International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice Committee

The International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice Committee (ISS-RP) is charged with identifying regulatory practice issues that need action through government agency liaison by NAFSA staff, or team members as requested by staff. ISS-RP also identifies practice resources to be referred to the Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services (KC ISSS) for development. The committee assists the NAFSA's Vice President for Public Policy and Practice (VPPPP) in communicating to members on regulatory practice issues and identifies longer term public policy issues and forwards those to the VPPPP.

The ISS-RP team works hard to address regulatory practice issues that are both broad and deep. ISS-RP analyzes submissions to IssueNet's Report an Issue to prioritize those concerns from the ISSS field and notes trends.

2012 ISS-RP Members

• David Elwell, Chair of ISS-RP Committee, Brandeis University
• Doris Clausen, Chair of Travel Subcommittee, Stevens Institute of Technology
• Dawn Cepica, Chair of Employment Based Subcommittee, Texas Tech University
• Paul Collier, Chair of EVP Subcommittee, Colorado State University
• Adam Harold, Chair of Regulatory Ombud Subcommittee, University of North Texas
• Amy Makiyama, SEVIS Technical Issues, Art Institute of Houston
• Rachael Weber, Chair of International Student Subcommittee, Oregon State University

ISS-RP Subcommittees

The ISS-RP subcommittees are made up of members with specific expertise in the ISSS field. The subcommittees assist ISS-RP to prioritize regulatory issues for NAFSA government liaison. ISS-RP currently has five subcommittees: Regulatory Ombud Subcommittee; Travel Subcommittee; International Student Subcommittee; Exchange Visitor Program Subcommittee; Employment Based Subcommittee. Subcommittee tasks include:

• Review, analyze, and prioritize submissions into IssueNet. Also consider regulatory practice concerns that come from other sources such as conference sessions and network discussion forum postings.
• Provide information for comment letters and white papers to NAFSA staff.
• Through staff-arranged teleconferences or meetings, communicate with government agencies on issues that result in clarification or positively-changed federal practice or procedure.
• Work with staff to provide ongoing practice guidance and information to NAFSA members based on communication from government agencies.
• Recommend new regulatory practice resources to KC ISSS (Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services) for development.