Exposition May 28-31, 2013

THURSDAY, MAY 30
8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.
The Dos and Don’ts of Requesting a New
Advising Staff Position for the ISSS Office
Room 231
How do you determine when it is time to ask
for an additional DSO/ARO advising position
and how do you make that case to upper
university administration? Come learn from
several different institutions how they
assess the need for additional staff, provide
a data-driven justification for their case for
additional staffing, and some of the funding
strategies for supporting these requests.
Chair and Presenter: James Dorsett, Iowa
State University
From Seed Money to Sustainable
Partnerships: Funding from International
Organizations
Room 230
Major international organizations work to
forge new collaborations and provide
support services to higher education. These
funding programs have a demonstrated a
leverage effect for North American
institutions. This session outlines how to
make these opportunities work to
strengthen international partnerships.
Participants share lessons learned to
maximize outcomes in the context of
increasing demand for international
partnerships.
Chair and Presenter: Emilienne Baneth,
PhD, Embassy of France
Presenters: Richard Everitt, British Council;
Maren Lorenz, PhD, German Academic
Exchange Service (DAAD)
54 NAFSA 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO
Great Expectations: Managing
International Students’ Decisionmaking
and Preparation
Room 275
Using examples from cutting-edge business
theory, student insight data, and
institutional examples, this session shows
how to set and manage the International
Enrollment Management communications
flow. Participants learn how to ensure that
students make positive decisions and arrive
well prepared for their experience.
Chair: Pamela K. Barrett, Barton Carlyle and
i-graduate
Presenters: Matthew Beatty, Indiana
University-Bloomington; Cheryl Darrup-
Boychuck, USjournal.com and FundsV
Working Group
The Impact of Global Education on Student
Leadership Development
Room 264
This presentation shares pedagogical
innovation and curricular designs that
integrate global experience into leadership
development. Global education is changing
the ways in which students are taught to
become effective leaders. Experienced
administrators in education and faculty in
leadership development and international
policies should attend. The presentation
includes audience participation.
Chair and Presenter: Luchen Li, PhD, Rose-
Hulman Institute of Technology
Presenter: Irene B. Hodgson, PhD, Xavier
University
The Next Big Thing: Emerging Countries
for International Students
Room 276
Beyond China, where should universities be
looking for qualified international students?
A panel of experts analyzes student mobility
trends and student search metrics for China
while comparing and contrasting with data
from countries with expanding numbers of
students aspiring to access U.S. education.
The session will seek to display how trends
associated with the rise of China as a source
of students offer keys to approaching
opportunities elsewhere.
Chair and Presenter: Clay T. Hensley,
College Board
Presenters: Lin Larson, University of
California-Berkeley; Calvin W. Smith,
Webster University
Online vs. In-Person International Student
Orientation
Room 130
Offering both an online and in-person
orientation to new international students is
ideal. In this session, Texas A&M University
international student advisers demonstrate
the development and continuous
improvement of an Online Orientation and
International Student Conference. The
session begins with a presentation and
concludes with a group discussion.
Chair and Presenter: Samantha Clement,
Texas A&M University
Presenter: Katherine Blackwood Mears,
Texas A&M Universtiy
Region XII Highlight: Paperless Application
Processes for International Student and
Scholar Services
Room 274
Learn how Santa Monica College developed
paperless application and I-20/DS-2019
request processes, including an online
application that feeds student-entered
information to FSA Atlas and SEVIS. The
process is making efficient use of resources,
while providing a platform that
technologically minded students are
comfortable using.
Chair and Presenter: Denise Kinsella, Santa
Monica College
Presenter: Lee Johnston, Santa Monica
College