Participants are provided an in-country general and academic orientation, academic advising, on-going support during the program, oversees housing arrangements, and social & cultural activities.

VENUSA's TEAM OF ON-SITE STAFF:

Academic Deans	Juan Gregorio Rodriguez Adaias Charmell
Supervising Manager	Johanna Moreno
General / Housing Coordinator Special Events Coordinator	Marinela Nava
Volunteer Programs/Internships	Rosa Corley Ramon Hernandez Adaias Charmell
Library	Leunam Fonseca Rosa Guillen
Debate Team	Leunam Fonseca Hans Breidebach
English Department/TESL/TOEFL	Ramon Hernandez Nancy Rivas
Computer Lab / IT	Sergio Pinzon
Reception	Vladimir Guillen Jenny Torres
Copy Services	Omaira Mendez-Mora
Café	Vladimir Guillen Rosa Guillen

Enjoy individual attention from native Spanish-speaking program faculty who are dedicated to their topics as well as to each participant. All faculty are specialist in their academic field, professional academics with higher degrees. Program courses are held at the comfortable and convenient VENUSA facility in central Mérida.

VENUSA has established procedures to assure that the content and rigor of the program are consistent with the academic standards and scholarly reputations of U.S. institutions.