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.
Composition
Faculty
11 Voting (1 Center for International Studies; 1 College of Arts and Sciences; 1 College of Business; 1 College of Fine Arts; 1 College of Health Sciences and Professions; 1 Patton College of Education; 1 Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; 1 Regional Higher Education; 1 Russ College of Engineering; 1 Scripps College of Communication; and 1 Voinovich School
Students
3 Voting (Currently vacant: 1 Graduate; 1 Undergraduate; 1 President of International Student Union)
Administrative
14 Voting, 3 Non-Voting (*** see below for composition)
Total
28 voting and 3 non-voting
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
Faculty Senate Vice Chair
Communication Studies
Jennifer Chabot
chabot@ohio.edu
Social Health
Geoffrey Dabelko
dabelkog@ohio.edu
Professor; Associate Dean,Voinovich School
Haley Duschinski
duschins@ohio.edu
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Andre Gribou
gribou@ohio.edu
Fine Arts
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
Assistant Professor, Business Management Technology
Nagesh Rao
rao@ohio.edu
Social Medicine
Sergio Robles
robeless@ohio.edu
Assistant Professor of Instruction in Marketing
Jane Skon
skon@ohio.edu
Teacher Education
Administrators, Voting
David Bell
belld@ohio.edu
Associate Professor & Chair, Linguistics
Diane Cahill
cahild@ohio.edu
Global Affairs
Robert Callahan
callahar@ohio.edu
Senior Director of Recruitment and Partnerships, Admissions
Rebecca Challenger
challenge@ohio.edu
OPIE
Dr. Winsome Chunnu-Brayda
chunnu@ohio.edu
Strategic Director for Diversity and Inclusion and Multicultural Programs and Initiatives
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
Daniel King
kingd3@ohio.edu
Marketing Communications Manager, College of Fine Arts
Gerry Krzic
krzic@ohio.edu
OPIE
Christopher S. Lewis
christopherlewis@ohio.edu
Director, Office of Nationally Competitive Awards
Dr. Roxanne Malé-Brune
male-bru@ohio.edu
Director, Grant Development and Projects
Catherine Marshall
marshallc@ohio.edu
Global Opportunities
Dr. Andy Ray
raya@ohio.edu
Director, International Student Services
Emilia Alonso-Sameño
markse@ohio.edu
Professor, Spanish
Vicki Seefeldt West
westv@ohio.edu
International Recruitment
Becky Simons
simonsr@ohio.edu
Instructional Designer
Administrators, Non-Voting
Purba Das
dasp@ohio.edu
Professor, Communication Studies
Katherine Hartman
hartmank@ohio.edu
Marketing
Ji-Yeung Jang
jang@ohio.edu
Interim Executive Director for Global Affairs
Undergraduate Students
Deependra Budhathoki
db497117@ohio.edu
Elaina Tartal
et282217@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.