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Partnering with USAC

Explore the diverse partnership opportunities available with the USAC team. Whether you are a study abroad staff member, university faculty, or any individual interested in collaborating with us, we look forward to hearing from you. Discover some of the ways in which we partner with universities globally, and reach out to our Institutional Relations team for comprehensive information on partnership possibilities. We also offer opportunities for partnering to create customized curricular solutions unique to your institution — simplifying the study abroad process for your students — through curriculum integration.

USAC works with a wide variety of universities and institutions to provide quality support and services. Some of the highlights of working with USAC include:

University Partners

Affiliate Universities

USAC is a nonprofit consortium of U.S. universities, which provides oversight, support and strategic planning to USAC and its programs.

These universities approve curriculum and issue transcripts for USAC Specialty Programs.

Host Universities

USAC programs are based at a host university abroad.

Specialty Programs are conducted on a host university campus where we maintain office and classroom space; however classes are taught by USAC faculty and taken with other USAC students.

Partnership Programs are run by the international programs office and staff at the foreign university, where students take classes with locals.

Meet the Regional Institutional Relations Team

If you have any questions, please contact your regional USAC Institutional Relations Officer listed below.

Amanda Stewart

Amanda Stewart

Director of Institutional Relations

Jonathan Hakim

Jonathan Hakim

jonathan.hakim@usac.edu

(he/him)

Senior Lead Institutional Relations Officer

States: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Schedule an Appointment

Caroline Anderson

Caroline Anderson, M.A.

caroline.anderson@usac.edu

(she/her)

Institutional Relations Officer

States: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming

Schedule an Appointment

Katrina Brown

Katrina Brown, MFS

katrina.brown@usac.edu

(she/her)

Institutional Relations Officer

States: Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Washington

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Kim Diehl de Yanes

Kim Diehl de Yanes, M.A.

kim.diehl@usac.edu

(she/her)

Institutional Relations Officer

States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin

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Charles Petranek

Charles Petranek, M.A.

charles.petranek@usac.edu

(he/him)

Institutional Relations Officer

States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Oregon

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Thomas Phillips II

Thomas Phillips II, M.A., Ph.D.

thomas.phillips@usac.edu

(he/him)

Institutional Relations Officer

States: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia

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Kelsey Gillett

Kelsey Gillett

kelsey.gillett@usac.edu

Institutional Relations Officer

States: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

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Josie Sobek

Josie Sobek

joslyn.sobek@usac.edu

Institutional Relations Officer

States: Alabama, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands

Schedule an Appointment

Request USAC Materials

USAC offers a variety of marketing and outreach materials for you and your department to use to help you learn more about USAC programs, advise students, and promote USAC programs and study abroad on your campus.

To request physical materials to be shipped directly to you, please reach out to your Institutional Relations Officer.

Institutional Curriculum Integration

USAC partners with key faculty and staff at U.S. institutions to fully integrate study abroad into a student’s college journey through curriculum integration (or curriculum mapping).

If you’re interested in collaborating with us, complete our Curriculum Integration Interest Form. Direct your questions to Dr. Jeremy Doughty, Academic Innovation and Research Specialist.

Jeremy Doughty

Jeremy Doughty, Ph.D.

jeremy.doughty@usac.edu

(he/him)

Academic Innovation & Research Specialist


curriculum Integration Interest Form