International Enrollment Management

Admission and Placement of International Students and Scholars

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

English as a Second Language Program Administration

Preparing International Student and Scholars for Study in the United States

Recruiting International Students and Scholars

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

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

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

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

Technology at Work: Harnessing the Power of Technology in International Enrollment Management

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Sonya Brauchle, Mercy College How important is technology to international enrollment management, recruitment, and admissions goals? In the fields of higher and international education, it is quickly becoming invaluable. When this article was

Latin America: Its Reaction to COVID-19 and Opportunities as a Competitive Academic Destination

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Marcela Wolff-López, ICEF GmbH In August 2020, ICEF hosted a webinar focused on Latin America, its reaction to COVID-19, and opportunities it has as a competitive academic destination. Speakers included the following international education

Recruitment in Latin America: Applicant Profiles

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Giovanni Romano, ESIC Business & Marketing School The Latin American region is an area where recruitment trends frequently swing due to political uncertainty. And like many other regions, the educational system has some structural challenges

Opportunities and Considerations for Recruiting in Latin America

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Rachel Scholten, Loyola University Maryland Latin America is an incredibly broad and diverse region, and it is important to consider the differences between and within countries when recruiting; however, there are some general considerations

Educational System of Venezuela: Verification Past and Present

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Ildiko Bors and David Wimmer, SpanTran: The Evaluation Company Venezuela is experiencing a crisis of multiple facets. The economic collapse and ensuing power shortages left the country’s digital infrastructure in peril; many servers and

The Educational System of Colombia

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Hilda Caputo and Noeli J. Rodriguez, Josef Silny and Associate, Inc. With a population of more than 50 million people, the Republic of Colombia is in northern South America. The official language is Spanish, and the capital city is Bogotá