What we do:
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Advocacy State Representative: Drew Webster
Drew currently serves as Assistant Director of Scholar Services with Georgia State University’s International Student and Scholar Services office and has over
5 years of experience in International Education.
Having worked at variety of institutions, including Vanderbilt University, The University of Texas at Austin, and Georgia State, with roles ranging from program coordination to student and scholar advising, Drew brings with him an understanding of the different challenges faced by individual institutions and their populations. Drew also sat on the Longhorn Dreamers Committee at UT Austin, which was committed to finding resources for undocumented DREAMers on campus, along with providing resources for academic advisors about issues faced by this population.
His goals as Advocacy State Representative include: encouraging international educators to advocate for common sense legislation that benefits both our students studying abroad and our incoming international students and scholars; outreach opportunities for students and scholars in these uncertain times, including those employees and students who are undocumented; and fostering continued growth for experienced and new-to-the-field international educators to better serve of our population.
- Advocate for state and/or national legislation that encourages international education
- Advise GAIE membership on ways to become active and share our stories and data
- Represent GAIE members’ concerns over relevant and timely issues
- Encourage GAIE membership to exercise their advocacy skills
Are you Interested in doing more?
- Helping international or study abroad students find resources?
- Helping students solve a problem, such as finding a scholarship or navigating a visa process?
- Sharing on international education with “non-IE” folks?
Advocacy State Representative: Drew Webster
Drew currently serves as Assistant Director of Scholar Services with Georgia State University’s International Student and Scholar Services office and has over
5 years of experience in International Education.
Having worked at variety of institutions, including Vanderbilt University, The University of Texas at Austin, and Georgia State, with roles ranging from program coordination to student and scholar advising, Drew brings with him an understanding of the different challenges faced by individual institutions and their populations. Drew also sat on the Longhorn Dreamers Committee at UT Austin, which was committed to finding resources for undocumented DREAMers on campus, along with providing resources for academic advisors about issues faced by this population.
His goals as Advocacy State Representative include: encouraging international educators to advocate for common sense legislation that benefits both our students studying abroad and our incoming international students and scholars; outreach opportunities for students and scholars in these uncertain times, including those employees and students who are undocumented; and fostering continued growth for experienced and new-to-the-field international educators to better serve of our population.
Interested in becoming involved or have questions about GAIE Advocacy?
Please email Drew at awebster@gsu.edu
Please email Drew at awebster@gsu.edu
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