Siriki Diabate
Education
- Master of Art, College Student Development Administration - 2021
- Master of Business Administration - 2016
- Bachelor of Science, Political Science: International Studies - 2014
Areas of Expertise
Student Affairs, Management, Political Science, international outreach, Designated School Official-DSO: international students & Services-F1 visa, I-20 document, International Student Life Cycle, Study Abroad-ARO (Alternative Responsible Officer)_DS2019. Providing comprehensive source of U.S immigration policy and procedures impacting educational institutions in the United States, providing information critical to every international student and scholar services.
Personal Statement
Please, welcome our new Director of International Students and Services, Siriki Diabate has worked as Assistant Counselor of International Student and Services at Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) in Baltimore County, MD, Specialist, International Student Admissions at Pellissippi State Community College (PSTCC) in Knoxville, Tennessee and International Admission Officer/Recruiter at Shepherd University.
Prior to his career, he was also a successful student at Shepherd University where he got his M.A in College Student Development Administration (CSDA) (2021), MBA in Public Management (2016) and Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with concentration in International Studies (2014). As a member of the Shepherd University community, he plays an active role as a leader and a representative who promotes diversity and teaches tolerance. As a student at Shepherd University, he was a former member of the Student Conduct Board, Student Life Council, and former President of the Shepherd University International Student Union. In 2013, he was selected to represent Shepherd University at the West Virginia Legislature Frassure-Singleton Internship program which afforded him the opportunity to observe the state legislative process in-person and worked very closely with elected officials.
As a former refugee and native from Cote d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast), West Africa, he has spent most of his life advocating for democracy and promoting human rights. Some of his accomplishments include being a recipient of the 2010 Washington County Student Leadership and 2013 Shepherd University Student Life Council Award. As a former President of the Shepherd University International Student Union and founder of the Shepherd Pan-African Student Union, he has worked tirelessly to organize a visit for several African Ambassadors as guest speakers, Daouda Diabate, Cote d'Ivoire, Halidu Asana, Niger, Coulibaly Tiena, Mali, Jeremiah Sulunteh, Liberia, Hector Posset, Benin, and Mamadi Konde, Guinea-Conakry. The Shepherd community had the opportunity to learn about these West African countries’ rich culture and heritage.
More, during the Shepherd University Student recognition day on April 21, 2015, he received three (3) different awards: The Political Leadership, Activism and Citizenship Award, the Student Life Council Award and the Lowe Family Award which honors students for high academic achievement and outstanding service to the university. A tree was planted on Shepherd's campus in his honor because of his leadership that has impacted as well the student community as the Shepherdstown community.