Melissa Eljamal coordinates International Programs in Engineering (IPE) at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering. IPE offerings include two academic programs: the Engineering Global Leadership Honors Program and the Program in Global Engineering, as well as study and work abroad.

Melissa holds a B.A. in German and Literary Studies from Middlebury College and an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Michigan. Her background in international education includes employment at a German professional exchange agency, teaching ESL and German, and advising international students and developing programming at the University of Michigan's International Center and Engineering Research Center.

Recent grants include: DAAD-GIST grant (German-American Initiative for Students in Science and Technology) 2003-2005, and UMichigan Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates, in which 6-10 young undergraduates undertake a brief summer overseas research project with a faculty member.

Melissa also recently chaired a panel presentation "Overcoming the Fear of the Foreign: Marketing Study Abroad to Underrepresented Faces and Non-Traditional Places" at CIEE's Annual Meeting in 2002.

Updated: 09/23/2003