University International Council

    Charge and Membership

    The University International Council (UIC) serves the President and the Executive Vice President and Provost (EVPP) in an advisory capacity on global matters. Its broad charge is to propose new policies and support the initiation, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of global activities of the University. The UIC shall undertake proactive steps to monitor and encourage the globalization of the University’s academic and co-curricular programs, research, and creative activities.

    More specifically, the UIC is charged with the following:

    • Supporting internationally focused academic programs and support units.
    • Encouraging and supporting faculty to incorporate global components into new or existing curricula.
    • Supporting faculty to participate in interdisciplinary global research and creative activities.
    • Fostering faculty and staff engagement in global activities for professional purposes.
    • Encouraging students to actively participate in global academic experiences both virtually and abroad.
    • Supporting the continued development of a global, diverse, and inclusive academic environment through engagement with experiential learning opportunities and intercultural awareness and competence across all campus communities.
    • Supporting policy, structural, and operational changes to increase and retain the presence of diversity across all campus communities.

    Composition

    Faculty
    11 Faculty - One faculty member from each of the following Colleges: Center for International Studies, Arts and Sciences, Business, Scripps, Patton, Russ, Fine Arts, Health Sciences and Professions, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Regional Higher Education, and the Voinovich School
    Students
    3 Students - Student membership will include one representative from Student Senate, Graduate Student Senate, and the International Student Union. These students are identified via the Office of Global Affairs and not their respective senates.
    Administrative
    6 Administrators - Administrative representatives are not subject to term limits and continuation of service is subject to negotiation between the representative, administrative office, and UIC Chair. Administrative membership will include one representative from the Office of Global Affairs, International Student and Scholar Services, Office of Global Opportunities, Ohio Program of Intensive English, International Admissions – Undergraduate, and International Admissions – Graduate
    4 Ex-Officio - The Associate Provost for Global Affairs, the Vice Provost of Faculty Development (or EVPP designee), and a representative from the Vice President for Research and Creativity will serve as ex-officio members. The Chair of the Committee will also serve as an ex-officio non-voting member.

    Committee Roster

    Faculty

    Ilana Chertok
    chertok@ohio.edu
    HSP/Nursing

    Catherine Cutcher
    cutcher@ohio.edu
    Associate Director, Center for International Studies

    Todd Fredricks
    fredrick@ohio.edu

    Natalie Kruse-Daniels
    krusen@ohio.edu
    Environmental Studies

    David LaPalombara
    lapalomb@ohio.edu

    Vic Matta
    matta@ohio.edu
    Associate Professor of Analytics & Information Systems

    Greg Obi
    obi@ohio.edu
    Associate Professor of Management

    Saumya Pant
    pant@ohio.edu

    Barbel Such
    such@ohio.edu
    Modern Languages

    Bilal Urkmez
    urkmezbi@ohio.edu
    Assistant Professor Counseling and Higher Education

    Yuquiu You
    youy@ohio.edu
    Engineering

    Graduate Student

    Harry Insaidoo
    hi148617@ohio.edu

    Administrators, Voting

    Diane Cahill
    cahilld@ohio.edu
    Director

    Rebecca Challenger
    challenge@ohio.edu
    OPIE

    Gerry Krzic
    krzic@ohio.edu
    Director of OPIE

    Catherine Marshall
    marshallc@ohio.edu
    Global Opportunities

    Andy Ray
    raya@ohio.edu
    Director, International Student Services

    Dr. Mateo Remsburg
    mremsburg@ohio.edu
    Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions

    Vicki Seefeldt West
    westv@ohio.edu
    International Recruitment

    Administrators, Non-Voting

    Haley Duschinski
    duschins@ohio.edu
    Director of the Center for International Studies and Professor of Anthropology

    Gillian Ice
    iceg@ohio.edu
    Professor and Director of Global Health

    Roxanne Male-Brune
    male-bru@ohio.edu
    Director

    Undergraduate Students

    Emma Furr
    ef185522@ohio.edu
    International Affairs Commissioner

    All University committees follow the academic-year calendar.

    All students serve one-year terms. Faculty, administrators, and staff generally serve three-year terms. Ex-Officio appointments have voting privileges unless otherwise noted.

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