A.C.E. Staff Lead Session on Customized Group Programs at Winter AWISA Conference

Last week, three A.C.E. staff attended the winter conference of the Association of Washington International Student Affairs (AWISA) hosted at Clover Technical College.  Enrollment Services Director & PDSO Shirley Henderson and Director of Marketing Lori Maxfield led a session entitled “Juggling Many Hats – How to Keep From Losing Your Head in Collaboration on Short-term Group Programs.” In this interactive session, they explored the ins and outs of providing customized group study and professional development programs in international education.

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A.C.E. Welcomes Students from Mie University in Japan

Last Saturday, February 11, 2012, A.C.E. welcomed a group of twenty Japanese students from Mie University.  A.C.E. has been pleased to host groups of Mie students at its SPU Language Institute each winter since 2009.  Founded in 1949, Mie is a national university located in Tsu, Mie, Japan with faculties in Humanities, Medicine, Education, Bioresources, Engineering and Common Education, including English language instruction. Learn more about Mie University here.

A.C.E. Welcomes US Asia Education as New Partner Agency

A.C.E. is pleased to bring onboard the Chinese recruiting agency, US Asia Education.  Our staff welcomed President Yan Zeng to the language institute at SPU yesterday and discovered global connections between the two!

A.C.E. Instructor Davey Young recently returned from teaching two semesters at the Shandong University of Science and Technology, Jinan campus in China. Twenty years ago, Yan also taught at the Shangdong University of Science and Technology. Yan taught at the campus in Tai’an city. Tai’an is known for the beautiful Mount Tai Shan, which is the first of five sacred mountains in China and a designated World Cultural and Natural Heritage site. During her 3 year stint teaching English in China, A.C.E. Student Services Coordinator Kara Schulthesis visited Tai’an to climb Mount Tai Shan.

A.C.E. warmly welcomes Yan and our partnership with US Asia Education!