A Message from David G. Arredondo

Director of International Student Services

International Student Services Update

January 10, 2012

With the blink of an eye, the fall, 2011 semester is now history and spring semester has begun. Over the Christmas/New Year Break, students either returned home or scattered across the USA to cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Miami Beach, and Washington D.C.

With sadness as well as joy, we bid goodbye to four new associate degree graduates who have transferred to four year colleges: Daeun Choi, South Korea, AS Business Administration, Cleveland State University; Hakju Choi, South Korea, AS Business Administration, Miami University, OH; Pubudu Nalawatta, Sri Lanka, AS, Engineering; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Chethana Wadumesthri, Sri Lanka, General Studies/Fashion Design. I might add that Mr. Nalawatta and Ms. Wadumesthri are husband and wife and returned to Sri Lanka in 2009 to be married after a brief time here. Hakju Choi was the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship from Miami.

This week, spring semester has begun with a new cohort of international students 15, from the following countries: China, Jordan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Thailand, and Turkey.  During the fall semester we received 30 applications for spring semester admission and issued 25 I-20’s and DS-2019 forms.  

As of today, there is no snow on the ground and temperatures are in the mid 40’s (7-8C). Most of us are happy but there are actually some who have never seen snow and are anxious for it to fall.

Thank you for your interest in LCCC. Please send me a message when you are free.
Best wishes,

 
Mr. David G. Arredondo
Director of International Student Services
Lorain County Community College
PH: 1.440.366.4794, FAX: 1.440.366.4182

darredon@lorainccc.edu