This Webinar was cohosted with the Alliance for International Exchange, with collaboration from Cultural Vistas.

As part of the CHIPS for America Act, the Department of State’s BridgeUSA program launched the J-1 STEM Research Initiative to help boost domestic tech manufacturing and innovation in the United States.

The J-1 STEM Research Initiative aims to attract international talent and foster collaboration between U.S. and international researchers and professionals in the STEM fields. By doing so, it helps address the workforce needs and innovation goals outlined by the Administration. This includes building a robust talent pipeline and fostering higher-education and industry partnerships.

Learn how your university or organization can help the U.S. attract global talent, enhance workforce development and promote innovation and collaboration by strategically utilizing the J-1 visa programs. (J-1 categories include: College/University Student, Intern, Professor, Research Scholar, Short-Term Scholar, Specialist, and Trainee) 

 

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Panelists

Robin Catmur-Smith

Robin Catmur-Smith
University of Georgia
Robin Catmur-Smith is Director of Immigration Services, Office of Global Engagement, at the University of Georgia, and has been in the field of international education since 1995. Robin manages immigration services for UGA and supervises eight colleagues who process student and scholar sponsorships...
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Mark Howard

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U.S. Department of State
Mark Howard is the Director for the Office of Private Sector Exchange Program Administration in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The mission of the Bureau is to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives through educational and cultural programs that enhance...
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Amy Nice

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Cornell Immigration Law and Policy Program
Amy M. Nice has been an immigration lawyer for thirty-five years, with a broad range of experience in the private practice of immigration law (for more than twenty years) and in the policy realm (since 2010), primarily focused on employment-based immigration. She is a thought leader concerning STEM...
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Diana Vellos Coker

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Larrabee Albi Coker, LLP
Diana is an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated* attorney whose practice includes a broad range of business immigration matters including hiring and retaining foreign national employees, implementing overall immigration policies and procedures, and compliance matters such as I-9 and LCA mock-audits...
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Moderated By

Steve Springer

Steve Springer
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Steve Springer, JD, is director of regulatory practice liaison for NAFSA: Association of International Educators and manages NAFSA’s engagement with federal agencies concerning regulatory practice issues, among other duties. Prior to joining the NAFSA staff he worked as an immigration attorney...
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