International Initiatives

Membership 2023-2024 Term Expires Selection
Jim Foley - Chair 2026 a.1)
Grace Wang 2026 a.2)
Amanda Scott 2026 a.3)
Yoon-Si Lee 2025 a. 4)
Isaac Oliver 2025 a. 5)
Raj Iyer 2025 b. 1)
Jihyun Kim 2024 b. 2)
Mevy Portocarrero 2024 b. 3)
Ex-Officio Members
Lee Newton ---- c. 1)
Alyssa Braun ---- c. 2)
Taylor Soto ---- c. 3)
Warren Anderson ---- c. 4)
Tim Koeltzow ---- c. 5)
Jobie Skaggs ---- d. 1)

Faculty Handbook's Statement on Committee Membership

“The Committee on International Initiatives shall consist of the following:

  1. Faculty or staff members appointed by the Dean of the respective Colleges for staggered three-year terms:
    1. One member from the College of Business;
    2. One member from the College of Communications and Fine Arts;
    3. One member from the College of Education and Health Sciences;
    4. One member from the College of Engineering and Technology;
    5. One member from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
  2. Faculty or staff members appointed by the department chairs or directors of those academic programs with explicitly internationalized/globalized curriculum for three-year terms:
    1. One member from International Business;
    2. One member from the Institute of International Studies;
    3. One member from World Languages and Cultures.
  3. Ex-officio members:
    1. The Director of Education Abroad;
    2. The Director of the Office of International Student and Scholar Services;
    3. The Senior Associate Director of Admissions and International Coordinator;
    4. The Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion;
    5. The Executive Director for the Center for Teaching Excellence and Learning (CTEL).
  4. Other committee member:
    1. One faculty or staff member appointed by the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
  5. The Chairperson will be elected from the committee membership.”