Three candidates are finalists for the position of associate vice chancellor for international engagement and global strategies. Selected by a search committee, the candidates will visit UNL separately April 26 through 29.
Each candidate will participate in a public presentation and open forum during his or her visit. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend the presentations, each of which will conclude with a reception.
The finalists are:
Jesse Lutabingwa, associate vice chancellor for international education and development and professor of public administration at Appalachian State University;
Sonia Feigenbaum, associate provost for global engagement and faculty affiliate in Hispanic studies at Brown University; and
Philip Williams, director of the Center for Latin American Studies and professor of political science at the University of Florida.
The associate vice chancellor also will serve as the university’s senior international officer and join a collaborative leadership team in the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
Candidate information is also available on the Associate Vice Chancellor search website, which includes bios, information on the public presentation, and feedback links for each candidate.
Lutabingwa’s public forum is 9 to 10:15 a.m. April 27 in Ubuntu 202 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Lutabingwa is responsible for providing leadership in, advocating for, and supporting and pursuing Appalachian State’s global engagement goals. He collaborates with academic leaders and faculty to further internationalize the curriculum; advocates for programs of study that prepare students to be globally competent; identifies opportunities for faculty to engage globally; serves international students and visiting scholars; and expands the boundaries of Applachian’s community engagement beyond U.S. borders. He has helped establish partnerships between Appalachian and several institutions around the world, especially in non-traditional geographical locations. He was assistant vice president for international education and development at Florida A&M University and was director of program development and marketing at the Mississippi Consortium for International Development. He has taught American government, public administration and research methods courses. Provide feedback on Lutabingwa here.
Feigenbaum’s public forum is 3 to 4:15 p.m. April 28 in Ubuntu 202. Feigenbaum joined Brown in 2013 following more than a decade of tenured executive service in the federal government. She leads, advocates, supports and coordinates international and transnational research, teaching and service-learning activities at Brown and abroad. Feigenbaum is an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Hispanic Studies at Brown. Her academic interests include the intersection of music and literature in the contemporary Latin American novel and she is also a published creative writer, fluent in several languages. She has collaborated with faculty and administrators across schools and disciplines to develop functional and sustainable partnerships, new academic programs and education abroad opportunities with higher education institutions and non-governmental organizations globally. She has expanded institutional partnerships in Brazil, Vietnam, China, Korea, India and South Africa, and has contributed to the development and implementation of global learning experiences in Korea, South Africa and Cambodia for new executive leadership programs in engineering, public policy and public health. In addition, she has collaborated with faculty to raise funds for the expansion of the Korean Studies program, a new Taiwan Initiative, and an interdisciplinary Center for Excellence supported by the French government. Feigenbaum formerly was with the U.S. Department of Education and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Provide feedback on Feigenbaum here.
Williams’ public forum is 3 to 4:15 p.m. April 29 in Ubuntu 202. Williams is responsible for strategic planning, program development, fundraising and daily management of a federally-funded National Resource Center with 19 faculty lines, 9 staff lines and over 150 affiliated faculty in 16 colleges and professional schools. He coordinates all aspects of the academic programs, including an undergraduate major and minor, undergraduate and graduate certificates, two MA programs, a joint MA/law degree and an interdisciplinary graduate certificate and concentration in tropical conservation and development. Williams also oversees and coordinates interdisciplinary research and training projects, international visiting scholar programs and study abroad programs. Williams has led a number of international education and research initiatives supported by fellowships and grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, Fulbright, North-South Center, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Rockefeller Foundation, the United States Institute of Peace, the United States Agency for International Development, the United States Department of Education and the United States Department of State. Provide feedback on Williams here.
