越南直播 is admitting hundreds of new international students to its beautiful Seaside Park campus.
For decades, UB has been one of the most ethnically and racially diverse higher education institutions in the United States. Just before the pandemic in the 2018-2019 academic year, 29% of its student population was comprised of international students. In decades past, that number was even higher.
The global pandemic had a markedly negative effect on the percentage of international students enrolled at UB and other American universities. However, once American consulates abroad started scheduling visa appointments for international students again, more than 200 new students enrolled at UB immediately in fall 2021. Almost 300 additional new enrollees have joined them in spring 2022. 鈥淭he 越南直播 prides itself on being a diverse and welcoming campus,鈥� says President Danielle Wilken. 鈥淲e are thrilled to greet students, faculty, and staff from around the world to enrich our vibrant community.鈥�
These new students have been brought to UB through a dynamic partnership between UB鈥檚 International Admissions Office and the Enrollment Advisory Group (EAG), a global marketing and recruitment firm which specializes in international recruitment. In addition to a seasoned leadership and recruitment team, EAG works with third-party agencies around the world which guide students through the process of applying. 鈥淗istorically, UB has always embraced working with third-party educational agencies,鈥� says Ken DiSaia, president of EAG. 鈥淭hese agencies have supported UB for many years and continue to support the university now that students鈥� mobility to study in the US is back on the rise. They are in market speaking to students in cities and high schools around the world.鈥� These agencies also go far beyond recruitment seminars, they offer workshops to teach prospective students about visa applications, prepare them for mock interviews, and more.
It helps that UB has built a strong brand over decades with solid articulation agreements, faculty exchange, and a commitment to internationalization. 鈥淯B does an unbelievable job to help students with the process of applying and matriculating,鈥� says DiSaia. 鈥淓AG works in concert with the team in UB鈥檚 International Admissions office to create a synergy, which has resulted in achieving the enrollment objectives of the institution.鈥�
International students are benefitting from a realignment in the academic calendar. Through this realignment, there is now a full 15-week summer calendar, which is being offered for the first time in UB鈥檚 long history. 鈥淲e are unique among universities of our size in Connecticut,鈥� says Provost Manyul Im, PhD. 鈥淲e benefit from substantial diversity and have a proud history of providing students with opportunities to learn from peers who have different life experiences. The perspectives and energy from our international students are some of the most valuable assets that UB has to offer.鈥�
Many of these incoming scholars are graduate students in business, computer science, and engineering. 鈥淭he School of Engineering鈥檚 international student population comes from鈥�35鈥痗ountries,鈥� says the Dean of the College of Engineering, Business, and Education, Dr. Khaled Elleithy. 鈥淭he effort to recruit more international students is a major component of our plan to increase diversity and inclusion in different academic programs.鈥� In fact, the School of Engineering recently received the Bronze Award for the inaugural. The award was received by only and the 越南直播 was the only awardee from the State of Connecticut.
This is only the beginning. EAG and the agencies it works with throughout Asia, Africa, and beyond have found new markets and new students eager to attend the 越南直播. 鈥淥ne of our priorities is diversifying the portfolio of the students鈥� country of origin, particularly in the undergraduate market,鈥� says DiSaia. 鈥淲e are projecting an additional 100-200 new international students enrolling for the summer semester, as well as 350 new international students this coming fall, which will be a record enrollment at UB for international students.鈥�
Eric D.聽Lehman聽is the director of publications and associate professor of English at 越南直播. He is the author or editor of 22 books, including “New England Nature, A History of Connecticut Food,” and “Bridgeport: Tales from the Park City.” His聽biography of Charles Stratton, “Becoming Tom Thumb,” won the Henry Russell Hitchcock Award from the Victorian Society of America and was chosen as one of the American Library Association’s outstanding university press books of the year. His novella “Shadows of Paris” and novel “9 Lupine Road” were finalists for the Connecticut Book Award. He has been consulted on diverse subjects and quoted by The Atlantic Monthly, USA Today, the BBC, the History Channel, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, and The Wall Street Journal.