Our Mission

In accordance with Boston College’s tradition and values, the mission of the Office of International Programs (OIP) is to prepare students for an increasingly interdependent and culturally diverse world. The office’s aim is for students to engage in intellectually rigorous and personally transformative experiences that play an integral role in the teaching and learning that take place on campus.  

What We Do

As part of the Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, the Office of International Programs collaborates with faculty and staff across the University to accomplish the following: 

• Advise more than 1,200 students from all fields of study and with varied foreign language backgrounds, who participate in academic year and faculty-led summer programs;
• Advise students applying for fellowships, scholarships, and grants, many of which fund study and research abroad;
• Provide on-going support for students participating in international programs, from pre-departure to re-entry;
• Process academic credit for approved semester and OIP summer programs abroad;
• In coordination with the McGillycuddy-Logue Center for Undergraduate Global Studies, administer the Global Service and Justice Program;
• Provide academic and administrative support for over 200 international exchange students annually from partner institutions;
• Organize activities that promote the internationalization of the University.

Meet OUR team

Nick Gozik
Director

Abby Berenson
Assistant Director, International Summer and Service Programs

Christina D. Hatzipetros
Assistant Director for International Development
Advisor - Africa, Asia, Middle East, Southeast Europe & Fellowships

Ashley Jun
Associate Director for Finance & Administration

Janet Kalunian
Associate Director for Academic Operations

Carolyn Looker
Administrative Assistant

Sarah Lynes
International Study Advisor, France, Italy & Switzerland

Esther Messing
Assistant Director for International Exchange Students
Advisor - Australia, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Eastern Europe & Russia

Larry Pickener
Assistant Director, Study Abroad
Great Britain, Scandinavia & the Netherlands

Margaret Ramirez
International Exchange Program Assistant

Maria Segala
Study Abroad Applications Specialist

contact us

Mailing address:

Boston College
Office of International Programs
Hovey House, 140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3926

Tel.: (617)552-3827
Fax: (617)552-0647
Email: oip@bc.edu