| Elizabeth Matthews |
| Director |
| Contact for F-1/J-1 Students, H-1B/J-1 Scholars |
| ematthe1@iit.edu |
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Elizabeth Matthews joined
IIT in July of 2008. She received her
bachelor's degree in English from Michigan State University and her
master's degree in Higher Education from Loyola University Chicago. Her
strong interest in the field of international education stems from her
study abroad experiences in France, Ireland, Italy and Nepal. She has
also traveled independently to much of Western Europe, Indonesia,
Singapore, and Costa Rica. She lives in the Andersonville neighborhood
with her husband and son. In her free time she enjoys eating out,
watching movies, playing beach volleyball, going to book club, playing
with her son and her dog (Jaskson), and exploring the city with her
husband. |
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| Amy Benck |
| Assistant Director |
| Contact for F-1/J-1 students |
| abenck@iit.edu |
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Amy Benck received her
master's degree in Higher Education
Administration from Loyola University Chicago. She has always been
interested in traveling, but became passionate about international
education after studying abroad and working in Scotland. When Amy is
not dreaming about her next traveling adventure, she likes to explore
Chicago, make jewelry, and spend time with her friends and family. |
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| Karen Spreitzer |
| International Student Advisor |
| Contact for F-1/J-1 Students |
| spreitzer@iit.edu |
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Karen Spreitzer received a
B.S. in Anthropology from Loyola University
of Chicago. She worked as an archaeologist throughout the Midwest and
western U.S. regions for ten years. She became interested in
international services while advising graduate students from all over
the world while working as the physics graduate program advisor at UIC.
She has spent several months traveling in Europe. When she's not
working, she enjoys writing, walking, biking, playing guitar and
singing. She finished writing her first novel in 2007. |
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| Tanya C. DePass |
| International Student Advisor/SEVIS Coordinator |
| Contact for F-1/J-1 Students |
| Safe Space Certified for LGBTQ Student Issues |
| tdepass@iit.edu |
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Tanya
DePass received her B.S. in Human Computer Interaction from DePaul
University. Previously she worked in the International Programs Office
at DePaul University. She became interested in international
education after studying abroad in Osaka, Japan at Kansai Gaidai
University, and loved it so much she extended a semester abroad into a
year. She’s also traveled to Panama , Canada and Ecuador. In her spare
time Tanya knits, games, reads science fiction and fantasy, and hangs
out with her brown and black tabby, Genki, in Andersonville.
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| Ashley Sinclair |
| Coordinator of Study Abroad and Cultural programs
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| Contact for Current IIT Students Wishing to Spend a
Term Outside the United States |
| asincla1@iit.edu |
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Ashley
Sinclair fell in love with traveling while on a high school trip to
Switzerland, France and England. She received her bachelor's
degree in history, anthropology and sociology with a double minor in
classics and religious studies from the University of Pittsburgh, where
she both studied and interned in Greece. Through internships and
volunteering at the study abroad office, she realized that she loved
helping others realize the benefits of a study abroad experience.
While pursuing her master's in international education, she
participated in a service-learning trip to Peru and spoke at a
conference in Istanbul on the benefits of study abroad. She has
also been to Egypt, Morocco, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, and the
Dominican Republic, but she looks forward to continuing to explore her
hometown of Chicago and beyond.
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| Jennifer Sherdan |
| Program Assistant for Study Abroad |
| Contact for current IIT students wishing to spend a
term outside the United States |
| jsherdan@iit.edu |
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Jennifer Sherdan first studied
abroad as an undergraduate at the University of Sheffield in northern
England. During the experience, she made many international friends and
became passionate about travel, having since spent time in more than
twenty countries. For nearly four years, she managed international
research and development for the certification arm of the American
Society for Clinical Pathology, which included developing partnerships
with universities and other organizations abroad. Following graduate
internships at the University of Chicago and Columbia College Chicago,
she received her master’s degree in Higher Education from Loyola
University Chicago. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in English and
Communication Studies from DePaul University. |
Kirankumar Goni
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| Student Assistant & Web Admin |
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Kirankumar joined Illinois Institute of
Technology in Fall 2011. He is pursuing his masters degree
in Computer Science. He is very passionate about bowling and also has a
lot of interest in F1 racing. He loves to watch movies and is a die-hard
rock music fan. GNR and Pink Floyd are his favourite bands.
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| Se Yen Lai |
| Student Assistant |
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Se Yen will be obtaining
her bachelor's degree in Architectural
Engineering at the end of Summer 2012 and will be pursuing her Master's
degree at IIT starting next semester. She loves meeting new people,
traveling and outdoor activities. |
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| Phalgun B Manohar Kumar |
| Student Assistant |
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Phalgun
is pursuing his master's degree in Finance at IIT. Before joining IIT
in Spring 2011, he was working in a software services company in Bangalore, India. He is passionate about traveling and photography. He also
enjoys meeting people from different cultures and learning new things. |
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| Sarah Beng Chu Lim |
| Study Abroad Student Ambassador |
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Sarah
is a fourth-year Architecture major at IIT, minoring in Construction
Management. She is currently studying abroad here in Chicago as an
international student from Malaysia and is planning to do another study
abroad by participating in the IIT Architecture Paris program this Fall
2011. Besides being active on campus in various organizations, such as
the Student Government Association and Alpha Sigma Alpha, Sarah likes
to dance, sing, travel, meet new people and learn new things about
other cultures in her free time. So far, she has traveled to Singapore,
Indonesia, Brunei, Australia, Japan, China, Taiwan, India, the U.K. and
the U.S. Studying abroad here in Chicago has been an eye-opening
experience for her, and she encourages all students to study abroad
during their college years.
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| Ashish Daga |
| Student Assistant |
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Ashish is pursuing masters
in Food Process Engineering.
He likes to hang out with friends and loves to travel and meet new people. |
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| Tiffanie Ramos |
| Student Assistant |
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Tiffanie obtained her B.S
in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine
and is now at IIT pursuing her master's degree in Environmental
Engineering.
She enjoys exploring new places, meeting new people, photography,
origami and practicing and promoting sustainability. |
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| Nick Forest |
| Student Assistant |
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Nick is a gradutae student from
Dallas, Texas, pursuing his master's in Architecture.
Nick graduated from Prairie View A&M University with a B.S. in
Architecture and a minor in Construction Science. |
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| Babak Akbarian |
| Student Assistant |
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Babak is pursuing his master's in Industrial Technology and Operations at IIT.
He joined IIT in Fall 2011. He has always been interested in meeting people
from different countries and learn their cultures.
He enjoys traveling, climbing, reading and playing soccer. |
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| For general inquiries, please
email the International Center at icenter@iit.edu |
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