The following Committees are key to the work of the Global Engagement (GE) team:

Global Engagement Faculty Advisory Group

Global Engagement Administrative Workgroup

Global Engagement Faculty Advisory Group (GEFAG)

GEFAG consists of faculty across the UCSB campus who can advise the GE team how to further strengthen UCSB’s engagement with an interconnected planet. GEFAG develops, advises on, and reviews GE policies and offers guidance in visioning Global Engagement at UCSB.

Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Chair & Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement; Distinguished Professor, Sociology
Jaime Alves, Assistant Professor, Black Studies
Paul Amar, Department Chair and Professor, Global Studies
Francesco Bullo, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Bradley Chmelka, Co-Director, Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies; Professor, Chemical Engineering
Amr El Abbadi, Professor, Computer Science
Sathya Guruswamy, Chair, UCIE; Senior Lecturer, College of Creative Studies & Physics
Kenneth S. Kosik, Harriman Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and co-Director, Neuroscience Research Institute
Douglas McCauley, Associate Professor, Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Sowon Park, Assistant Professor, English
David Pellow, Professor, Chair, Environmental Studies
Fabio Rambelli, Director, UCSB Education Abroad Program; Associate Professor, Religious Studies & East Asian Cultures
Ram Seshadri, Director Materials Research Laboratory; Professor, Materials and Chemistry & Biochemistry
Spencer L. Smith, Chair, Committee on International Education; Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Omise'eke Tinsley, Professor, Black Studies
Cristina Venegas, Associate Professor, Film and Media Studies
David Weld, Associate Professor, Physics

Global Engagement Administrative Workgroup

GE continues to renew our relationships with administrative units that have substantial international engagement. These include the Office of International Students and Scholars, the Education Abroad Program, Undergraduate Admissions, Graduate Division, Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE), and units within the Office of Research. The administrative workgroup advises the GE team by reviewing policies as they relate to international and global affairs at UCSB, and considers the processes by which partnerships with internationally-based institutions and organizations can thrive. Membership includes the following:

Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Chair & Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement; Distinguished Professor, Sociology
Yanoula Athanassakis, Director, Academic Planning and Policy, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
Ron Betancourt, Risk Manager, Risk Management, EHS
Shasta Delp, Executive Director, Academic Senate
Jim Fong, Director, Sponsored Projects Office, Office of Research
Sheetal Gavankar, Associative Dean, Professional and Continuing Education
Jackie Grossberg, Analyst, Senate Committee on International Education
Robert Hamm, Assistant Dean, Graduate Division
Michael Miller, Associate Vice Chancellor, Undergraduate Education
Vivian-Lee Nyitray, Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director, UC Education Abroad Program
Fabio Rambelli, Director, UCSB Education Abroad Program; Associate Professor, Religious Studies & East Asian Cultures
Barry Rowan, Director, Research Integrity, Office of Research
Spencer L. Smith, Chair, Committee on International Education; Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Becky Steiger, Policy Coordinator, Deputy ADA Compliance Officer, Administrative Services
Erik Williams, Director, Office of International Students and Scholars
Kirsten Zimmer Deshler, Director, Governmental Relations