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Maryam Takalou
International Student from Iran
MFA Studio Art, Class of 2022

Lacey Moret joins the CGE staff as an Immigration Coordinator with 6 years of experience in international education and 14 years of experience in higher education.

She is one of the first welcoming faces you see when you enter our International Student and Scholar Services suite. Lacey provides immigration-related services to F-1 and J-1 international students. She works with both CGE’s internal data management system, Sunapsis, and the U.S federal database, SEVIS.

Kristen Hagen, Associate Director of FSU’s Center for Global Engagement, received the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region VII 2021 International Excellence Award.

This highly competitive award recognizes a venerable international education professional with more than 10 years of experience who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and has exemplified the true spirit of international educational exchange.

Attend the Florida International Leadership Conference (FILC) from February 4–6, 2022 at Camp Cloverleaf in Lake Placid, Florida. 

FILC brings together more than 150 domestic and international students from more than 15 different Florida colleges and universities to engage in a weekend of leadership learning activities.

The deadline to apply is Friday, November 5, 2021. Interested students may attend an info session held each Monday in October at 4 p.m. in The Globe Room 2400.

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Amit Kumar Nath
International Student from Bangladesh

This Saturday, September 18, FSU Soccer held its annual International Student Night and celebrated a 4-1 win over Boston College.

FSU Soccer's long-standing tradition of honoring international students on the team and in our campus community at its International Student Night serves to acknowledge the value of international students on campus.

This summer the Congress of Graduate Students (COGS) donated three umbrellas for use on the terrace outside of The Globe to enhance outdoor seating options for those attending the Center for Global Engagement’s events.

COGS is the official representative body of graduate students at FSU and includes all post-baccalaureate, special, masters, specialist, professional, and doctoral students.

Florida State University’s Center for Global Engagement welcomed 568 new international students (188 undergraduates and 380 graduates) to campus this fall from 83 countries and areas, making this the largest number of new incoming international students to arrive to FSU.

Shehrzad Rasul
International Student from Pakistan
Bachelor's in Psychology

Shehrzad Rasul, international student from Pakistan majoring in psychology and minoring in biology, has maintained a 4.0 GPA while serving in numerous leadership and academic positions in pursuit of her dream of becoming a neuropsychologist.

Dr. Willa van Dijk
International Scholar from The Netherlands
Doctorate in Special Education