Global Affairs Committee

Mission 

The KSA Global Affairs committee will help students expand their global perspectives by facilitating the exchange of experiences and knowledge among our diverse community, both in class and in social settings or extra-curricular activities. We also work towards ensuring effective inclusion and integration of international students into the Kellogg community.   

Priorities for 2011-12

Our key goals are:

• Promote global awareness and learning amongst the student body at Kellogg.
• Promote and strengthen Kellogg's global brand.
• Facilitate recruiting opportunities for Kellogg students, both globally and for international students in the U.S.
• Help seamlessly integrate international students into the Kellogg community.
  

Role of Committee Members

KSA Global Affairs Rep Key Roles:

1. Serve as the global 'anchor' within you section and by ensuring global issues, events, and iniatives are emphasized and driven forward.

2. Taking ownership of the strategic initiatives of KSA-Global Affairs to drive it either in the space of making Kellogg a truly global experience, or in the space of external communication to build and enhance Kellogg's global brand. Some examples of current activities:

• CIM International Buddy Program
• MOSAIC Global Diversity Week
• Kellogg Ambassadors Program
• Enhance opportunities of international recruiting, and recruiting of international students in the U.S.
• The Kellogg Debates
• Exchange student support

3. Helping to create stronger international content in core courses, more international electives leading to an International Major, creating a Wiki for international students explaining the U.S. specific content in our curriculum, professors sharing information, etc.

4. Ensuring that you are the voice of the international students and bringing any issues the international student body is having or suggestions for value add activities to the KSA (student-government).  

5. Own and drive any other initiative (besides the ones we already have) that you think will improve Kellogg's 'international-ness'.

Initiatives and Activities  

Through our initiatives, we strive to both foster the creation of true global leaders in a culture of collaboration and innovation, as well as build and promote Kellogg's brand.

Our main initiatives are:  

Help seamlessly integrate international students into the Kellogg community

CIM International Buddy Program – To facilitate international students' adaptation process to American culture and business school and jump start global friendships, every international student is paired with two American students in his/her class. This makes all three students "buddies," and encourages better integration of domestic and international students.  

Workshops for new students – We also organize workshops which are tailored to international students to help them relate more to the US environment. Some examples of the workshops are – American Football 101, Baseball Primer, US Politics 101 etc.  

Make Kellogg a truly global experience by promoting Global Awareness amongst the Student Body  

MOSAIC – A week-long celebration of Kellogg's global diversity. We do this through cultural and academic/professional events to showcase our international diversity. There is a variety of events such as key global leader speaker events, cultural awareness and stereotypes workshops, student DJ's spinning tunes from all over the world, an international food tasting competition, an international fashion show, and an international movie night.  

Constant Communication to Sections: Ensuring that all global events at Kellogg are communicated to your section. This is done via a weekly newsletter to all your section-classmates.    

External communication to promote and strengthen Kellogg's global brand

Kellogg Ambassadors Program – This program provides a platform for current students to host informal sessions for prospective students in their home countries. We help students host sessions aimed at sharing first hand information about their Kellogg experience. These events are held in the winter, summer and less frequently during spring break.   

Current Committee Members