Resident directors (RDs) in Europe manage a university in a microcosm--overseeing academic affairs, student affairs, finances, facilities, human resources, legal issues, and health and safety. Literature on the RD role remains scarce, and we sought to fill this gap by examining the lived experiences of 22 RDs in Europe. Our phenomenological study…

Some institutions have sought to centralize the supports they give students by developing a center or office dedicated to international students, led by a director or manager overseeing international student support. However, these directors are also not given the resources needed to fully support international students. Our study focuses on the…

The influx of international graduate students in science and engineering to the U.S. has changed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and related F-1 visa policies have required a higher level of scrutiny of the student visa procedures, and introduced…

Student security is a composite social practice that includes the domains of consumer rights, entitlement to a range of welfare supports and pastoral care, and freedom from exploitation and discrimination. Three traditions shape the systems used for managing and regulating international student security in the nations that export education:…

Like many institutions, Massey University has experienced growth in enrolments of international students. Increasing numbers of international students has led to frustrations for international and domestic students, and for staff. This paper describes an innovative programme designed to help with the orientation of international students. Domestic…

Student volunteers operate an International Education Center at the University of Oregon. (HS)

It is in the students', the university's, the community's and the nation's interest that the public relations officer become involved with foreign students on campus. (HS)

Discusses concerns over status of foreign students involved in campus portest, particularly African students and issue of "black separatism . Letter from Ewa U. Eko, Staff Associate for International Education, APGA, expresses need for African students to become involved because of their status as "men in the middle . (CJ)

Describes a workshop designed to inform foreign student counselors about U.S. higher education. (HS)

This paper consists of two parts. Section I summarizes the author's experiences in Japan during 1971 when he served as a Visiting Consultant on Student Counseling Services to the U. S. Educational Commission, Japan. It was concluded that the need for the counseling service is high, student counseling roles must be firmly established, and the…

This pilot inquiry and study was designed to explore some of the adjustment experiences of the foreign students on the University of Rochester campus to provide information useful in orientation programming, foreign student advising, and foreign student counseling. Questionnaires were sent to 45 students and returned by 20 students who…

Focuses on career counseling for international students. This introduces a model of career counseling for international students. It is necessary to understand the career counseling process for international students and to emphasize the unique role of the counselor and others in this process. (Author/BEF)

Examines literature to determine impact of foreign students on American campuses, reviews essentials necessary for providing effective services for them, speculates on future of advising them within realm of student personnel work. (Author)

This qualitative study compares the development of student services at a major European university (University of Tartu) with American higher education in order to assess philosophical and organizational differences. Based on European and German models of higher education, the Estonian university has followed a pattern of emphasizing the cognitive…