Interview with Shannon Hutcheson – Journey into International Higher Education. [Part 1]

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Interview with Shannon Hutcheson – Journey into International Higher Education. [Part 1] Hello, my name is Chris Dietzel and I serve as the Coordinator for External Relations on the CGDSD Directorate Board. Through this role, I liaise with international organizations who, like ACPA, work in the field of higher education and student affairs. As I am based out of Montreal, Quebec, my focus is on...

Supporting International Students’ Career Development Needs During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Supporting International Students’ Career Development Needs During COVID-19 Pandemic Jane Sitter, Xi Yu University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Many student services professionals at post-secondary institutions may have familiarity with the unique needs in supporting international students' career development. Now in this time where our institutions are navigating changes due to COVID-19, it is...

Directorate Board Introduction: Xiao Yun Sim

Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development
Directorate Board Introduction: Xiao Yun Sim Tell us about yourself and your role within the Commission. Hello everyone! My name is Xiao Yun Sim, and my role within the Commission is a member-at-large. As I am writing this post, I am in the midst of starting year 2 of graduate school at University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Educational Administration -Student Affairs program. I’m an international...

[Part II] Since January - How Chinese Student Affairs Professionals Navigate COVID-19

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Recap of Part I In part I of this essay, Kelly, Stephanie, Caitlyn and I discussed our experiences processing COVID-19 news since January of 2020. From a cultural perspective, we have engaged in reflections on ways in which this epidemic was overlooked by the U.S. public, along with individual decisions on how to process institutional response. In Part II, we will learn more about Jenny’s...

[Part 1] Since January - How Chinese Student Affairs Professionals Navigate COVID-19

Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development
By Ariel Tan (Part II will be posted on July 13th so stay tuned!) Introduction For many Chinese people, the COVID-19 pandemic feels like déjà vu. As someone who went back to China in the beginning of the outbreak in Wuhan and came back to the U.S. right before Trump’s China Travel Ban, I was truly living this experience twice. At multiple points between February and March 2020 I was torn on how I...