ISS advises based on a caseload model. Every international student has an International Student Advisor assigned to them based on their college/school and major.
You may type your major in the search bar or look for your college or major listed below to find your advisor.
How to work with your ISS advisor
- Learn more about your advisor by visiting the Meet the Staff page.
- Message your advisor through a Terra Dotta Information Request. Please do not send an email to our main inbox.
- Make an appointment with your advisor through Terra Dotta.
- Be patient. We process your immigration requests in teams. Your ISS advisor may not be the advisor processing your request. Do not message your advisor about the status of your immigration request; this will cause processing delays.
Review our Terra Dotta Tutorials page for more information!
J-1 Student Visa Holders
Your advisor will be Ally Opps (she/her/hers), J-1 Compliance Specialist in ISS.
F-1 Student Visa Holders
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| wdt_ID | Primary School or College | Primary Degree Level | Primary Major | ISS Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of Engineering | Graduate | Engineering Majors with surname A-L | Stacy Woodward |
| 3 | Wisconsin School of Business | All degree levels | All Business Students | Randa Meyer |
| 4 | School of Education | All degree levels | All Education Majors | Kathleen Finnegan |
| 5 | College of Agricultural & Life Sciences | Graduate | All CALS Majors not listed (CALS) | Emily Herbert |
| 6 | School of Pharmacy | Graduate | All Pharmacy Majors | Moldir Oskenbay |
| 7 | School of Nursing | All degree levels | All Nursing Majors | Kathleen Finnegan |
| 8 | School of Medicine and Public Health | All degree levels | All Other SMPH Majors | Alex Schirk |
| 10 | School of Veterinary Medicine | Graduate | All Majors in Veterinary Medicine | Yirui Fu |
| 11 | Law School | Graduate | All Law School Majors | Stacy Woodward |
| 12 | Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) | All degree levels | All DCS Majors/Programs | Kathleen Finnegan |
| 14 | College of Letters & Science | Graduate | All Economics Majors | Emily Herbert |
| 16 | College of Letters & Science | Undergraduate | Mathematics | Larissa Cerbin |
| 17 | College of Letters & Science & Other Schools | Graduate | All Biology Majors | Moldir Oskenbay |
| 18 | College of Letters & Science & Other Schools | Undergraduate | All Chemistry (and related) Majors | Larissa Cerbin |
| 19 | College of Letters & Science | Graduate | Psychology | Yirui Fu |
| 20 | College of Letters & Science | Graduate | Statistics with last name A-L | Kathleen Finnegan |
| 21 | College of Letters & Science | Undergraduate | Physics | Larissa Cerbin |
| 23 | College of Letters & Science | Graduate | Second Language Acquisition | Yirui Fu |
| 24 | College of Letters & Science | Graduate | History | Yirui Fu |
| 25 | College of Letters & Science | Graduate | Sociology | Yirui Fu |
| 26 | College of Letters & Science | Graduate | Philosophy | Yirui Fu |
| 27 | College of Letters & Science | Graduate | All Music Majors (Music and Music Performance) | Yirui Fu |
| 28 | College of Letters & Science | Graduate | Gender and Women's Studies | Yirui Fu |
| 29 | College of Letters & Science | Graduate | Computer Science last name A-L | Kathleen Finnegan |
| 30 | College of Letters & Science | Undergraduate | General Studies (Undecided/Undeclared), Last name starting with A-H | Alex Schirk |
| Primary School or College | Primary Degree Level | Primary Major | ISS Advisor |