Erica Shea

Erica R. Shea

Instructor, General Education, CC

Ms. Erica Shea, general education and reading instructor at MSUB City College, has been vital to the institution’s international student education and retention efforts. She always goes beyond the call of duty to support international students in their academics at MSUB.

Shea has been with MSUB since 2004, first as an academic advisor both for City College and the university campus, and then as a part-time adjunct instructor for the Academic Support Center and English Department. She was hired as a full-time reading instructor under the Title 3 grant in 2019. Since then, she has been a key member of the Academic Support Center and the Office of International Studies and taught college reading strategies to a variety of students, both at City College and the university campus. Shea finds great enjoyment and is incredibly skilled in building off of international students’ current academic practices to best serve the students she teaches each semester.

Outside of the classroom, Shea volunteers for Billings School District 2 in elementary schools and with the Education Foundation’s Reading Rocks program, which is a free summer literacy program that provides reading opportunities and distributes free books to children in city parks.

Shea is a deserving candidate and recipient of the Promoting International Student Success award through her continuous service and exemplary dedication to our international students.