The Risk and Security Assessment Committee (RSAC) is comprised of senior university officials who work with the Office for Global Health, Safety, and Security to minimize the impact of risks affecting the security, safety, and health of Michigan State University students and employees traveling internationally.

RSAC serves in an advisory capacity on policy and procedures and as a liaison to senior MSU leadership; the Office for Global Health, Safety, and Security is responsible for the operational aspects of global health, safety, and security.

Responsibilities

RSAC provides:

• Periodic risk assessment of group credit and non-credit bearing international programs, including location and activities.
• Review of student travel to countries with governmental or international security or health warnings.
• Recommendations to the Provost and/or President regarding the approval of student travel to certain destinations and abbreviation of on-going student group programs during a significant change in security or regional health risks.
• Review of MSU's emergency assistance protocols and procedures.
• Guidance on international travel tracking, data management, and MSU's Duty of Care.

International Travel Oversight

RSAC has responsibility for:

• Undergraduate and graduate students, including Education Abroad programming and non-credit international student travelers, such as Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), students traveling with MSU faculty or staff employee serving in a leadership or guidance role as it relates to their MSU role, including service learning programs like alternative break opportunities.
• MSU College of Law international programs.

Committee Members

RSAC members are appointed by the President and the Provost. These members reflect a wide range of disciplines and expertise and people who are invested in the ongoing success of MSU's global initiatives, including the minimization of risk to participants in these initiatives.

The Chair is a senior active or emeritus MSU faculty member or official, appointed jointly by the President and the Provost.

• Titus Awokuse
  Vice Provost and Dean, International Studies and Programs
• Opal Leeman Bartzis
  Assistant Dean for Global Learning and Innovation, Executive Director of the Office for Education Abroad and Exchanges
• Kwesi Brookins
  Vice Provost for University Outreach and Engagement
• Matthew Cullinane
  Director of the Office for Global Health, Safety, and Security
• Pero Dagbovie
  Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of Graduate School
• Robert Glew (Chairperson)
  Senior Associate Dean for Academic Program, International Studies and Programs
• Theresa Kelley
  Senior Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
• Shaun Mills
  Captain, Department of Police and Public Safety
• Renata Opoczynski
  Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Undergraduate Studies
• Emily Shatto Evans
  Interim Executive Director of the Office of Risk Management and Insurance
• Tim Spedoske
  Medical Director of Campus Health Services
• Michael Yorkowitz
  Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students