International Student and Scholar Services

About

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) serves as a central resource to admitted international students, faculty and researchers and their families, as well as academic departments, and other administrative offices on and off campus. We report to the Office of Global Engagement (OGE), led by Associate Provost Asabe Poloma.

Contact & Location

Campus Location

ISSS is located on the fourth floor of Page-Robinson Hall in Suite 420.

Email

oisss@brown.edu

Mailing Address

ISSS
69 Brown Street, Box 1906
Providence, RI 02912
USA

Phone Number

+1 (401) 863-2427

Fax Number

+1 (401) 863-7543

Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm
Friday (REMOTE) 8:30am-5:00pm

ISSS Team

Andrew Shiotani

Director, International Student and Scholar Services

andrew_shiotani@brown.edu
Kelsey Dennis

Assistant Director, International Student Services (Undergraduates)

Kelsey_Dennis@brown.edu
Jennifer Dressen

Assistant Director, International Student Services (Master's)

Jennifer_Dressen@brown.edu
Benjamin Kemp

Administrative and International Scholar Coordinator

benjamin_kemp@brown.edu
Laura Beth Montague

Assistant Director, International Scholar Services

Laura_Beth_Montague@brown.edu
Sonja Paulson

Assistant Director, International Student Services (PhDs & VRFs)

Sonja_Paulson@brown.edu
Brian Williamson

Administrative and Systems Coordinator

Brian_Williamson@brown.edu

Appointments

Advising is generally done by appointment only. To set up an individual appointment with a student/scholar advisor, please select an applicable link below, or email.

Newly Admitted International Students: For questions regarding immigration document issuance, please email oisss@brown.edu. Admitted students will be contacted once the I-20 issuance process begins. Please refrain from booking appointments regarding initial I-20 issuance.

Current Students can book advising appointments online:

Undergraduate students

Master's students

PhD students and Visiting Research Fellows (VRFs)

Scholars (Postdocs, Visiting Scholars, Scientists, Professors, etc., as well as J-1 Student Interns) can e-mail Laura Beth Montague or ISSS to set up a mutually convenient advising appointment via phone or Zoom.