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International Student and Scholar Support

Meet Our Staff

Amanda Finnen

Title: Assistant Director for Scholar Support
International Student and Scholar Support
Email: afinnen@sc.edu
Phone: 803-777-9663
Office Hours: Schedule a meeting with Amanda here
Resources: Exchange Visitor Process
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Background

BA History, UNC Charlotte, 2008
MA Anthropology, NC State University, 2017
MLIS, University of South Carolina, in progress

Amanda provides support for visiting Professors, Research Scholars, and Short-Term Scholars and their dependents in the Department of State's Exchange Visitor Program. She issues immigration documents and provides guidance for the J-1 visa.

Through education abroad programs, Amanda studied history in Ireland, visiting many museums and public history sites. In Ecuador, she studied ecology in the Yasuní National Park of the Amazon and ecology and Darwinian history in the Galapagos. Her master’s project focused on a bioarchaeological dig in Lopburi, Thailand. In Columbia, she enjoys cycling on the greenways and kayaking the rivers.


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