Students from our intensive English Language Institute enjoying the YSU campus.		The CISP is now located on the first floor of Jones Hall

The International Advisory Council (IAC) was formed in 2007 to provide faculty support for the the work of the Center for International Studies and Programs
(CISP), and, more generally, to fully enhance the international character of the University.

The objectives of the IAC are to assist and advise the CISP staff in achieving its primary objectives, including increasing the international student enrolment at YSU through recruitment and retention of qualified international students, providing a range of services that support international students and faculty, and increasing the number of YSU students who engage in an international experience through study-abroad programs. In addition, the IAC aims to provide resources for the internationalization of the YSU curriclum. The IAC makes recommendations directly to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

International Advisory Council 2009–2010 Members

Chair: Dr. Paul Carr, Educational Foundations, Technology, Research and Leadership

Subcommittee on Faculty Affairs

Dr. Christian Onwudiwe, Criminal Justice (Subcommittee Chair)

Dr. Samuel Adu-Poku , Art

Dr. Servio Becerra, Foreign Languages and Literatures

Dr. Jef Davis, CISP (ex-officio)

Dr. Rangamohan Eunni, Management

Dr. Weiqing Ge, Physical Therapy

Dr. Stan Guzell, Management

Dr. Ou Hu, Economics

Dr. Daniel O’Neill, Communication and Theater

Dr. Graciela Perera, Computer Science

Subcommittee  on International Student Affairs

Dr. Jamal Tartir, Math and Statistics (Subcommittee Chair)

Ms. Gail Bumbury, CISP (ex-officio)

Dr. Shakir Husain, Civil Environmental and Chemical Eng.

Dr. Birsen Karpak, Management

Dr. Tom Oder, Physics and Astronomy

Dr. Tod Porter, Economics

Dr. John Russo, Management

Dr. Julie Thomas, Psychology

Subcommittee on Study Abroad

Dr. Sylvia Imler, Counseling & Special Education (Subcommittee Chair)

Dr. Ray Beiersdorfer, Geology & Environmental Science

Ms. Annette El-Hayek, CISP (ex-officio)

Dr. Keith Lepak, Political Science

Dr. Matt O’Mansky, Sociology & Anthropology

Dr. Tomi Ovaska, Economics

Dr. David Porter, Political Science

Dr. Brian Bonhomme, History

International Advisory Council Documents

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