The University of Michigan is a national leader in international education. Strong institutional commitment is reflected in the breadth of global learning opportunities for our students – from area studies and foreign language offerings to international living/learning communities and education abroad programs. Equally important is support for international students, scholars, and intercultural learning programs on campus.
U-M faculty and staff members play important roles in this work. This page highlights their professional expertise and contributions to the field of international education.
February
Amy Conger presented Changing Modes of International Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy at the Association of International Education Administrators Conference (virtual)
March
Callie Rouse presented Making Study Abroad Accessible for Students with Disabilities, with the Office of Services for Student with Disabilities staff Natalie Ridgway at the Michigan Association of International Educators Conference (virtual)
Scott Riggs was appointed to serve on the Association of American Colleges & Universities Conference on Global Learning Planning Committee
Rachel Wright presented Bringing the World to Campus: Engaging Students in an International Education at Home at the Michigan Association of International Educators Conference (virtual)
Katie Wiggins-Gawlik was appointed to serve on NAFSA’s Consular Affairs Liaison (Spain Chicago Consulate), Education Abroad Regulatory Practice Committee until December 2022
Raven McKenzie & Kelly Nelson presented From Pivoting to Planning with Purpose: A Discussion about Virtual International Internships at the Michigan Association of International Educators Conference (virtual)
January
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis presented Academic and Curricular Regulation of Non-JD Programs at the American Association of Law Schools Annual Conference.
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis presented Legal Careers for International LLMs in the US at the New York County Lawyers Association.
February
Matthew Boulton presented Identifying spatial heterogeneity in vaccination coverage in Michigan from 2008-2018: Evaluating the impact of a 2015 policy change on measles risk at the 19th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Jessica Oldford co-founded the MBA Global Education Consortium with colleagues from two other institutions. The consortium planning began in 2016 and the first conference took place in February 2020.
March
Benjamin A. Peters accepted the award for Outstanding International Education Initiative on behalf of the Global Scholars Programs at the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) in Nashville, Tennessee. ACPA’s Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development presented the award in honor of Global Scholars Program’s 10th anniversary
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis facilitated a webinar The Differences Among US LLM Programs and How to Find Your Fit at EducationUSA-Mexico.
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis served on the accreditation review for non-JD law programs at the University of Arizona Board of Trustees
May
Jessica Oldford was a 2020 GoAbroad Innovation Awards Finalist
Rachel Reuter was elected to the OSAC Academic Working Group Steering Committee for a two-year term
June
Judith Pennywell presented Charting a New Direction at the 2020 NAFSA e-Connections virtual conference
Judith Pennywell presented Planning with Confidence in the COVID-19 Era: Best Practices to Retain and Drive Student Enrollment at the 2020 NAFSA e-Connections virtual conference
July
Nyanatee Bailey published Repurposing Marginalization in Diversity Abroad’s Summer 2020 edition of the Global Impact Exchange
Lynae Darbes was appointed to serve a four-year term with the National Institute of Health, the study section for Population and Public Health Approaches to HIV/AIDS
August
Katie Lopez presented a virtual poster Trans Passport Day: Advising & Programming to Support Trans/Non-Binary Folks with Roman Christiaens, Katie Lopez, Raivynn Smith, & Kaisha Brezina at the Diversity Abroad Conference (virtual)
October
Raven McKenzie presented Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Underrepresented Student Participation in Education Abroad: Pre-, Mid-, and Post-COVID-19 at the NAFSA Region V Conference (virtual)
David Muusz presented The Use of Alternative Wage Surveys in Prevailing Wage Determinations hosted by NAFSA (virtual)
Amy Conger presented Communicating with Internal and External Partners During the COVID-19 Pandemic at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region V Conference (virtual)
November
Emily Feuerherm presented Virtual Exchange: Diversifying Experiences and Serving Communities at the Michigan TESOL Conference
Asinda Sirignano led an initiative to update the Education Abroad Diversity & Inclusion resources webpage with NAFSA
December
Pamela Bogart published a book Teaching Speaking Online: What Every ESL Teacher Needs to Know through the University of Michigan Press
Asinda Sirignano was a panelist for a NAFSA Collegial Conservation, Intersection Between International Education and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (virtual)
February
Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem presented Take Action to Prevent Opioid Overdoses through Community Partnerships at the 4th International Conference on Prevention and Management of Chronic Conditions in Bangkok, Thailand
March
Jennifer Chizek and Stephen Gonzalez presented Representation Matters: Marketing and Outreach to Underrepresented Identities at the Forum on Education Abroad Conference (Denver, CO).
Jennifer Chizek and Katie Lopez presented Collaborating for Change: Leveraging Technology to Prepare Students for Ethical and Sustainable Community Engagement at the Forum on Education Abroad Conference (Denver, CO).
Maren Haas presented Diversity Within Cohorts: Exploring Identity and Context in Education Abroad and Whiteness Reconsidered: Navigating Diverging Identities Between Students and Staff at the Diversity Abroad Conference (Boston, MA). She also presented Whiteness Reconsidered: Navigating Diverging Identities Between Students and Staff and The Case for Prioritizing Education Abroad with Hard-to-Reach Majors at the Forum on Education Abroad Conference (Denver, CO).
Charlie Polinko presented A Case Study Approach to Working with Parent Stakeholders at the Forum on Education Abroad Conference (Denver, CO).
Miranda Roberts presented One Student, Many Birds: Leveraging Education as a Means to Multip le Ends in Engineering Education at the Forum on Education Abroad Conference (Denver, CO).
Scott Manley and Alice Pastorino presented Triaging Emergencies at the Front Desk of an ISSS Office at the Michigan Association of International Educators Conference (Grand Rapids, MI).
Monica Roskamp presented Supporting International Students in the Their Journey After Graduation: Thinking Outside the H-1B Box at the Michigan Association of International Educators Conference (Grand Rapids, MI).
Kaitlin Loomis presented WTF, Another RFE!? at the Michigan Association of International Educators Conference (Grand Rapids, MI).
Judith Pennywell presented Advancing La Mujer as Leaders in Higher Education: Reflections on Leadership at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Conference (Costa Mesa, CA).
Shu-Fang Shih published Defining Adolescent Health Literacy and Constructing Its Indicators from a Health Promotion Perspective for the Journal of Research in Education Sciences
Scott Greer published How will Brexit Affect Health Services in the UK? An Updated Evaluation for the Health Policy
April
Sandy Wiley received the Presidential Award for Distinguished Service in International Education.
Judith Pennywell co-wrote a book chapter: Charles, H. and Pennywell, J. (2018) International Education Administration. In D. Deardorff & H. Charles (Eds.), Leading Internationalization: A handbook for International Education Leaders (pp 39-47). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
May
Ugo Buzzi presented Have Prevailing Wage Determination Guidelines Changed? at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo (Washington DC).
Stephen Gonzalez, Asinda Sirignano, and Katie Wiggins-Gawlik presented Representation Matters: Marketing and Outreach to Underrepresented Identities at LSA Advising Conference (Ann Arbor, MI).
Kaitlin Loomis presented The Adviser’s Playbook: Advise with Intentionality at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo (Washington DC).
David Muusz presented Hot Topics in Advanced Employment-Based Immigration and U.S. Department of Labor: Current Issues at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo (Washington DC).
Sarah Pauling, Maren Haas, Clara Kawanishi, and Jenni Patterson presented Incoming Exchange Students: Unique Considerations and Support at the LSA Advising Conference (Ann Arbor, MI).
Judith Pennywell served as the annual conference chair for NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo.
Kelly Wagner presented Creating a Safe Space for International Students to Approach Tricky Topics at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo (Washington DC).
Kate Zheng presented Education Abroad: Critical Skills for the Adviser as a pre-conference workshop at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo (Washington DC).
June
Ugo Buzzi presented Have Prevailing Wage Determination Guidelines Changed? at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo (Washington DC).
Rachel Reuter presented My Student did WHAT?! – Unpacking Your Student Conduct Toolkit at the Standards of Good Practice Institutes for the Forum on Education Abroad (San Francisco, CA).
Rachel Reuter and Patrick Morgan presented Planning to Avoid Mental Health Crises Abroad at the Standards of Good Practice Institutes for the Forum on Education Abroad (San Francisco, CA).
Matthew L. Boulton published Vaccination Timeliness and Delay in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2007-2017 for Human Vaccines and Immunotherapies
July
Ugo Buzzi presented Have Prevailing Wage Determination Guidelines Changed? at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo (Washington DC)
Edward Silver was selected as chair of a Topic Study Group for the International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME).
August
Ella August facilitated a webinar Responding to Journal Peer Reviewers for Researchers in Ethiopia and Rwanda Affiliated With Center For International Reproductive Health Training
Rafael Meza facilitated a webinar Statistical and Mathematical Epidemiology Modeling in R. Summer School in Epidemiology and Public Health for the Mexico National Institute of Public Health
September
Ella August facilitated a webinar Promote Yourself and Your Research with a Dazzling Presentation
Shu-Fang Shih published Factors Associated with Post-partum Smoking Relapse in Taiwan: A Trial of Smoker’s Helpline for the Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Shu-Fang Shih presented Development and Validation of an Informed Choice Scale for Down Syndrome’s Screening and Diagnosis; Identifying their Experiences, Needs, Perceptions in early Pregnancy; Factors Associated with Social Participation among Elderly People Living Alone at Nangang District in Taipei; and Factors Associated with Skin Aging in Taipei City Communities at the Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Public Health Association (Taipei, Taiwan)
Shu-Fang Shih presented Development and Test of a Health Professional-Delivered Intervention for Sarcopenia Prevention at the 2019 International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare (Taipei, Taiwan)
Scott Greer was a keynote speaker at the European Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Matthew Boulton presented The influence of maternal migration on childhood vaccination status in Kenya at the 13th Vaccine Congress (Bangkok, Thailand)
October
Jessica Oldford received the IES Abroad 2019 Professional Development Award (Chicago, IL)
Asinda Sirignano was appointed to serve on the NAFSA Education Abroad Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion for a two-year term starting January 2020
Rafael Meza published HPV Self-Sampling Acceptability in Rural and Indigenous Communities in Guatemala: A Cross-Sectional Study in the BMJ Open
Shu-Fang Shih published Health Promoting Schools in Taiwan: School Principals’ and Teaches’ Perspectives on Implementation and Sustainability for the Health Education Journal
Matthew L. Boulton published Comparisons of Vaccine Hesitancy across Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries for Vaccines
Matthew L. Boulton published Hepatitis E vaccine in China: Public health professional perspectives on vaccine promotion and strategies for control for Vaccine
November
Nyanatee Bailey co-presented Race, Power, and the Politics of Accommodation in Global Service-Learning: Exploring the Tension between Student-Centered and Mission-Centered Program Modelsat the 6th Global Service Learning Summit (Clemson, South Caroline)
Pamela Bogart facilitated a workshop Breaking the Barriers of Voluntourism: ESL and International Community Engagement (Ann Arbor, MI)
Pamela Bogart facilitated a podcast Increasing the Representation of Africa-based Authors in International Journals (Ann Arbor, MI)
Jeremiah Munce and Boonsiree Nuveman presented Are You Down with OPT? at the NAFSA Region V Conference (Milwaukee, WI)
Kelly Nelson presented Visa Advising for Internships Abroad at the NAFSA Region V Conference (Milwaukee, WI)
Sarah Pauling presented “Where Do I Start?”: Relationship-Building and Advising in Service of STEM Students Abroad and An Exercise in Compromise: Pre-Departure Orientation from Three Perspectives at the NAFSA Region V Conference (Milwaukee, WI)
Kelly Wagner was appointed as Chair for the NAFSA Region V (2020-2021) and co-presented Diversity Programming Round-table at the NAFSA Region V Conference (Milwaukee, WI)
Ella August facilitated a workshop Scientific Publishing Workshop for Researchers at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Rafael Meza published Barriers to cervical cancer screening and acceptability of HPV self-testing: a cross-sectional comparison between ethnic groups in Southern Thailand in the BMJ Open
Matthew Boulton presented Measles vaccination in young infants in China: A cost-effectiveness analysis (Ann Arbor, MI)
Matthew Boulton presented Impact of new vaccine introduction on timely receipt of routine childhood vaccines in two urban, informal settlements in Nairobi at the 11th World Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Manila, Philippines)
Cara Janusz received a Young Researcher Conference Award to World Society on Pediatric Infectious Disease Conference (Manila, Philippines)
December
Imara Dawson was appointed to the Public Policy Committee of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) for a three-year term starting January 2020
Edward Silver was selected as chair of a Topic Study Group for the International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME).
Kate Zheng received an award a U-M Annual Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award (Ann Arbor, MI)
Ella August presented Global Public Health Research: Capacity Strengthening For Independence and Equity at the Undergraduate Journal of Public Health Conference (Ann Arbor, MI)
Ella August facilitated a webinar Strategies for Successful Publishing for the Researchers in Ethiopia and Rwanda Affiliated With Center For International Reproductive Health Training
Rafael Meza published Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening in Guatemala: A Quantitative Analysis Using Data from the Guatemala Demographic and Health Surveys in the International Journal of Public Health
Shu-Fang Shih published Factors Associated with Social Participation among Older Adults Living Alone in Nangang District in Taipei for the Journal of Health Promotion and Health Education
Scott Greer published Everything You Always Wanted to Know about European Union Health policies but were Afraid to Ask for the World Health Organization
Matthew L. Boulton published Complete and On-time Routine Childhood immunization: Determinants and Association with Severe Morbidity in Urban Informal Settlements, Nairobi, Kenya for Annals of Human Biology
Elisa Maffiolli served on the North East Universities Development Consortium
Sandy Wiley published International Experience Enhances Student Learning and Equity for the Journal of Excellence in College Teaching
January
David Muusz was appointed Chair of the ISS-RP Employment Based NAFSA committee, a subcommittee of the International Student and Scholars—Regulatory Practice (ISS-RP) group.
Shu-Fang Shih published Development and Validation of the Nutrition Literacy Measure for Taiwanese College Students for the Taiwan Journal of Public Health
February
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis presented Merging Strategy and Vision for the International Programs Office of the Future at the International Legal Education Abroad Conference (Washington, DC)
John Prescott was selected as the new NAFSA Region V ISSS Knowledge Community Liaison.
March
Amy Conger and James Holloway presented Sustaining Partnerships at Scale: A US-China Case Study at the Asia Pacific Association for International Education conference (Singapore).
Patrick Morgan presented Adapting Travel Policies to the new U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory and Alert System and Empowering Students to Manage Their Health Abroad: Three Institutional Approaches at the Forum on Education Abroad annual conference (Boston, MA).
Kelly Wagner was selected as the Michigan representative on the NAFSA Region V team (through 2020).
April
Heidi Doyle presented Reporting with Ease: Preparing for Open Doors and Institutional Reports at the Terra Dotta annual user conference (Pittsburg, PA).
Volker Sick received the Presidential Award for Distinguished Service in International Education.
Kathleen Sienko and numerous Ghanaian, Ethiopian, and U-M collaborators published an article entitled Global Health Design: Clinical Immersion, Opportunity Identification and Definition, and Design Experiences in the International Journal of Engineering Education.
May
Pardip Bolina presented Infusing Diversity into Education Abroad Office Culture at the annual conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators (Philadelphia, PA).
David Muusz presented U.S. Department of Labor: Current Issues and Hot Topics in Advanced Employment-Based Immigration at the annual conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators (Philadelphia, PA).
Nyanatee Bailey presented Unpacking Social Identities and Examining Race in Cross-Cultural Contexts at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Annual Conference (Philadelphia, PA)
September
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis was appointed to serve on the American Bar Association, site visitor for law school accreditation review.
October
Vanessa Barton and La’Joya Orr presented From Big Ten to Big Ben: Students of color navigating Europe at the Forum on Education Abroad European Conference (Prague, Czech Republic).
Pardip Bolina presented Am I here what I was there? Examining identity in different European contexts at the Forum on Education Abroad European Conference (Prague, Czech Republic).
Pardip Bolina was on the IES Annual Conference 2018 Planning Committee.
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis presented Creating the Elusive Practice-Ready Attorney at the International Bar Association (Rome, Italy).
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis facilitated Global Practice in a Global World for the Law Firm of Siquiero and Castro (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
Benjamin Peters, Ashley Wiseman, and Yuezhong Zheng presented High Impact Practices for Global Justice: The GSP Model at the AAC&U Global Engagement and Spaces of Practice Conference (Seattle, WA).
Kelly Wagner presented Identities Abroad: Using Student Voices and Campus Collaboration to Diversify EA Participation and Lunch & Learn: Creating a Safe-Space for International Students to Approach Tricky Topics at Nafsa Region V conference (Schaumburg, IL). Her Lunch & Learn session was voted a conference highlight. Kelly also facilitated a half-day workshop titled Programming for Diversity and Inclusion.
February
Amy Conger, James Holloway, and Donica Varner presented Engaging legal counsel in organizational change for international education at the annual conference of the Association for International Education Administrators (Washington, D.C.).
March
Michael Jordan presented Faces of Study Abroad: Promoting Diversity, Changing Narratives at the Diversity Abroad Conference (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
Kelly Wagner was the Chair of the Michigan Association of International Educators (MAIE) for 2016-2017 and coordinated the 2017 conference.
Kelly Wagner was appointed chair stream for MAIE from 2015-2018 and is currently the Past-Chair for 2017-2018.
April
Louise Baldwin received the University of Michigan President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education.
Michael Jordan was appointed to a 3-year term on the inaugural National Advisory Council of CET Academic Programs.
May
Gupreet K. Rana, Global Health Coordinator with the Taubman Health Sciences Library, was awarded the Medical Library Association’s 2017 T. Mark Hodges International Service Award in honor of individual achievement in promoting, enabling, and delivering improvements in the quality of health information internationally through the development of health information professionals and increased use of health information services.
June
Liz Muller presented A case study approach to managing parent expectations at the Global Internship Conference (Santiago, Chile).
Katie Lopez presented Developing international internships opportunities: A social work perspective at the Global Internship Conference (Santiago, Chile).
August
Danyelle Reynolds co-authored an article entitled Examining Developmental Readiness in an International Service-Learning Context published in the Journal of College Student Development.
September
Katie Lopez was appointed to a 3-year term as the Chair of the U-M Council on Global Engagement starting in the Fall 2017 semester.
October
Jenny Chuang presented Creating an International Internship Program to Enhance Global Competencies at the Institute of International Education Generation Study Abroad Summit (Washington, D.C.).
Amy Conger and Volker Sick presented Proven models for STEM student mobility at the Partners of the Americas Higher Education Partnership Conference (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico).
Nyanatee Bailey presented Unpacking Social Identities and Examining Race in Cross-Cultural Contexts at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region V Conference (Detroit, MI)
February
Amy Conger was appointed to the Trainer Corps for NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
March
Pardip Bolina presented A New Challenge in Teaching Sustainability in Study Abroad Programs at the Conference on Sustainability and International Education at EARTH University (Guácimo, Costa Rica)
Patrick Morgan was appointed to the steering committee for the Overseas Advisory Council Academic Working Group.
Miranda Roberts and Jennifer Wegner presented Going global: Supporting student-led co-curricular trips abroad at the annual conference of the American College Personnel Association (Montreal) and at the annual conference of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (Indianapolis).
April
Pardip Bolina presented Diversity as a Strategy in Education Abroad for a pre-conference workshop at the Diversity Abroad Conference (Atlanta, GA)
Heidi Doyle presented To share or not to share? Using a Terra Dotta system at a decentralized institution at the Terra Dotta annual users conference (Louisville).
Patrick Morgan presented Safe and effective use of the student health form in study abroad and Speed-date with a higher education health, safety & security specialist the annual conference of the Forum on Education Abroad (Atlanta). He also presented Build a better program! Processes and tools for vetting third party providers at the University of Texas Higher Education Risk Management Conference (Austin).
Amy Conger presented Partnership models for engineering student mobility at the Fulbright STEM Study Abroad Capacity Building Workshop (Prague, Czech Republic).
May
The following faculty and staff members presented at the annual conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators (Denver):
- Louise Baldwin: SEVP Regulations, policies, and processes: Current issues
- David Muusz:
- Understanding the prevailing wage process and protocols for H-1B and PERM in an academic setting
- Advanced employment-based immigration issues
June
David Muusz presented Academic, nonprofit and medical center PERM strategies at the Council for Global Immigration Symposium (Washington, D.C.).
October
Melinda Richardson was an invited panelist at the Michigan Career Pathways Association (MPCA) in Detroit to present Out of the Box, Out of the Country: Study Abroad as a Highly Influential Practice.
Michael Jordan presented Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Learning Environment at the DIS International Educators Workshop.
Michael Jordan received the Volunteer of the Year award from IES Abroad.
Amy Conger presented Collaborative approaches to faculty led programs at the Region V Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators (Milwaukee, Wisconsin).
January
Rachael Criso was appointed as co-chair of the WIVA Subcommittee (Work, Internships, and Volunteer Abroad) for NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Scott Manly was appointed as the Regulatory Ombudsperson for Student Issues, Region V, NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
David Muusz was appointed to the Employment Based Subcommittee – International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice Group for NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
February
The following faculty and staff members presented at the annual conference of the Association for International Education Administrators (Washington, D.C.):
- Amy Conger, James Holloway: What’s covered? An analysis of university travel policies and implications for campus leadership
- Amy Conger: Leadership in faculty and student driven international experiences: Strategies for building institutional capacity and cross-campus collaboration
William Nolting was appointed to the Conference Executive and Content Committees for the Global Internship Conference.
March
The following faculty and staff members presented at the annual conference of the Forum on Education Abroad (New Orleans):
- Amy Conger, Lorraine Currie, Donica Thomas Varner, Sandra Wiley: Engaging unusual suspects in organizational change for education abroad
- James Holloway, Amy Conger: Evolving perspectives on institutional travel policies and implications for education abroad
- Kathleen Lopez, Todd Favorite, Melissa Meyer, Blake Wagner III: Before, during and after: Enhancing resilience in students engaging in international experiences
Pardip Bolina served on the Diversity Abroad conference committee (New Orleans).
Amy Conger was appointed to the Boren Scholarship Review Panel, National Security Education Program.
Rachael Criso led a Webinar, International internships: Support and access for underrepresented students, for NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Ebony Ellis was appointed to subcommittee on Underrepresentation in Education Abroad for NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Angelo Pitillo presented Supporting international graduate students and teaching assistants at the International TESOL Conference (Toronto).
April
Brenda Imber presented Exploiting ear slips and misplaced boundaries in oral skills instruction at the International Association Teachers of English as a Foreign Language annual conference (Manchester).
May
The following faculty and staff members presented at the annual conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators (Boston):
- Louise Baldwin: SEVIS and SEVP: Current Issues
- Scott Manley:
- Communicating out: Setting and managing immigration expectations with campus stakeholders
- Regional roundtable: Build your local and regional ISSS network
- David Muusz:
- Understanding the prevailing wage process and protocols for H-1B and PERM in an academic setting
- Advanced employment-based topics for scholar advisers
- Issues in special handling labor certifications
- Roundtable discussion on institutional practices in hiring international employees
- William Nolting:
- Internships and service-learning: Best practices in designing and managing programs
- Expand your digital toolbox to improve education abroad programs
- Angelo Pitillo, Kristin Graw: Assessing the communicative competence of international graduate student instructors
- Kate Zheng: Chinese students’ names in a U.S. context
Norma Sarkar, Amber Dallwig, and Patricia Abbott published Community health nursing through a global lens in Gillis, G. et al (Eds.) Global Telehealth 2015: Integrating Technology and Information for Better Healthcare.
June
Rachael Criso presented MILE: Michigan Internship Learning Environment at the Global Internship Conference (Dublin).
Brenda Imber presented Teaching pronunciation through popular songs using visual and kinetic reinforcement at the Centre for Applied English Studies annual conference (Hong Kong).
August
Kristen Danek led a U.S. Department of State English Language Specialist Program Workshop for Military English Teachers (Budapest).
September
Ebony Ellis presented a Diversity Abroad Network webinar: Basics of study abroad diversity outreach and advising.
December
Patrick Morgan presented Pulling the trigger and getting students out: Communications during an evacuation at the Overseas Security Advisory Council’s College & University Health, Safety & Security Seminar (Philadelphia).
January
Pardip Bolina was appointed to the subcommittee for Underrepresentation in Education Abroad for NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Michael Jordan was appointed to the academic council of International Education for Students (IES).
Scott Manley was appointed as Region V Representative to the International Student and Scholar Services Knowledge Community, NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
David Muusz was appointed to the subcommittee for International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice for NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
March
The University of Michigan received the Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education (Institute of International Education, New York), recognizing the success of the U-M/Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute.
Scott Manley completed his term as Chair of the Michigan Association of International Educators (MAIE) and presented at the annual conference (Ann Arbor): F-1 for Beginners Workshop and The CPT X-Files: Strange and Unusual Employment.
Angelo Pitillo published Assessing academic speaking skills in Idiom.
Angelo Pitillo and Raul Sanchez presented Google your department: Online resources for successful ESL programs at the International TESOL Conference (Portland).
April
The following faculty and staff members presented at the annual conference of the Forum on Education Abroad (San Diego):
- Amy Conger, Jessica Loh, Steven Skerlos, Sita Syal, Joseph Trumpey: Co-curricular experiences abroad: Building successful program models and institutional infrastructure
- James Holloway: The evolving role of the Senior International Officer
- Joseph Trumpey, Mary Wright, Sandra Wiley: Assessment of school-wide international experience requirement in studio-based curriculum
May
The following faculty and staff members presented at the annual conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators (San Diego):
- Louise Baldwin: SEVIS hot topics part I: Discussion with SEVP representatives
- Pardip Bolina: Represent! An introduction to the NAFSA Underrepresentation in Education Abroad subcommittee
- Scott Manley:
- Open meeting: Tips for newcomers to the international student and scholar services community
- Open meeting: U.S. regulatory roundtable discussion, F-1 regulations
- Open meeting: U.S. regulatory roundtable discussion, Exchange visitor program
- David Muusz:
- Understanding the prevailing wage process and protocols for H-1B and PERM in an academic setting
- Advanced H-1B topics
- Kate Zheng: Strategies for international student and scholar advising
June
William Nolting presented Best practices in campus support of co-curricular internships, service and student organizations abroad at the Global Internship Conference (Toronto).
October
The following faculty and staff members presented at the Region V conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators (Grand Rapids):
- Rebecca Griffin, Emily Keeler and Kathleen Lopez: Returning student programming: From evaluation to student learning outcomes and beyond
- Scott Manley:
- J-1 for beginners workshop
- Student & exchange visitor program (SEVP) update
- John Prescott: Utilizing ePortfolios to foster integrative learning in international and education abroad students
Pamela Bogart was re-appointed to the MITESOL Advisory Board, the Michigan chapter of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Pamela Bogart presented at the MITESOL annual conference: Bridging the gap: Designing advanced speaking, reading, and vocabulary curricula and Self-serve advanced vocabulary learning (Grand Rapids).
Michael Jordan presented at the annual conference of International Education for Students (IES): Double jeopardy? Appropriate use of students’ disciplinary records (Chicago).
Elizabeth Voshel and Kathleen Lopez presented Global engagement: Developing best practices for social work graduate internships at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Meeting (Tampa).
November
Pardip Bolina was selected as a delegate for the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Diversity Abroad Future Leaders Summit (Baltimore).
December
Audrey Buswell was appointed as a Critical Language Scholarship Advisor and Application Reviewer, U.S. State Department.
Amy Conger was appointed to the Fulbright National Screening Committee, Institute of International Education.
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