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To see the staff in the Office of International Student Affairs, click HERE. Karen is 51²è¹Ýapp’s Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) and Responsible Officer (RO). Her office is responsible for institutional compliance with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), and for teaching F-1...

Terry is the Dean for Health and Wellness. He obtained his B.A. from Cornell College with majors in Psychology and Biology. He received a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology with a minor in Business Management from Texas Tech University. Before assuming the position of Dean of Health and Wellness, Terry...

Ben Newhouse is a proud Texan, having spent most of his life in the Lone Star State, growing up in the suburbs of Houston and then living in San Antonio for 17 years. Most recently, Ben lived in the ‘Ham (Birmingham, AL) for six years. Ben received a B.A. in Psychology from Trinity University in San...

Dennis Perkins Jr. is from a small town called East Chicago, Indiana which is located 30 minutes east of Chicago, Illinois. Dennis received his Doctorate degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Higher Education Management, his Master’s degree in Education Administration from Western Kentucky...

Michael Sims started working at 51²è¹Ýapp in July 1997, and has filled a variety of roles during his tenure. Michael earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse and worked in higher education for over twenty-three years in a variety of roles. Aside from nine years of...

(she, her, hers) Maure Smith-Benanti grew up in Provo, Utah and completed her official education at Utah State University. She is a life-long learner and educator. Maure says her favorite thing to do is to hang out with her little ones, Elliott and Zora, and her wife, Sarah. Maure says that “Elliott...