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Karen Slaymaker, Assistant Director for International Student and Scholar Services, and GradCATS student Luis Velasquez. Photo submitted. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2021)  — A partnership between The Graduate School, International Center, the Center for English as a Second Language, and the Graduate Student Congress at the University of Kentucky produced a robust seven-week virtual program during Fall 2020 for international graduate students planning to begin their studies on campus in Spring 2021.  The program, called GradCATS (Graduate Community and Academic Transition Series), intro...

Nick Lander recognized as Professional Staff of the Week Nick Lander, Housing and Dining Services associate director for student living, was recognized as Professional Staff of the Week at the Jan. 30 men's home basketball game. Faculty Senate, the Office of the President, K-State Athletics and the Division of Communications and Marketing wish to recognize his contributions to K-State. Lander has worked to provide K-State students with safe, comfortable on-campus living accommodations that support their academic pursuits since 2008. This year, however, he found himself attempting to carry ou...

Weinberg sophomore Ece Agalar usually wakes up around noon and goes to bed at 3 a.m. Except for occasional at-home yoga sessions, the Istanbul native and former Daily staffer spends most of her days at her desk. The nine-hour time difference between Turkey and Evanston has turned Agalar, a natural early bird, into a night owl. “It is very hard to maintain the balance under these circumstances,” Agalar said. “Especially for an international student who has to do this from miles away amidst the pandemic.” Like Agalar, many students living overseas feel stuck in limbo — physically in t...

Princess Magor Agbozo (left), a Global Wildcat from Ghana, and her father taking a tour of the UK campus. Photo by Andrea Gils. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 25, 2021) — Although the COVID-19 pandemic has made it challenging for all students to return to campus, one group in particular is dealing with more uncertainty — international students. Amid travel restrictions and embassy closures, the UK International Center developed an innovative online program. Global Wildcats allowed 20 international students, who were slated to come to the University of Kentucky campus in Fall 2020, to begin their a...

Pandemic pushes steep drop in foreign college students John Seewer And Collin Binkley Associated Press Tags:  Baneen Ahmed sits at a table to read notes during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown in Amman, Jordan on April 15, 2020. In the future, the young refugee from Iraq sees herself studying abroad, maybe in the United States or Turkey. Shes thought about a career in medicine, but is excited by any opportunity to learn. For her, school represents hope. (AP Photo/Omar Akour) TOLEDO, Ohio – Just two semesters short of earning a cybersecurity master’s degree in the U.S., Sai Naini is st...