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Columns::August 20, 2001
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Montana administrator chosen to lead UGA’s international programs
By Sharron Hannon
shannon@uga.edu
Mark Lusk, assistant vice president for research and director of international programs at the University of Montana, has been
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Mark Lusk
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named associate provost for international affairs at the University of Georgia, pending approval of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.
The associate provost position, which reports directly to Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Karen A. Holbrook, provides leadership for the university’s institution-wide focus on international faculty research activity and student study-abroad and exchange programs. As director of the Office of International Affairs, the associate provost maintains a comprehensive knowledge of UGA’s international efforts, coordinates the institutional programs associated with international education, and serves as the principle link for UGA with the University System of Georgia’s Office of International Education.
“This is a very important position at the university, and I’m pleased we were able to attract a person with the broad international experience that Mark Lusk brings,” says Holbrook. “He has already served as the central coordinator for wide-ranging international research and exchange programs and has a solid track record in increasing the number of students studying abroad, which is one of our institutional priorities.”
Lusk has been actively involved in international education and international development for many years. He has worked in more than 40 countries and has resided outside the United States for more than 13 years. He has held two Fulbright Fellowships--one in Peru and another in Brazil--as well as visiting professorships at a number of institutions.
Most of his academic research has been in Latin America, but he also has done fieldwork and research in south and central Asia, Africa, Europe and the Newly Independent States. He has worked on numerous externally funded contracts with agencies such as the U.S. Agency for International Development, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the Ford Foundation.
At UGA, Lusk will work with administrators, faculty, students and an International Affairs Advisory Council to enhance international academic programs, manage international faculty and student scholar services, and facilitate intern, volunteer and employment opportunities abroad.
Currently, nearly 15 percent of UGA’s undergraduate students graduate with an international experience through participation in 42 study-abroad programs in 23 countries and 46 exchanges in 15 countries. In addition, UGA is currently a participant in more than 140 formal agreements with universities worldwide involving faculty research collaborations and exchanges.
“We have been expanding opportunities for students and faculty to study and work abroad, which is so important in today’s global society,” says President Michael F. Adams. “I’m confident that Mark Lusk will help the University of Georgia continue to advance in this area.”
Prior to his present position at the University of Montana, Lusk was director of the School of Social Work at Boise State University. He also has held faculty and administrative appointments in social work at the University of Wyoming and Utah State University. At UGA, he will hold an academic appointment as a professor in the School of Social Work.
Lusk earned a master’s in social work and a doctorate in higher education from the University of Kentucky. He received his undergraduate degree from New Mexico State University. |
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