Faculty/Staff Information

Paul Dorres

International Advisor/Coordinator, Sponsored Projects Office

14541 | dorrespr@wou.edu
LIEUALLEN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING(AD) 205B

Why I chose WOU

This is my home, my alma mater, and the WOU campus is practically in my backyard. I love this institution and am proud to be a member of the Monmouth community since moving here in 1999.

At WOU since

11/21/1999

Hobbies

International travel, video games, hiking, classic films, puzzles, time with family

Fun fact

I finished my BA at WOU in 2002. Then I worked at WOU from 2002-2004 as the Transcript Clerk in the Registrar's Office. In 2004, I took a job at OSU and completed a graduate degree. Fast-forward 21 years and I am now back at WOU, this time in Student Success and Advising.

Hometown

Portland, OR

Favorite book/movie

East of Eden / Raising Arizona

Areas of responsibility

International Student Support & Advising
Institutional Compliance & SEVP Liaison
Study Abroad Coordination

Education

Ed.M. in College Student Services Administration from Oregon State University - 2008

B.A. in The Humanities from Western Oregon University - 2002

Professional experience

Western Oregon University, Student Success and Advising
July 2026 - Current
International Advisor/Coordinator

Western Oregon University, Sponsored Projects Office
September 2025 - June 2026
Associate Director of Pre-Award Services

Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Academic Programs Office
December 2004 - September 2025
Director of Scholarship and Education Abroad Administration
Director of Student Services
Student Services Coordinator

2025 APLU CO-PRESENTER: Expanding Access and Engagement: Overcoming Barriers in Experiential Learning for OSU’s Growing Ecampus Community

2023 APLU PRESENTATION: Scholarship Program Administration: Best Practices, Streamlining Processes, and Compliance

2020 APLU PANEL PRESENTATION: The Value of College-Administered Undergraduate Exchange Programs; Faculty Champions; Using Short-Term Faculty Led Programs with New Partner Institutions

2017-2019 CO-INSTRUCTOR: AGRI 399 Navigating International Experiences

2015 DELEGATE AT UZHHOROD NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, UKRAINE
Traveled to Uzhhorod, Ukraine on behalf of the CAS Dean, to explore possible OSU/UNU collaborations

2014 NAFSA PANEL PRESENTATION: Understanding Reciprocal Exchanges Across Nations and Institutions

2013 NAFSA POSTER PRESENTATION: A Tale of Two Cities: Exchanges and the STEM Major

Awards and honors

2022 GRANT RECIPIENT: Baden-Württemberg/Oregon Faculty Mobility Grant
Traveled to Baden-Württemberg, Germany to visit Agriculture programs at four universities

2022 OSU INTERNATIONAL SERVICE AWARD NOMINEE: Oregon State University
Nominated by the College of Agricultural Sciences for this university-wide award

2019 OSU PROFESSIONAL FACULTY AWARD NOMINEE: Oregon State University
Nominated by the College of Agricultural Sciences for this university-wide award

2011 OSU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: Professional Faculty Award Recipient

Professional memberships

NAFSA - Association of International Educators
NACADA – The Global Community for Academic Advising
NASPA – National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

Formerly: NCURA, SRAI

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