OISS Building Closure 

Due to the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University on Thursday, March 27 through Saturday, March 29, OISS will adjust our building operations to accomodate higher traffic in the Uptown area. Our office will close early on Thursday, March 27 at 4:30 PM and our building will be physically closed all of Friday, March 28. We will reopen for normal building operations on Monday, March 31. If you have an in-person appointment, please connect with your OISS advisor to discuss switching to virtual. 

 - The OISS Team

Dessa Crum

International Student Advisor

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Biography

Dessa Crum is originally from the Kansas City area, but she has been fortunate enough to spend time living in Germany, Japan, Hungary, and Turkey. Before joining the OISS team, she advised international students and taught English as a second language at Johnson County Community College in Kansas. She is thrilled to be on the Tulane OISS team and meet Tulane's international students and scholars!