By: Alexander Smith, Assistant Director of International Admission, Michigan State University and Folabi Obembe, President & CEO, Worldview International Long-term strategic thinking, flexibility, and creative approaches to recruitment and retention are the keys to successful student recruitment on

Amid increasing regulatory responsibilities and declining budgets, effective policy development, communication, onboarding, and cross-training are even more crucial to the success of an international education office. Such activities must also take into account stakeholder needs. During this

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents IEM Spotlight committee members reflect on what international enrollment management means to them. Ryan Fleming, IEM Spotlight committee member since 2020 International education represents, to me, the most vivid fulfillment of education’s core

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Emily Tse, IERF, and Aleks Morawski, Scholaro The roots of IEM Spotlight’s 16-year history actually began with the ADSEC Information Exchange, which was previously published in each NAFSA Newsletter. At the time, before knowledge communities

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents Mike Perez is assistant director for international admissions at Purdue University. Where I live: West Lafayette, Indiana Family: I have a wife who is completing her PhD at Purdue and a kid on the way! Education: I have a degree in microbiology

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents Sam Heikinen is associate vice president for global engagement at Slippery Rock University. Where I live: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Where I was born: Houghton, Michigan Family: I met my wife in China when I served as a faculty member at

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Megan Mankerian-Stem, Creighton University The world has drastically changed in the past 6 months; there is no question about that. It has been a turbulent transition to move an industry that is based on personal engagement to a digital

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Sonya Brauchle, Mercy College How important is technology to international enrollment management, recruitment, and admissions goals? In the fields of higher and international education, it is quickly becoming invaluable. When this article was

IEM Spotlight, Vol. 21, Fall Issue | Table of Contents By Marcela Wolff-López, ICEF GmbH In August 2020, ICEF hosted a webinar focused on Latin America, its reaction to COVID-19, and opportunities it has as a competitive academic destination. Speakers included the following international education