- Maintain attentiveness to regulatory practices affecting education abroad by observing, prompting, and participating in online discussion forums and reading NAFSA.news.
- Manage the work of the EA RP Committee, ensuring that the interests of the field are being well served and that the board-assigned outcomes are met.
- Recommend qualified and available applicants for open committee positions to the EA RP chair and the vice president for public policy and practice, who appoint EA RP Committee members.
- Participate in NAFSA’s Washington Leadership Meeting (WLM), NAFSA’s annual conference, and regular teleconferences of the committee.
- In collaboration with the EA KC team and other EA RP committee members, solicit and propose annual and regional conference sessions and poster sessions related to government issues of interest to conference participants.
- Participate in liaison calls with NAFSA staff and government officials as necessary or designate other EA RP members.
- Identify emerging issues or problems cited by the committee, staff, or membership that may require the creation of a task force or liaison work with the U.S. federal government.
- Work with others to identify key issues for the vice president for public policy and practice or NAFSA staff.
- In summer of chair-designate term, prepare the EA RP work plan for the following year (chair year) to achieve outcomes in support of NAFSA’s strategic plan and those assigned to EA RP by the board.
- Plan and facilitate periodic teleconferences with the committee.
- Participate in subcommittee conference calls as needed.
All NAFSA leaders are expected to foster an inclusive environment and seek to learn and understand the multicultural perspectives of the committee/team, our constituents, and stakeholders to align with the NAFSA Diversity and Inclusion Statement. An expression of leadership in this area includes:
- Engaging the committee/team to identify and implement strategies for increased personal outreach, recruitment, and onboarding for all, especially diversity-focused and underrepresented groups
- Increasing accessibility and participation from underrepresented groups, individuals, and institutions
- Expanding educational content within the committees’ purview through intentional outreach and recruitment of diverse presenters and institutional types in partnership with various NAFSA groups
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a professional association driven by its Strategic Plan as established by the Board of Directors. The success of the association depends on the productive engagement of three key constituencies: the Board, member-leaders, and staff. Member-leaders are advocates for the association’s mission, vision, values, diversity and inclusion, and ethical principles. They align their work closely with the Board through its vice presidents and with staff to carry out the Strategic Plan. Member-leader roles are guided by objectives assigned by the Strategic Plan, by outcome accountabilities outlined in the Standing Rules, and by position descriptions for specific roles.