Ms. Swati Kukreja

On April 2, 2020, Swati Kukreja joined International Programs as Assistant Director. Swati will provide leadership to the International Programs Offices including the areas of International Student & Scholar Services, Education Abroad, International Exchanges and general internationalization of UW-Platteville. Swati has over 7+ years of experience in nonimmigrant advising, international student orientation, and budget management in both a large, private research university, a smaller private university, and a large state-run university. She has also served as DSO/ARO during this time. Swati has worked in a Multicultural Affairs office doing social justice and undergraduate international student programming.Aside from her day-to-day work, Swati has been a presenter multiple times for NAFSA: Association of International Educators. She has chaired and co-presented the NAFSA Core Education Program (CEP) workshops: F-1 Student Advising for Beginners, F-1 Student Advising: Intermediate, Strategies for International Student and Scholar Advising and J-1 Advising for Beginners. Swati’s areas of expertise include; F-1 regulations (DSO), J-1 regulations (ARO), international student orientation, social and career-focused events for international students, and collaborations within a university setting. Swati identifies strongly with being a biracial/bicultural third culture kid/adult. As an military kid, she was born and raised in many parts of India.