IIE will deliver a range of timely and informative panels and workshops at the 2016 NAFSA conference. What follows are highlights from the schedule of IIE presentations.

1:00-5:00pm          Workshop: A Primer on U.S. Higher Education (Clare Banks, Center for International Partnerships)

1:00pm-2:00pm     Session: Government-Sponsored Programs: Models for Global Mobility (Collette Agnese, Academic and Experiential Learning)

8:30am -10:00am   Poster Fair: Fulbright Opportunities for International Education Professionals (Roxanna Kobziar, Fulbright Foreign Student Program and Sophia Yang, Scholar Exchanges)

10:00am-11:15am   Session: Recruiting International Secondary Students Enrolled in U.S. High Schools (Christine Farrugia, Research & Evaluation)

10:00am-2:30pm       Scholarship Workshop Agenda (Metropolitan State University, Student Success Bldg, Rm 400)

11:15am-12:45pm    Poster Fair: Best Practices for Enrolling and Hosting Sponsored Students (Amie Schaefer, Academic & Experiential Learning and Mie Hansen, Academic & Experiential Learning)

11:15am-12:45pm   Poster Fair: Enrolling More Sponsored Students at Your Institution (Kristen McGuire, Christine Chan, University Placement Services and Megha Madan, University Placement Services)

11:45am-12:45pm  Session: Academic Collaboration with Iran: Opening New Doors (Clare Banks, Center for International Partnerships)

1:15pm-2:15pm     Session: Embracing and Tackling the Challenges of Heritage-Seeking Education Abroad Opportunities (Lindsay Calvert, Gilman Program)

1:15pm-2:15pm     The ISSRP Employment Open Meeting (Jen Wilson, Global Exchange Operations & Exchange Visitor Sponsorship)

2:00-3:30pm      Poster Fair: The Boren Awards: Oral Language Proficiency Gains During Academic Study Abroad  (Jeff Cary, Boren Scholarships and Fellowships)

                             Poster Fair: Connecting with the World:  The Creation of a Global Learning Initiative (Shawn Patton, Center for International Partnerships)

2:45pm-3:45pm   Session: Higher Education Response to Students and Scholars from Crisis Regions (Nikki Davis, Generation Study Abroad)

                                Session: The Role of Intensive English Programs in Strategic Enrollment Management (Christine Farrugia, Research & Evaluation)

                                Session: International Activity at Community Colleges (Julie Baer, Research & Evaluation)

8:00am – 9:00am   Session: Fulbright and Mobility International USA:  Innovative and Inclusive (Betsy Glans, Student Exchanges)

 

9:30am-10:30am    Session: International Student Mobility: Asia as the Next Higher Education Destination (Rajika Bhandari and Ola Mahmoud, Research & Evaluation, Paul Turner, Beijing Office)

10:00am-12:00pm   Poster Fair: Fulbright in the Community (Erin Kremser, Fulbright Foreign Student Program)

2:00pm-3:30pm     Poster Fair: Supporting Fulbright Foreign Students with Disabilities: A Collaborative Approach (Sara Brihuega, Academic and Experiential Learning , Roxanna Kobziar, Fulbright Foreign Student Program, and Megha Madan, University Placement Services) 

                                 Poster Fair: The Missing Link: Using Orientations to Build Cohorts  and Advance Missions (Bassim Abbassi and Nina Hasenstein, Fulbright Foreign Student Enrichment Programs)

11:00am-12:15pm   Session: Raising Awareness and Funding With Education Abroad Impact Narratives (Nikki Davis, Generation Study Abroad)