Liaison Committee on Study Abroad

Information provided below serves as a summary only.  Definitive wording can be found in the Faculty Manual.


Responsibilities

  • Advise the Director of International Programs on all matters of concern to Union's International Programs

  • Participate in discussions of general policy, analysis and setting of budget priorities related to International Programs, and improve academic quality of all terms abroad experiences

Members

  • Director of International Programs (ex-officio, serves as co-Chair)

  • Four faculty members (one from each of the Divisions with one serving as co-Chair, 3-year staggered terms)

  • Two students (appointed by the Student Committee on Committees)

  • Dean of the Faculty or his/her designee, Dean of Studies, and Dean of First-Year Students (all without vote)
  • Other Administrators involved in the work of the International Programs Office (invited by the Committee, all without vote)
 

Committee Member

Position

Term Ends
       

Lara Atkins
518-388-6002
atkinsl@union.edu

Director of International Programs
Co-Chair

Ex-Officio
 

Victoria Martinez                
 518-388-6359
martinev@union.edu

Division I Representative
Co-Chair

August 2011
 

Karen Brison
518-388-6673
brisonk@union.edu

Division II Representative

August 2011
 

Carol Weisse
518-388-6300
weissec@union.edu

Division III Representative

August 2010
 

Thomas Jewell
518-388-6363
jewellt@union.edu

Division IV Representative

August 2011
 

Nic Zarrelli
 518-388-6033
zarrelln@union.edu

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs    
Designee for Dean of the Faculty
(without vote)      

Ex-Officio
 

Kristin Bidoshi
518-388-6234
bidoshik@union.edu

Dean of Studies
(without vote)

Ex-Officio
 

Kate Schurick
518-388-8384
schurick@union.edu

Dean of First-Year Students
(without vote)

Ex-Officio
 

Anil Akoon
akoona@union.edu

Student
Class of 2010

June 2010
 

Melanie Watman
watmanm@union.edu

Student
Class of 2012

June 2010