2010 KCISSS Call for Proposals

July 2, 2009

NAFSA's Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services (KCISSS) invites you to propose sessions for the 2010 NAFSA Annual Conference in Kansas City. You know what's happening in the field and you are aware of the pressing issues. The Annual Conference Committee seeks sessions and workshops that are well formulated using adult learning principles as a guide. Cross-KC collaboration is especially encouraged.

Please refer to the Call for Proposals

The session ideas listed below are suggestions generated by your KCISSS Team, and are intended to alert you to KCISSS priorities, but you are free to propose other topics. If you have specific questions, feel free to contact me by email at Janice.Bogen[at]jefferson.edu

Please note that NAFSA's ISS-Regulatory Practice Committee is working on proposals for the regulatory update sessions that you have come to know and expect at the annual conference. Rest assured they will not be forgotten.

Remember that the deadline for proposal submission is August 1, 2009.

Session ideas KC- ISSS

Advocating to Campus Leaders

Global Economy--Ripple effects

Cross-Cultural Awareness on campus

Visa and related issues for Healthcare providers

Emergency Plans

Newcomers to the Field--mentoring and training

Going green/paperless

Balancing Institutional Policy with federal regulations: What is REALLY required?

Undocumented students

Tapping your alumni network

Student leadership development

Short-term programs

iCERT and Prevailing wages

J intern category

Funding your ISSS office

Ethics in the international office

Change Management

Internationalization

Recruitment and retention of scholars

Research

Connecting with your community

Scholar dependent programming

Retention

Re-certification

Re-entry

Balance in times of stress

Managing volunteers

Using interns/grad students in your office

Orientation- ongoing programs for campuses

Generational work habits, priorities; avoiding burnout; advising v. policing