Faculty & Scholars
The Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) works closely with the campus community to serve international faculty and visiting scholars.
OISS Advisors and a Faculty Immigration Specialist are available to answer questions departments may have about complex immigration regulations that pertain to international students, scholars and faculty at WSU.
OISS is also dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding and awareness of the needs and perspectives of international students, scholars and faculty at WSU.
Primary Responsibilities of OISS
OISS has primary responsibility for ensuring that the University is in compliance with all SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) reporting requirements, which is an eligibility requirement for federal grant applications.
OISS contributes to a world-class environment in research and scholarship by facilitating the hiring of permanent and temporary teaching and research faculty, and hosting of visiting scholars from around the world.
Services
- Providing pre-arrival information such as visa application processing times and procedures, and documents needed for reentry to the US after temporary absences abroad.
- Providing orientation and immigration information to all visiting scholars and international faculty.
- Providing the paperwork and hosting guidelines to bring visiting scholars to engage in collaborative research
- Providing training on federal and state guidelines for hiring international faculty in temporary and permanent positions.
- Facilitating the interaction between US and international populations.
- Providing intercultural training to departments and groups to better understand the needs and perspectives of students, faculty and visiting scholars from abroad.
Page Updated: January 9, 2008
