Potter emphasizes internationalization in speech to Board of Regents
Katie Gardner
Issue date: 10/16/09 Section: News
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Dr. David Potter, president of NGCSU, in a speech to the Board of Regents on Tuesday, talked about the many things the school is doing to emphasize foreign relations and languages.
One is a push for more language classes in Middle Eastern/North African, and Asian languages, such as Mandarin Chinese, Korean and Arabic.
Potter said of the unique mission of North Georgia: "Our goal is to achieve national distinction by exercising leadership through four strategic directions, including: teaching and learning innovation, educating engaged citizens, contributing to regional development, and creating an organizational culture that is a living reflection of our missions and values."
To achieve this goal, North Georgia has created many new centers recently, such as the Center for Language Education. The goal of the center is to encourage international and regional students to learn a second language so that they can teach English to non-native speakers in elementary, middle and high schools in the U.S. and other countries.
Also, the Center for Global Engagement has been created to encourage students to study abroad.
Potter ended his speech with: "I hope these examples give you a sense of what North Georgia stands for and how we conduct our lives here as professionals, members of a learning community and individuals. The dedication of students, faculty and staff to the university mission and values makes us proud to be a part of this unique educational enterprise."
The Board of Regents held its October meeting at North Georgia, Monday and Tuesday. During the meeting the board authorized NGCSU to grant a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree to students who fulfill the requirements.
Previously, Physical Therapy students have been granted their degree from the Medical College of Georgia because NGCSU was not authorized to grant this applied doctoral degree.
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