Meet the Staff of Global Education
Jack
Godwin, Chief International Officer and Director
of the Office of Global
Education
Jack
is a leading authority on international affairs with
extensive experience in business, government and higher
education spanning more than two decades and dozens
of countries. Jack received a Ph.D. from the University
of Hawaii, an MS from San Francisco State University, and a BA from
the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Fulbright scholar
in Germany and Hungary, and a Peace Corps volunteer in Gabon.
Availability:
Call for an appointment
Janis
Silvers,
Study Abroad Advisor / CSU International Program Campus Coordinator
Ms.
Silvers has been working in the Office of Global Education
for over 20 years. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Social Work at
California State University, Long Beach. She enjoys traveling and learning
about areas of the US and the world she has not yet seen. She considers
the best part of her job to be the time she spends talking with students.
Availability: Call for an appointment
Lori
Harrison, Office Manager
Lori has been with the Office of Global Education for 8 years. She enjoys working with students who wish to study abroad as well as those who are from outside the United States and wish to study as Sacramento State.
Eric Merchant, Associate Director of the Office of Global Education
Eric has been involved in international education activities at California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) for more than twenty-five years. He received his MA (International Affairs) from Sacramento State in 1980 and his BA in 1976. He has lived and traveled overseas extensively. He is fluent in French and has some knowledge of German.
Availability:Generally available via walk-in basis from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visitors may wish to call the OGE on the day of their visit to confirm exact availability.
Tracey Culbertson, International Student Advisor
Tracey began her career promoting Study Abroad Programs. In the OGE, she works primarily with F-1 visa students, but also provides support for the J-1 program and International Admissions. She graduated from the University of California at San Diego in 1995 with a BA in English & German Literature. In 2001, she completed her MA in Higher Education and Student Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington. While an undergraduate she had the opportunity to study abroad in Germany and Australia.
Availability: Generally available on a walk-in basis from 8:00 a.m.- 12 noon, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Mlima
Wells, International Admissions,Coordinator
Monday through Wednesday 1p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday 10:00 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Visitors may wish to call the International Admissions office on the day of their visit to confirm exact availability.
Jennifer Mendonsa,
International Admissions Specialist
Availability: Monday
through Wednesday 1 p.m to 4 p.m. Thursday 10:00 a.m.
to noon and 1 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m.
OGE
staff members are available at (916)
278-6686 / (916) 278-7471 FAX
OGE
International Admissions staff members are available
at: (916)
278-7772 / (916) 278-7471 FAX
Any
questions Please e-mail our office at: intlprg@csus.edu
The
Office hours during the academic year are 8am to noon
and 1pm to 5pm.
Our office is closed for 1 hour for
lunch
During the Summer we are open from 7:30am to noon and 12:30 to 4pm
Our office
is closed for 1/2 hour for lunch.