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International Studies and Programs
Michigan State University
International Center
427 N. Shaw Lane
Room 207
East Lansing MI 48824-1035
Office of the Dean
+1-517-355-2350
Office for International Students and Scholars
+1-517-353-1720
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Ike Iyioke
Proposal Coordinator
Global Innovations in Development, Engagement, and Scholarship
Biography: Ike V. Iyioke has extensive teaching, research, and administrative experience both in the U.S., Nigeria and lately in South Africa, that span almost two decades. This includes teaching stints at Alma College, MI; Department of Public Health, University of Michigan, Flint; and Division of Public Health, Michigan State University (MSU), Flint. His multidisciplinary backgrounds include a B.Phil. in philosophy from Pontifical University, Rome; a teaching certificate from University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN); an MSc. in international relations from UNN; an MA in environmental science writing from MSU; and a PhD in bioethics (with a focus on research ethics) from MSU. His research interests include issues about research subject/participant selection; biomedical research partnerships between the South & the North; and environmental science and public policy. He has led and participated in international capacity development teams with collaborators in Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Vietnam, etc., and applied for external funding with US government agencies (e.g., NIH).
Alliance for African Partnership
Alliance for African Partnership
Visiting International Professional Program
Office of the Dean
Isaac Kalumbu
Assistant Director, Outreach
African Studies Center
Biography: Isaac Gabriel Kalumbu joins the African Studies Center at MSU as Assistant Director for Outreach. He was born and raised in Zimbabwe, and earned a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology with a minor in African American Studies from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA in 1999. He taught courses on African American, Caribbean and African popular musics for twelve years in the College of Music at Michigan State University, and led several Study Abroad programs to Jamaica and South Africa. In 2011, he joined the university’s International Studies and Programs, first as Assistant to the Director of the African Studies Center, and later as Program Manager for the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program. As Program Manager, Isaac was responsible for the implementation and management of the scholars program at Michigan State University. Isaac also assisted the Foundation with directing the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Community, which comprises the Scholars in all MasterCard partner institutions in Africa, Canada, and the USA. Prior to rejoining the African Studies Center in August 2019, Isaac served as Student Advocate and Outreach Coordinator for the Office for International Students and Scholars at MSU for one and a half years. In addition to his academic and administrative work, Isaac is a GRAMMY Nominated singer and songwriter.
