Four Reasons to Choose LewerMark for the Upcoming School Year
When the New Year rang in five months ago, few people, if anyone, expected COVID-19 to affect us so profoundly. But now, every week we learn something new as we try and plan for what the “new normal” will look
How Counseling Promotes International Students’ Well-Being
You know the student. The one who has just arrived in the United States with limited knowledge of the culture and is apprehensive of what awaits. English may not be his or her first language and he or she may
7 Ways Universities Can Offer Familiar Food Choices to International Students
At LewerMark, because we handle insurance for international students, the beginning of the school year is the time we start to see an increase in insurance claims. Some of these first claims will often involve students suffering from gastrointestinal complaints.
Helping International Students Overcome the Stigma of Mental Illness
LewerMark teams up with Lifeworks to help unique mental health issues faced by international students The term is coming to an end. You sit at your desk in the International Office and the following situation presents itself. A student has been
Lifeworks and LewerMark Announce Partnership to Support International Students
International Student Support Program extended to nearly 20,000 international students across the United States CHICAGO, March 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Lifeworks, a leading organization in international student support, and LewerMark Student Insurance, an innovative health insurance company, announced a partnership to extend support
Well-being Tips for International Students
A quote that has really resonated with me throughout the years is, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” by St. Theresa of Calcutta. For the past several months,
Homesickness in College: Hope for International Students
I attended an international student orientation recently at one of our client schools, Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. Diana Jones, the Director of the Intercultural Office, opened the orientation by asking the international students how many were homesick and why. For