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May 27, 2025 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Register Today
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ISSS Management Seminar: Creative Approaches to Managing an International Student and Scholar Services Office

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. PST 
San Diego, California

Managing an office supporting international students and scholars presents challenges, especially within the constraints of limited resources, competing institutional priorities, and shifting government regulations. From the days of the IAP-66 to SEVIS, from paper forms to CRMs, the role of International Student and Scholar Services has become more automated and complex. Learn to transform office procedures and workflows based on the most effective systems available. Return equipped with ideas to update or tweak internal processes with the confidence of operating optimally. This new 90 minute management seminar will explore systems-based approaches to navigating these complexities, offering insights for enhancing efficiency and support.

This event is include with a conference registration.

Ravi Shankar

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Ravi Shankar
University of Rochester
Ravi Shankar is the Assistant Vice Provost for International Services and Support at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, directing a team of twenty professionals in providing comprehensive support and engagement to over four thousand international students and scholars. He has been in the...

Nick Seamons

Nick Seamons is the executive director and assistant dean of students at University of Chicago's Office of International Affairs.

Theresa Lynn Johnson

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Theresa Lynn Johnson
Northwestern University
Theresa currently works in the Office of International Student and Scholar Services at Northwestern University as Assistant Director of Scholar Services where she advises international scholars, employees, and visitors. Prior to joining the staff at Northwestern, she worked with the Fulbright...