Human Biology major Hamna Shafiq was fueled by her personal experiences to pursue studies in global health. Now a third-year, she is primed for medical school through her research in undernutrition in vulnerable global populations.
Eren Okandan is a third-year student majoring in global public health who loves to read crime fiction, and follows sports such as Formula 1, soccer, basketball, and football. Originally from Kayseri, Turkey, a city located in central Anatolia, Okandan has been helping raise awareness about the recent deadly earthquake in Turkey that has claimed more than 50,000 people.
Since the quake struck in the early morning hours of Monday, students at the University of Virginia have been doing what they can to help from a distance.
Third year Statistics and Economics major and new International Student Citizen Leaders fellow Adi Raghavan talks about his project of peer mentorship and his advice for new international students with ISCL Fellowship Co-Coordinator and International Student & Scholar Advisor Caren Freeman.
Robyn Hadley, Vice President and Dean of Students Chief Student Affairs Officer along with Ambassador Steve Mull, Vice Provost for Global Affairs reach out to the Indian Community
Robyn Hadley, Vice President and Dean of Students Chief Student Affairs Officer along with Ambassador Steve Mull, Vice Provost for Global Affairs reach out to South Korean community
Elizabeth Wittner has run a volunteer-led program for English speaking and intercultural exchange since 1999 but notices serious interest from students who want to help in the last couple of years after the pandemic.This year, she says, more than 400 volunteers applied to the program, which is a part of the Center for American English Language and Culture (CAELC). She and her team were able to place 352 volunteers in various capacities.
PhD candidate and international student Mukti Chowkwale talks with us about her research in Biomedical Engineering, her advocacy for international students and DEI at UVA, and advice for new international students.
Iran has been in upheaval since Sept. 16, when Mahsa Amini died after being detained by the country’s so-called “morality police” for allegedly failing to cover her hair with a hijab.
The University of Virginia's Vice President for Research Melur Ramasubramanian along with researchers Bill Petri, Tomonari Furukawa and Mukti Chowkwale share exciting research opportunities for international students at the University.
Trisha Gulati is one of the co-directors of international student affairs on UVA Student Council. When she is not attending classes, she likes to play Tennis and sing. Along with the Student Council, she is also actively engaged in the Thai Student Organization, International Relations Organization and Frank Batten Investment Fund.
A wonderful evening celebrating new international parents and students at the International Parents Dinner. There were families from Lebanon, Singapore, India, Cameroon, United Kingdom and many more dropping their kids at UVA. Welcome to all
On August 16th, as UVA’s campus slowly wakes up from its summer slumber, a group of volunteers in baby blue shirts run out in the rain to greet a bus arriving from Dulles airport. These are the Global Greeters, UVA’s welcoming committee for international students.
Jie Lu is a second-year student majoring in Commerce. But she is also a stellar table tennis player who just represented UVA in National Championships.
Fourth year international student Sara Feng introduces us to Shea House, a UVA’s on-grounds residential site for immersion in seven languages. She talks about her global experiences and why she became a Shea House language assistant.
International students Abbis Haider Jaffri, Hamed Joodaki, and Huiru Shen talk about their UVA experience, future plans, and advice for new international students.
In a conversation, Elizabeth Wittner, Academic Director and ITA Program Coordinator describes this unique program at UVA and how it provides support to international members, promotes global experiences, and fosters intercultural skills and perspectives at UVA.
While cases of the coronavirus are showing a promising downward trend in the United States, other parts of the world are grappling with crippling surges, most heartbreakingly in India, where each hour brings even more alarming news about the pandemic’s devastating effects
This week the U.S. State Department announced full-time international students will be exempt from current border restrictions preventing travelers from China, Europe’s Schengen Zone, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, and South Africa from entering the United States, and there are indications that U.S. consulates in these locations will resume visa processing as soon as early May.
From the beginning of the pandemic over a year ago, there has been an alarming and misguided tendency of some to blame and attack members of America’s Asian-Pacific community, including assaults on the streets, bullying in schools and on playgrounds, and hateful rhetoric from political leaders, creating an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty.
Nancy Huai is a first year MBA student at Darden School of Business from China. During the pandemic with the embassy closures, she was unable to get a visa from China to come to Charlottesville.
Few elections have had more significant implications for the future of America’s engagement with the world, including in the field of higher education, than this year’s just-concluded ballot.
As programs moved to online and virtual worlds due to the pandemic, CAELC’S Volunteers with International Students, Staff, and Scholars (VISAS) Program is keeping up with the changes.
Ahana Das, a first-year student at the Darden School of Business talks about starting at University of Virginia in the middle of a pandemic, her journey to the Grounds, and her hopes for the coming year.
As we get ready for the fall semester, International Students and Scholars Program has been keeping up to date with the rules and regulations and want to share it with our community.
America’s higher education community faced a new challenge to our global mission this month with the announcement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that international students would be denied visas or face deportation if they did not participate in some in-person study this fall, regardless of public health guidelines aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.
Avni Garg is the co-director for the international student affairs agency on student council. A third-year UVA student, she is double majoring in Computer Science and Economics and also volunteering as a VISAS language consultant.
Meltem Yucel graduated from the University of Virginia in 2021 with a PhD. in Developmental Psychology and a concentration in Quantitative Psychology. She is also one of the recipients of the Graduate Academic Excellence Award from International Students and Scholars office.
Basile Koechlin is a PhD student in Music from Geneva, Switzerland. His passion about the royal musicians in Uganda led him to UVA complete his doctorate.
Benjamin Hill is a fourth-year student studying Global Development Studies and Religious Studies. Outside of his studies, the Filipino-American born and raised in Northern Virginia loves reading, comics, growing plants, and singing.
A new fellowship launched by International Students and Scholars Program and Contemplative Sciences Center hopes to encourage and enable international students to play a leading role in making UVA a place where international students can thrive.
After a successful transition to online over the fall, Center for American English Language and Culture has had a successful start to the Spring semester with the enrollment of 132 students in their classes, and many more participating in their on-line programming for international students, staff, and scholars.
