NAFSA's eleven regions welcome you to join us at the NAFSA All-Region Summit, a special virtual conference held October 4 - 22, 2021. Participants gain access to live and on-demand region-specific content, as well as shared activities and events. This first-ever combined regional event will provide participants with new learning, networking, and engagement opportunities.
Conference Highlights 2008
Special Thanks to the Universidad de Yucatan and La Universidad Marista for their support and contributions.
Session Materials
Tuesday, November 4
- Beyond Room and Board: Why and How Host Families Shape The Study Abroad Experience in Language Immersion Programs
- Study Abroad Program Familiarization: Site Visits and Alternative Methods
- When Good Students Go Bad: Immigration Consequences of Criminal Behavior and/or SEVIS Termination
- Campus Internationalization: Multiple Perspectives on Education Abroad
- You've Been ACED!!
- F-1 Updaten
- Sustainability in Education Abroad: An Introduction
- Compliance and Reporting in the Era of E-Verify and Worksite Raids
- Consular Affairs Update
- The Merits (and Pitfalls) of Going to an On-Line Study Abroad Application System
- The Forensics of Fraud
- Speaking Different Languages: Addressing Generational Gaps Within the Workplace
- Developing Global Leaders
- Becoming a NAFSA Leader: Opportunities and Pathways
Wednesday, November 5
- Bologna Process Challenges and Opportunities For U.S. Higher Education – What's Next?
- Transfer Practices: Collaborating Towards a Common Goal
- Round-Robin Reporting: Understanding the New OPT Reporting Requirements
- Is That Online? Using Online Tools to Help Recruit, Retain and Advise Students
- The SEVP Updates (SEVIS 101)
- Career Connections: Going Beyond Work Authorization
- The Buck Stops Here: The Finances of Faculty-Led Programs
- SEVP Recertification and OPT Updates
- What do I Wear in Senegal?: The Challenge of Creating Accurate On-site Information in Study Abroad
- Empowering Education Majors' Skills to Validate the Contributions of Hispanic-American Children in Public Schools
- Three Women, A Plan, A Canal—Panama: Faculty & Staff Collaboration in Customized Programs Abroad
- Qué Húbole? What's Up in Congress and the Agencies?
- Life is a Highway: Field Trips for Intercultural Education
- Effective and Creative Leadership for Texas-Mexico Higher Education PowerPoint Presentation PowerPoint Presentation PowerPoint Presentation
- Everett Egginton Keynote
Thursday, November 6
- Scholar Advising Update
- Green Cards for Outstanding Professors and Researchers: A Closer Look
- Maintaining Open Communication with Sponsors
- Unique Challenges for Two Year Institutions: International Education for Community Colleges
- One State, Many Opportunities: Developing a Texas Consortium for International Recruitment
Conference Sponsors Mérida 2008
Special Thanks to our Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors for their support of Region III.
Sponsor | Event/Item |
Terra Dotta | White Night in the White City NAFSA/AMPEI Gala |
Law Firm of Tidwell, Swaim & Associates, PC | Luncheon |
SDR Educational Consultants | Luncheon |
International Academic Credential Evaluators, Inc. | Coffee Break |
University of New Orleans | Coffee Break |
Global Credential Evaluators | Coffee Break |
Pinnacle Student Insurance | conference bags |
Academic Programs International | conference bags |
Universidad de Monterrey/Mexico | Name Badge Holders |
Global Credential Evaluators | Past Chairs Breakfast |
ELS Language Centers | All Conference Reception |
Conference Exhibitors Mérida 2008
- Academic HealthPlans, Inc.
- Academic Programs International (API)
- AETNA Student Health
- American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)
- Arcadia University, Center for Education Abroad
- AustraLearn/AsiaLearn/EuroLearn
- Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK
- Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE)
- HTH Worldwide
- Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University
- International Academic Credential Evaluators, Inc
- International Student Organization
- Kukulcan Educational Spanish Community
- The Language Company
- Macori, Inc.
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- Platform3000/Piccell Wireless
- SDR Educational Consultants
- Signature World Services
- SpanTran Educational Services, Inc.
- T. W . Lord & Associates
- Terra Dotta
- Universidad Internacional