Richard Porter joined the Office of International Affairs on May 12, 2014, as the new Director of International Student and Scholar Services. Richard has more than 15 years of experience working with international students and scholars in various capacities and areas of responsibility. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design and a Master of Arts in Education from California State University, Chico, and soon hopes to complete his coursework for an EdD in Higher Education Leadership through Sam Houston State University. Fluent in both spoken and written Japanese and with an intermediate competency in spoken Spanish, he holds a teaching certificate for English as a Second Language and taught for 5 years in Kanazawa, Japan. Please join us in welcoming Richard to the Texas Tech family.

Written and edited by: Jane Bell
Email: jane.bell@ttu.edu

Posted date: 05/15/2014