Our Staff

Marlene Arnold

Assistant Director of International Student and Scholar Services, M.A., International Education
Armstrong Hall 217, (719) 389-6281, marnold@coloradocollege.edu

Marlene can help you with:

• Immigration advising for students with an F-1 or J-1 visa
• Support with cultural adjustment
• The Global Scholars Program
• Immigration liaison for international tenure-track faculty
• Advisor for MOSAIC

Marlene Arnold is the Assistant Director of International Student and Scholar Services. Marlene received her B.A. in French from Wake Forest University and her M.A. in International Education from the School for International Training. Marlene has been working in international student and scholar advising and programming since 2002. She has experience working in a variety of universities - Duke University, The Ohio State University, Franklin University, and the University of Denver. Marlene enjoys meeting international students and scholars from around the world and supporting them as they navigate the U.S. immigration system and adjust to life in the U.S. Outside of work, Marlene likes spending time with her family and keeps busy with her son's activities. 

Donna Beziou

International Student and Scholar Specialist, M.A., Organizational Management
Armstrong Hall 218, (719) 227-8282, dbeziou@coloradocollege.edu

Donna can help you with:

• Immigration advising for students with an F-1 or J-1 visa
• Immigration advising for visiting international faculty (Year-long/Block/Occasional visitors)
• Campus liaison for Exchange students and Cultural Program Coordinators
• International Student Orientation
• Support with cultural adjustment

Donna Beziou is the International Student and Scholar Specialist advising J-1 Exchange Visitors and F-1 students and has worked at Colorado College since April of 2008. Donna received her B.A. in International Relations/Asian Studies from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.  Her international experience includes a year spent at Tunghai University in Taizhong, Taiwan as well as extensive travel throughout mainland China to study Mandarin Chinese.  After receiving her M.A. in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix, she knew that she wanted to continue her passion for working in International Education. Outside of work, Donna enjoys watching movies, having good coffee, practicing her Mandarin Chinese, and traveling with her husband (a former J-1 scholar) and three kids.