Alice Austin

Alice serves as the Student Services Assistant for the Departments of Asian Languages and Cultures and Near Eastern Studies. Her key responsibilities largely include student recruitment and retention for both the undergraduate and graduate programs. For the undergraduate program, Alice assists with advising, information sessions, the Honors program, internships, and prospective student visits. Alice helps the graduate program largely through coordinating MA and PhD admissions, as well as the disbursement of fellowship awards and assisting with graduate student registration. Alice is the direct contact for all student awards housed within ALC and NES. She is also responsible for the planning and execution of the annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony for each department. 

Alice holds a BS in Communication as well as Electronic Media and Film Studies from Eastern Michigan University. She joined ALC and NES in August 2017.