Executive Director
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• Create and execute a strategic plan for the Padnos International Center that aligns with the university’s overall goals.
• Provide leadership to enhance the PIC’s mission, reputation, and effectiveness.
• Initiate and support programs that promote international education and cross-cultural understanding.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with foreign universities, organizations, and governments.
• Oversee the center’s budget, ensuring effective use of resources.
• Develop and implement policies related to international programs and activities.

Director of Study Abroad and International Partnerships
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• Monitor and respond to crisis and risk management related to education abroad
• Manage GVSU’s institutional international partnerships and represent GVSU to international partners
• Review study abroad applications
• Set policies for study abroad and evaluate international activities
• Manage study abroad credit transfer process
• Provide overall management of daily study abroad operations
• Advise faculty, staff and students on study abroad issues and concerns

Study Abroad Advisor
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• Advise GVSU students interested in academic international experiences including financial, academic, cultural, health and safety issues

• Counsel students with unique issues (disabilities, dependents, chronic health issues, identity concerns) to enable them to successfully participate in study abroad. 

• Assist with compiling student trends/statistics

• Coordinate study abroad fairs

• Supervise and train peer adviser staff

Faculty-Led Program Coordinator

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•  Assists with the development, assessment, and improvement of Faculty-Led Study-Abroad Programs;
• Conducts pre-departure trainings and informational sessions for faculty and students;
• Manages behind-the-scenes logistics to aid in the execution of the Programs;
• Answers questions and assists with problem-solving including visa applications, budgets, and health insurance;
• Renders assistance and aid as needed

International Programs Coordinator

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• Manage marketing, promotion, website design, social media and events for Padnos International Center/Study Abroad Team.
• Manage study abroad outreach
• Manage Study Abroad Outreach Assistant
• Advisor and coordinator for Internships and Independent Study experiences abroad.

Coordinator of Study Abroad and International Partnerships

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• Post GVSU Study Abroad Acceptance - Long Term Study Abroad Exchange and Provider Programs
• Pre-Departure Orientations - Policies, Expectations, Cultural Adjustment, Insurance
• Forms - Pre-Departure, Financial Aid Agreement, Study Abroad Budget, Visa Forms, external provider forms
• Course Approvals - GVSU Course Codes, Issues, Gen Eds, Study Abroad Transcript Verification
• Returned Student - Welcome Back Event, Work Abroad Event

International Programs Specialist
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• Manages study abroad publications
• Assists with study abroad outreach
• Manages study abroad website
• Oversees social media

Study Abroad Peer Adviser

Studies: Nursing

Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal

Studied abroad in: USA

Has traveled to:
India, China, & Thailand

Study Abroad Peer Adviser

Studies: Computer Science & Economics

Hometown: Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Studied abroad in: USA

Has traveled to:
Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, U.A.E., India, Belarus, & Switzerland

Study Abroad Peer Adviser

Studies: Computer Science

Hometown: Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 

Studied Abroad in: USA

Has traveled to: 

United States, Lebanon, United KIngdom, Grenada, Barbados

Study Abroad Peer Adviser

Studies: Biomedical Sciences

Hometown: Midland, MI
 

Studied Abroad in: N/A

Has traveled to:

France, England, The Netherlands, Barbados, Jamaica, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua, Trinidad, Saint Martin, The Bahamas, Canada.

Study Abroad Peer Adviser

Studies: MS in Data Science and Analytics

Hometown: Damak, Nepal
 

Studied Abroad in: USA

Has traveled to:

India, USA

Study Abroad Peer Adviser

Studies: Communications - Minor in Photography

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
 

Studied Abroad in: Florence, Italy

Has traveled to:

Italy, France

Study Abroad Peer Adviser

Studies: Masters in Applied Computer Science

Hometown: Nigeria
 

Studied Abroad in: USA

Has traveled to:

Nigeria, Benin Republic, USA

Study Abroad Peer Adviser

Studies: Art Education - Minor in Spanish Teaching

Hometown: Newaygo, Michigan
 

Studied Abroad in: Sevilla, Spain

Has traveled to:

Spain, Morocco

Study Abroad Peer Adviser

Studies: Communications

Hometown: Macomb, Michigan
 

Studied Abroad in: London, England

Has traveled to:

London

Student Outreach Assistant

Studies: Environmental Studies 

Hometown: 

Studied abroad in: South Africa

Has traveled to:

South Africa, Eswatini

Front Desk Assistant

Studies: Nursing

Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Studied abroad in: USA

Has traveled to:
Thailand & Cambodia

Front Desk Assistant

Studies: International Relations

Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Studied abroad in: USA

Has traveled to:
UAE, Egypt, Qatar

Front Desk Assistant

Studies: Cybersecurity 

Hometown: Eldoret, Kenya 

Studied abroad in: USA

Has traveled to:
Uganda and Tanzania

Front Desk Assistant

Studies: Applied Food and Nutrition with a Masters in Clinical Dietetics

Hometown: Caguas, Puerto Rico

Studied Abroad in: Nowhere yet!

Has Traveled to:

Mexico and Ecuador

Front Desk Assistant

Studies: Medical Laboratory Science 

Hometown: Vietnam

Studied abroad in: USA

Has traveled to:

Thailand 

Front Desk Assistant

Studies: Masters in Applied Computer Science

Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal

Studied abroad in: USA

Has traveled to:

USA, India 

Faculty-Led Study Abroad Graduate Assistant

Studies: Master's of Education in Higher Education, College Student Affairs Leadership (CSAL)

Hometown: Macomb, Michigan

Studied abroad in: Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo & Kyoto, Japan; and London, England

Has traveled to:
Spain, France, Portugal, Scotland, Canada, Mexico, The Bahamas, Jamaica, Cayman Islands

Long-Term Study Abroad Graduate Assistant

Studies: Masters in Occupational Therapy

Hometown: Brighton, MI

Studied abroad in: Dublin, Ireland

Traveled to:

Scotland, England, Iceland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece!

International Student Service Graduate Assistant

Studies: Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana

Studied abroad in: USA

Has traveled to:

South Africa, Senegal and Guinea.