API Presentations

• March 2012: “Best Practices for Study Abroad Fairs Wisconsin Association of International Educators Conference in Appleton, WI [Christie Johnson, presenter]
• March 2012: “Study Abroad: Tomorrow’s Technology Today” session at CCIS Conference in Washington, DC [Jeramy Johnson, participant]
• February 2012: “Increasing Student Engagement in Orientation: Tools to Satisfy a Variety of Learning Styles” session at NAFSA Texas Meeting at Austin College in Sherman, Texas [Chelsea Kindred, presenter]
• November 2011: “New Media: Friend of Foe” session NAFSA Regions I and XII joint conference in Reno, NV [Kimberly Karalekas, presenter]
• November 2011: “Facilitating Traditional Study Abroad Goals for the Smartphone Generation” session at NAFSA Region V conference in Champaign, IL [Christie Johnson, presenter]
• May 2011: “Unique Uses of Technology and Social Media in International Education” poster fair at the national NAFSA conference in Vancouver, Canada [Jeramy A. Johnson, presenter]
• April 2011: “Sustainability Practices in Education Abroad”, session at the FORUM on Education Abroad Conference in Boston, MA [Jeramy A. Johnson, panelist]
• February 2011: NAFSA Collegial Conversation “Optimizing Your Use of Social Media” online interactive webinar [Jeramy A. Johnson, panelist]
• November 2010: “Trolls, Trawlers and Tweeters – Common Social Media Dangers and How to Avoid Them”, session at the NAFSA Region VIII Conference in Richmond, VA. [Jeramy A. Johnson, presenter]
• October 2010: “Using Technology to Engage Students in Education Abroad”, session at the NAFSA Region I conference in Corvallis, OR [Jeramy A. Johnson, presenter]
• October 2010: “Leadership Development Opportunities in NAFSA”, session at the NAFSA Region III conference in New Orleans, LA [Chelsea Kindred, presenter]
• May 2010: “Knowing Your Resources: Working with the U.S. Department of State and the Overseas Security Advisory Council”, session at the Annual NAFSA Conference, Kansas City, MO [Courtney Goike, chair]
• May 2010: “From Theory to Practice and Back: Applying Social Science Theory to International Education”, seminar at national NAFSA conference. [Vija G. Mendelson, seminar chair and presenter]
• November 2009: “Innovative Communication Tools: IM and Twitter”, session at the NAFSA Region VIII conference. [Jeramy A. Johnson, presenter]
• November 2009: “The iPhone as Virtual Bookbag – How to Make Your Intercultural Program more Portable”, session at the CIEE Annual Conference, Istanbul, Turkey [Dr. Sharon Foerster, presenter]
• November 2009: “Mindful Engagement; Multi‐faceted Tools for Linguistic and Cultural Learning Abroad”, session at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention, San Diego, CA [Dr. Sharon Foerster, presenter]
• October 2009: “Rhinestone Marketing: Creating Social Networking Gems on a Budget”, session at the NAFSA Region III conference. [Jeramy A. Johnson, presenter]
• October 2009: “Leave Your Diamonds at Home: Tips for ‘Packing’ Realistic Expectations”, session at the NAFSA Region III conference [Courtney Goike, presenter]
• October 2009: “Knowing your Resources: Working with OSAC and the Department of State”, session at the NAFSA Region III conference [Courtney Goike, presenter]
• October 2009: “Education Abroad Visa Update/Best Practices”, session at the NAFSA Region III conference [Courtney Goike, presenter]
• October 2009: “Issues in Study Abroad”, session at the Mountain Interleague Foreign Language Conference. [Christie D. Johnson, presenter]
• May 2009: “Going High‐Tech: How to Make the Leap in the Education Abroad Office”, session at national NAFSA conference. [Vija G. Mendelson, presenter]
• May 2009: “Judicial Affairs Abroad: Developing Responsible and Engaged Global Citizens”, session at national NAFSA conference. [Courtney Goike, presenter]
• July 2008: Education Abroad Advising”, workshop at the NAFSA Summer Institute in Chicago. [Courtney Goike, trainer]
• May 2008:”Millennials, Helicopter Parents, and Study Abroad: Challenges and Strategies”, session at national NAFSA conference. [Courtney Goike, presenter]
• November 2007: “Pre‐Departure Orientation: An Institutional and Third‐Party Provider View”, session at Region III NAFSA conference. [Courtney Goike, presenter]
• November 2007: “Taking Initiative: Experiential Learning in International Education”, session at Region III NAFSA conference. [Vija G. Mendelson, session chair and presenter]
• October 2007: “Facilitating a Successful Visa Process: Turning Policies and Paperwork into an Educational Experience,e” session at Region XI NAFSA conference. [Courtney Goike, presenter]
• May 2007: participant in “Education Abroad: What’s New, What’s Working” Poster Group at national NAFSA conference. [Cathy Rao, presenter]
• November 2006: “Training for Active Learning: Engaging the Environment in Seville & Beyond”, workshop at CIEE conference. [Vija G. Mendelson, presenter]
• November 2006: “ ‘Realizing’ Student Potential: Identifying Goals for Study Abroad and Lessons Learned”, session at CIEE conference. [Vija G. Mendelson, session chair and presenter]
• November 2006: “Developing and Administering Quality Short‐Term Education Abroad Programs”, session at Region XI NAFSA conference. [Julie Leitman, presenter]
• May 2006 & 2007: participant in “International Education Research” Poster Group at national NAFSA conference. [Vija G. Mendelson, presenter]
• May 2006: “Think and Learn Outside the Classroom: Short‐Term Study Abroad Opportunities for Faculty and Students”, workshop at Salem State College. [Julie Leitman, presenter]
• November 2005: “Educational ‘Connections’: Using Technology to Prepare Students for Study Abroad”, session at Region II/III NAFSA conference. [Vija G. Mendelson, session chair and presenter]
• May 2005 & 2006: “Theory and Training for Effective Culture Learning for Education Abroad Programming”, workshop at national NAFSA conference. [Vija G. Mendelson, presenter]
• November 2004: “Bringing it Home: Resources for Reentry Programming at the Campus Level”, session at CIEE conference. [Vija G. Mendelson, presenter]
• November 2004: “Home Again: Designing Study Abroad Reentry for your Campus”, session at Region XI NAFSA conference. [Vija G. Mendelson, presenter]