Haowen Ge is originally from China and moved to Shaker Heights with his mother when he was 12 years old. Haowen experienced and fully understands the challenges and obstacles international students currently face at local public schools.
Haowen Ge graduated from the University of Mount Union in 2012 with a B.A. degree in Business Administration. He also received a master’s degree in Business Administration at Baldwin Wallace University in 2017. Currently he is also a 2nd-year Ph.D. candidate in the Strategy and Innovation Department at School of Management in Harbin Institute of Technology and visitor scholar at Kent State University.
Haowen is the executive director at International Student Services Association and also is the founder at the Haowen Cultural Foundation since 2017.
Haowen’s personal, educational and work experience uniquely qualifies to provide guidance and assistance to international students. This includes college identification and application, career advising, and financial aid planning to facilitate a potentially difficult process for students that are new to this country.