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Monday, October 28, 2024
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
EDT
Breakfast
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
EDT
Breakfast
Location: Ballroom B
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
EDT
Mentor-Mentee Meeting
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
EDT
Mentor-Mentee Meeting
Location: Ballroom B
Facilitator:
David Zhao
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
EDT
Conference Registration
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
EDT
Conference Registration
Location: Convention Center Foyer
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
EDT
Professional Headshots
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
EDT
Professional Headshots
Location: Ballroom C- Career Development Hub
Sponsored By Boston University
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Career Development Hub
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Career Development Hub
Location: Ballroom C- Career Development Hub
Sponsored By Boston University
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Lactation Room
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Lactation Room
Location: Meeting Room 11
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Quiet and Prayer Room
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Quiet and Prayer Room
Location: Meeting Room 12
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
EDT
Session Block 4
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
EDT
Admission Process Analysis: Value Mapping and Improvement
Location: Meeting Room 22
Presenter:
Maggie Bidwell
– Intead
Presenter:
Steven D. Boyd
– Quinnipiac University
Chair and Presenter:
Iliana Joaquin (she/her/hers)
– Intead LLC
Presenter:
Wesley Roy, BA, MA, MS (he/him/his)
– Johnson & Wales University
International Enrollment Management (IEM)
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
EDT
Cross-cultural Connections: Increasing Students’ Inclusion and Belonging with Intercultural Competency
Location: Meeting Room 23
Presenter:
Octavio R. Bittar, Pursuing Bachelors Degree
– Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Presenter:
Esther Boucher-Yip, EdD (she/her/hers)
– WPI
Chair and Presenter:
Althea Marie Danielski
– Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS)
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
EDT
Student and Exchange Visitor Program Updates
Location: Meeting Room 26/27
Chair and Presenter:
Katie Ahlman (she/her/hers)
– University of Massachusetts - Amherst
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
EDT
The Amandla Project: Removing barriers for students with mobility disabilities
Location: Meeting Room 25
Chair and Presenter:
Carrie Byrne, MD
– The Amandla Project
Presenter:
Alex Stone, MA - International E
Education Abroad (EA)
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
EDT
What's The Score? Issues And Updates Regarding International Student-Athletes
Location: Meeting Room 24
Presenter:
Arthur Galinat, M.A. (he/him/his)
– University of Connecticut
Chair and Presenter:
Kenneth Reade, MA
– University of Massachusetts Amherst
Co-Presenter:
Lesley N. Salafia, JD
– University of Connecticut
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
8:30 AM – 12:15 PM
EDT
Expo Hall Open
8:30 AM – 12:15 PM
EDT
Expo Hall Open
Location: Ballroom C
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
EDT
Session Block 5
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
EDT
Demystifying CPT: Navigating Regulations and Best Practices
Location: Meeting Room 26/27
Chair and Presenter:
Jennifer Ann Dressen (she/her/hers)
– Brown University
Presenter:
Rachael Elliott (she/her/hers)
– Northeastern University, Office of Global Services
Co-Presenter:
Andrea Popa, MA
– Emerson College
Co-Presenter:
Monica Rodriguez
– University of Massachusetts - Lowell
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
EDT
Empower, Evaluate, Enhance: Practical Approaches to Program Assessment in EA
Location: Meeting Room 25
Presenter:
Ian Lim-Bonner (he/him/his)
– CIS Abroad
Presenter:
Alexander Lindsay, M.A. (he/him/his)
– University of Vermont
Presenter:
Alyssa Poey, M.A. (she/her)
– University of Rhode Island
Chair and Presenter:
Yijie Ren, MA (she/her/hers)
– University of Maine
Education Abroad (EA)
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
EDT
Enhancing Openness to Diversity: Measuring the Impact of Study Abroad
Location: Meeting Room 23
Presenter:
Madeleine Siegal (she/her/hers)
– Northeastern University
Presenter:
Lauren Thompson, MAT
– Northeastern Univeristy
Chair and Presenter:
Thandi Dinani
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS)
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
EDT
How to Detect Fraud and Methods to Best Prevent It
Location: Meeting Room 22
Chair and Presenter:
Constanza B. Leon
– ETS
Co-Presenter:
Mark Khan
Co-Presenter:
Amie Schaefer, MA
– ETS
International Enrollment Management (IEM)
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
EDT
Reimagining Online Pre-Arrival and Orientation
Location: Meeting Room 24
Presenter:
Moroni Flake
– Homebase
Chair and Presenter:
Allison Scheetz (she/her/hers)
– Yale University
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
EDT
Coffee Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
EDT
Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom C
Sponsored By Fragomen
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
EDT
Career Development Hub Micro-Sessions
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
EDT
Career Development Hub Micro-Session
Location: Ballroom C- Career Development Hub
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
EDT
Session Block 6
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
EDT
“It’s Not That Bad”: Business Casual Racism in International Education
Location: Meeting Room 24
Presenter:
Samuel Bor, M.A.
– Bentley University
Chair and Presenter:
Nick Oo (he/him/his)
– University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presenter:
Yijie Ren, MA (she/her/hers)
– University of Maine
Presenter:
Amanda Wong, M.Ed
– Dartmouth College
Shared Interest (SI)
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
EDT
Beyond What "Simon" Says: Ethical, Inclusive & Sustainable Comprehensive Internationalization
Location: Meeting Room 22
Presenter:
Ruby Cheng
– Brown University
Chair and Presenter:
Morgan J. Keller, MA
– Wesleyan University
Presenter:
Kevin Morrison
– Smith College
International Education Leadership (IEL)
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
EDT
Empowering Students to Share & Create: Student Driven Social Media
Location: Meeting Room 23
Chair and Presenter:
Ann Keim (she/her/hers)
– UConn
Education Abroad (EA)
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
EDT
International Graduate Student Success in an Undergraduate World
Location: Meeting Room 25
Chair and Presenter:
Kathy Kautz de Arango (she/her/hers)
– University of New Haven
Presenter:
Nicole Kurker-Stewart (she/her/hers)
– University of Hartford
Presenter:
Rachel Louis, EdD (ABD) (she/her/hers)
– Williams College Center for Development Economics
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
EDT
Awards Luncheon
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
EDT
Awards Luncheon
Location: Ballroom B
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
EDT
Session Block 7
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
EDT
Department of State: Consular Affairs
Location: Meeting Room 26/27
Chair and Presenter:
Katie Ahlman (she/her/hers)
– University of Massachusetts - Amherst
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
EDT
Intercambio:Promoting Language Learning through Conversation Partner Activities and Games
Location: Meeting Room 25
Presenter:
Carrie Field, JD
– Yale Law School
Chair and Presenter:
Nicholas M. Gareca, M.Ed. (he/him/his)
– Clark University
Presenter:
Emily Resnevic
– CEA CAPA: Education Abroad
Shared Interest (SI)
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
EDT
Key Elements of Higher Education Immigration Sponsorship Policies
Location: Meeting Room 23
Chair and Presenter:
Aaron Blumberg, JD
– Fragomen
Presenter:
Mihwa Lee, MA (she/her/hers)
– Yale University
Presenter:
Jake P. Minster, J.D.
– Fragomen
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
EDT
Turning the World Green: Sustainability in International Education
Location: Meeting Room 24
Presenter:
Chelsi Colleton, M.Ed (she/her/hers)
– Amherst College
Chair and Presenter:
Ian Lim-Bonner (he/him/his)
– CIS Abroad
Presenter:
Claire Novotny
– University of Massachusetts Amherst
Education Abroad (EA)
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
EDT
Where to go from here? Mentorship for Mid-Career Professionals
Location: Meeting Room 22
Presenter:
Maura Cassells, MSc
– Academic Programs International
Presenter:
Jessica Jones
– CIS Abroad
Chair and Presenter:
Emily Ostenson, MFS
– University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shared Interest (SI)
1:45 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Expo Hall Open
1:45 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Expo Hall Open
Location: Ballroom C
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
EDT
Session Block 8
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
EDT
Beyond Immigration Solutions: Cross-Campus Collaboration on International Student Financial Challenges
Location: Meeting Room 25
Presenter:
Maria Jenkins (she/her/hers)
– Boston Architectural College
Chair and Presenter:
Susannah Marcucci, MA (she/her/hers)
– Bentley University
Co-Presenter:
Maggie Shirland, MA (she/her/hers)
– Massachusetts College of Art and Design
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
EDT
Competing Globally, U.S. Federal Government Resources Strengthening U.S. International Education
Location: Meeting Room 23
Presenter:
Meredith Duffy, N/A
– U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Chair and Presenter:
Jim Paul
– U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service
Presenter:
Pinki Thakker (she/her/hers)
– U.S. Department of Commerce
International Enrollment Management (IEM)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
EDT
DEI Roundtable
Location: Meeting Room 22
Facilitator:
Samuel Bor, M.A.
– Bentley University
Facilitator:
Rachael Elliott (she/her/hers)
– Northeastern University, Office of Global Services
Facilitator:
Morgan J. Keller, MA
– Wesleyan University
Facilitator:
Nick Oo (he/him/his)
– University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shared Interest (SI)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
EDT
Department of State and J-1 Exchange Visitors: Current Issues
Location: Meeting Room 26/27
Chair and Presenter:
Katie Ahlman (she/her/hers)
– University of Massachusetts - Amherst
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
EDT
Faculty-led Program Support: Navigating policy and providers
Location: Meeting Room 24
Presenter:
Joanne Farley (she/her/hers)
– Curry College
Co-Presenter:
Brian Sheffer (he/him/his)
– Northeastern University
Co-Presenter:
Catherine Collado (she/her/hers)
– Academic Experiences Abroad (AEA)
Education Abroad (EA)
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Open Meetings
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Education Abroad (EA) Open Meeting
Location: Meeting Room 23
Facilitator:
Zachary Macinnes, MA (he/him/his)
– WorldStrides Higher Ed
Education Abroad (EA)
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
ISSS Open Meeting
Location: Meeting Room 24
Facilitator:
Jennifer Ann Dressen (she/her/hers)
– Brown University
Chair:
Susannah Marcucci, MA (she/her/hers)
– Bentley University
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
TLS Open Meeting: Data, Research, Networking, Collaboration, and Engagement Opportunities
Location: Meeting Room 22
Facilitator:
Ruby Cheng
– Brown University
Facilitator:
Whitney Wotkyns, MA (she/her/hers)
– Northeastern University
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS)
5:45 PM – 8:45 PM
EDT
Shuttle Transportation to Parkville Market
5:45 PM – 8:45 PM
EDT
Shuttle Transportation to Parkville Market
Location: Convention Center First Floor Lobby (near Local Arrangements)
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
EDT
Optional Restaurant Hops
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
EDT
Optional Restaurant Hops
Location: Convention Center First Floor Lobby (near Local Arrangements)
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
EDT
Trivia Night
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
EDT
Trivia Night at Parkville Market
Location: The Local at Parkville Market
Sponsored By Trinity College
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