Wellspring Welcomes Rich Murphy to the Wellspring Team

Regional Sales Manager for East Asia

We are thrilled to announce another new member of the Wellspring team, Rich Murphy! Rich is based in Taipei, Taiwan, and joins Wellspring as Regional Sales Manager for Asia Pacific including Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Kong Kong. 

Rich has more than 15 years of experience in international education. He started out as an agent, managing a busy overseas study office in Taipei. Since then, he has worked as a school representative for both the language school and university sectors. Initially focused on recruiting students from Russia and CIS, he subsequently returned to Taiwan to oversee an Asia sales team, developing an extensive network of contacts across the region in the process. The experience Rich brings to Wellspring is the strong foundation upon which he will expand our operations in Asia, allowing more students to benefit from the great opportunities associated with international education.

“We are very pleased to welcome Rich to the Wellspring team in support of one of our most important international markets." — Greg Shrader, CEO of Wellspring International Education. 

Please take a moment to welcome Rich yourself using the link below.

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Congratulations, Rich!

Wellspring CEO On The US Election

I am happy today to wake up in the United States of America where last week we did what we have been doing for almost 250 years. We voted. We voted for a vision of America based on diversity and inclusion; a vision that meets the challenges of the world and welcomes anyone with the initiative and ambition to get here.

Here’s a small sample of that vision as expressed by past U.S. Presidents from both parties:

President Obama: “What makes someone American is not just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles and faith in the idea that anyone – from anywhere – can write the next chapter of our story.”

President George H. W. Bush: “ This is America… A brilliant diversity spread like stars like a thousand brilliant points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.”

President Kennedy: “Perhaps our brightest hope for the future lies in the lessons of the past. The people who have come to this country have made America.”

When I was student, President Ronald Reagan often referred to America as a “Shining city on a hill.” In his last speech as President he explained what he meant:

“I've spoken of the shining city all my political life… …in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.”

The common vision of those Presidents is of an America made better when it looks outward welcoming anyone with the talent, ambition and will to succeed.

Last week the people of the United States voted to open that door little bit wider. Wellspring will hold that door for you and help you walk through it.

We are proud to work in partnership with U.S. universities to welcome international students whose talents, diversity and ambition remind us all that America is a nation built by hard working people who came together from around the world. Some Wellspring students will find opportunities in the United States after graduation. But most will return home building on what they learn here to help their own families, communities and countries succeed.

As the founder and CEO of Wellspring, I could not be more proud of that mission.

All of us at Wellspring look forward to working with you to help your students fulfill their dream to study in the United States.

Greg Shrader
Wellspring International CEO

SEVIS Policy Update

On June 4, 2019, The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued policy guidance regarding distribution of I-20 Forms. This new policy requires that all U.S. schools issue the I-20 form directly to the student, his or her dependents, or, for minors, to the parent or guardian. In the past, some agents have coordinated the receipt of I-20 packages and VISA interview scheduling, but educational advising agencies are no longer permitted to receive their clients’ I-20 forms directly.

This new guidance may change the way your office works with Wellspring and with students, but we hope to make this an easy process for you. Wellspring will continue to provide the SEVIS number to agents once the I-20 is issued for interview scheduling purposes and we will share the shipping tracking numbers as possible to keep you updated on the status of the acceptance documents.

Wellspring aims to maintain a high-quality organization so that we can all be more successful together!

For a full transcript of the June 4 policy, please click here.

Wellspring in Boulder, Colorado!

Wellspring International is pleased to open our newest office in beautiful Boulder, Colorado in the United States. 
Three members of the staff are shown here enjoying the inviting spring weather on famous Pearl Street Mall: Somchai "Kobe" Jogkaew, Aspen Jacoby, and Greg Shrader.
We're excited to continue to grow your business and ours from our new location at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.

International Education Number One Priority for US State Department

A recent article from PIE News (Professionals in International Education) highlighted the US’s commitment to having international students in the US.

US assistant secretary of state for ECA, Marie Royce, has promised to do more to support the sector, saying, “We cannot continue with business as usual any longer. We must step up our game.” International education is the number one priority for the US Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, she underlined.

Her deputy, Caroline Casagrande, confirmed that “additional resources” have been secured to promote outbound and inbound study abroad, as they used the IIE Summit in New York City to speak directly to the sector.

In a rousing address, Royce endorsed different routes to US education, noting that a community college or 2+2 route was a viable options open to those without deep pockets.

“Seeing more international students enroll into US colleges and universities is the number one priority for our bureau,” Royce told delegates.

Read the full PIE News article here.

The American Success program through Wellspring International is a highly supported and successful 2+2 model. We recommend the Community Colleges of Philadelphia, Spokane Community Colleges, or Union County College as great options for students looking to further their education in the United States while avoiding some of the higher costs.

Welcome Hofstra University!

Wellspring is pleased to announce a great new option for students. Hofstra University is located in New York in the United States. At Hofstra, students have it all: a campus life and New York City lights! Located just a 45-minute train ride east of New York City, Hofstra is Long Island’s largest private University. It is set within a beautiful green and leafy campus, a short drive from the Long Island beaches.

Hofstra is ranked #140 in US News & World Report's annual list of Best Colleges in the United States.

Hofstra provides unique opportunities for students from all disciplines to get hands-on experience. 73% of students completed an internship before graduating, including MBA and Engineering co-ops with IBM, UPS and even the CIA, while Facebook personally invites Hofstra’s top Computer Science students to one of the world’s most popular cybersecurity events.

Faculty at Hofstra draw upon ongoing professional experiences and scholarly expertise in their respective fields to shape a constantly evolving curriculum that launches students confidently into the rapidly expanding world of communication. 

Hofstra is one of only nine schools in the US to offer the Cyber Security Facebook Program. The Behavioral Science and Market Research Lab allows students within the Zarb Business School to study and research consumers’ physical and psychological behavior which can be applied to business settings, using a brand-new state-of-the-art facility, completed in early 2019. The Martin B. Greenberg Trading Room is one of the largest trading room in the nation with 34 terminals, designed to be identical to those used by leading financial institutions.

The most popular majors at Hofstra University include: Marketing/Marketing Management; Accounting; Psychology; Finance; and Public Relations/Image Management.

>>Check out Hofstra University today!

American Success at the Community College of Philadelphia

Four new students arrived from four countries and began classes on January 14th, 2019. Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) Orientation on 1/8/19 included the review of immigration rules and regulations from the Manager of International Student Services, technology support and setup from 4IT Support, information about banking from our on-campus bank, PSECU, and some ice breaker and get-to-know-you activities. American Success Program students also enjoyed lunch together and activities with several returning students and the Success Coach. They began to learn about the value of the American Success Program. Although students just arrived, they are already planning for successful transfer to dream schools.

>>Read more!