Illinois International Advisory Committee

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Illinois International Advisory Committee

The Illinois International Advisory Committee (IIAC) plays a critical role in the development of the campus strategy for globalization. This committee advises the Associate Chancellor and Vice Provost for Global Affairs & Strategies on a range of international issues.

The committee meets twice per semester to provide updates and to confer on critical developments as the process unfolds. Sub-committees meet more often to deliberate on assignments specific their respective teams. The committee provides periodic updates as the strategic planning process unfolds, which will be available on this page.

Academic Year 2023-2024

Committee Members

Kaamilyah Abdullah Span, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Brian Dill, College of LAS
Stephen Downie, The iSchool
Phillippe Geubelle, Grainger College of Engineering
Christine Gozdziak, Gies College of Business
Mohit Gupta, Graduate Student
Elly Hanauer, College of LAS
Marlena Johnson, Student Representative-at-Large
Lauren Karplus, College of ACES
Daniel Katz, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Hellen McDonald, School of Social Work
Erik McDuffie, College of LAS
Lowa Mwilambwe, Student Affairs
Christopher Prom, Acting Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Manuel Rota, Illinois Global Institute, Director of European Union Center
Beth Scheid, Technology Services
Elizabeth Spark, Graduate College, Chair
Andrew Weaver, Labor and Employment Relations
M. Allison Witt, College of Education
Mike Yao, College of Media
Luis Canales, Illinois International, Ex-Officio
Sammer Jones, Illinois International, Ex-Officio

Past Committees

2020-2021 Committee

2019-2020 Committee

2018-2019 Committee

2016-2017 Committee

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.

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