{"id":4390,"date":"2019-04-29T10:27:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/?page_id=4390"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:19:36","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The International Center is URI&#8217;s on-campus hub for global activities. Supporting the global initiatives of the university, it comprises the Office of International Education, National Student Exchange, Faculty-Led Programs, Office of International Students and Scholar Services, Global Strategies and Academic Partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International Center<\/strong><br>37 Lower College Road<br>Kingston, RI, 02881<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 401.874.2395<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Office Hours:<\/strong> Monday \u2013 Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office of the Provost<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>General questions: <a href=\"mailto:uriglobal@etal.uri.edu\">uriglobal@etal.uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/kristin-johnson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Kristin-Johnson.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Kristin-Johnson.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Kristin-Johnson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Kristin-Johnson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Kristin-Johnson-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/kristin-johnson\/\">Kristin Johnson<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Vice Provost for Global Initiatives<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kristin_johnson@uri.edu\">kristin_johnson@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/deborah-messner\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Deb_Headshot.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Deb_Headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Deb_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Deb_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Deb_Headshot-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/deborah-messner\/\">Deborah Messner<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Director of Operations<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Global and Academic Initiatives<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5655<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:dlmessner@uri.edu\">dlmessner@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/emmanuel-michaca\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/manny_headshot-2.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/manny_headshot-2.jpg 550w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/manny_headshot-2-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/manny_headshot-2-364x343.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/manny_headshot-2-500x471.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/emmanuel-michaca\/\">Emmanuel Michaca<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Partnerships and Strategic Internationalization<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4386<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:emichaca@uri.edu\">emichaca@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/emma-walker\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Emma_Headshot.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Emma_Headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Emma_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Emma_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Emma_Headshot-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/emma-walker\/\">Emma Walker<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Administrative Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Global Initiatives<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5978<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:emma.walker@uri.edu\">emma.walker@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/carolyn-bollerman\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Bollerman-headshot-e1733325347197.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/carolyn-bollerman\/\">Carolyn Chaves<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Specialist, International Program Software Management and Communications <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9477<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:carolyn.chaves@uri.edu\">carolyn.chaves@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/tom-hospod\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-3-2.png\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tom Hospod\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-3-2.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-3-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-3-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-3-2-364x364.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/tom-hospod\/\">Tom Hospod<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Virtual Internationalization &amp; Internationalization Initiatives<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5549<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:thospod@uri.edu\">thospod@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office of International Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of International Education manages off-campus programs including Study Abroad, Faculty-Led Programs, National Student Exchange, International Exchange, Affiliated Programs, International Internships, and Non-Affiliated Programs. General questions: <a href=\"mailto:oie@etal.uri.edu\">oie@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education Abroad Advisors are here for you every step of the way! <strong>Find your advisor below <em>based on your program of study. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/michelle-carrara-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-4.png\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michelle Carrara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-4.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-4-364x364.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/michelle-carrara-2\/\">Michelle Carrara<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Education Abroad and Student Mobility Programs<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9428<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:michelle_carrara@uri.edu\">michelle_carrara@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/renee-ioannilli\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Renee_Headshot.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Renee_Headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Renee_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Renee_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Renee_Headshot-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/renee-ioannilli\/\">Renee Ioannilli<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Education Abroad Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">College of Business, College of Health Sciences, Harrington School of Communication and Media<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5344<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:renee.ioannilli@uri.edu\">renee.ioannilli@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/jamie-loredo-mccutcheon\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/j-loredo-pix-500-x-500.png\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/j-loredo-pix-500-x-500.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/j-loredo-pix-500-x-500-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/j-loredo-pix-500-x-500-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/j-loredo-pix-500-x-500-364x364.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/jamie-loredo-mccutcheon\/\">Jamie Loredo McCutcheon<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Education Abroad Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">College of Engineering, College of Environment and Life Sciences, College of Pharmacy<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2019<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jamie.loredo@uri.edu \">jamie.loredo@uri.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/alysaa-poey\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/A.-Poey-Website.png\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alyssa Poey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/A.-Poey-Website.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/A.-Poey-Website-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/A.-Poey-Website-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/A.-Poey-Website-364x364.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/alysaa-poey\/\">Alyssa Poey<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Senior Education Abroad Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">College of Arts and Sciences, College of Nursing, Feinstein College of Education<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5970<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:alyssapoey@uri.edu\">alyssapoey@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"oiss\">Office of International Students and Scholars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of International Students and Scholars offers support to international students and visiting scholars, facilitating the immigration process through help with visas, forms, and access to campus resources.<br>General questions: <a href=\"mailto:issoff@etal.uri.edu\">issoff@etal.uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/melissa-de-jesus\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Melissa-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Melissa De Jesus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Melissa-300x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Melissa-300x300-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Melissa-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Melissa-300x300-1-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/melissa-de-jesus\/\">Melissa De Jesus<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">International Students and Scholars and Immigration Services<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2543<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:mdejesus@uri.edu\">mdejesus@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/shelley-oconnor\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/shelley-oconnor.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shelley O&#039;Connor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/shelley-oconnor.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/shelley-oconnor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/shelley-oconnor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/shelley-oconnor-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/shelley-oconnor\/\">Shelley O&#8217;Connor<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">International Student Programs Coordinator <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5546<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:swoconnor@uri.edu\">swoconnor@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/maria-gant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-7.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-7.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-7-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/maria-gant\/\">Maria Gant<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">International Student Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5464<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:maria.gant@uri.edu\">maria.gant@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card 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href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/andre-kostousov\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-6-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-6-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-6-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-6-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Untitled-design-6-1-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/andre-kostousov\/\">Andre Kostousov<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">International Admissions and Recruitment<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5483<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:andre.kostousov@uri.edu\">andre.kostousov@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/piotr-skuza\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Piotr-Skuza-web.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Piotr-Skuza-web.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Piotr-Skuza-web-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/piotr-skuza\/\">Piotr Skuza<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">International Admissions Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9811<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:skuza@uri.edu\">skuza@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/johanna-torres-reina\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Johanna_Headshot.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Johanna_Headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Johanna_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Johanna_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1988\/Johanna_Headshot-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/meet\/johanna-torres-reina\/\">Johanna Torres-Reina<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">International Admissions Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4384 <\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:martha.torresreina@uri.edu\">martha.torresreina@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Center is URI&#8217;s on-campus hub for global activities. Supporting the global initiatives of the university, it comprises the Office of International Education, National Student Exchange, Faculty-Led Programs, Office of International Students and Scholar Services, Global Strategies and Academic Partnerships. International Center37 Lower College RoadKingston, RI, 02881 Phone: 401.874.2395 Office Hours: Monday \u2013 Friday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4861,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-4390","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4390"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30142,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4390\/revisions\/30142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}