International Students
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Academically Supporting International Students Heading link
The University of Illinois at Chicago welcomes more than 5,000 international students and scholars to our campus each year. As you may be aware, UIC is an incredibly diverse institution. We have one of the most racially & ethnically diverse student bodies in the country and are a federally-designated Minority Serving Institution. International students are an important part of that diversity.
International students come to UIC for many fields of study—the top areas being in STEM, English language acquisition, and business. Over 100 countries are represented here at UIC. As of Fall 2018, the top ten were: China (27%), India (35%), Iran (4%), Pakistan (3%), Vietnam (3%), Taiwan (2%), Korea (2%), Saudi Arabia (2%), Italy (2%), Canada (1%).
Regardless of the number of international students in your classroom, this module provides content knowledge and strategies for making your classroom welcoming for all international students. This module has two parts. Part 1 focuses on “pre-arrival” and “academic success.” Part 2 focuses on “health and wellness” and “sense of belonging.”
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| Leadership | Associate Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Engagement | Amalia Pallares |
| Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs | Nancy Freitag | |
| Vice Provost for Global Engagement | Neil McCrillis | |
| Associate Vice Provost for the Diversity | Charu Thakral | |
| Design Team | Content Developers | Kim Rivas |
| Ana Hobin | ||
| Hilary Short | ||
| Storyline Designer | Hilary Short | |
| Media Designers | Alonzo Zamarron | |
| Vy Bui | ||
| Research Assistants | Danny Lambouths III | |
| Frida Sanchez | ||
| Luisa Rollins |
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Special thanks to the UIC international students, who wish to remain anonymous, for sharing their experiences with us and agreeing to be a part of this module. Additional thanks to the UIC Global Engagement team for connecting us to the students, and providing their expertise time and time again.
This module has been a huge collaborative effort between the Office of Diversity, Global Engagement, and Faculty Affairs. Thank you to all of our colleagues across many more departments who generously gave their time and thoughts at the numerous advisory meetings, in-person workshops, and the focus group—your feedback was invaluable.