Knowledge Communities

Recruitment, Admissions, and Preparation Knowledge Community

Recruitment, Admissions, and Preparation (RAP) addresses the needs of professionals working in admissions, recruitment, enrollment management, marketing, credential evaluation, intensive English programs, sponsored program agencies, and overseas advising. NAFSA members leading this community are listed below.

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Six networks support RAP activities:

Special Focus Network: Bologna Process

As the Bologna Process moves forward, it will influence student mobility around the world. This process does not aim to harmonize national educational systems but rather to provide tools to connect them. This Special Focus Network* provides information, resources, and news about the various aspects of the Bologna Process.

Admissions and Credential Evaluation Network

This network supports professionals, in an academic or non-academic setting, who are responsible for the admission and placement of international students into U.S. institutions of higher learning.

English Language Training & Administration Network

Professionals who have responsibilities in the teaching and/or management of programs that teach English to speakers of other languages are served by this network.

Marketing and Recruiting Network

Professionals responsible for institutional recruitment, promotional campaigns, budgeting, and implementation of strategic marketing plans will find information pertaining to their work.

Overseas Educational Advising Network

Professionals employed within varying organizational structures throughout the world will find resources here to assist them in providing accurate, complete and unbiased information on the full range of educational opportunities in the United States.

Sponsored Program Administration Network

This network addresses the needs of administrators who work in sponsoring agencies programming agencies, universities, and other training provider institutions across the United States and abroad.

Recruitment, Admissions, and Preparation Knowledge Community Leadership Team

NAFSA members may contact leaders through the online membership directory

. Nonmembers can contact leaders by submitting a request form to one of the network leaders listed below.

Julie Sinclair, Chair
Michigan State University
Kate Trayte Freeman, Past-chair
ELS Education Services
Evelyn Levinson, Chair-elect
American University
Cheryl Darrup-Boychuk, Marketing & Recruitment Coordinator/Network Leader
US Journal of Academics
John Eriksen, Information Management Coordinator
Bryant University
Caroline Gear, English Language Training and Administration Coordinator/Network Leader
International Language Institute of Massachusetts
Aimee Thostenson, Admissions and Credential Evaluation Coordinator
College of Saint Catherine
Martha Bridgman, Overseas Educational Advising Coordinator
Education USA
Christopher Peltier, Training Coordinator
Northern Arizona University

Michael Ickowitz, Network Leader, Admissions and Credential Evaluation
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Mardi Klein, Network Leader, Overseas Educational Advising
Emerson College
Robert Watkins, Network Leader, Bologna Special Network
University of Texas-Austin

Network Leaders

*Special Focus Networks: These time-sensitive networks address specific trends, topics, and events that affect the international education community. These issues often impact professionals in more than one area of specialization addressed in the Professional Networks.