabondal at gcsu.edu<mailto:flor.culpabondal at gcsu.edu>> wrote:

Good morning!  I vote to support this recommendation.  The China program is a long-time running Asia Council program and I would hate for it to be jeopardized.  Liam is an active member of the of the council and deserves its support.  Thanks!

Flor A. Culpa-Bondal, PhD, RN

Associate Professor

School of Nursing

College of Health Sciences

Georgia College and State University

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On Mar 14, 2019, at 11:06 PM, Eric Spears <spears_eric at columbusstate.edu<mailto:spears_eric at columbusstate.edu>> wrote:

Dear Fellow Council Members,

Bao Gang has requested that the Asia Council help support the travel expenses of Liam Madden to China this summer.  The program’s student enrollment is lower than expected.  In order to keep the number of courses offered for students at the advertised cost, Bao Gang is requesting that funds from the Asia Council faculty development grant be used to pay toward Liam’s airfare.  In addition, and if a faculty member is taken out of this summer’s program, it is likely more students will withdraw from the program once they learn their preferred courses are not available.  A lack of student retention would also jeopardize the program budget.

This expenditure would also be seen as faculty development.  Liam can learn how Bao Gang operates the program.  Liam would then be able to be a director of a future Asia Council program.   I spoke with our treasurer, Salli Vargas, and confirmed there are funds in the agency account that can be used toward this cause.  She recommends putting $1,000 toward the $1,200 airfare.  There would remain $7,000 in the account to be used toward faculty development workshops, including the one this spring at Perimeter’s campus.

In the spirit of transparency and collegiality, could you please send me your vote by no later than Monday?  Bao Gang needs to determine what to do with the program.

Many thanks,

Eric K. Spears, Ph

Mildred Miller Fort Foundation Eminent Scholar & Chair of Global Engagement

Associate Professor of Geography

Columbus State University

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Journal of Ming Studies, Editor

Director of Asian Studies

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Department of History

University of West Georgia

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