
Jenny Kawata
Director of Study Abroad
jenny.kawata@sru.edu
Jenny is responsible for developing and maintaining global exchanges and partnerships and for sending students, faculty and staff abroad. She received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Slippery Rock University and her Masters of Art in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her first experience abroad was studying Japanese at Kansai Gaidai University, one of Slippery Rock's partner institutions. From there, her global journey began. She became involved in the field of international education and has traveled to over 23 different countries for both work and fun. Loves learning new languages, exploring new cultures and trying new foods.