STUDY
ABROAD PROGRAMS & EXCHANGE VISITOR
SERVICES Staff • Long-range Strategy •
Primary Goals • Major Functions • J-VISA
SERVICES
OFFICE
LOCATION & PURPOSE
 Study
Abroad Programs and Exchange Visitor Services
is located on the 2nd Floor of Garcia
Annex, adjacent to the Corbett Center
Student Union. The Office is open 10-12
a.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Appointments are accepted from students and
exchange visitors who cannot visit at these
times (call 646-5107). This International
Education Program Development and Coordination
Unit within the Office of International & Border
Programs assists Colleges and Departments
to integrate study abroad into the undergraduate
and graduate curriculum and manages support
services for outbound study abroad students
and for inbound international exchange students.
Students on the main campus and at all the
branch community colleges in the NMSU system
may apply to study or travel abroad while
maintaining NMSU student status.The Unit
is also responsible for implementing the Exchange
Visitor Program sponsored by NMSU
under authority of the U.S. Deparment of
State in support of the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act (Fulbright-Hayes
Act) of 1961. The objective of the Exchange
Visitor Program is “to increase mutual
understanding between the people of the United
States and the people of other countries
by means of educational and cultural exchanges.” J
Visa services and other support services
are coordinated for incoming exchange students,
professors, research scholars, short-term
scholars, and specialists invited to NMSU.
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PROFESSIONAL,
ADMINISTRATIVE & STUDENT EMPLOYEE STAFF
 Dr.
Paul E Huntsberger, Assistant Dean for Study
Abroad & Responsible Officer-Exchange
Visitor Program develops study abroad
programs, organizes student support services
for outbound and inbound students, advises
students who want to study on exchange (serves
as the ISEP Campus Coordinator), assists
students applying to the Gilman Study Abroad
scholarship and others, and manages the J-1
visa program for incoming exchange students
and scholars. He is Faculty Advisor to the NMSU
Rotaract Club and the Study Abroad Ambassadors
Club.
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 Cindy
Liechti, Study Abroad Program Facilitator, manages
the daily operations of the Office, facilitates
enrollments into all programs, and oversees
special programs sponsored by the Office. |
| Erica
Butts, Study Abroad Aide, is a Crimson
Scholar who organizes the study abroad fairs,
advises students about exchange and other
study opportunities, and provides administrative
assistance to the office. She studied abroad
in the UK and is an ISEP Student Ambassador. Rubi
Sanchez, Peer Advisor in the Global Village
Community and Student Aide,
is a Crimson Scholar who develops programs
to internationalize the Vista del Monte Residential
Apartment Complex that houses incoming exchange
students and involves other students and
the community to engage in an international
experience at NMSU. She also assists incomng
exchange students. |
LONG-RANGE
STRATEGY
- Support
the university’s long-range goals
to develop international educational
opportunities for undergraduate and graduate
students
- Organize
programs that (1) immerse students into
the academic environment of the host
institution and the cultural environment
of the host country, (2) provide opportunities
for second-language skill development and practical
internships, (3) keep costs affordable to attract
a diverse student population,
and (4) maintain academic and administrative quality and
a safe learning environment
- Provide
support services for inbound
and outbound exchange students that
are consistent, efficient,
and student friendly
PRIMARY
GOALS
- Develop
and manage a sufficiently broad variety
of study abroad programs for credit to
meet the expressed academic interests
of colleges and departments, and the
academic needs of students.
- Develop
and implement academic and administrative
procedures for international study that
are efficient and supportive of students
during program application & enrollment
and after reentry, and that are approved
by the institution and are implemented
consistently campus-wide by academic
and non-academic support personnel.
- Advocate
for sufficient iinstitutional financial
and personnel resources to support the
university’s current and future
international study programs and services
at a level equal to peer institutions
with similar breath of programs and students
served.
- Find
supplemental sources of funding to (1)
develop new international study programs
and service initiatives, (2) target the
recruitment of students under-represented
in international study, and (3) provide
scholarships to students with limited
economic means to help cover the extra
costs of study abroad.
- Provide
incentives to involve faculty in leading
or coordinating international study programs
and/or recruiting and advising prospective
students
- Provide
opportunities for students returning
from study abroad to serve as ambassadors
for recruiting students, advising the
office on policy and procedural matters,
contributing to service in the community,
and advocating for international education
statewide.
- Increase
enrollment of NMSU students in international
study programs at a level that is at
least at the average enrollment level
of NMSU’s peer institution comparison
group
- Design
research instruments to evaluate program
effectiveness and to assess outcomes
for students in terms of knowledge, skills
and attitudes affected by study abroad.
MAJOR
PROGAM & ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
- Develop
and manage study abroad programs — exchanges,
intensive language, direct university,
internships, group travel, and individual
travel — sponsored by the university.
- Organize
campus-wide study abroad publicity activities.
- Provide
administrative and advising support for
inbound exchange students and outbound
study abroad students.
- Conduct
travel, health and safety orientations
for all NMSU students studying abroad .
- Monitor
official student travel outside the U.S.
to assure that the travel complies with
NMSU travel policy governing reporting,
risk liability, and insurance.
- Assist
students to identify and compete for locally
and nationally sponsored study abroad scholarships.
- Track
all NMSU students who go abroad while sponsored
by NMSU and prepare enrollment reports
for NMSU administration and for IIE's Open
Doors national report.
- Advocate
for academic and administrative policies
and procedures that consistently and effectively
support students studying abroad
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