Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs

Guru Ghosh

The Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs is responsible for:

• Taking the lead in carrying out the university's efforts to be fully engaged with society, here and around the world.
• Facilitating the exchange of knowledge that benefits both the university and society.
• Helping faculty disseminate research results and assisting communities, businesses, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations, and governments in working with faculty to solve real-world societal, natural resource, and other problems through research.
• Working with communities to address local and global economic development needs.
• Tailoring regional and online graduate and lifelong learning educational opportunities to the people served.
• Arranging opportunities for students to serve community organizations and communities while learning.
• Exploring new ways the university can leverage its resources to create a more effective international agenda.
• Managing U.S. government-funded projects around the world that aim to improve food security and natural resources management.
• Tracking Virginia Tech's international agreements with institutions abroad.
• Providing assistance with visas for international visitors to the university.
• Overseeing the university's international centers.
• Spearheading implementation of the university's International Strategic Plan.

Offices

Engagement

• Susan E. Short | Associate Vice President
  540-231-9497
   
• Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement
  Scott Weimer | Executive Director of Roanoke Regional Initiatives
  540-767-6100
• Continuing and Professional Education
  Shelly Jobst | Director
  540-231-7084
• Economic Development
  John Provo | Director
  540-231-4004
• Reynolds Homestead
  Julie Walters Steele | Director
  276-694-7181
• TRIO Programs
  Frances Bennett Clark | Director
  540-231-6911
• Virginia Tech Newport News Center
  Susan Johnstad | Director
  757-964-8855
• Virginia Tech Richmond Center
  Susan Johnstad | Director
  804-662-7288
• Virginia Tech Roanoke Center
  Scott Weimer | Executive Director of Roanoke Regional Initiatives
  540-767-6100
• Virginia Tech Southwest Center
  Penny McCallum | Director
  276-619-4311

International Affairs

• Don Hempson | Associate Vice President
  540-231-7888
   
• Steger Center for International Scholarship
  Bob Bodnar | Director
  540-231-1695
• Global Education
  Theresa Johansson | Director
  540-231-2114
• International Support Services
  Ian Leuschner | Director
  540-231-3736
• Language and Culture Institute
  Don Back | Director
  540-231-6963
• Center for International Research, Education, and Development
  Van Crowder | Executive Director
  540-231-6388

The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center

• Tom Cupo | General Manager
  540-231-8000

Resource Management and Planning

• Jane Swan | Assistant Vice President
  540-231-2021

Outreach Information Services

• Scott Farmer | Director
  540-231-5633

Communications

• Rich Mathieson | Director
  540-231-4691

Administrative Staff

• Holly Carroll, Business Operations Specialist
  540-231-9868
• Courtney Holland | Administrative Assistant
  540-231-3958
• Kimberly Rhodes | Executive Assistant
  540-231-3205