Exposition May 28-31, 2013

TUESDAY, MAY 28
Visit the workshop table on Level 2 of America's Center, to learn more or see if space is available. All workshops require tickets and fees.
7:00 A.M.-5:30 P.M.
Conference Registration
Washington Lobby East
7:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.
Knowledge Community Networking
Centers
Education Abroad
Room 261
International Education Leadership
Room 262
International Enrollment Management
Room 266
International Student and Scholar
Services
Room 265
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
Room 280
7:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.
SYMPOSIUM ON LEADERSHIP
Leveraging Accreditation and Quality
Assurance to Advance Comprehensive
Internationalization $
Renaissance Grand Hotel, Landmark
Ballroom 1-4
While most quality assurance processes do
not specifically focus on internationalization,
such processes can be utilized to advance
internationalization goals. Accreditation or
quality assurance may occur at the national,
regional, or disciplinary level and vary by
country. Experts on this topic present
examples of successful pathways, and you
will have a chance to dialogue with
colleagues based on institutional type and
world region. Fee includes breakfast and
coffee break.
8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.
OPEN MEETING
Student and Mentors Meeting
Room 132
Mentors meet with students to share
experience, expertise, and advice pertaining
to the field of international education.
8:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Management Development Program
(Day 3) $
(continued from Sunday, May 26)
[SOLD OUT]
Room 242
28 NAFSA 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO
PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
The ABCs of Visa Acquisitions: What
Students and Scholars Experience at a
U.S. Consulate {42} $
Room 223
Learn about the process that students and
scholars experience at U.S. consulates when
applying for a visa, the decisions that
consular officers make, and ways to provide
support, including how to deal with delays
and denials.
Addressing Student Mental Health in
Education Abroad: Good Practices {34} $
Room 232
Learn to recognize common mental health
issues affecting students studying abroad.
Take away practical strategies to address
those issues, plan for campus collaboration,
and design effective intervention strategies.
Advancing International Enrollment
Management: Big Picture Considerations
and Institutional Guidance {37} $
Room 241
Senior international officers (SIOs),
enrollment managers, and campus leaders
identify strategies for advancing
International Enrollment Management (IEM).
Explore external and internal environmental
factors, campus readiness, and the role of
data and assessment. U.S. and non-U.S.
participants create a framework for
advocating for the crucial role of IEM in
comprehensive internationalization.
Basic Immigration Concepts for
Professionals Outside of International
Student Advising {38} $
Room 230
International educators gain a basic
understanding of international student
advising and get an overview of U.S.
immigration laws, SEVIS, the visa process,
and other related topics.
Best Practices in Selecting, Managing, and
Motivating Student Recruitment Agents
{39} $
Room 240
Get the most out of working with student
recruitment agents by learning best
practices from industry experts and
research. Designed for those new to using
agents, or those looking to strengthen their
ability to select, manage, and motivate the
agents they work with.
Brand Strategy and Effective Recruitment
Practices {40} $
Room 224
Identify practical strategies on competitive
positioning through building brand identity,
conducting and using market research, and
developing productive international
recruitment networks. Discuss strategies for
effectively working with educational agents
abroad. Walk away with hands-on tools to
help grow international enrollment.
Crisis Abroad: Response and Recovery
{35} $
Room 228
From political unrest to natural disasters to
acts of terror…one thing you can expect in
education abroad: the unexpected. This
workshop will provide valuable information
and insight for education abroad managers
and risk management professionals to learn
from the widespread crises of recent years
affecting the field.
Crisis Management for the International
Student and Scholar Office {43} $
Room 222
Based on the crisis management resource
developed by NAFSA’s KC ISSS Task Force on
Crisis Management, participants develop
tools to use during a crisis situation and
create their own crisis management
response plans tailored to use at their home
institutions.
Effective Predeparture and Arrival
Orientations for International Students
{44} $
Room 226
Learn strategies that contribute to
students’ academic and cultural adjustment
at their host institutions
when designing predeparture and arrival
orientations from both a U.S. and overseas
perspective.
Increasing the Numbers of Sponsored
Students on Your U.S. Campus {41} $
Room 225
U.S. university-based administrators
consider strategies for increasing the
numbers of sponsored students (such as
Fulbright, UGRAD, foreign government
sponsors, etc.) on their campuses.