Applied English Center

Sandra Issa

Associate Director for Student Services
Primary office:
785-864-4606
Lippincott Hall
Room 204

  • M.A. TESOL, University of Illinois, 1991
  • M.A. Theoretical Linguistics, University of Illinois, 1988

Why KU AEC?
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Founded in 1964 as part of a Ford Foundation campus internationalization grant
One of the first 12 intensive English programs in the United States
The AEC comprises three units: the Intensive English Program, Short-term Programs, and KU Outreach Programs.
Each semester, the AEC enrolls about 550 students representing more than 35 countries on six continents
The Applied English Center offers field trips and conversation groups to our students
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