Director- International Programs
Lone Star College System
Perzen Akolawala serves as the Director of International Programs at Lone Star College in Houston Tx. She oversees the department of International Education across 7 campuses. Her primary role is to provide and enhance international student support services as well as ensure student success through programming, study abroad opportunities as well as internationalized curriculum. Throughout her career in higher education she has consistently advocated for inclusion of international students and expanding multicultural awareness on campus through diversity programming.
Apart from her professional experience, she brings to the job her personal experience being an F1 student in the US. Prior to holding her current position at Lone Star College she served as the Director of International Programs and Multicultural Affairs at Dickinson State University. During those years she also served as the NAFSA State Representative for the state of North Dakota.
She enjoys travelling overseas and interacting with people of many different cultural backgrounds.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM MDT