Committee Members

• Loukia Agapis, College of Veterinary Medicine
• Meredith Blumthal, Grainger College of Engineering
• Brian Dill,College of LAS
• Stephen Downie, iSchool, Chair
• Christine Gozdziak, College of Business
• Daniel Katz, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
• Ryan Lamare, School of Labor and Employment Relations
• Benjamin Lough, School of Social Work
• Erik McDuffie, College of LAS
• Cynthia Oliver, College of FAA and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
• Andy Orta, Illinois Global Institute, Director of CLACS
• James Pait, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
• Suzana Palaska-Nicholson, College of ACES
• Roberto Rojas, Graduate Student
• Emanuel Rota, EUC Director and Associate Professor in the Department of History
• Ken Salo, College of Fine and Applied Arts, Member-at-Large
• Beth Scheid, Technology Services
• Elizabeth Spark, Graduate College
• Anna Tsai, Student Affairs
• M. Allison Witt, College of Education
• Mike Yao, College of Media
• Sammer Jones, Illinois International, Ex-Officio

Committee Members

• Meredith Blumthal, Grainger College of Engineering
• Stephen Downie, iSchool, Chair
• Larry Firkins, College of Veterinary Medicine
• Christine Gozdziak, College of Business
• Nicole Lamers, Gies College of Business
• Ryan Lamare, School of Labor and Employment Relations
• Benjamin Lough, School of Social Work
• Erik McDuffie, College of LAS, Member-at-Large
• Andy Orta, Illinois Global Institute, Director of CLACS
• James Pait, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
• Suzana Palaska-Nicholson, College of ACES
• Ken Salo, College of Fine and Applied Arts, Member-at-Large
• Elizabeth Spark, Graduate College
• Beth Scheid, Technology Services
• Anna Tsai, Student Affairs
• M. Allison Witt, College of Education
• Mike Yao, College of Media
• Sammer Jones, Illinois International, Ex-Officio

The 2018-2019 academic year Illinois International Advisory Committee charge was as follows: develop 5-year strategic documents that align with broader campus priorities and address the following issues.

• Recruitment and diversification of our international student body
• Clarifying strategic campus partnerships and agreements

Committee Members

• Narayanna Aluru, Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
• Elvira de Mejia, Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of ACES
• Laura Li, Associate Professor of Accountancy, Gies College of Business
• Xiuling Li, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Erik McDuffie, Associate Professor, Department of African American Studies, College of LAS
• Christine Renshaw, Director of Graduate and International Programs, College of Law
• Assata Zerai, Associate Provost for Faculty Excellence and Professor of Sociology, College of LAS

The 2016-2017 academic year Illinois International Advisory Committee charge was as follows:

• Develop and implement an inclusive and consultative process to engage and garner input from key campus stakeholders regarding the campus globalization strategy.
• Collaborate actively with the Associate Provost and Vice Provost for International Affairs & Global Strategies to identify institutional priorities that will inform the development of the campus globalization strategy.
• Draft the globalization strategy and provide a copy to the Associate Provost and Vice Provost for International Affairs & Global Strategies by mid-Spring 2017 semester, which will be vetted by appropriate campus stakeholders during the remainder of the Spring 2017 term.
• Provide a final draft of the globalization strategy to the Associate Provost and Vice Provost for International Affairs & Global Strategies by early Summer 2017, which will be submitted to the Provost and Chancellor.
• Advise the Associate Provost and Vice Provost for International Affairs & Global Strategies on a range of international issues across campus.

Committee Members

• Rakesh Bhatt, Professor of Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Andi Cailles, Assistant Director for Residential Life
• Clara Chu, Professor and Director of Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
• David Cooper, Associate Professor and Director of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Peter Constable, Professor and Dean, Veterinary Medicine and member of the Council of Deans
• Jerry Dávila, Professor and Director of the Lemann Center, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Melissa Edwards, Director of Research Communications, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
• Margereth Etienne, Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate and International Programs, College of Law
• Boyi Guo, Graduate Student
• Prasanta Kalita, Professor, College of ACES and member of the Council of Undergraduate Deans
• Maryam Khademian, Graduate Student
• Kenneth Long, Graduate Student
• Ben Lough, Associate Professor and Master of Social Work Program Director, School of Social Work
• Osamu Miyawaki, Undergraduate Student
• Robert Pahre, Professor and Department Head, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Beth Scheid, Assistant Chief Information Officer, Technology Services
• Molly Tracy, Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement
• Erol Tutumluer, Professor and Director of International Programs, College of Engineering
• Madhu Viswanathan, Professor, College of Business
• Alex Winter-Nelson, Professor and Director of the Office of International Programs, College of ACES
• Allison Witt, Director of the Office of International Programs, College of Education
• Angharad Valdivia, Professor, College of Media
• Deanna McDonagh, Professor, College of Fine and Applied Arts

Sub-Committee Topics

• Four Strategic Pillars
• Curriculum Development
• International Student Integration
• Integration of International Experience into Curriculum
• Intentional Fundraising
• Revenue Generation to Support International Initiatives
• Alumni Relations Beyond Development and Fundraising (Recruitment, Research)
• Define and Clarify Joint and Dual Degrees with Partners Abroad
• Elevate our International Presence on Campus and Abroad (Campus International Building/Center)
• Global Offices

Outcomes

The meetings undertaken by the 2016-2017 Illinois International Advisory Committee and its associated sub-committees yielded a comprehensive set of recommendations to improve Illinois' globalization strategy. View the recommendations.

The recommendations were submitted to the university's senior administration to be used in the development of the strategic plan: "The Next 150." The strategic plan is available online at strategicplan.illinois.edu.

Questions about the committee may be directed to Illinois International.