International Student and Scholar Services

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

Crisis Management

Office Administration

Orientation, Retention, and Student Services Programming

Student and Scholar Advising

Special Student Relief For F-1 Students: Essential Concepts

A primer on essential concepts of special student relief, extracted from the NAFSA Adviser's Manual.

Before, During and After a Crisis: Questions to Ask

Questions to ask before, during and after a crisis.

Responding to a Missing International Student/Scholar

In the case of a scholar, it may be a fellow faculty member realizing he has not seen the scholar in the lab, or that he/she has not shown up for work for the past week

Responding to a Serious Injury of an International Student or Scholar

March 13, 2015

In the event of a serious injury to a student or scholar, this checklist is to be used as a guide for notifying the proper administrators and any other protocol.

Responding to a Worldwide Health Crisis

October 21, 2014

While some crises are local, our increasingly interconnected societies heighten the risk of some worldwide crises occurring. Worldwide crises may be political, social, economic, environmental, or health-related.

Responding to an International Student or Scholar Death

The following is very general information regarding how to deal with the death of an international student or scholar.

Responding to the Arrest of a Nonimmigrant Student

All of us dread the call notifying us that one of our students has been arrested. In fact, the type of advice and assistance provided to an international student in this situation is similar to that provided to a U.S. citizen, with the exception of the overlay of culture and immigration

Responding to a Student Mental Health Crisis

If you suspect a student or scholar may be in a state of deteriorating mental health or in mental health crisis, there are several factors to keep in mind. This resource lists potential warning signs and offers action items, but is not intended to be exhaustive for every situation.

Top Ten Tips for Managing the H-1B Petition Process

The following tips build upon practices already in use in the day to day filing of H peitions and do not take the place of basic filing information, compliance and immigration information.

Bibliography on Mentoring, Training and Generational Differences

A list of publications used to compile "Ready or Not, We're Here! The New Generation of Professionals in International Student and Scholar Services."