Campus Contacts

Penn State Global provides support services to students across the Commonwealth in Education Abroad, International Student Advising, and programming. If you are a student on a Commonwealth Campus and need help or information in any of these areas, find your campus below and contact the appropriate representative.

Penn State Abington

International Student Advising

Dagmara Karnowski
Room 9, Conference Center
(215) 881-7628
duk31@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Olga Moskaleva
Room 9, Conference Center
(215) 881‐7972
ozm50@psu.edu

Education Abroad Liaison

Beza Wossene
Conference Center
(215) 881-7657
bxw5220@psu.edu

Links

Abington Global Programs

Information for International Students

 

Penn State Altoona

International Student Advising

Kandy Szymusiak
Office hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
109D Slep Student Center
(814) 949-5110
kms615@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Jeffrey Zhao
103J Slep Student Center
(814) 949‐5219
xmz5120@psu.edu

Education Abroad Liaison

Dr. Beth Seymour
211A Learning Resources Center
(814) 949-5335
altoonastudyabroad@psu.edu

Links

Altoona Education Abroad

International Student Services

Penn State Beaver

International Student Advising and Programming

Vacant
Room 113G Student Union Building
(724) 773-3963

Global Engagement

Ryan Geiger
311A Gaige Building
(610) 396‐6271
rkg5386@psu.edu 

Education Abroad Liaison

Dr. Robin Bower
101 Administration Building
(724) 773-3886
rmb29@psu.edu

Links

Beaver Global Programs

Information for International Students

Penn State Behrend

International Student Advising

Alecia Hollinger
Reed Union Building, Room 1
(814) 898-6317
akh17@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Riki Hay
Reed Union Building, Room 1
(814) 898‐6909
rxh657@psu.edu

Education Abroad Liaison

Ruth Pflueger
203 Lilley Library
(814) 898-6418
rcp1@psu.edu

Links

Behrend Study Abroad

Services for International Students

Penn State Berks

Global Engagement

Nikki Rosario
York Campus
213 Ruhl Student Center
1031 Edgecomb Avenue
York, PA 17403
(717) 771‐8419
nar165@psu.edu

International Student Advising

Diane Sanders
International Student Adviser
2080 Tulpehocken Rd.
Gaige 311A
Reading, PA 19610
(610) 396-6105
dcs5845@psu.edu
Office hours: By appointment

Education Abroad Liaisons

Dr. Randall Newnham
309 Gaige Building
(610) 396-6177
ren2@psu.edu

Links

Berks Education Abroad

International Students: After Acceptance

Penn State Brandywine

International Student Advising

Dagmara Karnowski
Abington Campus
Room 9, Conference Center
1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA  19001
(215) 881-7628
duk31@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Olga Moskaleva
Abington Campus
Room 9, Conference Center
1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA  19001
(215) 881‐7972
ozm50@psu.edu

Education Abroad Liaison

Dr. Paul Greene
121 Vairo Building
(610) 892-1474
pdg4@psu.edu

Links

Brandywine Global Programs

International Students

Penn State DuBois

International Student Advising

Kandy Szymusiak
Office houts: By Appointment
(814) 949-5110
kms615@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Jeffrey Zhao
Altoona Campus
0103J Slep Student Center
Altoona, PA 16601
(814) 949‐5219
xmz5120@psu.edu

Education Abroad Liaison

Prashanti Ramakrishnan (Iyer)
Assistant Teaching Professor 
240 Swift Memorial Bldg.
01 College Place
DuBois, PA 15801
(814) 372-3006
rxi119@psu.edu

Links

DuBois International Studies Program

International Student Services

Penn State Fayette - The Eberly Campus

International Student Advising

Kandy Szymusiak
Office hours: By Appointment
(814) 949-5110
kms615@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Ryan Geiger
311A Gaige Building
(610) 396‐6271
rkg5386@psu.edu 

Links

Fayette Study Abroad

International Students

Penn State Greater Allegheny

International Student Advising

Kandy Szymusiak
Office hours: By Appointment
(814) 949-5110
kms615@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Ryan Geiger
311A Gaige Building
(610) 396‐6271
rkg5386@psu.edu 

Education Abroad Liaison

Dr. Douglas Charles
109D Main Building
(412) 675-9167
dmc166@psu.edu

Links

Greater Allegheny Teaching International

International Students

Penn State Harrisburg

International Student Advising

Cynthia Domingo
112 SEC Bldg
(717) 948‐6273
cbd5407@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Wendy Moynihan
112 SEC Bldg
(717) 948-4373 
wam5190@psu.edu

Education Abroad Liaisons

Maggie Ntonados
W-131 Olmstead
(717) 948-6264
mxn105@psu.edu

Links

Harrisburg International Programs

International Student Support Services

Penn State Hazleton

Global Engagement

Ryan Geiger
311A Gaige Building
(610) 396‐6271
rkg5386@psu.edu 

International Student Advising

Diane Sanders
International Student Adviser
2080 Tulpehocken Rd.
Gaige 311A
Reading, PA 19610
(610) 396-6105
dcs5845@psu.edu
Office hours: By appointment

Education Abroad Liaison

Dr. Sherry Robinson
A001 Administration Building
(570) 450-3559
skr12@psu.edu

Links

Hazleton Study Abroad

International Students

Penn State Lehigh Valley

Global Engagement

Ryan Geiger
311A Gaige Building
(610) 396‐6271
rkg5386@psu.edu 

International Student Advising

Diane Sanders
International Student Adviser
2080 Tulpehocken Rd.
Gaige 311A
Reading, PA 19610
(610) 396-6105
dcs5845@psu.edu
Office hours: By appointment

Education Abroad Liaison

Samantha Beebe
315J Academic Building
(610) 285-5123
sab705@psu.edu

Links

Lehigh Valley Education Abroad

International Students

Penn State Mont Alto

International Student Advising

Takashi Iwasaki
York Campus
215 Ruhl Student Center
1031 Edgecomb Avenue
York, PA 17403
(717) 718-6753
tzi101@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Nikki Rosario
York Campus
213 Ruhl Student Center
1031 Edgecomb Avenue
York, PA 17403
(717) 771‐8419
nar165@psu.edu

Education Abroad Liaison

Somjit Barat
201 Goddard House
(717) 749-6207
sub26@psu.edu

Links

Mont Alto Global Programs

International Students

Penn State New Kensington

International Student Advising

Kandy Szymusiak
Office hours: By Appointment
(814) 949-5110
kms615@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Ryan Geiger
311A Gaige Building
(610) 396‐6271
rkg5386@psu.edu 

Education Abroad Liaison

Melba Amador Medina
Administration Building 107A
(724) 334-6718
mva5567@psu.edu

Links

New Kensington Global Programs

International Students

Penn State Schuylkill

Global Engagement

Ryan Geiger
311A Gaige Building
(610) 396‐6271
rkg5386@psu.edu 

International Student Advising

Diane Sanders
International Student Adviser
2080 Tulpehocken Rd.
Gaige 311A
Reading, PA 19610
(610) 396-6105
dcs5845@psu.edu
Office hours: By appointment

Education Abroad Liaison

Robin Welsh
Academic Advising Manager
Administration Building 122
(570) 385-6111
rmw226@psu.edu

Links

Schuylkill Study Abroad Programs

International Students

Penn State Scranton

Global Engagement

Ryan Geiger
311A Gaige Building
(610) 396‐6271
rkg5386@psu.edu 

International Student Advising

Diane Sanders
International Student Adviser
2080 Tulpehocken Rd.
Gaige 311A
Reading, PA 19610
(610) 396-6105
dcs5845@psu.edu
Office hours: By appointment

Education Abroad Liaison

Beatriz Rivera-Barnes
213 Dawson
(570) 963-2673
bur3@psu.edu

Links

Scranton Global Programs

Welcome International Students

Penn State Shenango

International Student Advising

Alecia Hollinger
Erie Campus
akh17@psu.edu
(814)-898-6317

Education Abroad Liaison

Jammie Clark
103 Sharon Hall
(724) 983-2838
jlt31@psu.edu

Links

Shenango Education Abroad

Penn State Wilkes-Barre

Global Engagement

Ryan Geiger
311A Gaige Building
(610) 396‐6271
rkg5386@psu.edu 

International Student Advising

Diane Sanders
International Student Adviser
2080 Tulpehocken Rd.
Gaige 311A
Reading, PA 19610
(610) 396-6105
dcs5845@psu.edu
Office hours: By appointment

Education Abroad Liaison

Luciana Caporaletti
Science Center, Room 108D
570-675-9246
kxc112@psu.edu

Links

Wilkes-Barre Global Programs

Penn State York

International Student Advising

Takashi Iwasaki
215 Ruhl Student Center
(717)-718-6753
tzi101@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Nikki Rosario
213 Ruhl Student Center
(717) 771‐8419
nar165@psu.edu

Education Abroad Liaison

Prof. Robert Bartell
Assistant Teaching Professor of Information Technology
Room 230 GISTC
717-771-4119
rdb126@psu.edu

Links

York Global Programs

International Student Services

Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

International Student Advising

Dagmara Karnowski
Office hours: Thursday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
(215) 881-7628
duk31@psu.edu

Global Engagement

Olga Moskaleva
Abington Campus
Room 9, Conference Center
1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA  19001
(215) 881‐7972
ozm50@psu.edu

Links

Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

Penn State College of Medicine

Please contact an International Student Adviser for immigration questions:

Directorate of International Student and Scholar Advising (DISSA)

The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

(Academic Majors)
Rachel Reager 
Office of Graduate Education
500 University Drive 
MC H170 
Hershey, PA 17033 
(717) 531-8892
rreager@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

(Medical Students)
Diane Gill 
Associate Director of Student Affairs/ 
Campus Registrar 
The Pennsylvania State University 
College of Medicine 
Office of Student Affairs, H060 
500 University Drive 
Hershey, PA 17033 
(717) 531-4105 
dgill@psu.edu

Dickinson School of Law

Please contact an international student adviser for immigration questions.

International Student and Scholar Advising (ISSA)

Dickinson Law (Carlisle)

Pam Knowlton
Registrar
127F Lewis Katz Hall
150 South College Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
717-241-3532

Anthony Ogden
Director, International Programs and Graduate Education
127F Lewis Katz Hall
150 South College Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
717-241-3532
aco3@psu.edu

Penn State Law

Please contact an International Student Adviser with immigration questions:

Directorate of International Student and Scholar Advising (DISSA)

Penn State Law (University Park)

Stephen Barnes
Assistant Dean of Graduate and International Programs
0208A Lewis Katz Building 
University Park, PA 16802 
(814) 863-3065 
sgb14@psu.edu

World Campus

Education Abroad Liaison

Rose Petrunyak
301 Outreach Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 867-2317
rxp65@psu.edu

Links

International Students