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The Challenge<\/h2>\n

Located in the heart of New York City, Columbia University is one of the top five universities by international enrollment. At the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), it\u2019s no different.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt SIPA, we have so many international students and their questions go beyond how we can answer as career advisors.\u201d<\/p>\n

– Blair Dayton<\/em><\/div><\/div>\n

\u201cAt SIPA, we have so many international students and their questions either go beyond how we can answer as career advisors,\u201d said Blair Dayton, Assistant Director of Student Relations at the Career Advancement Center at SIPA. \u201cWe have our international student office, which is Columbia-wide, but even for an office like that to handle the influx of international students across Columbia and the questions that they have [is a challenge].\u201d<\/p>\n

While the career center is deeply committed to supporting the hundreds of international students from over 80 countries, Dayton explained, \u201cWe feel like \u2018I want to be doing more, but I can only do so much.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The career center wanted to proactively address questions that, while mostly directed to the ISSO, would still come up in their office. The career center has one advisor in particular that handles questions about internships and Curricular Practical Training (CPT), and wanted to be able to address the fuller scope of questions international students had.<\/p>\n

The question became, \u201cShould we have someone from ISSO occasionally sit in our office to be there for very specific questions from our international students?\u201d Dayton explained, \u201cWe went back and forth [on] how can we fix this problem. [That\u2019s when] Interstride came up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why Interstride<\/h2>\n

One of the things that made Interstride stand out was its user-friendliness and comprehensiveness. \u201cIt’s more than just a job search platform,\u201d Dayton shared.<\/p>\n

The ability for students to access resources, network, search for opportunities in other countries, and for admins to customize the platform and make Interstride their own, stood out.<\/p>\n

\u201c[It has] a lot of different features on there. There’s so much you can do with it, in comparison to something like [a legacy tool], which I felt was very archaic and old school and I don’t think any students were really utilizing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Impact<\/h2>\n

By implementing Interstride, Dayton knows that they are supporting international students more. \u201cIt shows that we care. Most importantly, that we\u2019re trying to provide the most up-to-date and modern resources that we can. I think in higher-ed, we have to recognize that times change. We have to go with what\u2019s best out there, technologywise and platform-wise \u2014 in comparison to some other platforms that just haven\u2019t changed for many, many years. We\u2019re investing in something that\u2019s modern and more helpful and easier to use.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn higher-ed, we have to recognize that times change. We have to go with what\u2019s best out there, technology-wise and platform-wise.\u201d<\/p>\n

– Blair Dayton<\/em><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The questions and uncertainties that international students face are unique and complex, from OPT to STEM to H-1b to whether something is STEM. \u201cIt\u2019s just so many questions. We don\u2019t want to leave them in the air, so if these are already available in Interstride, that\u2019s even better.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just didn\u2019t have enough manpower to address everything,\u201d Dayton shared. \u201c[With Interstride, we\u2019re] giving a significant extra resource to our international students that we weren\u2019t providing.\u201d<\/p>\nDownload Case Study<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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