Council on Internationalization and Global Engagement (CIGE)

The Council on Internationalization and Global Engagement (CIGE) assists UW-Eau Claire in preparing students, faculty, and staff for active, informed and ethical participation in a pluralistic and globally interdependent world through meaningful learning opportunities on and off-campus. CIGE supports a campus culture of global awareness and engagement and the cultivation of mutually beneficial relationships between our university community and people of color, places, and cultures within and beyond the borders of the United States.

We invite you to join our Canvas page where you can access resources on international and global engagement for professional development.  Our page also contains materials that can easily be adapted to meet curriculum and learning needs, notify you of important international campus events, and much more.

Announcements

• CIGE generally meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month @ 2 PM in Schofield 111 and online via Zoom, if you are unable to attend in-person. Please email Andrew Akey, Assistant to CIGE, at AKEYAL@uwec.edu for the meeting link or general questions.

Meet Our Members!

• Damir Kovačević - Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of CIGE.
• Andrew Akey - Intercultural Immersions Office Program Assistant and Secretary of CIGE.
• Jeff DeGrave - Intercultural Immersions Office Coordinator and Senior Lecturer of Geography and Anthropology. 
• Colleen Marchwick - Director of Center for International Education. 
• Colleen Duffy - Professor of Mathematics. 
• Katrina Rothrock - Assistant Professor of Mathematics. 
• Manny Fernandez - Professor of Spanish and Director of Latin American and Latinx Studies Program.  
• Bibiana Fuentes - Associate Professor of Languages and Latin American and Latinx Studies. 
• Josephine Kipgen - Assistant Professor of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies. 
• Ganga Vadhavkar - Associate Professor of Communication & Journalism. 
• Brian McInnes - Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies. 
• Chia-Yu Hsu - Professor of Music and Theater Arts. 
• Kranti (Kran) Dugar - Associate Professor of Marketing & Supply Chain Management. 
• Frances Hawes - Assistant Professor of Health Care Administration. 
• Lorraine Smith - Assistant Professor of Nursing. 
• Der-Fa Lu - Professor of Nursing. 
• Bryan Brown - Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. 
• Jamie Tester Morfoot - Associate Professor of Social Work. 
• Feroz Siddique - Associate Professor of Mathematics (Barron County). 
• John Rosenow - Owner of Cowsmo Compost & Rosenholm Dairy. Community Member. 
• Mercedes Falk - Director of Puentes Bridges Program. Community Member. 
• Helena Sumbulla - Assistant Professor- Student Engagement Librarian.
• Kerryn Johnson - International Admissions Counselor.
• Katy Rand - Senior Coordinator of Student Activities, Involvement, and Leadership.