Office of International Affairs

ECU’s Office of International Affairs (OIA), www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/intlaffairs, is a campus resource for student education abroad (including study, exchanges, internships, scholarships, etc.), undergraduate international student admission, international student orientation and advising, international faculty status, faculty opportunities abroad, establishing agreements with universities and institutes outside the US, and the Thomas W. Rivers Distinguished Professorship in International Affairs (or “Rivers Chair”). It is OIA that administers the ECU Language Academy (ECULA), www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/intlaffairs/ECULanguageAcademy.cfm.

OIA is home to ECU's International Faculty & Staff Committee, which is open to individuals of all nationalities interested in international activities. The committee sponsors pot luck dinners, organizes an International Symposium during Research Week, and participates in the Greenville International Festival.

OIA is situated in International House, 306 East Ninth Street, in the southwest corner of the main ECU campus near the Student Recreational Center.

General Information

People who are not US citizens or lawful US Permanent Residents (“Green Card holders” or “resident aliens”) must have permission from the US Citizenship & Immigration Services to remain and to work in the United States. This permission comes in various forms of immigration classifications. All non-citizens and non-immigrants must establish and maintain a valid immigration (or visa) status for employment.

International faculty or staff who have questions about visa matters or immigration status should visit the following OIA URL, www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/intlaffairs/visainformation.cfm. For more information, contact the Rhonda Brown, Immigration Specialist, brownr@ecu.edu or (252) 328-1934.