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Resources for CEP (Core Education Program) Workshop: Basics of Effective U.S. International Admissions

Updated August, 2010
Created by Diana Lopez, Jodie Beatty, George Kacenga

The "Basics of Effective U.S. International Admissions" workshop is designed to provide participants with essential tools and a framework to learn, apply and create an effective and professional international admissions office. Below are resources that support workshop participants taking the next step' in their learning. The resources listed are organized by type of resource


NAFSA's Knowledge Community Networks and Resources

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.

There is a wealth of information in the Knowledge Community Web sites. You can find documents, citations, resources, almost everything you need to know to conduct a successful international admissions program.

There are six networks under RAP:

Other Useful Links and Websites



Print publications

Guidelines for Ethical Practices in International Student Recruitment, NAFSA, January 2006.

NAFSA's Principles of Good Practice for the Recruitment and Admissions of International Students, January 2002.

NAFSA's Policy Statement on International Educational Exchange, NAFSA, 2005

The AACRAO International Guide: A Resource for International Education Professionals, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC, 2001

Guide for Retention and Disposal of Student Records – 2000 Update. American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC, 2000.

List of English-speaking Countries (The source for the compilation of this list is The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2001 Edition.)
  • Australia
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Botswana
  • Canada (Except Quebec)
  • Fiji
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica
  • Kiribati
  • Liberia
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Micronesia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Professional Organizations and Associations


African American Institute (AFGRAD)
Chanin Building
380 Lexington Ave
New York , NY 10168-4298
Tel: 212-949-5666; Fax: 212-682-6174
www.aaionline.org
America-Mideast Educational and Training Services (AMIDEAST)
1703 M Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington , DC 20036-4505
Tel: 202-776-9600, Fax: 202-776-7000
www.amideast.org
AFS Intercultural Programs
17 th Floor
71 W 23 rd St
New York , NY 10010
Tel: 212-807-8686, Fax 212 807 1001
www.afs.org
American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 520
Washington , DC 20036
Tel: 202-293-9161, Fax: 202-872-8857
www.aacrao.org
Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange
1776 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 620
Washington , DC 20036-1912
Tel: 202-293-6141; Fax: 202-293-6144
www.alliance-exchange.org
Association for Advancement of International Education (AAIE)
Richard Krajczar, Executive Director
Sheridan College
P O Box 1500
Sheridan , WY 82801-1500
Tel: 307-675-6446 Ext 5201/5202
Fax: 307-674-7205
www.aaie.org
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
One Dupont Circle, Suite 410
Washington , DC 20036
Tel: 202-728-0200; Fax: 202-833-2467
www.aacc.nche.edu
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
1825 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington , DC 20009-5721
Tel: 202-884-8000
www.aed.org
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
1307 New York Ave NW
Washington , DC 20005
Tel: 202-293-7070
www.aascu.org
Association of American Schools in South America (AASSA)
12333 NW 18 th St., Suite 5 Pembroke Pines, FL 33026
Tel: 954-436-4034; Fax: 954-436-4092 e-mail: info@aassa.com www.aassa.com
American Council on Education (ACE)
One Dupont Circle NW
Washington , DC 20036-1193
Tel: 202-939-9300
www.acenet.edu
Association of American Schools of Central America, Colombia-Caribbean & Mexico, The Tri-Association
c/o U.S. Embassy Quito
Unit 5372-Box 004 APO AA 34039-3420
Tel: 593-2-247-7534 ext. 114 Fax: 593-2-43-4985 e-mail: marsanc@uio.satnet.net www.tri-association.org
American Council of Teachers of Russian/American Council for Collaboration in Education and Language Study (ACTRA/ACCELS)
1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 700
Washington , DC 20036
Tel: 202-833-7522; Fax: 202-833-7523
www.actr.org
American-Scandinavian Foundation
58 Park Avenue
New York , NY 10016
Tel: 212-879-9779
www.amscan.org
Council of Graduate Schools in the United States (CGS)
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 430
Washington , DC 20036-1173
Tel: 202-223-3791; Fax: 202-331-7157
www.cgsnet.org
Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA)
c/o International School of Kenya
Peponi Road, PO Box 14103
Nairobi, 00800 Kenya
Tel: 254-20-418 1658;
Fax: 254-20-418-0596
e-mail: aisa@isk.ac.ke
www.aisa.or.ke
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE )
7 Custom House St. , 3 rd Floor
Portland , ME 04101
Tel: 207-553-7600; Fax: 207-553-7699
www.ciee.org
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
350 Albert St., Suite 600
Ottawa , Ontario K1P 1B1 Canada
Tel: 613-563-1236; Fax: 613-563-9745
www.aucc.ca
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
3007 Tilden Street NW, Suite 5 L
Washington , DC 20008-3009
Tel: 202-686-4000; Fax: 202-362-3442
www.cies.org
The British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London SW1A 2BN UK
Tel: 44-(0)20-7930-8466
Fax: 44-(0)20-7389-6347
www.britishcouncil.org
Council of International Schools (CIS )
CIS Office of the Americas
401 E. State Street, Suite 405
Ithaca , NY 14850
E-mail: cisus@cois.orgwww.cois.org
Central and Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA)
Vocarska 106
Zagreb 10000 Croatia
Tel: 385-1-460-9935; Fax: 385-1-640-9936
www.ceesa.org
Department of Defense Dependent Schools
Office of Dependent Education
Educational Division
4040 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington , VA 22203-1735
www.dodea.edu/
The Chronicle of Higher Education
1255 23 rd St NW , Seventh Floor
Washington , DC 20037
www.chronicle.com
Directory of Overseas Advising Centers
c/o The College Board International Office
The College Board Office of International Education
1233 20th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington , DC 20036
Tel: 202-741-4700; Fax: 202-741-4745
www.collegeboard.com
European Council of International Schools (ECIS)
21 B Lavant St.
Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3EL, UK
Tel: 44 (0)1730 268244
Fax: 44(0)1730 267914
www.ecis.org
East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS)
Brentville Subdivision
Barangay Mamplasan
Binan, Laguna 4024, Philippines
Tel: 62-49-51115993
www.earcos.org/
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Educational Associate Member Services
809 United Nations Plaza
New York , NY 10017-3580
Tel: 212- 984-5400; Fax: 212-984-5452
www.iie.org
Educational Credentials Evaluators (ECE)
P. O. Box 514070
Milwaukee , WI 53203-3470
Tel: 414-289-3400; Fax: 414-289-3411
www.ece.org/
International Research and Exchange Board (IREX)
1212 K St. NW, Suite 700
Washington , DC 20037
Tel: 202-628-8188; Fax: 202-628-8189
www.irex.org
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
c/o Computer Sciences Corporation
655 15 th St., NW, Suite 500
Washington, SC 20005
Tel: 800-538-3742
www.eric.ed.gov/
International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE)
10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 250
Columbia , MD 21044-3510
Tel: 410-997-3068, Fax: 410-997-5186
www.iaeste.org
Education USA
Network of over 450 advising centers overseas supported by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs
www.educationusa.state.gov
International Baccalaureate North America
475 Riverside Drive, 16th floor
New York, NY 10115
Tel: 212696-4465 Fax: 212-889-9242
www.ibo.org/ibna
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Rosedale Road
Princeton , NJ 08541
Tel: 609-921-9000; Fax: 609-734-5410
www.ets.org
ISS Directory of Overseas Schools
International Schools Services
15 Roszel Road PO Box 5910
Princeton , NJ 08543
Tel: 609-452-0990; Fax: 609-452-2690
www.iss.edu
European Association for International Education (EAIE)
PO Box 11189
1011 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel: 31-20-55-49-99; Fax: 31-20-525-49-98
www.eaie.nl
Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts
Department of State, Publication 11106
Superintendent of Documents
US Government Printing Office
Washington , DC 20402
Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities (LASPAU)
25 Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge , MA 02138 -6095
Tel: 617-495-5255; Fax: 617-495-8990
www.laspau.harvard.edu
Linden Educational Services
4201 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 500
Washington , DC 20008
Tel: 202-237-0164; Fax: 202-347-0176
www.lindentours.com
London International Schools Association
See website for listing of schools
www.lisa.org.uk
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
1307 New York Ave. NW , 8 th Floor
Washington , DC 20005-4701
Tel: 202-737-3699; Fax: 202-737-3657
www.nafsa.org
Mediterranean Association of International Schools (MAIS)
Apartado 80-28080
Madrid, Spain
Fax: 34-1-357-2678
e-mail: rohale@mais-web.org
www.mais-web.org
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
1631 Prince Street
Alexandria , VA 22314-2818
Tel: 703-836-2222; Fax: 703-836-8015
www.nacacnet.org
National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)
www.naces.org
Rome International Schools Association
See web site for listing of schools
www.romeschools.org
National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals (NAGAP)
Lenexa , KS 66285 -4605
Tel: 913-895-4616; Fax: 913.895-4652
www.nagap.org
Swiss Group of International Schools
See web site for listing of schools
e-mail: info@sgischools.com
www.sgischools.com
Near East South Asia Council for Overseas Schools (NESA)
c/o American College of Greece
Gravias 6
Aghia Paraskevi 15342
Athens , Greece
Tel: 30-210-600-9821
Fax: 30-210-600-9928
www.nesacenter.org
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
700 S. Washington St., Suite 200
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Tel: 703-836-0744; Fax: 703-836-7864
www.tesol.org
Office of Overseas Schools (A/OS)
U.S. Department of State
Room H328, SA-1
Washington, D. C. 20522-0132
Phone: (202) 261-8200
Fax: (202) 261-8224
e-mail: OverseasSchools@state.govwww.state.gov/m/a/os
University of Cambridge
Cambridge Assessment
1 Hills Rd
Cambridge CB1 2EU UK
e-mail: info@cambridgeassessmetn.org.uk
www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk
Overseas Association for College Admission Counseling (OACAC)
Membership Chair: Peter Hauet
St. Mary's International School
1-6-19 Seta, Setagaya Ku
Tokyo, Japan 158-8668
e-mail: hauet@oacac
www.oacac.com
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID )
Information Center
US Agency for International Development
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, DC 20523-1000
www.usaid.gov
U.S. Department of Education
International Affairs Office
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
Room 6W108
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-8401
Tel: 202-401-0430; Fax: 202-401-2508
e-mail: international.affairs@ed.gov
www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/internationaled
U.S. Department of State
www.state.gov
U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Department of Homeland Security - ICE
Office of International Affairs
425 I Street, NW
ATTN: 800 North Capitol, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20536
Tel: 202-732-0350
www.ice.gov
World Education News & Reviews (WENR)
World Education Service (WES)
Bowling Green Station
P O Box 5087
New York, NY 100274-5087
Tel: 212-966-6311; Fax; 212-739-6100
www.wes.org
YMCA International Program Services
5 W. 63 rd St, 2 nd Floor
New York, NY 10023
Tel: 212-727-8800; Fax: 212-727-8814
www.ymcainternational.org
Youth for Understanding
6400 Goldsboro Rd., Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20817
Tel: 240-235-2100; Fax: 240-235-2104
www.yfu.org
 


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