Thursday Schedule

This workshop is designed for those new to the field of J-1 immigration advising, campuses with a small number of international students/scholars, or as a refresher course. The workshop will cover the following topics: RO’s/ARO’s and their role at an institution, issuing DS-2019’s, record keeping requirements, maintaining status, health insurance requirements, and resources.

Presenter(s): Kory Sopko (NC State) & Dylan Sugiyama (Duke)

This workshop is designed for those new to the field of immigration advising, campuses with a small number of international students, or as a refresher course. The workshop will cover the following topics: DSOs and their role at an institution, immigration documents and visa types, issuing I-20s, record keeping requirements, maintaining status, changing status, reinstatements, school transfers, and resources.

Presenter(s): Karen Marshall (App State) & Kristen Aquilino (Elon)

This intermediate level workshop is designed for DSOs who understand the processes of F-1 student advising and are ready to tackle some of the more complex, or “gray,” situations. Participants will discuss a range of case studies on the topics of DSO responsibilities, travel, transfers, employment, change of status, and reinstatement.

Presenter(s): Regina George (WFU) & Courtney Klauber (NC State)

International Higher Education professionals spend a lot of time learning regulations, rules, policies, procedures, and best practices, but spend less time on honing how to communicate this information to the students, faculty, and the other populations in a manner that encourages parity in the process. This session is for all international education professionals looking to improve the quality and delivery of information, advice, and guidance that allows the decision-maker to be actively involved in the decisions. It will include service delivery in advising sessions, intentional use of various communication methods and media, skills for advisers, and guidelines for service both personally and in a wider context.

Presenter(s): Sarabeth Trujillo (UNC) & Chris Ferguson (HPU)

This meeting is geared towards education abroad professionals to share best practices and discuss current issues within education abroad. Specific topics to be covered include initiatives focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and access in study abroad, supporting underrepresented students (e.g. rural communities, HBCUs) and risk management in a “post-pandemic” world.

Designed for international student/scholar advisors, this meeting aims to share best practices among colleagues across the state. Specific topics to be discussed include admission and recruitment efforts, advocacy for international students on campus, supporting international students at HBCUs and community colleges and mental health concerns in this population.

This round table is focused on discussing the many pathways available in the field of international education and how to navigate role changes, promotions and professional development.

This round table will allow participants to discuss what on campus and virtual opportunities are occurring on their campuses and share best practices and even barriers. Topics include internationalization of the curriculum, engaging students in these opportunities, creating faculty buy-in and the like.