Biography
I am a native of beautiful Kobe, Japan. My husband (a UNK History Professor) and I have one son who keeps us very busy! I attended Jr. College in Osaka and hold a BA degree from Northwestern College (IA). Before moving to the USA I spent years working in sales and recruitment in Japan, first in the financial industry and then as a career consultant with Japan’s third largest employment agency. Now, I work for National Collegiate Network (NCN), a Tokyo based firm that partners with American universities to provide collegiate education and job training for Japanese students. As the NCN liaison at UNK I provide seminars and various other services to our Japanese students and assist UNK Office of International’s Education staff as appropriate and necessary.
Oversees
- Help NCN students to adjust to US culture and academic life.
- Act as liaison for NCN students to professors and UNK staff as needed.
- Help NCN students in emergency situations (medical crisis, hospitalization, legal issues, court or medical translation, etc.)
- Hold seminars (New student orientation, a mandatory meeting for all NCN students every semester, and seminars for job-seeking students each semester).
- Coordinate and assist UNK Global staff as appropriate and necessary.
- Request insurance waiver for NCN students who have insurance from Japan.
- Coordinate with the other NCN representatives
- Assist new NCN students with applications for admission.
- Write reports to parents on each NCN student every semester.
- Enforce NCN rules regarding student privileges (GPA requirements, dormitory residency requirements, off-campus living, purchase of motor vehicles, and transferring etc.), and evaluate the standing of probation students.
