Our Undergraduate International Ambassadors are all current Chapman students who came here from another county. They are happy to answer any of your questions and share their Chapman experience with you. Feel free to contact any of them directly.
If you have questions about the International Ambassadors, contact Junko Takada at takada@chapman.edu.
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Undergraduate Admission
International Ambassadors
» Undergraduate International Ambassadors
Meral Al-Obaydi
Major: Business Administration and Accounting double major
Country of citizenship: Iraq
Laura Alvarez Martinez
Sasha Bratishka
Yingying (Yuki) Chen '22
Major: Data Analytics
Country of citizenship: China
Countries lived: China
Organizations/activities: Chinese Student Association, Chapman Rotaract
Tips for students coming to Chapman: Have an open mind and be ready to try new things
Tiffany Cheng
Major: Psychology and Strategic and Corporate Communication double major
Country of citizenship: Hong Kong
Claudia De La Macorra
Major: Strategic and Corporate Communication with Sociology and Entrepreneurship minors
Country of citizenship: Mexico
Valentina Duarte ‘20
Major: Business Administration (Marketing emphasis)
Country of citizenship: Colombia
Countries lived: Colombia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia
Rikke Holand ‘20
Kira Holden
Tim Kozhevnikov
Major: Business Administration (Finance and Marketing emphasis) with Italian minor
Country of citizenship: Russia
Ziyu (Arina) Liu
Phat Luong '20
Major: Business Administration (Marketing emphasis)
Country of citizenship: Vietnam
Countries lived: Vietnam
Organizations/activities: Asian Pacific Student Association
Tips for students coming to Chapman: Learn, improve and enjoy your university life.
Katherine Luz Fontan
Major: Business Administration (emphasis in Finance) with minor in Computer Science
Country of citizenship: Brazil
Carolina Melchior
Zofia Mowle
Sienna Newton
Major: Psychology and Strategic and Corporate Communication
Country of citizenship: Australia and England
Vy (Ivy) Nguyen '22
Major: Business Administration
Country of citizenship: Vietnam
Countries lived: Vietnam
Organizations/activities: Photography Club, Vietnamese Student Association, Asian Pacific Student Association
Tips for students coming to Chapman: Try and make as many friends as you can. Be involved as much as you can by joining clubs and activities. As a spring admit, it was difficult at first to have friends but you have to try and get out of your safe zone and socialize.
Ishani Patel '22
Major: Business Administration
Countries of citizenship: Kenya and United Kingdom
Countries lived: Kenya
Organizations/activities: DECA, Student Government Association (SGA), Toastmasters
Tips for students coming to Chapman: If you are stuck, ask for help. Chances are there will be someone who knows the answer. Be friendly, be kind and be genuine.
Laura Quintanilla
Malvica Sawhney ‘19
Major: English (Journalism emphasis) and Political Science minor
Country of citizenship: India
Countries lived: India
Organizations/activities: Delta Gamma sorority, the Panther newspaper
Tips for students coming to Chapman: Interact with the international student ambassadors and ask about the X that you might not feel is an “important” question. Familiarize yourself with Chapman resources because there is one for everything and it will save you time and worry.
Jan Shihirman
Andreas Ter-Borch
Ria Thakurani '20
Major: Biological Sciences
Country of citizenship: Jamaica
Countries lived: Jamaica
Organizations/activities: Delta Gamma Fraternity, Pre-Dental Society, Tour Guide - Office of Admission
Tips for students coming to Chapman: Be open-minded and willing to try new things. Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone or ask for help should you ever need any! There are tons of people at Chapman willing to go the extra mile for you! Above all, pack light.
Yuka Tokura
Major: Business Administration (Finance and International Business emphasis)
Country of citizenship: Japan
Jane Yang
Chelsea Zhao '22
Major: Chemistry
Country of citizenship: China
Countries lived: China
Organizations/activities: American Chemical Society, Schmid College Student Leadership Council
Tips for students coming to Chapman: Reach out to professors, be active in classes and clubs and organizations. Be yourself!
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