Lagasse selected to chair NAFSA Region IV Raymond Lagasse, director of international programs, has been selected to serve a three-year term as chair for Region IV for the Association of International Educators (NAFSA). Region IV consists of North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and South Dakota. The three-year appointment includes one year as chair-elect, the second year as chair, and the third year as past-chair. The position involves serving on the Region IV executive committee, presiding at all regional and team meetings, coordinating and overseeing plans and activities of regional team members, and advocating the region at national meetings. Overall, NAFSA serves international educators and their institutions and organizations by setting standards of good practice, making available training and professional development opportunities, providing networking opportunities, and advocating for international education. Raymond Lagasse, a resident of Crookston, Minn., has been the director of international programs since 2004. -- William Young, Associate Director, International Programs, williamyoung@mail.und.edu, 777.3935