1. NAFSA Region V 2018 Wisconsin Meeting

2. Welcome! Leadership Team Introductions 2019 WAIE Conference
Dates for Upcoming Deadlines
What’s Up, Wisconsin?
Advocacy in Wisconsin
Involvement in WAIE
Collaboration

3. 2019 WAIE Conference
Pre-Conference Workshops: Thursday, April 11 (Full and Half-Day Workshops)
Opening Reception: Evening of Thursday, April 11
Conference: Friday, April 12
Location: Fluno Center, UW-Madison Campus
Early-bird date, registration deadline, and conference registration fees will also be announced soon!

4. Dates for Upcoming Deadlines
Hong Rost Award, 2019 WAIE Conference grants, and WAIE Advocacy Day grant will open week of November 3
Deadline will be Friday, December 7
Announced by January 7
2019 WAIE Conference Proposals will open week of December 3
Deadline will be Friday, February 8
Announced by March 1

5. What’s Up, Wisconsin?
Wednesday, October 24, 3:00-4:00 PM – ISSS Hot Topics
Possible Topics of Discussion:
Unlawful Presence
New I-765 form
Trends in hiring international students
Visa denials
Students’ fears of traveling outside the U.S.
Application processing time
Facilitators:
Samantha McCabe,  Assistant Director for SEVIS Compliance, UW-Madison
Sarah Christensen, International Student Coordinator, UW-Fox Valley
Katie Tollefson, Assistant Director for International Faculty & Staff Services, UW-Madison

6. What’s Up, Wisconsin?
November 28 – Short-Term International Student Programs
February 27 – Programming & Incentivizing Student Engagement
March 27 – Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Collaborations Between the ISSS and Admissions Office
April 24 – Education Abroad (Topic TBD)
June 26 – Supporting Student Mental Health

7. Advocacy in Wisconsin Advocacy Days in Washington DC March 18-19, 2019
Emlyn Torres, Region V Advocacy Coordinator, came and talked with us!
if you want to reach her.
Key points from her half-day workshop:
representative to find your local representatives
Make a plan for voting day or vote early.
Find something small to do and do it consistently.

8. Involvement in WAIE Small ways to get involved
Marketing (i.e., Facebook posts)
Co-facilitate a What’s Up, Wisconsin call
Recommend a new topic and/or help with an already planned call
Apply for a conference grant and/or recommend others to apply
Submit a conference proposal and/or recommend others to apply
Nominate someone for the Hong Rost Award
We are open to other ideas you may have!
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9. Involvement in WAIE Bigger ways to get involved
Apply for the WAIE grant to attend NAFSA’s Advocacy Days in Washington, DC (March 2019)
Apply to be the Conference Planner
1 year commitment
Usually need to be located near the conference location.
Apply for a leadership position when one opens up
3 year commitment

10. Collaboration & Brainstorming
Think about WAIE conference proposal ideas
Think about people to nominate for the Hong Rost Award
Think about people you know who might be interested in applying for a WAIE conference grant or attending Advocacy Days (or yourself!)

11. Collaboration & Brainstorming
Break into Knowledge Communities (KC)
ISSS, Education Abroad, Admissions/Credential Evaluation, ESL/IEP
What would be good conference session topics?
Discuss hot topics in your area