About the Office of International Programs

Office of International Programs Staff

Vanessa Walton

Program Director | [email protected]

Vanessa has a joint position in working in both the CFANS Office of International Programs and the Learning Abroad Center. She has 2 decades of experience working in international education. She has a BA in both French and International Studies from Wright State University, and her MS in Heritage Conservation & Preservation from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She enjoys managing and developing study abroad programs, assisting faculty to create their own study abroad programs, connecting with onsite staff, and working to make learning abroad more accessible to students from underrepresented backgrounds, including rural communities. Vanessa studied abroad 4 times during her undergraduate studies and since then has traveled to 6 continents and more than 20 countries.