University International Council
Charge and Membership
The University International Council (UIC) serves the Executive Vice President and Provost in an advisory capacity. Its broad charge is to initiate, foster, coordinate, evaluate and effectively communicate the global activities of the University, and to develop and propose new international education, research and service policies, and other related activities. The UIC will propose and monitor guidelines and priorities for the University's global activities in the following areas: global mobility of knowledge and experience; global diversity of campus life; and global relations and profile.
Appointments will be made by the President from nominations presented by the Committee on Committees. The faculty appointments are based on recommendations from the Faculty Senate Executive Committee based on nominations from the dean of each college. Each dean will nominate at least two faculty for each position.
Committee Roster
Faculty
Patrick Barr-Melej
barr-mel@ohio.edu
Interim Executive Director of the Center for International Studies (CIS)
Benjamin Bates
batesb@ohio.edu
Professor, Health Communication
Ilana Chertok
chertok@ohio.edu
HSP/Nursing
Haley Duschinski
duschins@ohio.edu
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Andre Gribou
gribou@ohio.edu
Fine Arts
Natalie Kruse-Daniels
krusen@ohio.edu
Environmental Studies
Chang Liu
liuc@ohio.edu
Professor Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Vic Matta
matta@ohio.edu
Associate Professor of Analytics & Information Systems
Greg Obi
obi@ohio.edu
Associate Professor of Management
Bilal Urkmez
urkmezbi@ohio.edu
Assistant Professor Counseling and Higher Education
Administrators, Voting
David Bell
belld@ohio.edu
Associate Professor & Chair, Linguistics
Diane Cahill
cahild@ohio.edu
Global Affairs
Rebecca Challenger
challenge@ohio.edu
OPIE
Dr. Winsome Chunnu
chunnu@ohio.edu
Senior Director for Diversity Education Initiatives and Interim Director, Multicultural Center
Araba Dawson-Andoh
dawson-a@ohio.edu
Subject Librarian, African Studies and Social Sciences
Teri Gartland
terih@ohio.edu
Assistant Vice President, Central Programs
Jneanne Hacker
hackerjn@ohio.edu
Executive Director, Housing and Residence Life
Tosha Jupiter
jupiter@ohio.edu
Marketing Communications Manager – Public Service, Global Affairs, and Honors Programs
Gerry Krzic
krzic@ohio.edu
OPIE
Christopher S. Lewis
christopherlewis@ohio.edu
Director, Office of Nationally Competitive Awards
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
Emilia Alonso-Sameño
markse@ohio.edu
Retired Professor, Spanish
Vicki Seefeldt West
westv@ohio.edu
International Recruitment
Becky Simons
simonsr@ohio.edu
Instructional Designer
Administrators, Non-Voting
Katherine Hartman
hartmank@ohio.edu
Vice Provost of Faculty Development
Nagesh Rao
rao@ohio.edu
Social Medicine
Undergraduate Students
Jannine Gillett
jg746320@ohio.edu
Keamogetse Khudu
kk178017@ohio.edu
Graduate Student
Oumarou Abdodaye
oa329115@ohio.edu
Administrative Support
Marian Carr
carrm@ohio.edu
Kate McClure
katebmcclure@ohio.edu
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.