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Meet the Global Engagement Team

Global Michigan is your campus-wide portal for the University of Michigan’s international engagement. We created this information hub to inform and encourage all students, faculty, and staff in their pursuit of opportunities abroad.

Here you’ll find the tools you need whether you’re in the beginning stages of your exploration or ready to plan your journey, and beyond. To help you, we’ve included faculty initiatives, education abroad opportunities for students, and a collection of travel policies and resources designed to support global activities for all U-M community members.

On behalf of the Provost’s Office, the Global Engagement Team (GET) is responsible for providing consultation, support services, and infrastructure for U-M Schools/Colleges/Units offering education abroad programs and placements for U-M students. Developing and maintaining resources for international travel health and safety, we respond to travel emergencies and critical incidents abroad. We also offer pre-departure workshops for faculty, staff, and students as well as manage the M-Compass and travel registry systems.

"The University of Michigan is committed to ensuring student success through the implementation of high-impact practices. Among these practices, global learning provides students with valuable opportunities to explore cultures, life experiences, and worldviews different from their own."

Valeria Bertacco
Vice Provost for Engaged Learning, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

"Education abroad opportunities have the potential to enhance students' ability to become inclusive leaders and contributors to diverse teams, both during their time at U-M and in their subsequent careers.”

Laurie McCauley
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Team Leadership

Valeria Bertacco

(she/her/hers)
Vice Provost for Engaged Learning, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienc

Amy Carey

(she/her/hers)
Assistant Vice Provost for International Engagement

Patrick Morgan

(he/him/his)
Chief International Safety Officer

Travel Health and Safety

For general inquiries, email global.safety@umich.edu, which goes to all of the GET travel safety members. For overseas emergencies, please follow instructions on Global Michigan.

Wyatt Boykin, International Travel Safety Coordinator

(he/him/his)
Email: wboykin@umich.edu, global.safety@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 647 3517
Area of Focus:
  • Matters related to Travel Health and Travel Safety Plans
  • Unit support through pre-departure orientations, resource development, etc.
  • General inquiries about U-M Related Travel requirements, issues, resources, etc.

Patrick Morgan, Chief International Safety Officer 

(he/him/his)
Email: morganpt@umich.edu, global.safety@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 763-8840
Area of Focus:

Ayesha Usmani, International Travel Safety Manager

(she/her/hers)
Email: ausmani@umich.edu, global.safety@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 764-2395
Area of Focus:
  • Unit liaison concerning guidance and best practices for travel safety abroad
  • Workshop facilitation and resource development for travel safety and wellbeing
  • Emergency responder to manage international incidents (See In Case of Emergency)

Systems and Data

Email global.engagement@umich.edu for data requests, system administration, support, and access to M-Compass. Email travel.registry@umich.edu for help with the University Travel Registry.

Heidi Doyle, IT Project Manager

(she/her/hers)
Area of Focus:
  • M-Compass & Travel Registry system administration, training, and operational support
  • Point of contact for M-Compass and Travel Registry system access
  • Education abroad and travel data

Project Management

For general inquiries, email global.engagement@umich.edu. For international agreements, contact international-agreements@umich.edu.

Aileen Ash, Global Engagement Project Assistant Manager

(she/her/hers)
Area of Focus:
  • International education grant initiatives 
  • Study abroad scholarship programs
  • Global engagement event planning

Amy Carey, Assistant Vice Provost for International Engagement

(she/her/hers)
Area of Focus:
  • International education leadership
  • Shared policies, infrastructure, and resources for international programs
  • International partnerships and agreements
  • Strategic planning and strategic project management

Janelle Pangilinan, Global Engagement Project Manager

(she/her/hers)
Area of Focus:
  • Global engagement programming to support faculty, staff, and students
  • Campus-wide collaborative networks and working groups 
  • International education marketing, communications, and outreach efforts
  • Webmaster and content manager of the Global Michigan website

Student Staff

Sibora Berisha, Global Engagement Team Student Intern

(she/her/hers)
Area of Focus:
  • Urban technology
  • User experience and interface design
  • Graphic designer and content creator for Global Engagement Team

Hassan Beydoun, Global Engagement Team Program Assistant

(he/him/his)
Area of Focus:
  • Project support
  • UX design
  • Website development

Nicole Persad, Global Engagement Team Student Intern

(she/her/hers)
Area of Focus:
  • UI/UX & web design
  • Graphic design
  • Global Engagement content creation & digital strategy