Registration Details
| Event Date | Event Time | Registration Deadline | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 - 29, 2020 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | TBD | Registration Closed |
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic this NAFSA Signature Program did not take place, but international educators from around the world were able to convene virtually at the 2020 NAFSA eConnection.
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Join us May 27-28, 2020 for the NAFSA Presidents and Provosts Summit during the NAFSA 2020 Annual Conference & Expo in St. Louis, Missouri. The event will be hosted by Webster University at their Gateway Campus in downtown St. Louis.
The Summit will kick-off with a leadership reception Wednesday, May 27, 2020. A rich program follows on Thursday, May 28 that promises to influence, innovate, and impact your perspective. Please see additional details.
Registration includes complimentary access to the NAFSA 2020 Annual Conference & Expo.
Speakers
Michael Austin, PhD
University of Evansville
Michael Austin is executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana, where he supervises both the International Office and the university’s Harlaxton College program in the United Kingdom. Prior to coming to Evansville, he was the...
Margee Ensign, PhD
Dickinson College
Margee Ensign is the 29th president of Dickinson College, which was chartered in 1783—the first college established in the new United States of America. Dickinson is recognized as leading institution in global education and was the first college to receive the Senator Paul Simon Award for...
Fernando León-García, PhD
Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Y Superior (CETYS) University
Member-at-Large, NAFSA Board of Directors
Fernando León-García has served as president of Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Y Superior (CETYS) University since 2010, leading the institution to accreditation in the United States (WASC, ACBSP, ABET) and one of the highest student mobility rates in Mexico. He was previously chancellor of City...
Latha Ramchand, PhD
University of Missouri
Latha Ramchand was appointed executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of Missouri in August 2018. Prior, she served as dean of the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. During Ramchand’s tenure as dean, Bauer College grew enrollment to over 6,400 students...
Roger A. Ramsammy, PhD
Hudson Valley Community College
Roger A. Ramsammy, president of Hudson Valley Community College, has more than 30 years of higher education experience, including senior positions at three of the largest multicampus colleges in the nation. He is the former president of the West Campus of Miami Dade College and provost and chief...
Moderators
Esther D. Brimmer, DPhil
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Executive Director and CEO
Esther Brimmer, DPhil, serves as the executive director and chief executive officer of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Dr. Brimmer’s distinguished career includes three appointments within the U.S. Department of State, serving most recently as the assistant secretary for international...
Karin Fischer
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Karin Fischer is a longtime higher-education journalist with a focus on international education, including American colleges’ activities overseas, the globalization of the college experience, and study abroad. Her extensive reporting on international-student recruitment and the experience of foreign...
Jeff Riedinger, PhD
University of Washington
NAFSA President and Chair of the Board of Directors
Jeff Riedinger, PhD, is the vice provost for global affairs and professor of law at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has leadership and administrative responsibility for the University of Washington’s diverse global programming, including support for international research; study abroad...
Sponsor
NAFSA thanks Webster University and Boston University Global Programs-Study Abroad for their generous support of this event.
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