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.