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May 8, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Register Today

This webinar explores how trauma informed practices and the three “windows” models translate in real campus and organizational settings. A panel of international educators share concrete examples of how they sustain their capacity to lead, support students and scholars, and cultivate care, while remaining resilient for the road ahead. The panel shares their practical strategies, personal reflections, and lessons learned from the field The webinar concludes with resources for participants to support a culture of care in their own workplaces.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify at least two real examples of care practices used by international educators.
  • Describe how a culture of care can be sustained within teams, offices, and campus systems.
  • Create an action plan to strengthen culture of care practices in the workplace.

This is the third event in the NAFSA Culture of Care Webinar Series

Speakers

 

Culture of Care Webinar Series

Nancy E. Young

Nancy is an enthusiastic and dedicated NAFSAn, contributing to the field as an advocate, trainer, and author. She has presented over 85 workshops and sessions at NAFSA and other higher-ed associations. NAFSA sessions she has chaired include “Just a Quick Question”, “The SEVIS Song and Dance”, and “Thinking Outside the Book: Intercultural Fiction as a Training Tool”. Nancy currently works with international graduate students in her role as the Student Support and Advocacy Manager at Portland State University’s School of Business. For twenty years, she worked in NYU’s Office for International Students and Scholars, where she was the Associate Director of International Student Services. She also has worked at a small liberal arts college, a community college, and an engineering institute. Her support for international students and the field includes writing the third edition of The Handbook of International Student Advising (with gratitude to Gary Althen), researching “Best Practices to Integrate International and Domestic Students,” and advocacy efforts such as successfully collaborating with SEVP leadership to correct misinformation regarding 9/11 and international students. 

She has presented and written about sustainability, wellness, and care for international educators and higher ed professionals over the past ten years. Nancy has been leading a community of care initiative in the School of Business since 2024. A perpetual student, Nancy is currently studying Narrative Medicine at Columbia University. She studied Horticultural Therapy at Legacy Health, was a student of the Intercultural Communication Institute where she earned a Master’s in Intercultural Relations, plus earned another master’s focused on Creative Writing. With tri-regional roots (Regions III, X, and I), Nancy’s NAFSA roles include chairing the NAFSA Ad Hoc Tax Committee for the 1040NREZ, serving on the IELKC leadership team, and positions on the Region X and Region I teams.