1. How Do You Support International Students? Liat Vorobiev Foreign Student Advisor, International & Exchange Student Center Michal Jankowski Manager, Facilities Operations

2. What We Do The International and Exchange Student Center (IESC) provides services to newly admitted and continuing international F-1 and J-1 visa students, study abroad and National Student Exchange (NSE) participants, and Fulbright students. In addition, we offer visa services for CSUN faculty members. The IESC also coordinates cultural and social events that allow our students to share their national heritage and get involved with the campus educational community.

3. IESC Staff Director, International & Exchange Student Center Dr. Marta Lopez Assistant Director Patricia Marquez International Student Advisor Liat Tamsut International Student Advisor Brenda Acosta International Student Advisor Cynthia Macias Foreign Student Advisor and Programming Coordinator VACANT Study Abroad Coordinator Juliet Aylmer SEVIS Coordinator VACANT Administrative Support Andrea Marques-Perez

4. International Student Statistics

6. Challenges Cultural Differences Financial Obligations Keeping up with federal regulations and the needs of our international students.

7. Programs  SPICE (Student Panels for an International Curriculum and Education)  ISA (International Student Association)  International Coffee Hour  Phi Beta Delta (International Honor Society)  International Education Week (March 31-April 6, 2014)  Matador Involvement Center (MIC) **Programming pending on hiring of Foreign Student Advisor and Programming Coordinator position (posted on CSUN’s website 8/29/13).

8. Helpful Resources CSUN’s IESC website: http://www.csun.edu/international/ http://www.csun.edu/international/ National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA) website: http://www.nafsa.org/ Department of Homeland Security website: http://www.dhs.gov/ US Citizenship & Immigration Services website: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

10. THANK YOU! Liat Vorobiev International Student Advisor International & Exchange Student Center liat.tamsut@csun.edu 818-677-3053 Contact Information: Michal Jankowski Manager, Facility Operations Student Recreation Center michal.jankowski@csun.edu 818-677-6270