In this special episode you will hear from Anna-Kaye Rowe and Dr. Lisa Unangst, Jennifer Figueroa and Dr. Diep Luu, Gaurav Harshe and Christy Eylar. The vice chairs of Educational Programs of Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development had the opportunity to interview 3 guest speakers to share their expertise and resources about supporting Afghan scholars, students, refugees, families, and displaced students.

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In this episode, you can hear from Jenny, the Regional Career and University Guidance Counsellor at ISP SEA and also our commission's Vice Chair for Educational Programs share about her experience working in a U.S. higher education setting with college students to where she is now working with younger students and parents. 

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Culture Crossings is a podcast for globally mobile millennials with cross-cultural identities. They share stories about their identities, well-being, and career development for young professionals on the move. In this episode, we had a chat with the hosts of Culture Crossings, Asuka Ichikawa and Phoebe A. Lee, about the different forms of mentorship and the importance of it. 

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In this episode, we will hear from Mary Heng. Mary is a 2019 Global Studies and Spanish graduate from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She relocated to Korea in the midst of a global pandemic to teach English and has been there for about a year! Mary teaches in YeongCheon South Korea, a rural town just north of Daegu, which is Korea's fourth largest city. 

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In this episode, we will hear from two international graduate students, Meena and Tay, as they share their experience on starting a student advisory board on campus that advocates for the international students community, and in light of COVID-19 and current events, how can we better support international students. Follow along the International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) at https://www.instagram.com/isab_unl/

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Jian “Ken” Guan passionately enjoys promoting the success of international students in American higher education to prospective students and their families. He is currently the Co-Chair of NASPA International Education Knowledge Community. Born and raised in China, he has worked and studied in eight campuses and geographic environments since 1998. He started from being an English language student in the United Kingdom to earning his doctorate in higher education at Indiana University Bloomington in the United States in 2017. He has served in various leadership roles related to internationalizing student affairs in professional organizations, such as the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and American College Personnel Association. He has been featured on multiple U.S. campuses as a speaker on assessing and enhancing the services and support for international students for all students’ success. In 2018, Ken was recognized by ACPA as the award recipient for Service to the International Community. Additionally, he is an opera singer with professional training. Ken is grateful for his educational journey in the United States. He has met great mentors and friends, who guided and championed him along the way.

It's not everyday that we can get three SA pros from Hong Kong to talk about their journey in the U.S. so we took this opportunity to do so. Bianca Chau, Co-Host of Global Connections talked to Vicky Lee and Jeffrey Tsang about how they got to the U.S., leveraged their international student experience and passion to serve in the capacity they are in. Jeffrey Tsang is currently serving as an academic advisor in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University. He will be starting a PhD program in higher, adult and lifelong education at Michigan State University this fall with research interest in STEM education, educational technology ethics, and student success. Vicky Lee is the Student Engagement Coordinator and International Student Advisor in the Office for International Students & Scholars at Michigan State University. As a former international student, Vicky is extremely passionate about creating a more welcoming environment for a diverse student and scholar population, and fostering stronger family-school-community relationships especially in the higher education setting. In her free time, she loves to travel to new destinations, read fiction books, and explore different cooking recipes. Transcription and show notes can be found at: https://www.myacpa.org/entity/145/blog

It was a pleasure being able to interview Yuezhong as she shared about her role as the commission chair for CGDSD as she ended her tenure in March 2021. Yuezhong currently works at the International Student and Scholars Center at the Arizona State University. In this episode we learned about what were some of her strategies for time management when she was a gradaute student and her plans moving forward! 

Learn about our commission and directorate board positions - https://linktr.ee/acpaCGDSD 

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We had a lot of fun with Dr. Gudrun Nyunt and her co-host, Lily Nyunt! Gudrun is a clinical assistant professor and program coordinator of the Higher Education and Student Affairs program at Northern Illinois University. During Gudrun's time with ACPA, she served on multiple commissions and within the Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development, she was the awards coordinator and chair! In this episode we can hear from Gudrun as she shares her experience being a parent and an educator.

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Bianca is the International Student Success Advisor at San Diego State University and is also serving as the Blog Editor for CGDSD. In the podcast she shares about her journey in student affairs, involvement with ACPA, and where will she be moving forward once her term ends as the Blog Editor within the commission. 

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