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Session Name
Boundless: Engaging International
Students Virtually Throughout the
Admissions Cycle

Abstract

Knowledge
Community
A record number of international students enrolled in US institutions this past year, but what factors motivate them? How can you get on IEM KC
their radar? How can you influence their choice of school? We'll share the latest research findings about the expectations, influences, and
concerns of international undergraduate and graduate students. Now in its third year, theresearch study reveals year-over-year trends
that are impacting international recruiting. Additionally,Aaron Bixler, associate director of International Recruitment for Miami University
of Ohio, will discuss the university's international recruiting strategy. He'll explore how they're using online communications to improve
the experience for students throughout enrollment.

Whip up a Memorable Recruitment

Speech-Your Recipe for Lasting
Impressions

Whether new to the field, an occasional recruiter, or an old pro, we can fall into comfortable routines of regurgitating the same bland
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information about our schools: campus size, student-to-faculty ratio, and number of student clubs. Are you saying the right things to get
students hungry to come talk to you? This interactive session will take you through a series of activities to help you spice up your 1-3
minute recruitment pitch to students, parents, and counselors. Grab your apron and come ready to cook up a gourmet recruitment
speech!

Comments Needed: When Government

Agencies Ask For Your Input

When government agencies ask for input from stakeholders, that means you! These requests for comments (on guidance or new
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regulations) are the international education community's opportunity to explain to the government how higher education works and what
impact their decisions have. This session will discuss how to go about writing a comment letter, including: how to determine who signs a
comment letter; what types of letters are most effective; what issues to address.

Enrolling International Students from US The US hosts over 73,000 international students in US highschools and over 87,000 in Associates-level colleges, and nowthese students PAN NAFSA
Institutions: Recruitment and Transferring enroll in four-year institutions at greater numbers than in the past. Panelists surveyed high school and community college DSOs and will
present survey results and ways best to serve these students in the admissions and SEVIS transfer processes. A SEVPField Representative
has been invited to participate as well.
Income Taxes: A Discussion of the Issues, Bring your questions, examples, issues, concerns, problems, and solutions to share with your colleagues and a CPA specializing in ISS
Problems, and Solutions
income tax return preparation so we can help ISS successfully and painlessly (as possible!) comply with US and state income tax filing
requirements.

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Basic Tips on Chinese Student Names and Participants will be able to pronounce common Chinese names after attending this session. Additionally, they will know where to find free PAN NAFSA
Pronunciation
internet resources and handy phone appswhich they can use to refine their pronunciation of Chinese without the need of intensively
studying the language. Finally, they will gain an understanding of common male and common female given names and cultural values
behind names in Chinese society. If time permits, participants will learn the pros and cons of giving their own students American names
instead of using their difficult-to-pronounce birth names.
Learning English(es): Enhancing
Conversation Programs for International
and Domestic Students

A product of globalization, Global English, has been gaining speed, as second language English learners outnumber native-speakers of
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English. This session will highlight structural changes with the English Conversation Program to promote student leadership, cross-cultural
communication skills , code switching, critical thinking, and developing both a safe space to make errors and a micro-community among a
large campus.

Education Abroad Visa Update: France,

Italy, Spain, UK and the World-at-Large

Do you advise students needing a visa for their study abroad program? This session will focus on updated information for France, Italy,
Spain, the UK, and the world-at-large as well as explore best practices for education abroad offices.

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International Education Professional

Competencies: Implications for the field

What are the cross-cutting skills and knowledge that all international educators need? How can the International Education Professional
Competencies be used at the individual, team, division, institution and field level? Join international education experts to learn about
NAFSAs recently published international education competency statements and their implications for the field.

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What's the NAFSA Academy All About?

The session will familiarize Region VI conference attendees with the underlying purpose of the NAFSA Academy training program, its
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history, and significance. Attendees will hear from current Academy Class 12 Trainees how the experience is transforming them, as well as
receive information about how to become a member (including the application timeline and the application selection process).

Finding Your Place in NAFSA Leadership

Representatives from NAFSAs Leadership Development Committee present opportunities to further engage in the field of international
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education by serving as a NAFSA member leader, either locally, regionally, or nationally. Learn about opportunities available at every level
of your career and for every level of commitment. NAFSAs various leader positions influence public policy, the path of the organization,
and the services provided to international educators.

J-1 Exchange Visitor Program: What,

Over the past year, theDepartment of States Office of Private Sector Exchange Administration- Academic and Government Programs
When, Why, and How to Report Incidents (OPA-AG) unit has provided academic sponsors guidance on when and how to inform us of incidents involving their respective exchange
to the Department of State
visitor programs. This presentation will cover the incident reporting rubric in detail along with how OPA processes complaints received
from exchange visitors and concerned third parties regarding a sponsors program. Time permitting, OPA will also be available to answer
broader EVP questions, however, most questions regarding recent Subpart A changes will be deferred to the Office of Designation.

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Improving Mental Health Awareness

Among International Students

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The session will focus on some common warnings signs of mental illness and give practical advice on how to seek care. Then we will
discuss some common myths and misconceptions that students have regarding mental health concerns to break down cultural and
personal barriers many students have about seeking care for such conditions. We'll end with an open, interactive discussion to share ideas
and thoughts on how to combat mental health taboos for international students.

Understanding Chinese Credentials

Educational documents in Chinese can seem daunting; even school-issued translations vary greatly in quality. But fluency in Mandarin is
not required to identify key words and distinguish between similar documents. This session covers different types of Chinese educational
documents (including secondary and post-secondary), with tips on recognizing important Chinese terminology, tools to aid translation,
and some red flags for detecting fraud.

Indiaaaagghhhh to Indiaaaaahhhhh!!!

India presents a daunting challenge for anyone who is just starting to recruit undergraduate students. Conflicting information about the IEM KC
available market size, growth in Indian undergraduates, opportunities to recruit, etc. muddy the waters. No wonder a recruiter's typical
reaction is "Indiaaaagghhhh". This session will provide greater clarity into the current conditions for recruiting in India and suggestions on
how to enhance recruitment efforts, whether you're new to India or have been recruiting there for decades

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International Internships: How to
Approach Them on Your Campus

International internships are proving to be a great alternative to get more students abroad but this is still a new frontier for many
universities. In this session an international internship provider and advisers from two universities who have large experiential learning
programs will shed some light on these new opportunities and how to approach them on your campus. What exactly do international
internships look like and how do I vet them? How should I talk about them? What aresome common questions/concerns and how do I
address them?How do I build support on campus? Who should I connect with?

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The Parent Factor - Programming, Privacy Ah, parents. We wouldn't have students without them, but how equipped are we to deal with their increasing levels of involvement?
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and Partnership
Three panelists will briefly outline their parent interactions - from pre-arrival communications and orientation programming, to techniques
for communicating within FERPA rules (including some very creative parent examples), to working with parents as partners in times of
crisis. Once we've got your brain engaged, most of our time will be spent in small group scenario discussions. You know you've got parent
stories to tell! Let's share our creative solutions.
Immigration Sponsorship for Universities

This session will cover some strategic ways a university can save time and money while also avoiding liability when sponsoring
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international employees for work authorization and permanent residence.Topics for discussion will include: using pre-existing recruitment
and/or combining recruitment for multiple positions, timing the filings to avoid premium processing fees, sharing cost of immigration fees
with employee when permitted by law, structuring salary to avoid benching prohibitions during non-productive status, avoiding disparate
impact in sponsorship policies, and other strategies.

Working with Chinese University Partners Do you work with Chinese universities and agents? What types of collaborations do you have with your Chinese partners? What are the
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and Recruiting Agencies Roundtable
exciting and frustrating moments you have experienced? Have you experienced any cultural barriers that you would like to learn how to
overcome? Or, do you have lessons to share? Please join us to learn the best practices and resources of working with Chinese universities
and agents. Bring your questions and be prepared to share your experiences. Please join us for a lively discussion and a round-table
brainstorming led by Kent State Universitys Office of Global Education.
Introduction to Chinese Social Media

From Renren, QQ, Weibo to Wechat, what is the best way to reach out to your Chinese international students? We are introducing
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different Chinese social media that higher education can utilize and best practices of how to use them differently. Since Wechat has joined
us to become one of the most powerful tools to reach out to Chinese international students, we also would like to share the process for
account settings, fan growth and the novel features that a cost-free public account can provide to prospective and current Chinese
international students.

The Impact of Proactive Developmental

International students face obstacles to academic success, affecting their ability to persist. Students may encounter difficulty managing
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Advising on International Student Success studies in English as a second language.Additionally, pedagogical style, cultural differences and familial expectations can inhibit students
from seeking support.These factors may be invisible to a university, but insurmountable to the student. Proactive developmental advising
establishes accountability and support for these students and can help students achieve academic success.This session explores the
nature and results of a proactive developmental advising experience and opens the discussion on what universities can do to support
students beyond the traditional advising protocol.
Glocal: Going Local in Support of
International Education Professionals

In the greater Cincinnati region, there is a group of International Educators that gather about once a quarter to discuss issues in IE, hear
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about best practices at their respective institutions and gain general moral from like minded folks. GCIE (Greater Cincinnati International
Educators) started with the impetus of Kim Diehl, who upon moving from San Antonio to Cincinnati, brought the idea with her. Come learn
about how this group got started, structure of the meetings and how to set up a local chapter in your neck of the woods.

Finding Balance: Managing the Demands

of Work, Life and Family

The email in-box that is never empty; evening and weekend programming that needs staffed; work trips and professional development;
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and one more student emergency.Jobs in IE can take over our lives.Join a discussion with IE professionals on their experiences on getting
the work/life mix right for each of them and tips/ideas on how you can develop the tools needed to promote and create that right mix
for yourself and your office/staff/colleagues.

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggiety-Jig... Re- This session looks at how re-entry programming can help keep the passion of study abroad alive once a student is back on campus. Xavier EA KC
Entry Programming. Insights and More.
has been running re-entry programming since the late 90s and Miami recently launched one last year and UC is looking to revamp past
programming. What works, kind of works, and what failed miserably? Come learn about what these two universities have done togive
students continuous access to international work, volunteering and integrating cross campus collaboration into re-entry programming.
Lost in (Coding) Translation - A Journey
through the Wiki

Our in-house wiki database is currently used to aid in credential evaluation by organizing all of our information into a central, online
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resource.Once completed, it will be an invaluable tool for international credential evaluation, yet is flexible enough to provide support for
all areas of international services at our institution.The information within the wiki is easily accessible, allowing for greater internal
collaboration and shared knowledge among staff.Attendees to this presentation will walk away with a working knowledge of how a wiki
database may be created and utilized effectively for a university international admissions office.

The 3-Year Conundrum

In Europe, the Bologna agreements have encouraged their 49 signatory countries to adopt the 3-year degree model. As more countries
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follow suit we expect to see an increase in students with 3-year degrees applying to U.S. institutions. In our presentation, we will provide
a brief overview of the academic systems that award 3-year bachelors degrees, and present a variety of viewpoints on how to equate
these degrees to the U.S. system. Focusing on institutional policy and the variety of ways to evaluate the credentials, our presentation will
conclude with several case studies thatwill be evaluated in small groups.

Connecting with International Students

and Partners through US Government
Resources

Learn about the programs and services the U.S. Commercial Service and EducationUSA offer U.S. educational institutions to help them
increase their international students. The panel discussion will focus on government services for international recruitment, Region VI
members first-hand experiences on trade missions and virtual fairs, and an interactive discussion on best practices and resources
available to leverage your time and grow your universitys profile abroad.

Integration That Works

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Team at Purdue University. Completing its second year of existence, this team of Intercultural Programs Specialists are now integrating its
Boiler Out service program, welcome orientations, academic departments,and student organizations through innovative collaborations,
certifications, and grant programs. If you've had integration added to your responsibilities, you won't want to miss this practical
presentation.

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Cross Training - Exercising More Than Just Cross training between International Admissionsand our Student Services Offices in the IUPUI Office of International Affairs has helped us PAN NAFSA
Our Admissions/Services Brains
better understand what each office does and how we can better serve our students together.Learn about the history behind the initiative,
how we came up with topics and where we are headed.Time will be available to share what other offices are doing around the region.
Comprehensive Language Program for
First Years at a Small College

We will walk through the development and the implementation of a comprehensive language program at a small liberal arts instituition,
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including the collaboration of the Office of International Student Affairs, Admissions, the Learning Center, the Writing Center, the ELL
coordinator, the Dean for Curriculum, and the Educational Policy Committee. The plan includes a pre-orientation program, two week
English language seminar, Global Engagement Seminar, writing studio and writing class. We will show the process of obtaining buy-in, the
time line and the assesment of some of the components initiated a year ago.

Conflict as Catalyst: Implementing Study

Abroad Programs for Peacebuilding

With global conflict at an all time high, and 59.5 million people displaced in 2014 due to intractable conflicts, it is critical to consider how
we as educators can thoughtfully equip students with skills to manage and negotiate complex conflict, both at home and abroad. This
session will explore concrete examples of study abroad programming in conflict and post-conflict countries, with the goal of educating
students in themes related to peacebuilding and social justice. Through videography and discussion, we will address pedagogical
strategies, risk management, ethics of engagement, learning outcomes and strategies for collaboration between providers and home
campuses.

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Colombian Education System: Assessment Colombia is one of the Spanish-speaking countries with the most students studying in the United States. We will provide an in-depth
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of Educational Programs and Credentials presentation of the education system with an emphasis on secondary and higher education. Topics will include information on the
structure of the education system, Colombian university admissions practices, higher education accreditation, common features on official
documentation and best practices in document verification.
Who signs this? Partnering with
Academic Units in EA Advising

This session will present practical approaches to advising education abroad students in partnership with academic advising units.Tools
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developed by an academic unit, in consultation with the education abroad office, will be discussed as a starting pointspecifically
focusing on curriculum integration and strategic course planning.Group discussions will focus on different institutional types and available
resources as well as resource development.Session participants will walk away with concrete examples of tools that they can adapt for
their specific needs to better collaborate with academic advising partners on campus.

Recognizing & Addressing Pedagogical

and Cultural Variations in Higher
Education

At the University of Cincinnati, international studentsprovide the university with an opportunity to lead inenhancing their learning and
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cultural experience.The information and suggestions presented here draw on the perceptions and experiences faced by UC international
students and our faculty and staff.We will briefly discuss three areas which need recognition and adjustment for international students:
adjustments in the classroom, adjustments for faculty/advisors and finally, cultural competency. Lastly, we will provide; ideas, recommend
best practice instructional methods for faculty, advisors and staff as well as, tips and recommendations for best practices in the field of
advising and supporting international students.

IEL Colloquium - Minding the Middle;

Managing, Partnering, Leading (Part 1)

International Education Leadership relies on staff involvement from every level. The unique perspectives of mid-level managers from all
facets of international education are invaluable. Please join us for this two part session where we will explore the mid-level position in
international education, its assets and challenges, and further develop our skills in order to effectively partner with senior international
officers and administrative staff, faculty and other stakeholders at our home institutions. Plan to bring your unique perspective,
experience and best practices to share with your fellow colleagues in the field.

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IEL Colloquium - Minding the Middle;

Managing, Partnering, Leading (Part 2)

International Education Leadership relies on staff involvement from every level. The unique perspectives of mid-level managers from all
facets of international education are invaluable. Please join us for this two part session where we will explore the mid-level position in
international education, its assets and challenges, and further develop our skills in order to effectively partner with senior international
officers and administrative staff, faculty and other stakeholders at our home institutions. Plan to bring your unique perspective,
experience and best practices to share with your fellow colleagues in the field.

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Let's Talk About Sex: Developing a

Culturally-Sensitive Title IX Workshop

Lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid, and implications when developing a culturally-sensitive orientation session to address U.S. relationship
customs and other Title IX (sex discrimination) topics. This presentation discusses the history of Title IX, compliance issues, and our
process of developing an appropriate international student-focused workshop. Suggestions for replication or adaptation will also be
shared.

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Partnering with Providers for Faculty-Led: This session will explore innovative tactics for adding value to faculty-led programming through the use of program providers. Effective
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Best Practices and Pragmatic Approaches strategies for integrating providers into various stages of program planning, from development to debrief will be discussed as well as best
practices for vetting providers to help choose the best program provider(s) for your institution. We will consider first time use of
providers, including convincing faculty to do so, as well as how to refine such partnerships for continued usage. Participants will gain
valuable insight and tools to strengthen existing programs and foster new programs while reducing office workloads and risk.
Moving Beyond Lets Be Friends:
Strategies for Global Partnership
Management

An active array of global partnerships can contribute to the success of an institutions comprehensive internationalization but can also
be a challenge to maintain. This roundtable discussion will highlight approaches to strategic partnership management in several different
institution contexts and provide an opportunity to discuss strategies and best practices.

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Getting the H Out of Here

If you often find yourself harried by the complicated H-1B requests that come your way, then let us help you get the H(-1B) out of
hereand to sunny Laguna Niguel, CA! We will address a myriad of related issues such as Department of Labor obstacles, limited
remaining H-1B eligibility, undisclosed employment amendments, incoherent job descriptions, inconsistent minimum job requirements,
and illegible or non-existent documentation. Come prepared with your own examples, too, as we will allow time for participants to share
their experiences in a collaborative learning environment.

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Supercharging Study Abroad: Helping

Students Effectively Market Their
Experience Abroad

Students have heard that study abroad can enhance their resume and make them more marketable to employers, but most of them are
not sure how to do this. It is up to us, as international educators, to assist students with effectively marketing their study abroad
experience to future employers.This session offers suggestions on how to prepare students before departure so they can incorporate
career-enhancing projects and activities during their time abroad. Well also emphasis strategies for unpacking and articulating newly
acquired skills and competencies via cover letters, resumes, and interviews.

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Interrnational Academic Advising: Little
Bit Country, Little Bit Rock 'n' Roll

Are academic units causing more problems than they solve for you and your students? With the increase in international students and
education abroad interest in one particular college, a need arose to have specialized academic advisers who could navigate the unique
needs of international and education abroad students. The International Programs Office in the College of Business serves 600
international students as well as provides advising for and promotes business-related education abroad opportunities. This session will
cover the functions of the international-focused academic advising unit and how such a unit can support ISSS, International
Admissions,and Education Abroad offices.

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Utilizing Study Abroad Software for

Intraoffice Communication and
Automation

An online application and database management system can be used for much more than a collection place for data and reporting. This
session will discuss and demonstrate creative uses for utilizing one such system to streamline communication between individuals within
an office, as well as additional tracking mechanisms to allow for automation of communication through many parts of this process.

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Enhancing Study Abroad Funding and

Content Through Non-University
Partnerships

See why an Ohio State University study abroad program to Brazil partnered with the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association (OCWGA).
Learn from both sides about why the partnership was formed, how it was formed and the benefits. Also spend time in a group-think
atmosphere to brainstorm of organizations, companies or people that could be supportive of your study abroad programs.

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Building Bridges: Central Study Abroad

and Academic Units

Is study abroad at your university managed centrally or is it decentralized?Learn how The Ohio State University transitioned from a
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centrally operated study abroad program to the shared responsibility model which shares the responsibilities and the risks of managing,
promoting and conducting study abroad programs with colleges and academic units.Learn from both the College and the University
leadership about their take on the new model.

Changing the Culture of Study Abroad

with First Year Programs

Do you want your students to study abroad early and often?Are you looking for ways to create a multi-discipline, freshman cohort?
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Consider creating a study abroad program for first year students.The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences within The
Ohio State University has offered a faculty-lead study abroad program for incoming freshman for the last nine years. See how this and
other programs are influencing the culture of study abroad. Come and learn from our strategies, successes, failures and results.

Live to Fail Another Day: Innovation in

International Education

Failure is a crucial part of innovation in our field. Using examples from fellow Region VI professionals, learn how to re-frame failure (from PAN NAFSA
small to EPIC) in a way that will benefit and shape your mission. Determine when it is time to pivot in a new direction or when to stick to
your current methodology. Leave this session feeling relieved that you are not alone, enthusiastic to starta new endeavor, and confident
that you will fail in new and exciting ways on your crooked and treacherous pathway to success. This session is inspired by the Innovation
& Entrepreneurship MIG.

The Journey Home Assisting Departing

International Students with Re-Entry

How are you preparing your international students to return home after their program is over?We will be sharing how we address the
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journey home with our international students.We will share our experience in creating, implementing and assessing a re-entry program
for our international students return home.Peruse through our guidebook, learn about our workshop, and find out how we help students
begin their reflection and preparation.Come share your experiences as we help each other discover best practices and learn how others
are addressing this at their schools.

Data Collection for results in an IEP

This session will proved a rationale for data collection in an IEP ranging from accreditation to recruitment. It will address the following
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questions: Why are you collecting data? What data should you collect? Who should collect it and what will you do with it? The process of
creating report templates will be addressed and samples will be presented. The audience will help identify complications that may arise
and how to respond to them.

Social Security Numbers, SAVE, and the I-9 A representative of the Cincinnati Social Security Administration will present on the SSN process including the SAVE system and the types PAN NAFSA
of information available through that system. Suggestions for insuring successful transactions will be discussed. Mr. Ron Cushing, director
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of International Services at University of Cincinnati will lead us through the I-9 process including some tricky scenarios with statuses in
transition and work authorization pending. Ron's office oversees the I-9 process on their campus for all non-immigrant employees.
Diversifying Your International
Recruitment for Beginners

Its that time of year again! Time to plan the budget and decide not only how much to allot for recruitment, but where you should be
recruiting and how. This session will provide ideas, resources and discussion about recruiting off the beaten path and figuring out what
works best for your institution no matter the size! International admissions counselors will share their experiences recruiting beyond
popular markets and reveal their findings. Learn about their challenges, the subsequent lessons learned and most important of allthe
success stories!

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USCIS: Current Issues

This session will provide updates on current United States Citizenship and Immigration Services issues. Representatives from the USCIS
have been invited to participate.
This session is intended to provide P/DSOs with an update on SEVIS system enhancements and policy guidance. Representatives from
SEVP have been invited to participate.
Bring your F-1 issues and conundrums! Each table will have an experienced DSO to facilitate discussion on trends and current issues such
as CPT, OPT, re-certification, etc.
This session is relevant for admissions officers and faculty involved with recruitment and admission of Chinese applicants to
undergraduate and graduate study at U.S. institutions.The presenters share information about Chinese applicants widespread use of
education placement agencies, which may charge upwards of $10,000 for assistance in navigating the confusing maze of applying for study
abroad, as well as craftingand often enhancingapplication contents such as personal statements, recommendation letters, writing
samples, and awards, sometimes resulting in inaccurate portrayals of applicants academic and English abilities.Ethical issues, as well and
strengthening overall admissions screenings, will also be addressed.

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This presentation will use as background a situation in which two (and nearly three) out-of-status students were arrested by ICE in the
span of one week. Panelists will include two university DSOs, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, and an immigration
attorney.The session will discuss university policies and practices surrounding students who fall out of status, how this population is
monitored by the government, and what happens if a student comes to the attention of ICE. In addition, the legal process following
apprehension by ICE will be examined.

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SEVP Update
F-1 Student Issues Roundtable
Chinese Education Placement Agencies:
The Art of Student Application
Embellishment

Consequences of Not Taking Action: ICE

Enforcement and Beyond

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Taking Orientation Abroad: Pre-Departure More and more institutions are offering pre-departure orientation programs abroad to incoming international students. This session will KC ISSS
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explore how a number of schools in Region VI have implemented such programs. We will discuss what goes in to planning and conducting
pre-departure orientations, including logistics, cost, timing, determing who should go, what to include in the program content, and more.

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Case Study Conundrum Part 1

Case Study participants share their findings and recommendations with the judges. Hear the unique ideas and creative problem-solving
skills applied to the complex case study by teams of new professionals. Winners will be announced at the Awards luncheon on Tuesday.

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Case Study Conundrum Part 2

Case Study participants share their findings and recommendations with the judges.Hear the unique ideas and creative problem-solving
skills applied to the complex case study by teams of new professionals. Winners will be announced at the Awards luncheon on Tuesday.

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I Wish I Had Known Tales From the First The first year in international education can be daunting. Using our four unique perspectives, with viewpoints from a community college,
Year
an urban non-residential university, a one-person office at a junior college, and a large residential university, we will share with you our
experiences of our first year. Youll walk away with some funny stories and practical ideas whether you are interested in getting into the
field of international education or if someone new is joining your team and you want to know what we wish someone would have told us
before we took our jobs!

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Setting IEP Students Expectations for

Academic Work

Even when IEP students complete their English studies on the same campus as their academic program, they are not always aware of
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university academic expectations when they matriculate. This session will lay out strategies for identifying these expectations, suggest
ways to expressthem to IEP students, and provide examples of activities to include in IEP courses that can prepare students for university
academic culture.Time will be reserved at the end of the session for group discussion.

Advocating for International Education

Join the ranks of NAFSA advocates in speaking out on vital international education issues with the tools and resources gained in this
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session. Connect with our Region's Advocacy Representative and 2015 Advocacy Day grant recipients, who will provide an overview of key
ongoing initiatives, highlights and insights from their own advocacy experiences as well as ideas and suggestions for getting involved.
Participants will leave this session especially prepared to make their voices heard back home, with tips for gaining institutional support to
take part in NAFSAs annual Advocacy Day event and various other efforts year round.

Developing Intercultual Competence

through Collaborative On-line
International Learning

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) creates multiple opportunities for developing intercultural competence among
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professors and students. Recently trained by the SUNY COIL Center through a grant sponsored by the American Council of Education, two
faculty teams at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and the Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, in Lima, Peru developed COIL course
initiatives at their respective universities. Presenters will provide an overview of this collaborative project and offer specific details
regarding course development, interactive task design and student artifacts, technology integration, as well as plans to expand this
program across the university.

Telecollaboration Across the Americas:

Virtual Immersion Builds Intercultural
Communicative Competence

Todays technology provides opportunities for students to develop intercultural communicative competence through tele-collaborative
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sessions, without leaving their desk. Utilizing the Jesuit Network of the Americas Consortium, a community of 20 universities, 17,000
students and 150 faculty members focus on a common mission to enhance global learning in an inexpensive, authentic and inclusive
manner. This presentation describes the program development of a systematic approach to integrating language and culture, and includes
program rationale, successes and challenges, qualitative student data, as well as strategies for organizing and executing a successful
program.

Creating Engaging Videos on a Budget

Videos are a powerful way to inspire and educate your international audiences. But professional videos are expensive and can cost
thousands of dollars. Hear from experiences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and University of Kentucky on how they
made low-budget videos for international recruitment, an International Festival, and education abroad. Learn how you can become a
producer and get tips on resources and factors to consider.

Numbers Dont Lie: Assessment in ISSS

International Education is relying more heavily on assessment to make data-driven decisions. Intuition is not a strong enough argument
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anymore to make changes to existing programs and develop new programs or initiatives. Assessment opportunities in ISSS can go much
further than tracking enrollment data. In this session we will discuss program evaluation and assessment, needs assessments, and service
assessment as they relate to ISSS.We will review assessment endeavors at The Ohio State University and Ohio University and how this
data is used to drive change.

Planning for the Unexpected: Assessing

Risk and Managing Crises

Responding to student health and welfare comes in many forms and often requires individuals to think critically, quickly and concisely.
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Whether you are a first responder or in a supporting role, this session will help individuals develop a toolkit for planning and responding to
incidents that occur abroad. Participants will assess case studies from two different institutions to build knowledge of skills in responding
to student crises.

Advocating for International Students Politics at a Small Liberal Arts School

This session will examine how the Office of International Student Affairs (OISA) at the College of Wooster successfully lobbied for the
creation of additional support services for international students in spite of limited resources available within a small private liberal arts
school. In the span of three years, OISA successfully obtained the creation of a cultural adjustment course, the creation of a full time
English Language Learning (ELL) coordinator, and a summer ELL program.

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Electronic Verification of Foreign

Educational Credentials: Resources and
Strategies

In this session we will provide an overview on accessible web resources that can be used to confirm authenticity of foreign credential
documents for evaluation purposes via both governmental and institutional verification systems. We will show a live demonstration on
how electronic verification operates by verifying sample foreign credentials from selected institutions and countries. Finally, we will
describe how this verification process can be built into the standard business practices of an international admissions office. After the
session, participants will be able to conduct electronic verification of foreign education credentials from countries and institutions with
available electronic verification systems.

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Crisis Management: Transforming

Conflicts into Educational Moments for
International Students

This session will examine conflicts that can arise within the international student populations on a campus that result form cultural and
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historical conflicts that students bring with them from their home countries. We will examine three such issues that impacted the student
population at the College of Wooster within the last couple of years, and examine the steps we took to address them. We will encourage
participant to share similar experiences they have had, and consider how these issues were addressed or could be addressed on their
respective campuses.

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International Student Orientation: A Three This session will examine the three-point model of the international student orientation at the College of Wooster, a small private liberal
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arts. We will examine the process of developing the online pre-orientation, the on campus orientation, and how it feeds into the global
engagement seminar course which focuses on helping international students with cultural and academic adjustment

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Boren Awards: Advising Students for

Competitive Applications

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In this session, Susan Sharp, assistant director of the Boren Awards, will give a general overview of the Boren Awards, with specific
information about how to advise for competitive applications, including the resources provided for campus representatives and advisors.
Karla Guinigundo, Boren campus representative from Miami University, will provide an on-campus perspective with profiles of recent
recipients.The session will include time for the audience to discuss what has worked on their campuses and ask questions of the
presenters.