International Recruitment in Africa
By: Alexander Smith, Assistant Director of International Admission, Michigan State University and Folabi Obembe, President & CEO, Worldview International Long-term strategic thinking, flexibility, and creative approaches to recruitment and retention are the keys to successful student recruitment on
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Universities as Global Villages: Supporting International Students on Campus
Download the December 2020 Report By Santiago Castiello-Gutiérrez, PhD, and Kelber Tozini, MS Since the United States is the number one destination in the world for international students (Institute of International Education 2019), the expectations are high for the country’s colleges and
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Building a Sponsored Student Recruitment Strategy
By: Luke Sikorski, MA, Assistant Recruitment Director, INTO University Partnerships; Matthew Sacco, MA, Director of International Enrollment Partnerships, George Mason University; and Krista Kennedy, MS, Sponsored Student Program Administrator, Portland State University Download the Timeline
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France Visa Updates – Study Abroad in 2021
Get the latest updates from members of NAFSA’s Consular Affairs Liaison subcommittee as you plan for 2021 programs including VFS Global processes, documentation required by the consulate, and of the French government. Please note all persons entering France must present a negative COVID PCR test
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IEM Spotlight: Fall 2020
IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents Fall is a time of change. With the changing of seasons also comes a shift for the IEM community. While it has been a pleasure to create this resource for our readers, this will be the final issue of the IEM Spotlight. The IEM KC will continue to
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What IEM Means to Me
IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents IEM Spotlight committee members reflect on what international enrollment management means to them. Ryan Fleming, IEM Spotlight committee member since 2020 International education represents, to me, the most vivid fulfillment of education’s core
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Reflecting on NAFSA’s IEM Newsletters: A History of Resources for the International Education Community
IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Emily Tse, IERF, and Aleks Morawski, Scholaro The roots of IEM Spotlight’s 16-year history actually began with the ADSEC Information Exchange, which was previously published in each NAFSA Newsletter. At the time, before knowledge communities
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Meet an IEM Newcomer: Mike Perez
IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents Mike Perez is assistant director for international admissions at Purdue University. Where I live: West Lafayette, Indiana Family: I have a wife who is completing her PhD at Purdue and a kid on the way! Education: I have a degree in microbiology
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Celebrating IEM: Sam Heikinen
IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents Sam Heikinen is associate vice president for global engagement at Slippery Rock University. Where I live: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Where I was born: Houghton, Michigan Family: I met my wife in China when I served as a faculty member at
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Recruiting in the New Virtual World: Meeting Students Where They Are, From Where You Are
IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Megan Mankerian-Stem, Creighton University The world has drastically changed in the past 6 months; there is no question about that. It has been a turbulent transition to move an industry that is based on personal engagement to a digital
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