Exposition May 28-31, 2013

TUESDAY, MAY 28
2:30 P.M.-3:45 P.M.
Engaging International Alumni: Strategies
and Best Practices
Room 260
In assigning high priority to internationalizing
the curriculum and the student body, many
institutions lose track of a valuable
resource: their international alumni. Learn
the benefits and challenges of international
alumni development, strategies to engage
alumni and increase affinity, and what you
can do to launch or advance your
international alumni program.
Chair and Presenter: Anne Hayner,
University of Notre Dame
Presenters: Aamir Anwar, Carnegie Mellon
University; Andrew Shaindlin, Carnegie
Mellon University
Financial Aid for Education Abroad:
Effective Collaboration with Your Financial
Aid Office
Room 267
This session outlines case studies and
highlights best practices for working with
your campus financial aid office. Portability
of aid, preparation of cost-of-attendance
adjustments, satisfactory academic
progress, and more are covered from both
the study abroad office and financial aid
office perspective.
Chair and Presenter: Sarah Langston,
University of South Carolina
Presenters: Shelly Royer, Rice University;
Cathy Schuster, University of Minnesota-
Twin Cities
From Brawn to Brains: How Immigration
Works for the United States
Room 264
Both low-and high-skilled immigrants
contribute to U.S. economic growth, and
high-skilled immigrants have a unique role in
innovation and entrepreneurship. Currently
7 percent of permanent resident visas go to
skilled employment-based immigrants. This
presentation discusses immigration policy in
the context of economic growth.
Guest Speaker: Pia Orrenius, PhD,
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
Hot Topics in SEVIS and Visas for Intensive
English Programs (IEPs)
Room 130
Representatives from the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security’s Student and Exchange
Visitor Program (SEVP) and the U.S
Department of State’s Consular Affairs Visa
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Office provide updates and respond to
questions on topics solicited from the
audience on implementation of accreditation
requirements, visas for short term programs,
and recertification and I-17 requirements.
Chair and presenter: Beata Schmid, PhD,
EF Education First
Presenter: Patricia Juza, Baruch College-
City University of New York
Linking Systems and Building Capacity
with Latin American Higher Education
Room 123
Latin American higher education is
improving the region's potential for
education abroad and for establishing
partnerships with North American colleges
and universities. Fueled by economic
growth, Latin American countries are
investing in their educational systems,
linking education with national development.
Proximity, historical ties, the immigrant
presence, and Spanish growing as a second
language in the United States are also
contributing to new opportunities.
Chair and Presenter: Margaret Heisel, PhD,
University of California-Berkeley
A Logical Way to Quality Assessment and
Evaluation
Room 240
This session discusses the foundation and
principles of assessment and evaluation in
international education. Following the
critique of existing assessment and
evaluation practices in the field, attendees
learn how to assess the outcomes of a
program in international education using a
logic model. Small group discussion and an
individual exercise are included.
Chair and Presenter: Ji-Yeung Jang, PhD,
Ohio University
Presenters: Darla K. Deardorff, EdD, Duke
University/Association of International
Education Administrators; James Demery,
PhD, University of Florida
New Senior International Officers (SIOs):
What to Know, Who to Know (Including
Yourself)
Room 232
In this interactive session, new SIOs present
on what they wished they knew before
taking their position, experienced SIOs offer
suggestions about what support new SIOs
need to do their jobs well, and participants
design a development plan and strategy for
overcoming one specific challenge.
Chair and Presenter: Jennifer Latham,
Fordham University
Presenters: Ismael J. Betancourt, Upper
Iowa University; Jesse L. Lutabingwa, PhD,
Appalachian State University; Jeffrey M.
Riedinger, PhD, Michigan State University;
Paaige Turner, PhD, Saint Louis University
Prevailing Wage Determination Process:
Step-by-Step
Room 263
Participants learn how to evaluate job
descriptions and calculate the prevailing
wage for an H-1B/PERM occupation before
submitting the prevailing wage
determination (PWD) request to the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL). Presenters
describe DOL’s five-step PWD process so
participants can predict the PWD the DOL is
likely to issue, helping them avoid
complications. Preparing in-house PWDs,
safe harbor’s impact, and alternative wage
sources are also discussed.
Chair and Presenter: David Muusz, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute & State University
Presenters: Robin V. Catmur, University of
Georgia; Suzanne B. Seltzer, Klasko, Rulon,
Stock & Seltzer, LLP
Programming to Meet the Needs of
International Spouses in the United States
Room 274
International spouses face unique
challenges and their well-being affects the
success of the students or scholars they
accompany. This session shows how two
community groups and two international
student offices planned programs to meet
the needs of international spouses.
Chair and Presenter: Jane Dunham,
GlobalAustin
Presenters: Shelagh Hayreh, International
Women's Club; Sue Hoffman, University of
Maryland; Radhika Reddy, Vanderbilt
University
Recruiting and Retaining Foreign
Government Sponsored Students
Room 131
Learn best practices and strategies for
recruiting and supporting governmentsponsored
students globally, including finding
regions and scholarships that match your
institution. An overview and discussion of
strategy will be followed by regional
roundtable discussions with EducationUSA
advisers and government scholarship
agencies.
Chair and Presenter: Kristen Cammarata,
EducationUSA
Presenter: Anne Schneller, Michigan State
University