International Student Services

Alicia VanDeWeghe serves as the International Marketing and Services Assistant, representing ISS as an ambassador to the Ryerson and external communities. She is responsible for all forms of communication that seek to engage and build partnerships with international students and the surrounding Ryerson community and beyond, most notably writing for and managing ISS* newsletter, The International Eye. Alicia liaises with Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Opportunities Ontario, The US Consulate General, and immigration lawyers and consultants to develop and manage ISS* Immigration and Legal Services Program. She develops customized marketing material, speaks at and promotes training sessions, workshops and events, writes official reports in conjunction with Citizenship and Immigration Canada, manages the listserv, addresses student inquiries, prepares status letters, assists with student Off-Campus Work Permit applications, and serves as one of ISS* advisors, offering guidance pertaining to immigration, academics and personal issues to the international community.

Alicia graduated from Ryerson and York Universities with a Masters of Arts degree in the joint Communication and Culture program, where she specialized in Technology in Practice: Applied Perspectives and Media and Culture. Actively involved as a teaching assistant and elected student representative, Alicia has a wide breadth of knowledge on student issues, and understands the unique needs of students who visit ISS.

Having grown up in a rural farming community in south western Ontario, Alicia moved to London, Ontario where she studied at the University of Western Ontario where she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Afterwards, Alicia lived and worked in Dublin, Ireland where she experienced the same cultural adaptations that international students face while studying in Canada.