Dr. DeWayne P. Frazier
Senior Vice President for International Programs
frazierd@uiu.edu
Dr. DeWayne Frazier serves as the Senior Vice President for International Programs at Upper Iowa University (UIU). Dr. Frazier is responsible for overseeing UIU's programs in foreign venues, immigration and international student recruitment. He works closely with the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association on Accreditation to assure that all programs operate within the given principles and approved parameters.
Prior to coming to UIU, Dr. Frazier served as the Dean of International Education and an assistant professor of international studies at Campbellsville University. He was also the Director of the Honors Program. Dr. Frazier served as the NAFSA: Association of International Educators State Representative for Kentucky. Dr. Frazier has also served as the International Program Advisor at the University of Louisville and worked in similar capacities at Truman State University and Northern Kentucky University. Dr. Frazier earned his Bachelor degree from Campbellsville University in Political Science/ Mathematics. He completed his M.A. in international politics at the Patterson School for Diplomacy and International Commerce on the campus of the University of Kentucky and finished an additional M.A. at the University of Louisville in higher education administration. Dr. Frazier completed his Ph.D. at the University of Louisville. The topic of his dissertation was the "Job Satisfaction of International Educators in the Post-September 11th Era".
On a personal note, Dr. Frazier is married to Mrs. Sarah (Florence) Frazier and the couple has three children, Blaine, Zachary, and Kiera. Dr. Frazier is originally from the small rural town of Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. Over the past decade Dr. Frazier has traveled to over 30 different countries for research, teaching and recruitment.
Christopher M.Sanders, MBA
Executive Director for International Programs
sandersc@uiu.edu
Mr. Chris Sanders will act as the Chief Operations Officer for the Office of International Programs at Upper Iowa University. He will supervise the central office staff located on the Fayette residential campus, as well as supervise and coordinate operations with the International program locations in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. Mr. Sanders will also serve as the On-line International MBA coordinator, monitoring student progression and advising, conducting assessments and evaluations of the program, while also hiring faculty to teach from our residential and extension campuses along with adjunct faculty in Hong Kong. Mr. Sanders works closely with the Senior Vice President for International Programs to build upon the university’s vision to prepare global citizens to enter a world of opportunity.
Mr. Sanders graduated magna cum laude in 2000 from Campbellsville University with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science, and completed his Master’s of Business Administration from Campbellsville University in 2007. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Sanders served as the International and Out of State Admissions Counselor at Campbellsville University. During these three years he worked diligently with the Center for International Education and Office of Admissions to develop and implement strategies to successfully increase the international and out of state student populations on campus. In 2006, Mr. Sanders served as the Assistant Director for International Education. In this role he oversaw the immigration regulations, marketing, advising, and services as they related to international student recruitment. Mr. Sanders also managed the daily operation of the Center for International Education at Campbellsville University. As a member of NAFSA and OACAC, he has also developed and nurtured domestic and international relationships to promote international student recruitment, retention, and study abroad.
Edwin Tan, MBA
Director of Asian Programs
tane@uiu.edu or edwinant@pacific.net.sg
At Upper Iowa, he currently serves as Director of Asian Programs for all UIU International undergraduate programs in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, and additional territories as assigned. His primary role is to coordinate with the Asian Centers in providing administrative supports and assuring the compliance in UIU policies, local accrediting authorities and the home accrediting association. Mr. Tan provides training and support for center staff to ensure smooth center operations and in compliance with Upper Iowa University policy including the Catalogue and International Operations Manual.
Leighton Buntain
Malaysia Program Coordinator
buntainl@uiu.edu
Mr. Buntain will serve as the Malaysia Program Coordinator for Upper Iowa University. He graduated in 2005 with a BA in International Relations and a minor in Chinese language from the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. He has spent over ten years living in Asia, specifically Taiwan, China, and Malaysia. Mr. Buntain also returned to lead volunteer groups and student exchange programs in both China and Malaysia and has taught in national and private colleges in both countries.
Before coming to UIU, Mr. Buntain served as Program Coordinator for Burnaby Community Connections, a local charity in Burnaby, British Columbia. He worked closely with four other staff and hundreds of volunteers to provide services for over 1,500 families. He was also responsible for donor relations with almost 2,000 private, government, and corporate sponsors.
Mr. Buntain is originally from Vancouver, BC, however he is a dual-citizen of the US and Canada and has spent many years living outside Canada in the US and Asia.
Dr. David Eicher
Lead Faculty for Hong Kong and Assistant Professor
eicherd@uiu.edu
Dr. David Eicher will serve as the Hong Kong Academic Coordinator. Dr. Eicher began his business career in 1966 in the telecommunications industry after serving 4 ½ years in the U.S. Navy, and has held non-management and management assignments in both line and staff positions up to the director level. Many of Dr. Eicher’s assignments were managing and directing the technical telecommunications network functions of both field operations and corporate strategic operations for over 35 years. Dr. Eicher was responsible, while working with GTE laboratory scientists, for leading the strategic direction of state-of-the-art technical network platforms using artificial intelligence and expert systems to automatically respond to telecommunications network trouble indications. Dr. Eicher completed his American Corporate career in 1992 and began his own business as an electrical contractor. He managed this business until retiring in 2007 to teach business and management classes at Brenau Womens College in Gainesville, Georgia, and ultimately at Upper Iowa University in Hong Kong.
Dr. Eicher earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Regis University in Denver Colorado, and his Master of Arts degree in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior at the University of Phoenix in Denver. He earned his doctorate in Management of Organizational Leadership from the AACSB accredited business school at the University of Phoenix. Dr. Eicher’s personal interests are reading, teaching talented students, and fishing when the opportunity arises.
Alice Hung
Center Director
alice@uiu.edu.hk
Alice has served as Center Director of Upper Iowa University (HK) Limited since August 2006. She started working in education following her graduation from the University of Science and Technology. Before becoming the Center Director for the UIU Hong Kong Center, Alice worked in a multinational company as a center director. With the passion and commitment to education service, Alice believes education can bring people a brighter future and improved one's quality of life.
She has more than seven years experience in a mangerial role in education including strategic planning, program development, studetn enrollment marketing, recruitment, training and center operation. Alice's main focus for the UIU (HK) Center is to increase the awareness of its reputable U.S. degree in the local regions.
Click to view a full list of our Hong Kong Center Staff: http://www.uiu.edu/international/hk_center_staff.html
Virginia Larimer
International Enrollment Advisor
larimerv@uiu.edu
Ms. Larimer works with students who attend the centers in Hong Kong, Singapore and for the online Master of Business Administration program. This includes doing initial evaluations of student transfer work, entering and maintaining student information in our computer system, registering students for courses, recording grades, developing transcripts, doing academic reviews, and posting degrees when requirements are met. She also advises and maintains degree plans for students and advises center personnel in carrying out Upper Iowa University operations. Her work includes internet research and email communication.
Ms. Larimer grew up in South Dakota and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from the University of South Dakota. Her work experience has included secondary education, insurance industry agency and she has been with Upper Iowa University since 2001. Ms. Larimer and her husband have three grown children.
Lynne Seabrooke
International Enrollment Advisor
seabrookel@uiu.edu
Lynne Seabrooke began working at Upper Iowa University in the Registrar's Office in 1993. She transitioned to International Programs in August of 2005. Ms. Seabrooke is responsible for all of the student records for locations in Malaysia and Hawaii. Her responsibilities include entering student data, registration information, grades and transfer credit to develop the student's transcript record. She provides initial degree plans and updated degree plans for students throughout their study. For evaluation of degree plans, she does extensive research to determine accreditation, document validity, and equivalency of credit. She provides advising to students and center personnel. Ms. Seabrooke processes student files for graduation by making sure all requirements have been met and posting the degree to the UIU transcript.
Ms. Seabrooke works closely with personnel at the Malaysia and Hawaii locations. She is a member of the Academic Review Committee and a member of the Staff Welfare Committee. Ms. Seabrooke completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting from Upper Iowa University in 1990. She grew up on a small livestock and crop farm in northeast Iowa. Past work experiences include farming, accounting, legal secretary, and being a mom to four children.
Brian More
Coordinator for International Recruitment
moreb@uiu.edu
Brian More is the Coordinator for International Recruitment at Upper Iowa University. He began working at Upper Iowa in the spring of 2007. Brian is responsible for recruiting international students to the Fayette Campus and assisting them through the application stage. His responsibilities include responding to inquiries, meeting international students on or off of campus, keeping the initial international student files, and sending out the I-20s once all documents have been received.
Brian More graduated from Wartburg College in 2006 with Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations, History, Political Science and a concentration in Intercultural Communications. During his college career Brian travelled to Mexico, the United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, and South Africa. He also had a summer internship at the Embassy of Ecuador in Washington D.C. Brian More speaks Spanish, French and a few words of Croatian. He grew up in Montgomery, MN, which is a small town south of Minneapolis-St. Paul. He is married to Brittany and currently lives in West Union, IA.
Katherine Klepinger
Coordinator for International Education
klepingerk@uiu.edu
Ms. Katherine Klepinger started working at Upper Iowa University in 2008 as the Coordinator for International Education (CIE). As the CIE she works directly with Upper Iowa’s international students on the Fayette campus, prepares I-20’s, and assists visiting scholars. Formerly she was volunteering as International Student Services Intern at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Before interning at UW Oshkosh, Ms. Klepinger served as Head Counselor, Expedition Coordinator and Office Manager at Colvig Silver Camps in Durango, Colorado. She has also been an instructor at Astrocamp and a teaching assistant at Bowling Green State University.
Ms. Klepinger earned her Bachelors degree from St. Norbert College in International Business/Language Area Studies (French). She completed her M.A. in French at Bowling Green State University. While attending BGSU, she was introduced to NAFSA: Association of International Educators and is a current member.
Growing up in a small town in central Wisconsin, she enjoys exploring different locales on foot, bike, horseback, boat, train and plane. After being introduced to worldwide travel by her parents, she gained an understanding of the adventures available in all communities around the globe.
Kristen Jorgenson
Administrative Assistant for International Programs
jorgensonk@uiu.edu
Kristen Jorgenson began working at Upper Iowa University in the Office of International Programs in September of 2007. She is responsible for maintaining student files, processing instructor evaluations, ordering textbooks, compiling syllabi, assembling contracts, providing assistance on special projects and other administrative tasks to all International Programs staff.
Kristen is a 2007 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Business Management Administration. Formerly, Jorgenson worked for the Department of Social Work at UNI as an Office Assistant and was a Receptionist at Advanced Heat Treatment Corporation prior to that. Jorgenson was a 2003 graduate of Valley High School and has returned to her native town of Elgin, IA.
Cathy Langel
International Advising Assistant
langelc@uiu.edu
Cathy Langel began working at Upper Iowa University in October 2008 as an International Advising Assistant. She is responsible for incoming and outgoing mail, creating student files, processing admissions applications for our centers and organizing, processing and recording graduation applications.
Ms. Langel is a Fayette native and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Upper Iowa University in December, 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. She has returned to Upper Iowa for additional endorsements, and is currently working towards a Spanish endorsement. Her work experience includes teaching grade levels four through eight, operating a silk wedding floral business, and performing duties in the computer applications field.
Ms. Langel and her husband enjoy raising three children and their many pets on their acreage. Other hobbies include gardening, reading, sewing, and utilzing the beautiful Upper Iowa Recreation Center.
