Georgetown University

Faculty Committee for International Initiatives

Mission Statement:

Consistent with Georgetown University's mission, the Faculty Committee for International Initiatives aims to enhance the University's international signature by promoting, sustaining, and creating faculty development opportunities within a global and international context. Specific aspects of the Committee's role include establishing links with peer institutions abroad, supporting short and long term faculty exchanges, encouraging and facilitating collaborative teaching and research initiatives between Georgetown faculty and colleagues at institutions around the world, creating new international initiatives, and advising on international distance education. Furthermore, the Committee serves as a liaison between all the schools at Georgetown, including the Medical Center and the Law Center.

Membership:

• YuYe Tong
  Department of Chemistry
  Committee Chair
• Kevin Doak
  Department of East Asian Languages
• Kasra Ferdows
  McDonough School of Business
• David M. Edelstein                                                                                                                                                                                                   Department of Government/School of Foreign Service
• Bernhard Liese
  School of Nursing and Health Studies
• James Millward
  Department of History/School of Foreign Service
• Alfonso Morales-Front
  Department of Spanish and Portuguese
• Makarand Paranjape
  Department of Physics
• Vijaya Ramachandran
  Georgetown Public Policy Institute
• Steven Singer
  Department of Biology
  
• Susan Vroman
  Department of Economics

Ex Officio

• Kathy Bellows
  Office of International Programs
• Marjory Blumenthal
  Office of the Provost
• Barry Carter
  Law Center
• Irma Frank
  Medical Center