CICS Team

Ken Kollman

Director of CICS and Professor of Political Science. He is former Director of the UM's European Union Center and Center for European Studies. His expertise is in political parties, elections, lobbying, and federal systems worldwide. His research focuses on the politics of the federations.

Contact Info:     734.764.2268      kkollman@umich.edu

Susanne Kocsis

Program Officer and Senior Editor of International Connections magazine. She previously served as Publications Officer for UNESCO in Paris at the International Institute for Educational Planning. She is involved with program development for the center and for the human rights group, International Perspectives on Human Rights.

Contact Info:     734.615.5693     susannek@umich.edu

Shannon Bellefleur

CICS Program Coordinator. She previously worked for the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, Renault North American Center and Toyota Technical Center. She is responsible for the center's budgets, event planning, program administration, and administering the International Studies Major and Minor. Shannon has a background in French and Japanese and has studied abroad in Québec and Japan.

Contact Info:     734.764.2268     sbellefl@umich.edu

Folaké Graves

CICS Student Services Coordinator. Folaké previously served as Student Advisor and Student Support Services Interim Director at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois and has traveled abroad in Canada and West Africa.  She is responsible for administering the International Studies Minor, International Studies Major, and advising students pursuing international studies at Michigan.

Contact Info:   734.764.3149    fograves@umich.edu

Office hours for student services:

Monday:           9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Tuesday:           9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Wednesday:    12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday:         9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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