Committee: Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EA KC)
Position: Chair/Past Chair/Chair-elect, and Network Leader
Term Dates: Three year term (2026, 2027, 2028)

The chair leads the Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EAKC) to foster a peer community from the broad field of education abroad, including study, internships, service-learning, and research abroad. The volunteers who lead the EA KC strive to sustain and develop timely resources, tools, and model practices for the field’s professional development, as outlined in NAFSA Standing Rule VII, Section A. The EAKC chair is accountable to the NAFSA Board of Directors through the Vice President for Scholarship & Institutional Strategy (VP SIS).  EA KC activities contribute to achieving objectives set in NAFSA’s Strategic Plan and Standing Rules, specifically Standing Rule VII, Section A. This is a three-year term with a different role each year: Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past Chair.

Description updated April 2025.

NAFSA is not currently accepting applications for this position. Applications and nominations will reopen in Spring 2026. Please visit NAFSA Volunteer Leadership: Open Positions to learn about available opportunities.

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