SOUTHERN COLLEGES INITIATE INT’L PROGRAMS

THESE ARE SOLID INSTITUTIONS AND IT IS TO THEIR CREDIT THAT THEY WANT TO BE EVEN BETTER, SAID WAYNE ANDERSON, THE ATLANTA-BASED PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH, AN AVID SUPPORTER OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY.

COMPRISED OF 13 OUTSTANDING LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES LOCATED IN 11 SOUTHERN STATES, THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A CONSORTIUM THROUGH WHICH THE INSTITUTIONS CAN ASSIST EACH OTHER TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS.

THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IS VITAL AND CENTRAL TO A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION, SAID MR. ANDERSON,  A FORMER PRESIDENT OF MARYVILLE COLLEGE IN TENNESSEE AND ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, AND ACS HOPES TO RESPOND TO THIS NEED THROUGH OFFERING OUR STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN SUCH EXPERIENCE THROUGH OUR ORGANIZATION.

AN ACS PROGRAM MANAGED BY MILLSAPS COLLEGE IN MISSISSIPPI THIS FALL WILL TAKE STUDENTS TO HUNGARY, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, POLAND AND AUSTRIA. ANOTHER ACS PROGRAM WILL TAKE STUDENTS THIS SPRING TO ZIMBABWE FOR A SIX-WEEK COURSE.

MANY OTHER PROGRAMS ARE ON THE DRAWING BOARD, INCLUDING ACS PROGRAMS IN 1994 AT THE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IN TOKYO, JAPAN AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

ONE OF MR. ANDERSON’S MAJOR OBJECTIVES IS TO SEE ACS BECOMING MORE INVOLVED WITH COMPANIES ACTIVE INTERNATIONALLY.  HE FORESEES PROGRAMS ENABLING PROFESSORS TO VISIT THESE COMPANIES AND SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE, HAVE EXECUTIVES IN RESIDENCE AT THE COLLEGES, FIND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN COMPANIES, DEVELOP JOINT RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES AND HAVE STUDENTS WORK AT OFFICES OF U.S. COMPANIES OVERSEAS.

THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ARE: BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE, CENTENARY COLLEGE, CENTRE COLLEGE, FURMAN UNIVERSITY, HENDRIX COLLEGE, MILLSAPS COLLEGE, MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, RHODES COLLEGE, ROLLINS COLLEGE, SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, TRINITY UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND AND UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH.

EMORY UNIVERSITY IN ATLANTA IS AFFILIATED WITH THE ASSOCIATION.  EMORY PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION, AND THEY ARE QUITE INTERESTED IN COOPERATING WITH LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES LIKE US, SAID MR. ANDERSON.  THEY HAVE HELPED US IN GETTING ESTABLISHED IN MANY WAYS, SUCH AS BY MAKING FACULTY AVAILABLE FOR OUR WORKSHOPS, AND HAVE BEEN A GREAT MENTOR.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL MR. ANDERSON AT (404) 636-9533.