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<br /> Meeting the Needs<br /> of International<br /> Students in Higher<br /> Education Institutions<br /> Steven B. Permuth, Ed.D.<br /> ‘Mid pleasures and palaces though may we roam,<br /> be it ever so humble there is no place like home.’<br /> However sentimental his words<br /> may be, American playwright John<br /> Payne (1791-1852) reminds us that<br /> one of the principle goals of higher<br /> education institutions (HEIs), whether<br /> universities, colleges or community<br /> colleges, is to make their campuses<br /> and environment as much of a home<br /> away from home as possible. For<br /> international students in particular, this<br /> new “home” is not merely a place to<br /> live. Rather, the HEI should be viewed<br /> as a place where integral elements<br /> work together to deal with such<br /> issues as language proficiency, social<br /> support, and networking, and where<br /> the academic and operational wings<br /> of HEIs ar<a title="Meeting the Needs of International Students in Higher Education Institutions page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/78db3b22?page=1"> Meeting the Needs of International Students in Hi</a> <a title="Meeting the Needs of International Students in Higher Education Institutions page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/78db3b22?page=2"> ‘Mid pleasures and palaces though may we roam, be</a> <a title="Meeting the Needs of International Students in Higher Education Institutions page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/78db3b22?page=3"> that dedicates itself to diversity and globalizat</a> <a title="Meeting the Needs of International Students in Higher Education Institutions page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/78db3b22?page=4"> which he was in contact. He noted, “If I am havin</a> <a title="Meeting the Needs of International Students in Higher Education Institutions page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/78db3b22?page=5"> ACADEMIC/OPERATIONAL VISION AND SUPPORT For an </a> <a title="Meeting the Needs of International Students in Higher Education Institutions page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/78db3b22?page=6"> Given this research, it is apparent that there </a> <a title="Meeting the Needs of International Students in Higher Education Institutions page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/78db3b22?page=7"> students (e.g., separation from home, making fri</a> <a title="Meeting the Needs of International Students in Higher Education Institutions page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/78db3b22?page=8"> MEET THE AUTHOR Dr. Steve Permuth currently serv</a>