Abstract
International education is one of the largest growing areas in universities across the United States and globally today. Due to the high demand, in Fall 2009 UCI Extension established University Programs, which is part of the International Programs, for both undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking international students. The program provides qualified international high-school and college graduates essential skills to help them succeed academically, culturally, and linguistically as the students pursue their academic goals in the U.S. In this workshop, you will be presented with the areas that have been identified as most helpful for orienting international students who just arrived to this country for their undergraduate and graduate studies. You will learn practical tips and recommendations based on our experience as academic counselors for delivering messages and making our advising effective. You will also learn about the additional academic support strategies, such as peer advising and advisor tutoring, to help students in their challenging classes.
Speaker Biography
Cindy T Lin
Cindy earned a B.S. in Marketing at Rutgers University in New Jersey and a M.S. Ed in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the University of Pennsylvania. After having taught ESL to various age groups for five years, she moved to sunny Southern California in the year of 2006. She started her advising career in the 10-Week Intensive ESL program, which has existed for over 35 years and is fully accredited by the U.S. Dept. of Education-approved Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEP) in International Programs at UCI Extension. Cindy is currently the Manager for University Programs which has served over one thousand international students transitioning to an undergraduate or graduate degree program since Fall 2009.
Christina Schneider
Christina is a Senior Academic Counselor for University Programs in UC Irvine Extension’s International Programs and holds an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language (Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville). She has taught and assisted international university students as well as immigrant and refugee English language learners in various settings, including multi-level ESL classes and university writing courses. She has also worked as an academic coordinator for programs serving first-generation and under-represented minority students at UCI.
Rowena Santos
Rowena is a Senior Academic Counselor for University Programs in UC Irvine Extension’s International Programs and earned her B.A. in History at UC Irvine. She has over 10 years of experience working with international students at UCI Extension’s International Programs and has been a University Programs Academic Counselor for the past 5 years.
Pornsakdi Thammaraks
Pornsakdi is currently an Academic Counselor for University Programs in UC Irvine Extension’s International Programs. He earned a B.A. in Psychology with minors in Asian American Studies and Educational Psychology from UC Santa Barbara as well as a M.S. in Counseling from Cal State Long Beach. Pornsakdi has nearly 10 years of experience working with a wide range of student populations in a counseling capacity at the elementary level all the way up community colleges and universities.
Presentation Handouts
Handout Tools for Effective International Students Advising
