International Team

Contact:

Email: international@msvu.ca
Phone: (902) 457 5982
Location: Seton Annex, Room 101

Responsibilities:

• General information about the IEC including:
  • events
  • our exchange program, and
  • our social media and website
• Locate or connect with our staff members
• Identify and locate the support you need
• Make an appointment with an advisor or instructor

Contact:

Email: isl@msvu.ca
Phone: (902) 457 5532
Location: Seton Annex, Room 101D

Responsibilities:

• Student social programming including Multicultural Night
• International Student Volunteer Program
• Volunteering for New International Student Orientation (NISO)

Contact:

Email: amy.braye@msvu.ca
Phone: (902) 457 6130
Location: Seton Annex, Room 101B

Responsibilities:

For Students:

• Opportunities for Mount students to go abroad
• Predeparture support
• International emergency response
• Participation in WUSC Local Committee and Student Refugee Program

For Faculty and Staff:

• IEC staff, services, and strategic planning
• International partnerships
• Expense claims related to international partnerships
• Student emergencies and management of critical cases
• Student advising support
• Problem solving via the IEC
• New ideas for IEC involvement
• Intercultural events or initiatives
• Participation in WUSC Local Committee and the Student Refugee Program

For Anyone:

• New projects or program opportunities
• Collaborating with the Mount or the IEC on any initiatives relating to International Students or MSVU students going abroad

Contact:

Email: kay.balite@msvu.ca
Phone: (902) 457 6488
Location: Seton Annex, Room 101A

Responsibilities:

For Students:

• Immigration questions such as:
  • Study Permit applications and extensions
  • Temporary Resident Visa applications and extensions
  • Co-op Work Permits
  • Post-Graduation Work Permit applications
• New International Student Orientation (NISO)
• Living in Halifax
• Student life challenges
• Working in Canada
• Transitioning to academic life in Canada
• International student taxes

For Faculty and Staff:

• Ideas for new programming to support international students
• Immigration updates and consultations

Contact:

Email: mahx.mason4@msvu.ca
Phone: (902) 457 6199
Location: Seton Annex, Room 101C

Responsibilities:

For Students:

• Preparing for your advising appointments
• All incoming exchange program administration including application and course registration
• All outgoing exchange program administration including application and documentation.
• First language support for Mandarin speakers

For Faculty/Staff:

• Initiating a new international partnership, including an exchange program
• Any website issues
• Chinese partnerships and relations
• Support with Chinese cultural awareness training
• Translations, Mandarin-English and vice versa
• Hosting delegations from China or any partner institution
• Preparing for your visit to China or any partner institution

For Anyone:

• Material to promote existing partnerships
• Hosting a delegation at the Mount

Contact:

Email: sarah.jacques2@msvu.ca
Phone: (902) 457 5970
Location: Seton Annex, Room 105

Responsibilities:

For Students:

• One-on-one or group academic support with:
  • general and academic language and style
  • speaking skills, including pronunciation and presentations
  • writing skills, including planning and revising assignments
  • assignment comprehension and review
• Transitioning to the Canadian academic and social cultural environment
• Social events and programming
• Cultural Ambassador student volunteers
• New International Student Orientation (NISO)
• WUSC Local Committee and Student Refugee Program

For Faculty/Staff:

• Support with issues identified as barriers to international students’ success
• Collaboration on intercultural initiatives
• The Right Start program

For Anyone:

• Resources regarding academic transitions and language support
• Intercultural events and celebrations