National Chair-Elect position 

for EA KC will open for applications on Feb 12th until March 16th! If you know of someone who would be a good leader for the national EA Knowledge Community, please encourage their application.

FREE resource you can use TODAY!

• Tech Enhanced Predeparture Orientation: Tech enhanced predeparture orientation can bring a lot of benefits to your staff and your students. However, implementation can be a drain on staff time and office resources. Use this resource to help you weigh the strengths and challenges of tech enhanced predeparture orientation and determine if it's a good fit for your campus. View presentation slides from 2017 Annual Conference in Philadelphia.

New EA Publication:

• Promoting Inclusion in Education Abroad: This new book offers a combination of research-based chapters and case studies from leading experts on the barriers that disproportionately impact specific groups of students, including: students with disabilities; first-generation college students; undocumented students; racial and ethnic minorities; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors; and males. $24.37 member price/$32.50 non-member.

Events and Deadlines:

• NAFSA Advocacy Day: Thinking about becoming more vocal about students, scholars, and policies that matter to you? Come join us for Advocacy Day on March 19-20. After a day of training and strategizing, you will head to Capitol Hill with all the tools you need to educate Congress on how international education impacts your state and district and why we need a more globally engaged and welcoming United States. Personal meetings will be scheduled for you with your elected officials and their staff in both the Senate and House of Republicans. The majority of the NAFSA regions offer travel grants (some deadlines have passed).

Early Registration until February 20th $169 member/$209 non-member

• NAFSA Regulatory Summit: One of the biggest issues facing students and administrators is understanding the applicability of federal regulations to the education abroad experience. Amid all the details and challenges of sending students abroad, it can be easy to overlook the impact of federal regulations on the everyday work of managing programs overseas. Regulations related to the accessibility of financial aid and compliance with Title IX and the Clery Act were crafted with an international context in mind - they were written for U.S. campuses. This has led to uncertainty about how the regulations should be interpreted for the education abroad context.

The Summit will be hosted on March 21 from 9:00 am - to 5:00 pm at NAFSA's office in  Washington, DC immediately following Advocacy Day. Registration is $85.

The MAIE and Study Mississippi executive board is pleased to invite you to the first of three State Meetings this year. It will be held in Jackson, MS, at Jackson State University on Friday, March 9. We will have lunch followed by round table discussions within the Knowledge Committees.

The MAIE and Study Mississippi State Meetings are an opportunity for colleagues from across the state to connect and build a network of resources on the state level, as well as to take advantage of professional development from experts in their knowledge community.

Please see below for the schedule and registration information.

Dear colleagues,

 

I am the Director of International Affairs at a US-accredited institution in the San Juan area of Puerto Rico called Universidad del Este (UNE, for short). We are beginning to work with volunteer, Alternative Break, service-learning, and faculty-led groups interested in visiting Puerto Rico in 2018 or 2019 to learn about and support recovery efforts on the island after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

 

If you, your colleagues, or your students are planning trips of this nature to Puerto Rico, I invite you to contact us to identify universities, community organizations/organizers, local programs, etc., with which you can partner during your trip. We are interested in supporting visiting groups so that their visits can be more productive and connected to local resources as they partner with the Puerto Rican community. Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Sincerely,

Additional vacancies are posted in  Region VII on the NAFSA Career Center.

Your state level associations may also post openings that are not advertised with NAFSA.

New!  Associate Director

International Student & Scholar Services

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

New!  Director of the Office of Global Initiatives

Department of Global Initiatives

Auburn University (AUM)

Montgomery, Alabama

New!   Education Abroad Advisor

Department of International Programs

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

New!  Immigration Coordinator

Office of Immigration

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

New!  Office of Intercultural and Educational Experiences Program Director

Office of International Programs

UNC Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina