Exposition May 28-31, 2013

THURSDAY, MAY 30
2:00 P.M.-3:15 P.M.
Optimizing Social Media: Effective Use of
Analytics
Room 274
Learn how to analyze and optimize your
social media activities using low-cost tools.
This session is hands on, guiding
participants through different tools. The
session points out key metrics and
demonstrates how to use them efficiently.
We encourage you to bring your laptops or
tablets. Numerous resources are provided
for continued exploration.
Chair and Presenter: Mandy Reinig, St.
Mary's College of Maryland
Presenters: Leslie Harlson, German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); Jessica
Winters, University of Groningen
Phase II: An International Educator’s Path
to Retirement
Room 122
Many longtime NAFSAns are nearing the
end of their careers in international
education. They must begin to plan for the
“autumn” of their careers, identifying and
consolidating their resources, considering
health and long-term care issues, and
preparing for the psychological and
emotional lifestyle changes of retirement.
Participants discuss and learn how to remain
active international educators.
Chair and Presenter: Patricia I. Jones,
Macomb, Illinois
Presenters: Suzanne Marlay, Jonesboro,
Arkansas; John T. O'Shea, JD, TIAA-CREF;
Kay A. Thomas, PhD, University of
Minnesota-Twin Cities
62 NAFSA 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO
Reversing the Trend: Reinvigorating
Semester and Academic-Year Education
Abroad
Room 260
Join a panel of experienced professionals
for a meaningful discussion of the value and
state of semester and academic-year study
abroad. Participants discover and share
tools for advocating to campus
administrators, building faculty support and
involvement, and using program models and
promotional strategies to appeal to
"Generation 9/11" students.
Chair and Presenter: Janis Perkins,
Expanding Horizons for Education Abroad
Presenters: Carol W. Dickerman, PhD,
Association Colleges of the Midwest; Mary
Anne Grant, International Student Exchange
Programs (ISEP); Bradley Rink, PhD, School
for International Training (SIT)
2:00 P.M.-3:30 P.M.
Poster Fairs
Halls 3-5, Poster Fair area
A list of individual posters and presenters is
available at the entrance to the poster fair
area and online at
www.nafsa.org/ac13posters.
Enrolling More Sponsored Students at
Your Institution
Learn about the vast variety of sponsored
student programs and how to bring more
sponsored students to your campus by
meeting directly with the sponsors and
programming organizations who administer
their programs.
Chair: Craig Hastings, King Abdullah
University of Science and Technology
Funding Opportunities for Education
Abroad
Posters feature scholarships, fellowships,
and other types of study abroad funding
organizations that will include not only the
actual funding sources for students but also
methods of fundraising as well as national
scholarship schemes, international
partnership funding schemes, and other
creative means to make study abroad
affordable.
Chair: Jane Thiele, Institute of International
Education
Increasing Diversity Outreach and Support
for Education Abroad
Posters highlight innovative programs,
support services, and resources to assist
colleges and universities interested in
expanding study abroad participation
among underrepresented and nontraditional
study abroad populations, focusing on
sexual orientation, disability, race and
ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and
academic disciplines such as science and
engineering.
Chairs: Bryan Andriano, George Washington
University; Soraya Campbell, College of
Charleston
Innovative Curriculum Design for
Partnership Degree Programs ★
Posters will showcase new ways to
cooperate with international partners in
innovative curriculum designs such as dual,
joint, and “2+2” programs. Posters will also
highlight successful initiatives that
strengthen both institutions’ educational
offerings and global competitive advantages
through cooperation.
Chair: Dino Pruccoli, DePaul University
International Education to What End?
Peace & Justice and Global Citizenship
Revisited
This poster fair showcases the connections
and synergies between on- and off-campus
international education and education for
peace and justice. It introduces relevant
concepts such as global citizenship and
public/citizen diplomacy, and demonstrates
ways in which international educators
currently play a role in fostering peace and
justice. The fair also presents resources and
relevant research available for this work.
Chair: Anne Hayner, University of Notre
Dame
Professional Development for
International Educators ★
This poster fair will highlight professional
development for the international educator.
Posters will offer best practices for finding
professional mentors, helping new staff
members grow in knowledge, ability, and
productivity, making the most of relevant
resources, how to network, how to build
relationships to further your career, and for
those not yet in the field, how to break into
the international education profession.
Chair: Lisa Pappas, Colorado State
University