American Semester Program & Exchanges is housed within the Office for Education Abroad, focusing on inbound direct enrollment and exchange programming for international partner institutions and students. Our team is split between Exchange Programs, Short Term, Special Programs and the American Semester Program.

For students interested in working within our office, feel free to learn about our volunteer and work opportunities!

Lewis Cardenas

Lewis is the Assistant Director of International Partnerships and Special Programs, focusing on strategic partnerships, recruitment and marketing with international partners and institutions.

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Phone: 517-884-7920 
Email: carden12(at)msu.edu
427 N. Shaw Lane Room 12 Office H
East Lansing, MI 48824

Kellie Clock

Kellie is the Short Course and Special Programs Coordinator. She manages all American Semester Program Short Courses and works with departments at MSU to develop customized Short Courses to fit their needs.

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Email: clockkel(at)msu.edu
Phone: +1-517-432-8785
427 N. Shaw Lane Room 12 Office J
East Lansing, MI 48824

Nick Schrader

Nick is the American Semester Program Coordinator. Nick manages all direct enrollment activities, including admission assistance, marketing and recruitment, internships and socio-cultural programming.

Contact Nick if you have any questions about studying abroad at MSU through the American Semester Program.

Schedule Meeting

Email: schrad53(at)msu.edu
Phone: +1-517-432-4258
427 N. Shaw Lane Room 12 Office F
East Lansing, MI 48824

Doreen Sheridan

Doreen is the Program Coordinator who works with MSU's exchange partner universities and prospective exchange students who have questions about the application process, the semester at MSU or the exchange program in general.

Contact Doreen for any questions related to exchanges at MSU.

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E-mail: sherid80(at)msu.edu
Phone: +1-517-884-3509
427 N. Shaw Lane, Room 12 Office J
East Lansing, MI 48824

Kaitlin Lenhard

Kaitlin is a recent MSU grad and is the Media & Promotion Intern. She works to develop video, photo and social media content.

Abby Olson

olsonabi(at)msu.edu

Major: Global and International Studies - European Studies

Minor: Germany, Emphasis: Business

Activities: Clerk at the biochemistry store on campus, member of the MSU Bee Team

Alyssa Perry

perryaly(at)msu.edu

Major: Supply Chain Management

Activities: President of the Intercollegiate Figure Skating Team, Supply Chain Management Association and CHAARG

Arthur Van Erpecum

vanerpec(at)msu.edu

Major: Foot Quality Management

Activities: IM Soccer Leagues, Tennis Club, Food Science Club

Cici Zhou

zouxinwe(at)msu.edu

Major: Elementary Education

Minor: Teaching English as a Second Language

Derrick Dawson

dawson29(at)msu.edu

Major: Arts & Humanities and Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy

Activities: VIM Magazine, Spanish Integrated Learning Option, MRULE, PRISM

Fangze Zhao

zhaofan4(at)msu.edu

Major: Advertising Management

Activities: International Academic Orientation Program - Welcome Coordinator

Isabella Green

greenis1(at)msu.edu

Major: Neuroscience and Anthropology

Minor: Environment and Health

Activities: Ballet dancer, employee in the MSU Social & Media Neuroscience Lab. Also, fluent in Spanish.

Macie Zack

zackmaci(at)msu.edu

Major: Kinesiology

Minors: Spanish

Activities: Works at Sparty's and wants to join an intramural volleyball team

Ramira Bhushan Sandhu

sandhur1(at)msu.edu

Major: Economics

Activities: Federal Reserve Challenge, Boxing

Stephanie Hilts

hiltsste(at)msu.edu

Major: Social Work

Activities: ASP Ambassador since summer 2018, IM Sports, UAB Activities