Hartford Business Journal

www.HartfordBusiness.com • June 29, 2020 • Hartford Business Journal 19 mester, said R.J. McGivney, UHart's associate vice president for institu- tional effectiveness and continuing education. (The school is charging $40,490 for tuition and another $16,270 for housing and fees during the 2020-2021 academic year.) And while UHart implements various safety measures to prevent coronavirus from landing on its campus this fall, it's not just the threat of the deadly disease that is making international students nervous, he said. "It's the other civil unrest in the U.S. creating some angst among in- ternational students," McGivney said. "Parents are concerned with sending students with the current situ- ation." Van Der Werf, of the Center on Educa- tion and the Workforce, said this dynamic is playing out at schools across the U.S. Recent demonstrations and violent crackdowns by authorities in the country have added to the perception of the U.S. as a dangerous country, which had been building amid heavy international coverage of mass shootings here. Before COVID-19, lower-cost col- leges and universities in countries like Canada, Australia and New Zea- land were already seeing increases in international students, Van Der Werf said. He believes the number of international pupils attending U.S. higher-education institutions peaked in the 2018-2019 academic year, when almost 1.1 million foreign students enrolled in schools here. "I think that we may never see the same number of international students that we had at the very peak," Van Der Werf said, adding that while larger universities with name recognition probably won't take much of a hit, smaller ones will likely be affected. "They prob- ably need to start planning — if they aren't already — to replace that revenue." A sign of optimism However, Trinity College, a small liberal-arts college in Hartford, said it has actually seen a small increase in international student enrollment, said Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Adrienne Oddi. About 15% of Trinity's 2,200 students come from outside the U.S., Oddi said. Like UConn, Trinity is partnering with a Chinese university — Fudan Univer- sity — to allow students in China to take Trinity courses in their home country. Oddi said Trinity's small size could benefit the college because it can more easily adjust to providing international students the services they need. "I think the economic impact is certainly a concern, but just given our size and the options we've been exploring and our ability to be flexible and nimble, we're definitely optimistic as far as our international students are concerned," she said. MEN MAKE A DIFFERENCE Interval House recognizes the many men in our community who stand with us to end violence against women. Peter Adelsberger Edward Alamo Dudley Alleman Dr. Kenneth Alleyne Rupert L. Alleyne Chris Amorosino Jerry Anderson Jon Andresen Mark Andresen Saud Anwar Ryan Barry Robert Belliveau Beswick Belnavis, Sr. Bill Bergamo David Bergamo Patrick Bergamo Timothy Bergstrom David Billings Richard Blumenthal Kevin Borrup Stephen Boucher Howard Brady James Brown Carl C. Donald C. Lawrence C. Donnie Cabral Nick Caito Peter Callahan Coleman H. Casey Mike Casperino Joseph Cianciolo Elliot Comeaux John Conant Julio Concepcion Aaron Coombs Rich Coppola Charlie Coursey Chuck Coursey Ned Coursey Erik Crespo Victor Cristofaro Jeff Currey Roger Curtis Eric Daniels Adam Delaura Norman Delaura II Jim Donahue Jason Doucette Brad Drazen Jack Ellovich Jim Evans Lindsay Ewing David Fallon Bryan Flannery John Fonfara Joseph Fortuna Brien Foster John M. Foster Sam Foster Tucker Foster Donate, volunteer, or connect with us at intervalhousect.org Justin Free Joe Furey Bruce Gaston Keith Gaston Steven Gaston Sean Gaura Paul Gordon Damon Gray Colin Greenawalt Frank Hagaman Jon Hitchcock Mark Hollis Brad Hutensky David Jacobs Jason Jakubowski Christian Jepsen George Jepsen William Jepsen Boyce Kaman Rich Kehoe Brian Kennedy Christian King Whit Knapp Eric Kohli Leonard L. Jon Labelle Garry Lapidus Dom Lebel Jerald Lentini Shane Lockwood Frank Lord Larry M. Dean Marchessault Nicholas B. Mason Terry Mc. William McGurk Dan McKeever Michael McLaughlin K. Prasad Menon Edward Mitchell Jeff Mitchell Michael Mitchell Robert Mitchell Marc Montminy Dan Morris Peter Murawski Josh Murawski Robert Olah Mark Orenstein Stan Pacuk Bobby Pacuk Dr. Robert Painter Austin Perkins Brewster Perkins Scott Perrault Dr. William Petit, Jr. William A. Petit, Sr. Chris Phelan Scott Piekos Eric Pleil Paul Resetarits Matt Ritter David Rivera Espedito C. Rivera Jason Rojas John Royce Jim S. John Scott David Scruse Edmund Scruse Emmanuel Scruse Ernest Scruse, Jr. Ernest Scruse, Sr. Nathaniel Scruse, Jr. Kevin Scruse Kelvin Sims John Skelly Frank Strano Thomas Strano Rodger Stotz Dr. Fred Sweitzer William Tong Gary Turco John Turgeon Edwin Vargas Dr. Edwin Vargas Santana Theodoros Vassilakis Stephen Vaughan Jake Veilleux Richard Veilleux Daniel Wall Chris Walnum DeVer Warner Peter Williamson Thomas Witt Michael E. Wolf William Woodman Ed Wrobel Matthew Wutka Bill Young John A. Young John R. Young III With fondness we remember: Norman "The Rook"Delaura Zachary Ellovich Glenn Fallon Richard Fallon George Floyd Craig Gaston Frederick L. Gaston, Jr. Frederick L. Gaston, Sr. Elliot Ginsberg Abraham Lapidus Mathias J. Resetarits Lester Scruse Jerome Sims, Sr. Norman Tucker Lawrence L. Watson John R. Young II Here's where CT's 15,000 international college students hail from Rank Country Percentage 1 China 35.6% 2 India 21.8% 3 Saudi Arabia 3.7% 4 Canada 3.4% 5 South Korea 2.8% Source: The Institute of International Education International students at the University of Hartford. PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED

• Cover