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Emails Keep Coming. Policies Keep Changing. What Now for ISSS?
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) has never been just about paperwork or policies. It’s about people—navigating a system that is complex, high-stakes, and constantly shifting. In 2025, that work has never been more critical. Visa Processing Delays and...
200 Connections in 3 Days! Our NAFSA 2025 Retrospective
The Via team is back from NAFSA 2025 in San Diego, and we’re still riding high from an amazing week of connection, collaboration, and inspiration. Whether you joined us for our Good Vibes Happy Hour, stopped by our buzzing booth, or caught a glimpse of the local high...
Lawyers Without Law Degrees: A Day in the Life of ISSS Professionals
Step into any International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) office and you’ll encounter an extraordinary group of professionals. They’re not attorneys, but they spend their days interpreting immigration law. They’re not counselors, yet they field crisis calls,...
Via Helps Oglethorpe Bring Study Abroad to More Diverse Student Population
“Via ensures more students can see themselves in our programs,” director says.When she became the inaugural assistant dean and director of global education at Oglethorpe University in August 2018, Marisa Atencio, EdD, inherited six file drawers of papers and...
Via Helps Harper Grow Study Abroad
Via gives students the power to navigate options, says program assistant. In February 2022, Angelica Rackow was promoted to program assistant in the Office of International Education at Harper College, where she’s worked since 2016. With her new job came a new...
Can You Painlessly Switch Study Abroad Software?
Switching software systems can often feel like a daunting task, with concerns about time, complexity, and disruptions to your workflow. It may seem like a tall task, but what if I told you there's a solution that eases the pain of transitioning? Let’s dispel myths and...
Via Empowers Three-Person Bethel Team
Via Empowers Three-Person Bethel Team “With Via, you don’t feel alone,” says Bethel’s assistant director. The International and Off-Campus Programs office at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, was a latecomer to using software to manage its workload. “We were...
Removing Study Abroad Barriers at UCM with Via
Via Removes Study Abroad Barriers; Gives UCM Quality Student Data It Can Use Via helps develop a path to better support students, coordinator says. The University of Central Missouri needed a software system that was easier to work with and more manageable for its...
West Chester Encourages Risk-Averse Generation Z Students to Study Abroad
Via Helps West Chester University Reach Risk-Averse Generation Z Students Via’s “gamified” approach aids students in exploring study abroad Throughout her nearly 20-year career in International Education, Trachanda Garcia has worked to help students see the...
Via Helps Wesleyan Scale Education Abroad Office
“We definitely could not live without Via,” study abroad director says. Wesleyan University’s Emily Gorlewski, Ed.D., is passionate about making education abroad accessible to all students. She relies on Via to help her two-person study abroad office do just that. ...
Switching to Via a “No Brainer” for Luther College
Switching to Via a “No Brainer” for Luther “On every level, Via sounded better,” says Director Victoria Christman When Victoria Christman, a longtime professor at Luther College in Iowa, took over as Director of the Center for Global Learning in November 2021, she...
Queens University’s Platform of Choice is Via
“I only wish we’d switched sooner,” Executive Director says In Spring 2022, when Queens University was looking for a more efficient and user-friendly system, Via kept popping up as the “platform of choice,” says Angelle “Angie” Edwards, executive director of the Myrta...