LAKERS TOGETHER: View the university’s COVID-19 response. Also, be sure to complete the online daily self-assessment.
Study Abroad Peer Advisers
Study Abroad Peer Advisers are trained to advise students on a range of international opportunities, as well as to help them navigate the study abroad process. Stop in during PIC Hours or contact a Study Abroad Peer Adviser via email at studyabroad@gvsu.edu. Walk-ins welcome - no appointment necessary!
Study Abroad Advising Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hours extended to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays during the Fall/Winter semester.
Below is the current Study Abroad Peer Adviser staff.
Are you interested in being a Study Abroad Peer Adviser? APPLY NOW
Also it is recommended that interested students attend a Study Abroad First Step Meeting which are weekly informational sessions that go over all the basics of study abroad including how to pick a program, funding, academics and more.
First Step Meetings are offered during the fall and winter semesters, check here for hours.
Aly Weaver
(Pictured Left)
Studies:
Secondary Education, Spanish, Psychology
Hometown:
Portage, Michigan
Foreign Languages spoken:
Spanish
Studied abroad in:
Chillan, Chile
Has traveled to:
Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Peru
Aya Hasan
Studies:
Biomedical Science (Pre-med)
Hometown:
Amman, Jordan
Foreign languages spoken:
Arabic
Studied abroad in:
USA
Has traveled to:
Kuwait, Turkey, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Egypt
Hypatia Swanson
Studies:
Legal Studies (Pre-Law)
Hometown:
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Foreign languages spoken:
Creole
Has traveled to:
England, France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Canada, Barbados, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Magingo Mpungwe
Studies:
International Business, Finance, French
Hometown:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania & Grand Rapids, Michigan
Foreign languages spoken:
Swahili and French
Studied abroad in:
Angers, France
Has traveled to:
Tanzania, France, Namibia, Uganda, U.A.E., Canada, Scotland, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Marlaina Cole
Studies:
International Relation, Human Rights
Hometown:
East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Foreign languages spoken:
Japanese
Studied abroad in:
Ireland, Japan
Has traveled to:
Belgium, Ireland, Iceland, Italy
Priscila Ontiveros-Chucatiny
Studies:
Computer Science and Applied Math
Hometown:
La Paz, Bolivia
Foreign Language spoken:
Spanish
Studied abroad in:
USA
Has traveled to:
Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Qatar, UAE, Germany, Indonesia, Bolivia
Romel Jean Pierre
Studies:
International Relations , Integrative Studies
Hometown:
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Foreign languages spoken:
Haitian Kreyol, French, and some Spanish and German
Studied abroad in:
USA
Has traveled to:
Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Dominican Republic, Dubai, UK, India, Spain, Sweden,