Helping International Students Navigate Higher Ed Opportunities In The US And Beyond
Gain actionable insights to enhance your effectiveness in working with international students. This workshop will help you develop valuable skills, paradigms, and resources in counseling, mentoring, and advising international students at your secondary school. Listen to insights on recent trends, best practices, and approaches related to international student mobility & decision-making. Seasoned faculty will deliver a series of interactive modules, following the college planning journey & enrollment channel, respectively. Leave empowered to be a stronger advocate for, and recruiter of, international students.
Program Directors:
- Clay Hensley
- Joan Liu
Schedule
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
7:00 – 8:00 am ET
Registration / Check-in, Coffee
8:00 – 8:45 am ET
Welcome: Introductions, Context, Stage-Setting
Joan Liu and Clay Hensley
8:45 – 9:45 am ET
Big Ideas in International College Connections: Opening Panel
Lukman Arsalan, Jon Burdick, Becky Konowicz, Anne Richardson, Malissa Takacs, and John Wilkerson
9:45 – 10:00 am ET
Break
10:00 – 11:00 am ET
How to Build a Dynamic Office that Supports Students Applying Everywhere All At Once
A Year in the Life of an Admissions Cycle, with Malissa Takacs
11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Setting up Systems: Holistic Support of International Students at Your School
Case studies with Anne Richardson
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
Best Practices for Advocating for International Students in their Journey Towards Higher Ed
Table group activity with Anne Richardson
2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Money Matters: Accessible, Affordable Global Higher Ed Options in the US and Beyond
Presentation and roundtable discussion with Joan Liu
3:00 – 3:15 pm ET
Break
3:15 – 3:45 pm ET
What I See From My Side of the Desk: Creating Empathy & Synergies between Counseling & Admissions Counterparts
Clay Hensley, Lukman Arsalan, Jon Burdick, Becky Konowicz, Joan Liu, Anne Richardson, Malissa Takacs, John Wilkerson
4:15 – 5:15 pm ET
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: Open Discussion & Transformative Insights from Day One
Joan Liu & Clay Hensley
Thursday, September 21, 2023
7:30 – 8:00 am ET
Coffee
8:00 – 9:15 am ET
After Graduation: The Path to Employment in the US for International Students
9:15 – 10:00 am ET
Reflections, Wrap-Up, and Close
Joan Liu & Clay Hensley
