International Student Affairs Office

International Student Affairs Office

Advising

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We offer in-person and virtual drop-in and scheduled advising meetings.

International Student Advising

Drop-In Advising

For questions that take less than 10 minutes to answer, please join us either in-person at ISAO or at our Virtual Welcome Desk at the following times:

Mondays 3–4 p.m. - via Virtual Welcome Desk

Tuesdays  3–4 p.m.

Thursdays 10–11 a.m.

Fridays 10–11 a.m. - via Virtual Welcome Desk

Visit the ISAO Virtual Welcome Desk

For Virtual Drop-Ins:
  • Only one person from the waiting room is allowed in the meeting at a time. Please be patient until a member of our Welcome Center lets you into the meeting.
  • You will be asked for a summary of your question. If it will take longer than 10 minutes to answer your question, you’ll be directed to schedule an appointment with an advisor.

 

One-on-One Advising Appointments

Submit your request for a 30-minute appointment with a member of our immigration advising team by visiting our Calendly page.

Request an Advising Appointment

General advising questions

For general advising questions, you may email us.

 

Meet Our Advising Team

Louella Noland
International Welcome Center Specialist
 Email: ln32f@umkc.edu

Morgan Ramsey
International Sponsored Student Advisor
 Email: ramseyma@umkc.edu
Specialization: Sponsored students, J-1 Exchange Visitors, transfers

Alex Spenner
International Advising Coordinator
 Email: spenneral@umkc.edu
Specialization: Status maintenance, ISAO Orientation, Ambassador program

Joyce Ward
International Student Advisor
 Email: wardjc@umkc.edu
Specialization: Employment (CPT/OPT/other), I-20 extensions

Mikhael Willis
International Outreach and Events Advisor
 Email: mwillis@umkc.edu
Specialization: Student event programming, ISAO Orientation, Ambassador program