Testimonials
In the end, a school exists in an open society because students chose to attend. Our school is no different. With nearly all of our students enrolling because of word-of-mouth from a friend, co-worker or employer, we live or die based on what our students say about their experience at our school and what they tell their friends and neighbors.
We are very pleased and appreciative of the comments/testimonials found here. We try very hard to ensure that all of our students are able to reach their educational goals by attending DSU. As a result, we have been growing steadily since we first opened our doors in 1995. Thank you for your strong continued support.
“TRD-141: Great experience with the course, the instuctor was very clear with his explanations and accurate with the answers. I highly recommend this course.”
- Selvin Valenzuela TRD-141, Incoterms
“Since earning my CUSECO Certification from IIEI in June, 2010, I have been able to expand my role as Traffic & Logistics Coordinator for my employer. The CUSECO Certification program provides a well-rounded approach with specialized courses that develop a true understanding of current compliance issues. The knowledge gained from the real-life experiences of my instructors and classmates was invaluable. I was pleased that the coursework paralleled my company’s compliance needs. I now have the tools necessary for proper application of compliance initiatives in my company. The value that I gained from my CUSECO Certification courses inspired me to complete my BS in Trade Compliance with IIEI/Dunlap Stone University’s on line program. I heartily recommend the CUSECO Certification program to anyone involved in logistics or compliance initiatives in their organization.”
-Stephanie Wood(CUSECO®)
“I thoroughly enjoyed this class and I learned more than I expected to within a 6 week period. The format of having to write essays and case studies based on particular scenarios has been very useful to me as it causes you to dig into the regulations to figure out how they would apply. For me, this is a much better way of learning and more importantly retaining what I learned.”
-Denise van Amstel, TRD-306, Understanding the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
“My philospohy is that you get out of a course what you put into a course. I’m very happy with this particular offering and very happy with the instruction provided by Joseph Zodl. CUSECO certification has been a positive step in understanding the complexities in trade compliance and has helped move my career forward. I find enrolling in online trade compliance courses a good way of maintaining CUSECO certification as well as a good way to stay on top of the latest issues in trade compliance. Also, with the help of the IIEI staff for course selection, I will also be able to add Certified ITAR Professional to my name. Thank you IIEI.”
“My company has benefited by my education and training by IIEI/DSU by me having the ability to make export compliance decisions at the “speed of business”. With every class I take I rely less on outside counsel which is a cost savings for the company. Also, the education and training I have gained has allowed me to tailor our export compliance program to be business effective and yet remain in compliance with regulations such as the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.”
-Robert J. Rulavage, CUSECO
“Prior to taking the class, I thought that the ethics class was going to be a no-brainer. I was completely wrong. The course had so many lessons and applications to my work. I was absolutely impressed by the attention to detail that Art provided as an instructor. This was my best class with IIEI and honestly, this class has made me decide to push forward and complete my bachelor’s degree with IIEI. Thanks for a great class experience.”
-Stephanie Wood TRD 320, Ethics in Trade Compliance
“Excellent course that proved to be very useful for the type of work performed at NASA Johnson Space Center in my role as an Export Compliance Analyst. The pace of the work and timely feedback by my instructor, Kimberly Fordham, was just right. Kimberly is an insightful and engaging instructor that promoted learning throughout the course.”
-Charles Murphy TRD 308, Mastering ITAR Exemptions
“I wouldn’t be either a CUSECO, or both a CITE and a CITP today were it not for IIEI. With those Certifications, and my upcoming CUSICO (as well as my anticipated Licensure as a US Customs Broker) it will make me the most certified ITC professional in all of the General Electric group of companies.”
-Vincent H. Schwalbe
“I wanted to earn the CIP Certification because our company has progressed into the ITAR arena. Our company needed qualified personnel to handle the operations and I saw this as a great opportunity to enhance my career and build some job security. I have earned both the CUSECO and CIP Certifications. The president of our company has now assigned me multiple tasks including travel to other corporate companies to help establish operations. The addition of the CIP has brought significant stability to my career with the company. I highly recommend anyone to look into earning the CIP and build their career in the compliance field.”
-Terri Simmons
“This class was my favorite class for CUSECO, because it was like “when the rubber meets the road”. Was able to apply all I learned from ITAR and EAR to documentation.”
-Linda Amber TRD-311, Documentation for Export Compliance
I very much enjoyed studying export compliance. The online classroom is such an effective way to learn once you get the hang of it, which doesn’t take long at all. Our instructor, Stephanie Ratliff, was terrific. Overall I had a wonderful learning experience and I am ready to build on it with IIEI.
-Vera Katz
Global Strategic Managment (BUS 402) was a wonderfully insightful course. The step by step formulation of a detailed strategic business plan is an excellent challenge that provides a solid foundation for international business management, directly supporting my career path.
-Stephanie Wood(CUSECO)
I like that IIEI has such a practical approach to teaching import/export–the course information, readings,and class discussions from which I have learned so much are all geared towards real, everyday issues and the knowledge we need to get the job done using “best practices”. As I enter the job market, I feel confident that the training I have received will lead to success.
-Jennifer Eisan
A very informative class. A great think tank on real life situations. 100% applicable to daily export shipments. Excellent course contents, and superb instructor.
-Trina Michaelis TRD-307, Understanding Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
The UK Export Control Regulations class gave me a better understanding of the UK export requirements. It helped me to gauge it against US export requirements which in many cases similar. I have learned a lot from this class and it will help me in my current job function.
-Delta Farley, CUSECO
BUS 403 – International Marketing is a class that would benefit any professional. The course is informative and helpful to gaining a better development of marketing and business plans for any sized business. It was the second class that I’ve had with Professor Budde-Sung, and I was again impressed by her dedication, guidance and mastery of the subject matter.
-Stephanie Wood BUS-403 Global Marketing
