Summer Institute 2008

Big Ten Conference Center
1500 W. Higgins Road
Park Ridge, IL 60068
July 17-19, 2008

Come to the Summer Institute from July 17 through 19, 2008, at the Big Ten Conference Center in Chicago, Illinois, and complete one or two of NAFSA Core Education Program workshops designed to bring you up to speed on important education abroad or international student and scholar issues.

Choose from a one or two day workshop relating to either Foundations of International Education or Professional Practices. Each is designed for a specific audience to meet a broad range of experience levels.

Makes sure you pick the one that is right for you, and register now.

Foundations of International Education

Foreign Educational Credentials Analysis

Education Abroad Advising

July 17, 2008 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. July 18, 2008 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Cost: $260 members; $410 nonmembers (includes lunch on July 18) Audience: Admissions professionals and recruiters with less than three years of experience in international academic credential evaluation and placement. This 12-hour Foundations Workshop provides basic training in foreign credentials evaluation for individuals from universities and colleges. Topics covered include: information needed to evaluate credentials, how to develop a resource library and support base, understanding the credit and grade conversion process. Note: Participants should bring a calculator. Lead Trainer Kenneth Warren, President, Educational Perspectives Trainers Angie Melton, Associate Director, International Programs and Services Office, Middle Tennessee State University

July 17, 2008 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. July 18, 2008 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Cost: $295 members; $445 nonmembers (includes lunch on July 18) Audience: Education abroad professionals who have been in the field for less than three years, as well as individuals hoping to enter the field. This 12-hour workshop seeks to provide new advisers with a broad overview of the issues in education abroad. Lead Trainer Margaret Wiedenhoeft, Assocaite Director, Center for International Programs, Kalamazoo College Trainers Courtney Goike, Director of Student Services, Academic Programs International Jennifer White Reding, Associate Director, Overseas Programs, Washington University in St. Louis

Professional Practice Workshop

F–1 Regulations for Beginners

July 19, 2008 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Cost: $240 members; $390 nonmembers (includes lunch) Audience: Beginning international student advisers with up to 15 months of experience. This introductory workshop offers participants the basic theoretical and practical knowledge and skills needed to advise international students on F-1 visa matters. Lead Trainer Ghazala Khan, International Student Advisor, Office for International Students & Scholars, Michigan State University Trainers Susan Whipple,Assistant Director, Office of International Education (OIE), Marquette University Ali Soltanshahi, International Student and Scholar Advisor, International Student and Scholar Office, Iowa State University

Cancellation Policy

NAFSA: Association of International Educators reserves the right to cancel its workshops due to limited registration. Registrants are encouraged not to incur any nonrefundable expenses until the workshop training is confirmed.