Getting involved in nafsa

Junko Pierry Stanford University

Member of Leadership Development Committee/ Travel Subcommittee

NAFSA Region XII Regional Conference

Ryan Larsen University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Region XII Chair

Did you know…

 There are nearly 600 member-‐leader positions  There are both elected and appointed positions  There are opportunities to lead at every stage of your professional career—even after your career

 There are professional and personal benefits to serving as a NAFSA leader

 By serving as a NAFSA leader, in any capacity, you are supporting the field of IE

Where do you fit in NAFSA Leadership?  Advocating for IE   Learning about IE  Member Interest Groups  Knowledge Communities  Presenting or Volunteering   Serving in a national or regional leadership position   Serving NAFSA and IE in other ways

Lead by Advoca>ng for IE Advocacy Day Grassroots Leadership Program   Occurs in Washington, DC in mid-‐

March   Learn about current political trends

as they relate to NAFSA's legislative priorities

  Gain insights into the workings of a congressional office

  Receive tips on effectively engaging your elected officials

  Travel grants available through some regions

  20 NAFSA members are selected by an advisory council to organize 3 high-‐impact activities throughout the year

  Establish partnerships with federal lawmakers, their staff, and local community leaders

  Advance IE’s voice in the community (on campus, in a city, or in the state) as it relates to immigration reform

  Apply in the Spring

Lead by Learning about IE The Academy for International Education   An intensive nine to eleven-‐month training program with extensive

networking opportunities   Provides an introduction to IE and its major practice areas   For new professionals, those in new roles, those looking to network

or expand knowledge of international education   Involves an individual learning plan, reflection papers   Attend Spring Training and NAFSA Conferences   Application fee includes NAFSA membership   Apply in your region in late Fall

Join a Member Interest Group

  There are 30 MIGs reflecting Institutional Interest Groups (IIGs) and Specific Interest Groups (SIGs)

  Some groups do not require NAFSA membership  MIGs provide excellent networking opportunities   Volunteer to help current MIG leaders   Create a new MIG! Contact NAFSA staff for guidelines at [email protected]

www.nafsa.org/migs

Join a Member Interest Group

There’s something for everyone! www.nafsa.org/migs

• Africa SIG • Black/Multicultural Professionals in IE • Canada SIG • China SIG • Christian SIG • Community Colleges IIG • Creative Industries SIG • Embassy Dialogue SIG • Foreign Born International Educators SIG • Francophone World SIG • Global Nomads SIG • Healthcare IIG • Historically Black Colleges and Universities

• International Education for Persons With Disabilities • Intercultural SIG • International Living Center • Japan SIG • Latin America & the Caribbean SIG • Liberal Arts Institution: Small & Residential IIG • Middle East Interest Group (MEIG) • One Person Office SIG • Peace, Justice & Citizen Diplomacy • Phase II SIG • Postdoc SIG • Rainbow SIG • Returned Peace Corps Volunteers SIG • Sustainability SIG • Tech SIG • United Nations SIG • Women's College IIG

Join a Member Interest Group Consider joining these MIGs

Technology SIG

The mission of the NAFSA Technology SIG is to increase information exchange about technology tools, techniques, and trends in international education, in an

effort to assist NAFSA members in adopting innovative, interactive

technologies. Connect on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Healthcare Institutions IIG

The mission of the Healthcare Institutions IIG is to bring together NAFSA members

who work with or in the academic healthcare and medical community for the purpose of better understanding the key

issues confronting that community. http://www.nafsa.org/groups/home.aspx?

groupid=21

One Person Office SIG

The goal of the OPO SIG is to help small and one-‐person offices develop and

sustain their own international programs and to provide a support network of sympathetic colleagues to serve as resources. Connect on Facebook.

Join a Member Interest Group Consider joining these MIGs

Peace Justice and Diplomacy SIG

This SIG emphasizes stresses the value of promoting international education as a means of increasing appreciation of the concept of peace and justice rather than as a means of ensuring 'national security.‘ http://peaceandjusticesig.pbworks.com

Francophone World SIG

This SIG promotes, encourages, and supports the multicultural, multiethnic, and multilingual aspects reflected by the 68 countries of the Francophone World throughout the NAFSA membership.

Join the listserv: [email protected]

Creative Industries SIG

This SIG serves NAFSAns as a network and communication forum for

international affairs and the visual arts, performing arts, media arts, architecture, design, dance, music, and theatrical arts.

Connect on Facebook

Join a Knowledge Community

 Education Abroad   International Student and Scholar Services   International Enrollment Management (formerly Recruitment, Admissions, and Preparation)

  International Education Leadership  Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship

www.nafsa.org/KnowledgeCommunity

Lead by Presen>ng and Volunteering   Anyone can present at a conference!   Start presenting at a state meeting or regional conference   Notify KC leaders and liaisons of your interest to present   Share your expertise, best practices, research, or lead a round table discussion – be creative!

  Present at poster fairs   Network with colleagues and save money on your annual conference registration by volunteering!

Who is the next NAFSA Leader?

YOU!

Benefits of NAFSA Leadership

 Apply and enhance your leadership skills   Influence the future direction of IE  Build and expand your network  Bring visibility to your institution/organization   Strengthen your professional skills (and your résumé!) as well as gain information to bring back to your institution/organization

Benefits of NAFSA Leadership “Getting involved with NAFSA leadership has helped me feel like I am part of something bigger. I have loved the ability to have a voice & see my ideas come to life within NAFSA… and meeting new and wonderful people along the way.”

“Call me a MBOUS (Member Based outside the United States) or an OSEAS (Overseas Educational Advisers) or whatever. The name doesn’t make a difference. Since I became a Volunteer NAFSA Leader I am part of a network of professionals involved at all levels of international education. Each one, like me, is a volunteer. I better understand “who” NAFSA is and how it works and NAFSA is no longer big and impersonal. I have become a more knowledgeable professional.”

BJ Titus University of Minnesota-‐Twin Cities

Ruby Simms ARICANA -‐ Binational Center (Rosario, Argentina)

NAFSA National Election Process

January Call for

Nominations and Applications posted on Web

site and announced at

WLM

mid-‐March Deadline to receive

nominations/ applications

March/ongoing LDC consults with KC Chair

streams, VPEPD, VPMR, MC Chair

April Applications are reviewed

April/May LDC conducts

phone interviews

May/June Applicants are interviewed at

annual conference

July LDC proposes slate to VPMR who provides

slate to Governance Committee

July/August Board ratifies the final slate

September 1 Slate is

announced and election

begins

September 30 election ends

mid-‐October Election results are announced to candidates and leaders

October/November results posted on Web

site

late-‐January Newly elected leaders attend New Leader

Orientation and begin service

NAFSA Na>onal Elected Posi>ons Board of Directors

  President   Vice President, Public Policy and Practice

  Vice President, Education and Professional Development   Vice President, Member Relations

  Members-‐at-‐Large

Member-‐Leaders   Chairs-‐elect, Knowledge Communities   Chair-‐elect, Membership Committee

  Chair-‐elect, Leadership Development Committee

Note: to view all position descriptions: visit http://www.nafsa.org/about.sec/nafsa_leadership_job_2/

NAFSA Na>onal Appointed Process

NAFSA Na>onal Appointed Posi>ons •  Academy Coaches

•  Annual Conference Committee/Local Arrangement Team •  Membership Committee members (1 subcommittees)

•  Leadership Development Committee members (3 subcommittees) •  Education Abroad Knowledge Community members (5 subcommittees)

•  IEL Knowledge Community members (1 subcommittee) •  ISSS Knowledge Community members (2 subcommittees) •  IEM Knowledge Community members (5 subcommittees) •  TLS Knowledge Community members (3 subcommittees)

•  Education Abroad Regulatory Practice members (2 subcommittees) •  ISS Regulatory Practice members (4 subcommittees)

•  Knowledge Community Coordinating Committee members (2 subcommittees)

Note: to view all position descriptions, visit: http://www.nafsa.org/about.sec/nafsa_leadership_job_2/

Current Leadership Opportuni>es

  Consular Affairs Subcommittee Liaison (EARP)   Country Coordinator (EARP)

  Member-‐at-‐large, Focus on Conference Coordination (EARP)   Trainer Corps Workshop Dean (Trainer Corps)

  Member, Trainer Corps – TCS (apply in December)

Current National Openings

Check www.nafsa.org/openpositions throughout the year.

Na>onal Applica>on Process Step 1: Complete and Submit the Online Application at www.nafsa.org/applynow Step 2: Update your PIEE

Email [email protected] for questions or for assistance

Go to www.nafsa.org/openpositions to find positions currently open

EA

Meet Leader from Region XII

Ryan Larsen Region XII Chair

Assistant Director for Education Abroad University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Region XII’s Elected Posi>ons

•  Chair-‐elect •  Chair

•  Past Chair, Regional Affairs Committee (RAC)

Region XII’s Appointed Posi>ons •  Treasurer

•  KC Education Abroad Liaison •  KC Teaching, Learning, & Scholarship Liaison

•  KC International Education Leadership Liaison •  KC International Students & Services Liaison

•  KC International Enrollment Management (formerly RAP) Liaison •  Regulatory Ombuds (2 positions)

•  English Language Training & Administration Liaison •  Sponsored Program Administration Liaison

•  Conference Planning Coordinator •  Conference Planning Coordinator Apprentice

•  Membership / Networking Coordinator •  Communications Coordinator

•  NAFSA Academy Coach

Current Leadership Opportuni>es

 Reg Ombudsman/Scholars  Education and Training Coordinator

 Conference planning committee for San Diego

 Region XII will have additional openings for team positions starting in January 2013

Current and Upcoming Openings in our Region

Region XII’s Applica>on Process

Step 1: Contact David Diamond (Chair Elect) at [email protected]

Step 2: Update your PIEE profile

Contact the regional team for information and assistance

Try these Leadership Opportuni>es

Joining the Trainer Corps?

Trainer Corps members are NAFSA volunteer leaders who serve as trainers for Core Education Program and On-‐Demand workshops at the national,

regional, and local levels

Applications for 2013 will be accepted starting December 2012.

Have you thought about…

Being a KC Network Coordinator?

Each Knowledge Community (KC) needs Professional Network Leaders and

Coordinators to provide oversight and coordination of the network Web pages,

the primary vehicle of each KC for disseminating knowledge and information

View the library of all positions: http://www.nafsa.org/openpositions

More Ways to Serve NAFSA and IE  Contribute to NAFSA Publications

  NAFSA.News   International Educator  NAFSA Blog

  Serve on Task Forces (short-‐time commitment)   Support state-‐level initiatives promoting international education

 Mentor at Regional and Annual Conferences

There’s a place for YOU!

Talk to your state and regional team leaders

Complete your PIEE! www.nafsa.org/piee

Visit the NAFSA Job Registry http://jobregistry.nafsa.org/

Check for open positions throughout the year www.nafsa.org/openpositions

Write to [email protected]

for assistance

Volunteer at NAFSA conferences

Present a session next year

Join grassroots advocacy for IE www.connectingourworld.org

Ask about the Academy for International Education

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