Dr. James Scott - Director, International Center & Assoc. Vice Provost, International Initiatives

   James K. Scott, Ph.D. is Associate Vice Provost – International Initiatives, and Director – International Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia.  The International Center hosts all international students and scholars, assures compliance with federal immigration standards, manages study abroad programs, reviews and approves all campus agreements with international institutions, and fosters emerging campus international initiatives.  Dr. Scott holds joint appointments as Associate Research Professor in MU's Truman School of Public Affairs and the Department of Rural Sociology.  
  
   Dr. Scott is active in several related European research projects. Prior to his current assignment, he served as Director of the University of Missouri's European Union Center, one of fifteen US research centers funded by the EU Commission. He also served as senior research scientist with the Show Me Project, a multiyear interdisciplinary initiative in rural community and economic development in the Border regions of Ireland. He worked closely with project team members, local and national government officials and community representatives both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Dr. Scott also serves as the US delegate to the International Steering Committee of the European Rural University, an association of rural policy makers, practitioners and scholars from throughout Europe with interests in rural development policy.