Senior International Offcer

To: University Leadership

From: Susan Capalbo, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

February 2, 2021

Dear Colleagues:

Provost Feser recently announced that Kendra Sharp will begin an appointment with the National Science Foundation on Feb. 8. Effective on that day, I will serve as the University’s senior international officer (SIO) until a new SIO has been identified.

You may be aware that last summer, the Office of International Affairs was renamed to the Office of Global Affairs (OGA). At that time, OGA was folded into the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) portfolio. I mention this because the OFA team and I will continue to work directly with OGA staff and others to make progress on the implementation of the recently announced Internationalization and Global Engagement Strategy.

As you know, units and programs with an international focus are distributed throughout the University, and work in collaboration with the OGA. The OGA web site and following points of contact will help to guide you when you have questions. Please share this list with others as appropriate.

Education abroad and global opportunities

Grace Atebe, Interim Director, Office of Global Opportunities/Office of Undergraduate Education

Employees working internationally

Heather Horn, Associate Vice President and Senior Director, Employee and Labor Relations

Facts and maps

Judi Saam, Analytics, Reporting, and Information Technology/ Office of Global Affairs

Global Engagement Compliance Committee

Co-chairs Irem Tumer, Vice President for Research, and Chris Viggiani, Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Director, University Policy and Standards

Global relationships, including partnerships and agreements

Deb Parkins, International Agreement & Delegation Coordinator/Office of Global Affairs

Initiatives and project management

Gigi Bruce, Special Assistant to the Provost

International admissions

Shain Panzeri, Director of International Admissions/Division of Enrollment Management and INTO OSU

International compliance (general inquiries)

Chris Viggiani, Director, University Policy and Standards

International student and staff services, including immigration compliance for international students, employees and exchange visitors in the US

Grace Atebe, Executive Director, Office of International Services/Division of Student Affairs

 

International travel

Samuel Gras, Office of Global Opportunities/Office of Undergraduate Education

INTO OSU

Bob Gilmour, Executive Director

I look forward to working with you to advance your and the University’s internationalization goals.

Susan Capalbo
Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs