EGSA International Education Advisory Committee (IntEAC)
Representative
Position Description and Responsibilities
1. Overview
The International Education Advisory Committee (IntEAC) Representative reports to the
Education Graduate Student Association’s Executive Team. This member is responsible
for representing and advocating for the EGSA and all education graduate students on
the International Education Advisory Committee (IntEAC). The IntEAC is a Faculty-level
committee charged with advising the Faculty on matters pertaining to international
education and other initiatives. In addition to being able to vote on the IntEAC, the
representative reports back to the EGSA and Executive on the activities of the
committee. The IntEAC is chaired by the Associate Dean, Academic and is driven also by
the Director of International Education, who is a non-voting member.
2. Responsibilities Overview
This is a breakdown of the approximate amount of time spent on the main categories
below.
Area of responsibility
Attending IntEAC Meetings
Reporting IntEAC activities to EGSA
Percentage time allocated
1.5 hours, once a month
30 minutes, 15-20 minutes to prepare and
5-10 to share in monthly EGSA meetings
3. Keys to being a successful GPC Representative
Important Links:
https://www.sfu.ca/education/employee-portal/staff.html - You will gain access to this
page once you have been added to the IntEAC Listserv.
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Familiarize yourself with the IntEAC primary documents
Familiarize yourself with the roles on the IntEAC and on the individuals serving in
those roles
Reach out and connect with the Associate Dean, Academic, Director of
International Education, and the appropriate administrative assistant. They will
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be able to ensure that you get access to old meeting minutes and get added to
the IntEAC listserv. Voting and important documents are circulated via email
frequently.
Book the meetings in your calendar ASAP. As of September 2014 the meetings
are usually on Mondays from 1-2:30p, earlier in the month and the location is on
Burnaby campus.
Small things to keep in mind
o Consider the history of the IntEAC and the roles/interactions between
faculty members
o Be fluent in Robert’s Rules of Order
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Appendix A
Description of IntEAC from the 2014-2015 Committees of the Faculty of Education
document (Internal)
Page 11
Functions
1. In cooperation with the Associate Dean, Academic, the Executive and the Director of
the Office of International Education, contribute to strategic plans of the Faculty with
respect to international activities.
2. Support the activities of the Office of International Education and the Faculty Program
Committees and contribute as appropriate to planning and implementation of
international activities.
3. Enrich the life of the Faculty through promoting events and scholarship in
international education in cooperation with the Centre for Research in International
Education (CRIE).
Composition
1. The Associate Dean, Academic (Chairperson).
2. The Director of the Office of International Education (non-voting).
3. Three faculty members elected by and from the faculty.
4. One FA or Coordinator elected from Professional Programs.
5. Two students, one of whom must be elected from and by members of the Education
Graduate Students Association, and the other who may be an undergraduate or
graduate student.
6. Non-voting faculty members and staff to serve as resources to the committee.
Terms of Office
1. Terms of office for faculty members will be two years and membership will normally
begin on August 1st.
2. Terms of office for students and FAs and Coordinators shall be one year and will
normally begin August 1st.
3. If a member is to be absent for a period of up to one semester, the Committee may
name an alternate. If a member is to be absent for a longer period s/he will be replaced
on the Committee by election (faculty member) or nomination (student member).
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