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In 2007, GT won the national Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. This is a prestigious award for institutions of higher education presented by NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

About the Office of International Education


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Mission Statement

Mission
The mission of the Office of International Education is to provide leadership in advocating for, supporting and pursuing the university's goals for international education and exchange. In this regard, the office sees its most important priorities to include:

  • Collaborating with faculty to further internationalize the curriculum
  •  Advocating for programs of study that prepare students to be globally competent
  •  Identifying opportunities for faculty to acquire international education experiences
  •  Serving the large and diverse population of international students and visiting scholars

Vision
With the leadership and support of the Office of International Education, Georgia Institute of Technology will become the standard for a highly institutionalized and integrated global education agenda among the leading technological institutions in the United States. Furthermore, all students, graduate and undergraduate, and across all disciplines will receive an education that would allow them to be globally competent upon graduation.

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OIE staff

Directors
  • Amy Bass Henry
    Executive Director, Office of International Education
    Phone: 404-894-7475
  • Vacant
    Director of Education Abroad
    Phone: 404-894-7475
    Contact for: Study Abroad, including Study Abroad Committee, developing study abroad programs, policies and procedures related to GT students abroad
  •  Sheila Schulte
    Director of International Student and Scholar Services
    Phone: 404-894-7475
    Main responsibility is advising J-1 students and scholars. Contact for international student and scholar programming.
International Student and Scholar Services Staff
This staff shares the responsibility of advising F-1 students.
  • Greg Simkiss
    Assistant Director of International Student and Scholar Services
    Phone: 404-894-7475
  • Daina Plitkins
    International Student Advisor
    Phone: 404-894-7475
  • Bryan Shealer
    International Student Advisor
    Phone: 404-894-7475
  • Gwen Fernandes
    International Student Advisor
    Phone: 404-894-7475
  • Liz Bryan
    International Student Advisor
    Phone: 404-894-7475
  • Brittny Malbrue
    International Student and Scholar Services Assistant
    Phone: 404-385-2875

Education Abroad Staff

  • Lorie Johns Páulez
    Assistant Director of Education Abroad
    Phone: 404-894-7475
    Contact for: GT Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs: GT Summer Group Programs; the Pacific Study Abroad Program - Spring; GTL Undergraduate Programs - Fall, Spring, Summer; ARCH Senior Year in Paris
  • Melissa Lee DeLara
    Study Abroad Advisor
    Phone: 404-894-7475
    Contact for: GT Exchanges in CANADA, LATIN AMERICA, SPAIN, TURKEY, EGYPT & UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
  • Jennifer Evanuik
    Study Abroad Advisor
    Phone: 404-894-7475
    Contact for: GT Exchanges in ASIA, AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND, Service Learning Abroad
  • Becky Gunter
    Study Abroad Advisor
    Phone: 404-894-7475
    Contact for: GT Exchanges in CONTINENTAL EUROPE (Excluding Spain) and the UNITED KINGDOM, International Photo Contest, Peer Advisors
  • Rebecca Miller
    Program Coordinator
    Phone: 404-894-7475
    Contact for: Beijing/Singapore Summer Program, Shanghai Summer Program, Study Abroad Scholarships, International Research, International Independent Study, or other GT International Academic Projects
  • Tara Nichols Berry
    Program Coordinator
    Phone: 404-894-7475
    Oxford Summer Program, Pacific Spring Study Abroad Program to Australia/New Zealand
  • Kelley Folkening
    Education Abroad Assistant
    Phone: 404-385-8527
    Contact for: Fall Study Abroad Fair, Transient/Special Study Abroad Student questions and information, Non-GT Programs Abroad (study abroad programs offered by another university)

International Plan Staff

  • Karen Pierce
    International Plan/Curriculum Integration Coordinator
    Phone: 404-385-7512
    Contact for: International Plan (GT's International Degree Designation)
  • Jennifer Moen
    International Plan Assistant
    Phone: 404-385-3200
    Contact for: International Plan (GT's International Degree Designation)

Support Staff