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David Bryan Clubb
Director

Office of International Services
708 William Pitt Union
412-624-7123
Fax: 412-624-7105
dclubb@pitt.edu

* For appointments, please email or call Juliann Mehall, Administrative Assistant to the Director, at 412.624.7123.

DIRECTOR

David Bryan Clubb is the Director of the Office of International Services (OIS) at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), where he leads a team of 16 full-time staff members, 1 Graduate Student Assistant, and several student workers, in providing a variety of services to the international population and the University at large. As Director, David is responsible for the overall administration and management of the office, which includes the following areas of responsibility:

  • Ensuring University compliance with all federal, state, and local laws/regulations regarding international students, international faculty, international staff, other international visitors, and their accompanying dependents (i.e., spouse and children);
  • Oversight of the international admissions functions of the office, including foreign academic credential evaluations;
  • Oversight of the immigration services functions of the office for international students, international faculty, international staff, other international visitors, and their accompanying dependents (i.e., spouse and children);
  • Oversight of the international programming and public relations functions of the office, which includes social/cultural programs and events designed to promote international good will, assist international visitors in establishing social acquaintances, and provide for cultural, social, and educational exchange;
  • OIS human resources management;
  • OIS budget management and oversight;
  • OIS strategic planning;
  • Program development, curriculum-writing, marketing, and teaching or presenting for Communication, Education, and Outreach (CEO) initiatives and other strategic initiatives of the office (e.g., International Services Development Track (ISDT) Workshops through the Faculty & Staff Development Program (FSDP), PASSPORT, etc.);
  • Facilitation of internal and external partnerships with all University schools and centers, including the University Center for International Studies; and
  • Engagement in advocacy initiatives, in partnership with the Office of Community and Governmental Relations, regarding public policy issues that affect the international population at the University.

University Committees & Task Forces

In addition to these responsibilities, David also serves, or has served, in the following appointed committee positions:

To view a chart listing all school assignments for all Immigration Specialists in OIS, see our OIS Immigration Services School/Department Assignments chart, which has been updated with new assignments.

 

Biography

Prior to starting his position at Pitt in October 2001, David was employed at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (JHMI) in Baltimore, MD as the Director of Immigrant Services in the Office of International Services. During his tenure at JHMI, David led the office through a period of rapid growth and change, developing a clear mission and identity for the office, integrating new technological resources, implementing formal policies and procedures, improving physical infrastructure, increasing fiscal resources, and in other ways raising the standard of excellence within the office. David has also worked in the field of student development at the University of South Carolina and in the field of international education at the University of Houston.

David earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Religious Studies from Elon University and a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Intercultural Studies from Columbia International University. In addition, David completed the MBA Essentials Program (MBAe) in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, Center for Executive Education, at the University of Pittsburgh, in December 2004.

David is actively involved in public policy and advocacy efforts at the local, state, national, and international level promoting the advancement of international educational and cultural exchange.

He has previously traveled abroad extensively to 23 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean to places such as China, India, Haiti, Brazil, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Singapore, Canada, Greece, Jordan, Egypt, Kenya, Djibouti, and Israel, to name a few.

Professional Affiliations

Selected Appointments/Elected Positions

  • Consultant, National SEVIS Project Management Team, NAFSA: Association of International Educators (2001-2004)
  • Council on Public Affairs (nationally elected position), NAFSA: Association of International Educators (2001-2004)
  • Council on Immigration Policy & Practice (ex officio), NAFSA: Association of International Educators (2001-2004)
  • National SEVIS Contingency Planning Task Force, NAFSA: Association of International Educators (March 2003). View the final SEVIS Business Continuity Planning Recommendations put forth by the Task Force and submitted to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
  • Editorial Advisory Board, NAFSA Adviser's Manual of Federal Regulations Affecting Foreign Students and Scholars, NAFSA: Association of International Educators (1999-2000)
  • Co-Chair, National CIPRIS Working Group, Committee on Implementation, NAFSA: Association of International Educators (1999-2000)
  • Membership Representative, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Region VIII: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia (1997-1999)
  • Technology Special Interest Group Liaison, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Region VIII: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia (1997-1999)
  • National F-1 Visa Working Group, NAFSA: Association of International Educators (1997-1998)
  • National J-1 Visa Working Group, NAFSA: Association of International Educators (1997-1998)

Selected Awards/Honors/Recognitions

  • Member, Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society
  • Member, Alpha Chi, National Scholastic Honor Society
  • Member, Theta Alpha Kappa, National Scholastic Honor Society
  • NAFSA Travel Grant Recipient, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, National Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1997)
  • NAFSA Travel Grant Recipient, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Region III Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, (1996)
  • Alpha Chi H.Y. Benedict Fellow, National Scholastic Graduate Fellowship Award (1995)

Selected Publications/Articles

Selected Presentations

Selected Quotations/References in Press Stories

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