This working group is composed of experienced individuals from many fields both within and outside the university in order to obtain a variety of views on the broader issues involved in internationalization. The group will consider the future of higher education on a global scale and how CWRU can both react to larger factors and lead in this area. In addition, this working group will look at where CWRU should establish a focused university presence (as opposed to individual school, department or faculty member presence) abroad.

Members of the working group include:

• W.A. "Bud" Baeslack, CWRU Provost and Executive Vice President
• Robert L. Findling, Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, CWRU School of Medicine
• Lev Gonick, CWRU Vice President of Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer
• Susan Helper, AT&T Professor of Economics and Department Chair, Economics, CWRU Weatherhead School of Management
• Ronn Richard, The Cleveland Foundation, President and Chief Executive Officer
• Joel Schwartz, EMC Corporation, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Common Storage Platform Operations
• Cyrus C. Taylor, Dean, CWRU College of Arts and Sciences and Albert A. Michelson Professor in Physics
• David Fleshler, CWRU Associate Provost for International Affairs and Co-Chair, International Planning Committee (ex-officio)
• James W. Kazura,  Director, Center for Global Health and Diseases, and Professor of International Health, Medicine and Pathology, CWRU School of Medicine; Director of International Affairs for Health Sciences, CWRU Office of International Affairs; Co-Chair, International Planning Committee (ex-officio)
• Janet W. McGrath, Associate Professor of Anthropology, CWRU College of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor of International Health, CWRU School of Medicine; Co-Chair, International Planning Committee (ex-officio)