Contact: Jay Blanton

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 14, 2005) -- Five members of the Confederation of Student Services in Ireland (CSSI) will visit the University of Kentucky Monday through Wednesday, March 14-16, to learn about higher education and student services in the United States.

The five members, hosted by the UK Student Affairs Division, are: Mary Clayton, vice president for students, University College Dublin; Mary O’Riordan, vice president for student services and human resources, National University of Ireland, Galway; Bruce Misstear, senior lecturer and dean of students, Trinity College Dublin; Brian Gormley, coordinator/director of student services, National University of Ireland-Maynooth; and Linda Murphy, student affairs manager, Dundalk Institute of Technology.

The delegation’s visit is part of international exchange agreement between the CSSI and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), which has agreements with 10 countries around the world to either host delegations from those countries in the United States or send American delegations to those countries in alternate years. The NASPA International Exchange Coordinator is Patricia S. Terrell, UK vice president for student affairs. After leaving UK, the delegation will be hosted by the University of Florida.