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David McCauley, director for international admissions, is surrounded by international students, clockwise for bottom left, Dina Akasheh, Jordan; Diego Alvarez, Venezuela; Elena Pivovarkina, Russia; Jorge Rojas Ruiz, Bolivia; Natalia Henriquez, Dominican Republic; and Andrea Zapata, Colombia.

New Director Focuses on International Admissions

As the new director for international admissions, David McCauley passionately believes that increasing Creighton’s undergraduate international student population enhances the campus environment for all students — providing opportunities for cultural dialogue and learning.

Over the past year, McCauley has presented on Creighton in Oslo, Norway; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; Santiago, Chile; Lima, Peru; Panama City, Panama; Santa Cruz, Bolivia; and Shanghai, China, to name a few. Upcoming visits are planned to Hong Kong, Beijing, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and Japan. He also has met with overseas businesses to discuss internship opportunities for Creighton students.

“Our international students enrich the cultural wealth of our Creighton community, and we are excited about the ability to offer a Jesuit education in the midst of an internationally dynamic educational experience,” McCauley said.

McCauley has an international background. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine; completed master’s coursework at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada; and earned a master’s degree from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. He worked as an English teacher in Madrid, Spain, and in college admissions at several institutions in New York, before founding a global company for the license of educational and entertainment intellectual property rights.