<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Dear Asian Council Colleagues, </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style=""><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><font color="#000000">I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break. </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><font color="#000000">I met with Tammy Rosner and Coryn Shiflet on Friday, 15th March, to discuss the roll-out of the USG Goes Global with the Asia Council for programs operating in the summer of 2020. Twenty-two of the USG campuses have signed on to the USG Goes Global MOU through the provosts’ offices for 2019 and we expect all 26 to be on board for 2020. Currently the only schools not participating are UGA, Georgia Tech, Atlanta Metro and South Georgia State College.</font></span><span style="color:red"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><span class="gmail-im" style=""><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style=""><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font color="#000000"><b style=""><u style=""><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">USG Goes Global</span></u></b><b style=""><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> </span></b><u></u><u></u></font></p></div><div style=""><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000"><u></u> <u></u></font></p></div><div style=""><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><font color="#000000">The purpose of the </font><a href="https://www.usg.edu/international_education/usg_goes_global" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">USG Goes Global</a><font color="#500050"> </font><font color="#000000">program is to make study abroad affordable for all of Georgia’s students in public institutions. Its design makes tuition and faculty pay equitable, too. </font></span><font color="#000000"><u></u><u></u></font></p></div><div style=""><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000"><u></u> <u></u></font></p></div><div style=""><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><font color="#000000">I’ll briefly summarize the model’s approach here but I encourage you to read through the FAQs for USG institutions on the </font><a href="https://www.usg.edu/international_education/usg_goes_global/frequently_asked_questions" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">USG Goes Global website</a><font color="#500050"> </font></span><font color="#500050"><u></u><u></u></font></p></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></span><div style=""><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span class="gmail-im" style=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">The plan is to move Asia Council programs into the USG Goes Global ‘cost-share tuition model’ (think something like e-core tuition) at $199 per credit hour for programs in the summer of 2020. </span><u></u><u></u></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Faculty members will teach two courses (one course must be a ‘core course’ for students at two-year institutions). </span><u></u><u></u></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><font color="#000000">The teaching pay is $6,000 for the two courses, based on overall enrollment in the USG Goes Global Programs, not just the Asian program offering (but, emphasis on student recruitment and critical mass remain). This means that salaries are paid out of the overall enrollments for both Asian Council and European Council programs. See the </font><a href="https://www.usg.edu/international_education/usg_goes_global/frequently_asked_questions" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">FAQs.</a><font color="#500050"> </font></span><font color="#500050"><u></u><u></u></font></li></span><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><font color="#000000">USG Goes Global student recruitment will be focused on all programs, not just the ones we teach in Asia. This means when we promote an Asian program, we promote all USG Goes Global programs at the same time. The benefit is based on a collective enrollment that helps balance out the summer teaching salaries across the board. The European programs will also be promoting our Asian programs.</font><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><font color="#000000">The USG Goes Global Program Manager will visit campus and study abroad fairs on your behalf (or with you if you prefer) to promote your programs system-wide.</font></span></li></ul></div></div><div><div id="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013AppleMailSignature">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" style=""><b><u>Protocol</u></b></font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px"><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><li><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">The USG Goes Global model requires that study abroad courses are approved by a subcommittee of faculty members. These people have to be faculty and not professional or administrative staff, per SACSOC (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools). </font></li><ul><li><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">I propose that USG Goes Global program proposals and their courses (with proposed faculty members) be sent to me at <a href="mailto:spears_eric@columbusstate.edu">spears_eric@columbusstate.edu </a> so that I can organize them and share with the subcommittee. </font></li><li><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">I will share with the voting subcommittee members. </font></li><li><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Recommendations will be based on a subcommittee vote and forwarded to the USG Goes Global office in Atlanta. </font></li></ul></ul><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">We will need to have a committee of at least five people (and an odd number of folks to break a tie) for this to happen. I'll send a separate email message out for volunteers as well as an official call for 2020 programs. </font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px"><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px"><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">In the meantime, please do not hesitate to ask Tammy or me any questions. </font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px"><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px"><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">I will also send out a doodle poll for those of you who want to participate in a web-based conference call with Tammy, Coryn, and me to talk through the USG Goes Global model. This meeting will take place later in April. </font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px"><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px"><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Many thanks and very best regards,</font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px"><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> </font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Eric K. Spears, Ph.D.</font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Mildred Miller Fort Foundation Eminent Scholar & Chair of Global Engagement</font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Associate Professor of Geography</font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Columbus State University</font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">4225 University Avenue</font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Columbus, GA 31907, USA</font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Tel: +1 (706) 507-8545</font></div><div class="m_-1349883861400702160m_-7380014166773073013ApplePlainTextBody" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">E-mail: <a href="mailto:spears_eric@columbusstate.edu" target="_blank">spears_eric@columbusstate.edu</a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Web: <a href="https://cie.columbusstate.edu/" target="_blank">https://cie.columbusstate.edu/</a> </font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Personal Web: <a href="http://ericspears.us" target="_blank">http://ericspears.us</a></font></div></div>
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