International Students & Scholars Office
May 2013 Edition
STUDENT PROFILE
Sandi Win Thu
My name is Sandi Win Thu. I am from
Myanmar. I am a junior and majoring in
Biochemistry. As an international student,
I am very thankful to have wonderful
professors at UW-Stevens Point. Most of
my professors are very nice and helpful.
I also appreciate the faculty members’
welcoming and friendliness throughout
the time that I have been spending in
the U.S. I am a part of the International
Club student organization which gives
me new experiences in leadership. I
enjoy doing fun things with my friends
too. Moreover, UW-Stevens Point has
helped me to increase my confidence
level by working as a student employee
and doing an independent research
project with my professor. It has been a
great opportunity for me to have a great
community in Stevens Point. I would like
to thank everyone who has supported and
encouraged me thus far.
ISSO Summer Plans:
WOW! Another group of successful
graduates! Summer in Stevens Point
means my neighborhood quiets down
and I hope to begin a project with Dr.
Marcus and Constance Fang- more
information in the next newsletter. We
are working on updating the materials
we travel with and I hope to touch base
with many International High School
counselors at a conference this summer!
We hope to be getting in touch more
and more Alumni this summer.
Martha
I am looking forward to a visit to China
in late June. I will be in Kunming, Xi’an,
Shijiazhuang & Beijing. I’d love to hear
from you if you will be nearby!
Brad
This summer, I am planning on
attending two conferences (One in St.
Louis and one in New York) where
I hope to learn more about how to
support international students through
programming and other activities. If
any current students have ideas for a
summer trip or activity with the ISSO
(i.e. baseball game or beach day), let me
know! I’d love to connect with students
who are staying her this summer!
Melissa
I will be working on a HUGE scanning
project of all our former international
student and ESL student files. We have
no more room to store the student files.
I’m looking forward to seeing how
many students have passed through
our program. Will let you know
how many there were. Have a great
summer!!
Telitha
Upcoming Events
Need a I-20 Travel Signature?
Stop by the DUC
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Monday,
May 6; Tuesday, May 7; and Friday,
May 10 - Table 1 in the DUC Concourse
Cultural Festival
Saturday May 11, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Final Exams
Monday, May 13-Friday, May 17, 2013
ISSO Graduation Reception
Friday, May 17 from 3:00-4:15 p.m.
(in Room 215 SSC?-double check with
Telitha)
Graduation Day
Saturday, May, 18, 2013
Alumni PROFILE
Bee Leng Chua
The ISSO would like to give
a special thanks to:
John Zach from Career Services and the
following students whose contribution
helped make our first International High
School visit day a success. Great job!
Bee Leng Chua, ’77, Honolulu, Hawaii,
the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus of the
College of Fine Arts and Communication,
is the executive director of HiBEAM,
the Hawaii Business Entrepreneur
Acceleration Mentors, a non-profit
organization that helps early stage
technology, biotechnology and life
science companies with global potential
that will fuel Hawaii’s economic growth.
She previously was the first executive
director of the Entrepreneurship Center
at Hawai’i Pacific University and at
The Chinese University of Hong
Kong. While a UW-Stevens Point
communication student, she founded
what would become the annual Portage
County Culture Festival. She earned her
master’s and doctorate degrees at Ohio
University-Athens.
International Students
& Scholars Office
1108 Fremont Street
210 Student Services Center
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3109
Phone: 715-346-3849
Fax: 715-346-3819
Daniela Cabrera Abarca
Changxing Lu
Terranun Nuttavutisit "Nino"
Katie Olson
Krista Kamke
International Students Graduates
May 2013
Napatsakorn Boonyoo
Thailand, Biology
Juan Carlos Cabreraabarca
Peru, Clin Lab Sci-Medical Tech
Xichen Cheng
China, Bus Ad-Finance&Ins&Rl Est
Chi Kam Kenneth Chiu
Hong Kong, Bus Ad-Finance&Ins&Rl Est
Mimo He
China, Biology
Yoon Koo Jung
South Korea, Forestry Admin&Utilizatn/
Forestry Urban
Tommi Juhani Kuusisto
Finland, Paper Science&Engineering
Sayaka Nishino
Japan, International Studies
Shantanu Santosh Pai
India, Soil&Waste Res-Waste Mgmt
Xin Pan
China, Mathematics
Min Jun Park
South Korea, Business Adm-Marketing
Shellya Kenisha Rogers
Great Britian & N Ireland, Arts Management
Sandra Rueda-Hernandez
Colombia, Interior Architecture-Bfa
Ambud Sharma
India, Cis-Applicatn Dev&Support/Cis-It
Infrastructure
Gerrit Spiess
Germany, Paper Science&Engineering
Shunfeng Wang
China, Interior Architecture-Bfa
Chusang Wei
China, Art-Graphic Design Emphas
Xueni Wu
China, Accounting/Business Administration
Yang Xu
China, Mathematics-Actuarial
Yang Yang
China, Biochemistry/Biology/Natural
Science-Life Sci
Yuhan Zhang
China, Business Administration/EconomicsSocial Science
Meng Xue Zhao
China, Art-Graphic Design Emphas
Ziduo Zhao
China, Business Administration
Wenshan Zhong
China, Business Adm-Marketing
Hong Hang Chan
China, Am Stds-Wrk Glbl Econ Opt