Leadership

The Consular Affairs Liaison subcommittee of the EA RP is charged with developing relationships with visa officers at foreign consulates in the United States to clarify visa and immigration procedures and to assist Education Abroad colleagues in the field of international education.

Members of the Leadership Development Committee (LDC) participate in a committee that is responsible for encouraging volunteer leadership and supporting systems to cultivate, recruit, and orient volunteer leaders for the association.

The Simon Spotlight Award is intended to highlight specific individual programs and services that are judged to be outstanding and/or especially innovative. Applicants who feel they have a specific program, service, etc. in one of the areas noted in the section below that is especially strong, may

Through its Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, NAFSA recognizes institutions for overall excellence in internationalization efforts as evidenced in practices, structures, philosophies, and policies. The Simon Index provides access to internationalization best practices.

The Member Engagement Committee represents NAFSA’s diverse membership and oversees the Awards Subcommittee per the Standing Rules. The subcommittee maintains an overview of the three national awards (Homer Higbee, Rising Star Young Leader, and Life Membership), reviews nominations, and proposes the

The Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC) focuses on curriculum internationalization, research that informs practice, and intercultural communication, and serves faculty, administrators, graduate students/post-docs, researchers, intercultural trainers, cross-cultural

The Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC) focuses on curriculum internationalization, research that informs practice, and intercultural communication and serves faculty, administrators, graduate students/post-docs, researchers, intercultural trainers, cross-cultural

The chair leads the Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services (KC ISSS)

The Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EAKC) supports the efforts of professionals in direct service, management, and strategy positions who create and support education abroad programs and develops resources, tools, and model practices, using the framework of the NAFSA International Education

The International Scholar Advising (ISCA) Network supports the efforts of those who work with international faculty and scholars assisting with immigration regulations, as well as orientation, programming, and adjustment concerns. The network leader provides oversight and coordination of the ISCA