About the Council

Created in 1998, the System Council on International Education (SCIE) is the University System of Georgia's (USG’s) primary international education governance advisory board. It is composed of representatives appointed by the presidents of each of the USG’s 28 institutions.

Kennesaw State Representatives


  • Ms. Tara McDuffie
    Executive Director, Global Education

    tmcduffie@kennesaw.edu 

  • Ms. Lexie Baker
    Associate Director, Education Abroad

    abake131@kennesaw.edu 

  • Ms. Kristina Guinn
    Interim Director, International Student and Scholar Services

    kgaylor3@kennesaw.edu 

  • Dr. Nurudeen Akinyemi
    Director, Center for African and African Diaspora Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science

    nakinyem@kennesaw.edu 

  • Ms. Shae Smith
    Director, Community Engagement and Outreach, Global Education

    shae.smith@kennesaw.edu 

  • Dr. Jing (Selena) He
    Interim Assistant Chair, Department of Computer Science and Associate Professor of Computer Science

    she4@kennesaw.edu 

  • Dr. Todd Harper
    Italy Summer Consortium Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of English

    tharper@kennesaw.edu 

  • Dr. Prachi Gala
    Assistant Professor of Marketing and Professional Sales

    pgala4@kennesaw.edu