The Office for Global Education is committed to assisting SUNY Purchase in educating successful global citizens. To do this, the office provides support for students interested in studying abroad and for international students who want to study at SUNY Purchase. The office assists with visa maintenance for foreign faculty /staff and provides campus-wide programming related to global issues.
Education Abroad coordinators advises students on study abroad options, including Purchase study abroad programs (semester-long exchange and short-term faculty-led), and more than 600 study abroad programs across other SUNY campuses. If a student approaches you asking about studying abroad, this page can help guide your conversation and set the student on the right path to finding a program that best meets their needs. Please also direct them to reach out to our office by emailing study.abroad@purchase.edu.
If you are interested in starting a new program abroad, the first step is to submit a program proposal before meeting with the Dean for Global Strategy. Visit our webpage to learn more about what is involved with leading a program abroad.
In addition, our office functions as the intermediary for the college’s foreign agreement management under the SUNY Office of Global Affairs. This includes exchange agreements, dual degree agreements, and other memoranda of agreement (MOA)with all foreign institutions.
As a combined office, Global Education also provides international student and scholar services. Purchase has an exceptionally diverse international student population with students coming from over 25 countries. Our office works with international students from acceptance through graduation to ensure they maintain their F-1 visa status.
The office is designated to provide immigration guidance related to the activities of foreign individuals on campus with the support of Human Resources and the SUNY contracted law firm, Harris Beach Murtha PLLC . All communication with the law firm that relates to these matters is done by our office.
The Office for Global Education also processes both non-immigration (e.g. H-1B) and immigration (permanent resident card “green card”) visa applications for foreign national faculty and staff. In some cases, the College may sponsor part of a faculty or staff’s application for Permanent Residency. Please refer to the College’s Immigration Sponsorship policy and Permanent Residence “Green Card” Agreement, and contact the Dean for Global Strategy for more information.
If you are interested in sponsoring a visiting foreign scholar (e.g. J-1) or inviting a foreign national guest speaker who may require special consideration for remuneration or a visa, please contact the Dean for Global Strategy.
As an employer of persons in temporary nonimmigrant worker status, our office maintains Public Access Files for visa holders on behalf of SUNY Purchase.
In addition to the above, our team coordinates and presents international campus-wide co-curricular activities, including the Global Scholars Program initiatives related to the college’s membership in the University Global Coalition and our institutional commitment to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Further programming includes Study Abroad fairs, information sessions, Passport Day, orientation events, classroom visits and First Year Seminar presentations.
