International Student Council

Under the leadership of Dean Marta L. Wayne and Associate Director of International Student Support & Engagement Victoria Dolce, the International Student Council (ISC) was formed to provide a direct line for listening to concerns and sharing ideas for improving the international student experience at the University of Florida. Students from all over the world representing diverse degree programs, both graduate and undergraduate, make up the ISC. The council met for the first time in Spring 2023 and provided valuable input and suggestions to implement in future semesters for the benefit of all international students at UF. 

The purpose of the UFIC ISC is to:

be a voice for UF international students within Gainesville and around the state;
enrich the international student experience through ongoing communication with governing bodies at UF such as the International Center, Student Government, and university administration; and
promote cross-cultural understanding and exchange within the campus and Gainesville communities.

To ensure consistent and transparent decision-making and governance, read our bylaws.

How to Apply

Thank you for your interest in the International Student Council (ISC). The next application cycle will begin in spring 2027.

Current Members

Current member names, major and country of origin
Fatima Akinola, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nigeria Muhammad Al Terra, Business, Indonesia Samantha Ali Ghandour, Pharmacy, Venezuela Yessy Ambarwati, Education, Indonesia Samuel Arowosafe, Journalism and Communications, Nigeria Eduarda Regina Barcelos, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Brazil David Bickram, Engineering, Trinidad And Tobago Lordia Blay, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Ghana Sayantika Chakraborty, Liberal Arts and Sciences, India Stefans Druka, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Latvia	Abdulfatai Faro, Engineering, Nigeria Muhammad Hassan Mehmood Kalyar, Medicine, Pakistan Isabela Marques Thebaldi, Education, Brazil Alex Niehaus, Business, Germany Nazneen Qureshi, Agricultural and Life Sciences, India Savitha Saikumar, Agricultural and Life Sciences, India Kattayani Sarkar, Liberal Arts and Sciences, India Kushagri Sharma, Liberal Arts and Sciences, India Zeinab Tabag, Engineering, Sudan Alessandro Volonte, Journalism and Communications, Switzerland Yuguo Wang, Liberal Arts and Sciences, China

Alumni

Alumni names, majors, and country of origin
Adaeze Anamege, Public Health and Health Professions, Nigeria Gadhaun Aslam, Engineering, Pakistan Bingxin Cao, Education, China Sofia De Castro Portugal Andrade, Business, Brazil Oriana Diaz Moffa, Business, Venezuela Cynthia Ezeh, Engineering, Nigeria Maria Eduarda Fossati, Engineering, Brazil Hadi Ghasemi, Agricultural and Life Sciences, Iran Jordan Hayden, Engineering, Jamaica Meilin Jiang, Public Health & Health Professions, China Dharmendra Kalauni, Agricultural and Life Sciences, Nepal Neha Kohli, Liberal Arts and Sciences, India Evgeniya Kozhevnikova, the Arts, Russia Li En Li, Health and Human Performance, Taiwan Veronica Herlinda Lima Bornas, Public Health and Health Professions, Peru Yucheng Liu, Business, China	Chi-An Liu, Business, Taiwan Hanyu Luo, Liberal Arts and Sciences, China Adeel Manzoor, Agricultural and Life Sciences, Pakistan Metolo Foyet, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Cameroon Karin Nakamura, Business, Japan Cristovao Oluwasegun Oriowo Nwachukwu, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Brazil Fabio Ortiz, Business, Colombia Krishna Rajesh, Engineering, India Dany Rashwan, Engineering, Egypt Esteban Rodofili, Agricultural and Life Sciences, Argentina Vanesa Rostan, Agricultural and Life Sciences, Uruguay Nanyangwe Siuluta, Public Health and Health Professions, Zambia Samanvitha Deepthi Sudi, Engineering, India Arslan Tariq, Agricultural and Life Sciences, Pakistan Zhikun Wang, Business, China Qingyu Yang, Business, China

Please reach out to intlstudentcouncil@ufic.ufl.edu for questions, general information, or suggestions for the Council.