Umaima Koch

Umaima Koch

International Student & Study Away Advisor

De & Dave Knudson Center for Global Engagement

Biography 

Umaima Koch earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in English literature and political science from South Dakota State University in 2018, and learned about effects of U.S.-Mexico foreign policy and trade on agriculture, health and (im)migration while studying abroad in Guanajuato, Mexico. Koch worked in the social justice/immigration advocacy non-profit space for three years in various roles before joining the De & Dave Knudson Center for Global Engagement in 2021. Koch enjoys cultural/ethnic and gender studies, making poetry and supporting diversity and inclusion programs on campus.