Contact:
Elizabeth Blevins, Director, Office of Communications
Phyllis Noah, Communications Coordinator
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 464-4854
940 Second Street – Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
E-mail: eblevins@shawnee.edu or pnoah@shawnee.edu
Web site: www.shawnee.edu

               Students have arrived from 13 countries for Fall Semester at Shawnee State University. Azerbaijan, China, Germany, Italy, Krygzstan, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Spain, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia and the Ukraine are represented. A record 30 international students started classes on Monday, Aug. 16. SSU’s Center for International Programs and Activities works with the students by fostering and promoting international understanding and global perspective to the university community and the region served by Shawnee State. Rita Haider, CIPA director, coordinates campus services and programming for the students, among other services to help them while they are in this country. Local host families also are helping the students.