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The Sara Matthews Scholarship, from the estate of Sara E. Matthews, is awarded by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS). It is granted to deserving undergraduate international students of Sophomore or Junior standing at UC Santa Cruz to help with educational costs. This year, five international students were selected to receive scholarships ranging from $1,000-$5,000. …

The Division of Global Engagement (GE) works with faculty to build partnerships with institutions around the world on behalf of UC Santa Cruz, in support of teaching, research, and service. In Summer 2020, GE will introduce a new process for establishing international partnerships to improve turnaround time on agreements, provide more detailed guidance for proposing, and developing…

Discussions are underway surrounding enrollment for fall UC Santa Cruz study abroad programs, including global exchange programs and UCEAP programs. The team intends to reach a decision for fall departing global exchange programs in May. One of the key concerns for the Study Abroad team is student financial investment which includes booking airfare, making housing…

By Brian Lee  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, International Students and Scholar Services (ISSS) has moved to a remote advising system. This allows ISSS to comply with the California Department of Public Health’s stay at home order and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention social distancing guidelines, as well as to continue to offer nearly all…

iGlobal is a new information management platform spearheaded by Global Engagement to enhance services provided to international students and scholars. This year, Global Programming has partnered with International Student and Scholar Services to leverage iGlobal and its new functionalities to prepare students for life at UC Santa Cruz through international student orientation. “The new platform…

As students returned to their apartments and hometowns, Global Programming contemplated that they would likely feel isolated from campus and miss the personal connections with one another. In light of this, the team wanted to create a forum for students to connect as they shelter in place, much like they would if they were still…

The Division of Global Engagement welcomes Katya Greene to the role of Business and Financial Manager. Greene joins the division with experience in fiscal analysis, budget planning, and policy management. Greene will serve as a resident expert for business operations by providing financial oversight and guidance to the Assistant Vice Provost and Directors in managing divisional…

As COVID-19 began to spread throughout the world, UC Santa Cruz Study Abroad monitored its impact on students abroad, looking to the U.S. Department of State and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for information. In partnership with UCEAP, Study Abroad worked to ensure students experienced a safe and timely departure from their host countries and…

UC Santa Cruz has seen a two hundred percent increase in Gilman scholarship applications for the summer/fall cycle. There were 34 applications in the summer/fall of 2019-2020 and this year there were 72 applications for the summer/fall 2020-2021 session. This leap in interest is largely due to the advisors’ efforts to increase outreach for the…

In summer 2020, Creative Coding Ph.D. student Montana Fowler will travel to the Universidad de los Andes (UniAndes) in Colombia to participate in an international student research internship funded by the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund (100k Strong) grant. Fowler will work with Dr. Andrés Burbano in the School of Architecture and Design at UniAndes.…

This summer, International Student and Scholar Services is transitioning to a new interactive software, iGlobal, an online tool to better manage International student, scholar and employee information in a secure environment. iGlobal will be UCSC’s self-service portal providing online services. The following types of secure online services will be available: With the transition to iGlobal,…

A delegation of five leaders from The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) visited UC Santa Cruz on November 18, 2019, to meet with campus leadership including Chancellor Larive, various deans, and faculty to discuss research collaboration, student research exchange, and other joint projects. The IITK delegation consisted of Professors Abhar Karandikar, Director, Debashish Kundu,…