PIER Newsletter : March 18, 2015

Welcome PIER members and the PIER team. Going forward PIER will mail out information in the form of a bi-monthly newsletter to all PIER members. In the future, this letter will be posted to the PIER website. http://sdpiergroup.blogspot.com/

If you would like to announce a job or submit a resource or event for the PIER Newsletter, please email to piergroupsd@gmail.com for consideration. The PIER Board will take all submissions under consideration for posting in the PIER Newsletter.

Thank you,

The PIER Board


In This Issue:
Announcements
PIER Chair Announcements
PIER Announcements
PIER Chair Announcements

PIER Chair Announcements
CSC Open House
The USCIS California Service Center will hold its quarterly open house. If you would like to attend, please follow the attached instructions. I suggest submitting your questions even if you cannot attend the meeting.

F-1 Student transfers from Prodee University/Neo-American Language School and its
affiliated schools

I thought I would pass on this information in case you have a student request a transfer to your school. The SEVP posted information for these students on their website http://www.ice.gov/sevis/whats-new, but we know it may not be easy for the student to understand based on their English level. I am sure there are several schools that have experience with students in a similar situation. I suggest contacting SEVP or your SEVP Field Representative who should be of assistance, but they may have no additional information and will repeat the information from the
SEVP website.

Here is the message.
A message for international students enrolled at Prodee University/Neo-America Language School and its affiliated schools: On March 11, 2015, SEVP terminated all Principal Designated School Officials and Designated School Officials (P/DSOs) SEVIS access at the following schools:
 Prodee University/Neo-America Language School;
 Likie Fashion and Technology College;
 American College of Forensic Studies; and
 Walter Jay M.D. Institute, an Educational Center

While the above school’s administrative offices will remain open, all P/DSO access to SEVIS will be terminated; they will not and should not have access to SEVIS after March 11, 2015. Students may continue to attend classes as normal or transfer schools, if they wish. Nonimmigrant students must maintain their nonimmigrant student status. Nonimmigrant students who have questions or need to make changes to their records should call the SEVP Response Center (SRC) at 703-603-3400 or email sevp@ice.dhs.gov. This number is staffed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except holidays.

Students who call the SEVP Response Center should be prepared to provide the following information to the SEVP staff:
 First and last name
 SEVIS ID number
 Address
 Telephone number where you can be reached
 E-mail address
 Dates of attendance at the school
 Educational level and major of study at the school
 Name of employer and place of employment (if applicable)

PIER Announcements
PIER New Professionals Workshop
Please invite your colleagues to attend the PIER New Professionals Workshop on Friday, March 20, 2015. Walk-in registration will be available at the workshop. In this one-day workshop you will take away valuable information you can utilize in your office. A few topics we will cover:
 Maintaining F-1 Full Course of Study
 Creating SEVIS I-20
 SEVIS Events & Reporting
 Status Updates
 F-1 Employment

Workshop Schedule
9:00am – 9:30am
Check-In & On-site Registration (Room 118)
9:30am – 9:45am
Yasue O’Neill, PIER Chair-Elect
9:45am – 10:00am
The Role of the International Student Advisor/DSO
10:00am – 10:15am
BREAK
10:15am – 11:45am
Basic F-1 Procedures – Part I (Basic Terms & Concepts, Overview of Regulation and SEVIS Reporting)
11:45am to 12:45pm
Lunch on your own
12:45pm – 3:00pm
Basic F-1 Procedures – Part II (SEVIS Events, Status Updates, and Reduced Course Load, Status Updates
and Employment)
3:00pm – 3:15pm
Break
3:15pm – 4:00pm
Q&A, Best Practices

Please register for the New Professionals Workshop at: http://www.piergroup.org/.
Date: Friday, March 20, 2015
Location: National University, La Mesa campus (7787 Alvarado Road, La Mesa CA 91941).
Time: 9:00 am to 4:15 pm
Member Fee: $30.00
Non-Member Fee: $35.00
Payment Due Date: March 5, 2015
Late Fee/On site Fee: $5.00
Price includes breakfast, full workshop and workshop materials booklet. Detailed information is posted on http://www.piergroup.org/

PIER 2014 - 2015 Meeting Dates
All Meeting Times are at 2:00 pm with the exception of the PIER Workshop
March 20, 9am-4:15pm - PIER New Professionals Workshop – Location: National University La Mesa Campus
April 15 – Location: Grossmont College
June 17 – Location: USD
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PIER Board
Chair - Kasey McCarthy, Gemological Institute of America Kasey.McCarthy@gia.edu
Vice - Chair - Yasue O'Neill, Palomar College Yoneill@palomar.edu
Treasurer - Martha Delgadillo, EC San Diego MarthaDelgadillo@ecenglish.com
Membership Coordinator - LyKai Johnson, EC San Diego lykaijohnson@ecenglish.com
Secretary - Eric Abutin, National University eabutin@nu.edu
Web Coordinator - Cadence Ellis, National University cellis@nu.edu

PIER Newsletter : March 4, 2015

Welcome PIER members and the PIER team. Going forward PIER will mail out information in the form of a bi-monthly newsletter to all PIER members. In the future, this letter will be posted to the PIER website.  http://sdpiergroup.blogspot.com/

If you would like to announce a job or submit a resource or event for the PIER Newsletter, please email to piergroupsd@gmail.com for consideration. The PIER Board will take all submissions under consideration for posting in the PIER Newsletter.

Thank you,

The PIER Board

In This Issue:
Announcements
PIER Chair Announcements
PIER Vice-Chair Announcement
PIER Announcements
New Professionals Workshop

PIER Chair Announcements
The year is moving along quickly and spring is almost here. If you are new or returning to international F student advising, we invite you to attend the PIER New Professionals Workshop. In one day, you will return to work with valuable information from interpreting some F regulations, to knowing what to do in some tricky advising situations. Although this workshop focuses on F schools, I will be there to answer M questions.

Work Authorization for Certain H4 Nonimmigrants
Here is the final rule, effective May 26, allowing work authorization for certain H4s in the Federal Register http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-02-25/pdf/2015-04042.pdf

SACM Resources
At our February PIER meeting, there was a discussion regarding SACM students and resources. Michael Dietz would like to share this information from NAFSA .

Meet America from Global Ties
Have you heard of Meet America or have international student from your campus participated in their events? You can learn more at http://www.globaltiesus.org/Events/meet-america.html This is the information from the Global Ties website:
Meet America prepares international students for the global job market. During this alternative break, you will engage in targeted career development activities, tailored to your needs and interests. Meet America will help you to build your professional profile, ensuring that you understand how you can leverage your international background and experience best. In order to facilitate intercultural learning, and to foster connections between international students and Americans, you will also engage with the community in your host city.

PIER Member Best Practices and Resources
We would like to hear from our PIER Members about their best practices and resources. Did you present at a regional or national conference? Do you want to share this presentation with the members at a PIER meeting? Do you have resources you would like to share with other PIER members? Our members work with all aspects of the international student experience. Please email piergroupsd@gmail.com.

PIER Vice-Chair Announcement
Advisors Tip: Have your students been to DMV lately to apply for a driver’s license? Have you had students coming to your office telling you that they have to “update” their I-94? I have had a couple of students with this situation over the last two weeks. What do they need to do? Refer students to the USCBP Deferred Inspections office located at: 610W. Ash Street, Suite 1018, San Diego, CA 92101. Office hours: 12:00pm to 3:30pm Monday through Friday. They should bring their passport & I-94 arrival record print out. Telephone: 619.685.4336

PIER Announcements
PIER New Professionals Workshop
Please invite your colleagues to attend the PIER New Professionals Workshop on Friday, March 20, 2015. In this one-day workshop you will take away valuable information you can utilize in your office. A few topics we will cover:
 Maintaining F-1 Full Course of Study
 Creating SEVIS I-20
 SEVIS Events & Reporting
 Status Updates
 F-1 Employment

The deadline to register for the upcoming New Professional’s Workshop was, Monday, March 2nd. However, we’ve decided to extend the deadline to Thursday, March 5th by 4:00pm.

Workshop Schedule
9:00am – 9:30am Check-In & On-site Registration (Room 118)
9:30am – 9:45am Yasue O’Neill, PIER Chair-Elect
9:45am – 10:00am The Role of the International Student Advisor/DSO
10:00am – 10:15am BREAK
10:15am – 11:45am Basic F-1 Procedures – Part I (Basic Terms & Concepts, Overview of Regulation and SEVIS Reporting)
11:45am to 12:45pm Lunch on your own
12:45pm – 3:00pm Basic F-1 Procedures – Part II (SEVIS Events, Status Updates, and Reduced Course Load, Status Updates and Employment)
3:00pm – 3:15pm Break
3:15pm – 4:00pm Q&A, Best Practices

Please register for the New Professionals Workshop at: http://www.piergroup.org/.
Date: Friday, March 20, 2015
Location: National University, La Mesa campus (7787 Alvarado Road, La Mesa CA 91941).
Time: 9:00 am to 4:15 pm
Member Fee: $30.00
Non-Member Fee: $35.00
Payment Due Date: March 5, 2015
Late Fee/On site Fee: $5.00
Price includes breakfast, full workshop and workshop materials booklet. Detailed information is posted on http://www.piergroup.org/

PIER 2014 - 2015 Meeting Dates
All Meeting Times are at 2:00 pm with the exception of the PIER Workshop
March 20, 9am-4:15pm - PIER New Professionals Workshop – Location: National University La Mesa Campus
April 15 – Location: Grossmont College
June 17 – Location: USD
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PIER Board
Chair - Kasey McCarthy, Gemological Institute of America Kasey.McCarthy@gia.edu
Vice - Chair - Yasue O'Neill, Palomar College Yoneill@palomar.edu
Treasurer - Martha Delgadillo, EC San Diego MarthaDelgadillo@ecenglish.com
Membership Coordinator - LyKai Johnson, EC San Diego lykaijohnson@ecenglish.com
Secretary - Eric Abutin, National University eabutin@nu.edu
Web Coordinator - Cadence Ellis, National University cellis@nu.edu

PIER Newsletter: February 17, 2015

Welcome PIER members and the PIER team. Going forward PIER will mail out information in the form of a bi-monthly newsletter to all PIER members. In the future, this letter will be posted to the PIER website. If you would like to announce a job or submit a resource or event for the PIER Newsletter, please email to piergroupsd@gmail.com for consideration. The PIER Board will take all submissions under consideration for posting in the PIER Newsletter.

Thank you,

The PIER Board

In This Issue:
Announcements
PIER Chair Announcement
PIER Vice-Chair Announcement
PIER Announcement

PIER Chair Announcement

I would like to send a big thank you to our SEVP San Diego Field Representative, Cassie Hero, who presented at our February 11, 2015 PIER meeting. She wanted to pass along a few resources that you as stakeholders may find beneficial. PIER Note: Ms. Cassie Hero’s contact information is intended for PIER Member’s use only and should not be distributed for any other purposes.

 Study in the States (http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov): We recently launched an enhanced version of the site with a new look and features, such as an interactive glossary of terms, an “Ask a Question” section with answers to frequently asked questions, an interactive map where prospective international students can search for an SEVP-certified school and mobile accessibility on smartphones and tablets.

Some of the resources you will find on Study in the States include:
 SEVP Field Representative Page
(http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/sevp-field-representatives): this informational webpage provides a basic overview of the SEVP Field Representatives mission, duties, and related resources.

 SEVP 101 Video (http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/2014/01/sevp-101): This video explains how SEVP supports U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) mission to support and protect national security. It highlights SEVP's interagency coordination with government partners, in addition to how the program works with academic officials to support more than one million international students, exchange visitors and their dependents within the United States. SEVP 101 provides seasoned or new designated school officials, current or prospective students and the academic community with a better understanding of the various regulations that affect them.

 SEVP Fall/Winter 2014 Conference Presentation (http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/schools/conferences): This recorded presentation covers the latest SEVP news and updates. Users can view it, along with a downloadable executive summary, on the Study in the States Conferences and Outreach page.

 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Webinar Series (http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/webinars): SEVP conducts a series of webinars to address new SEVIS enhancements and provide information on upcoming changes. The webinars, a video message from the Director of SEVP and more information about SEVIS enhancements are available on the Study in the States SEVIS page.

 Our Blog (Studyinthestates.dhs.gov/blog): New blog posts are regularly added to Study in the States with good-to-know tips, current events, answers to common questions and other interesting topics related to international education. For the latest information on Study in the States, read our blog, follow us on Twitter (@StudyinStates) and “like” us on Facebook at Facebook.com/StudyintheStates.

 To further our communication with stakeholders, we produce the quarterly SEVP Spotlight newsletter and the monthly SEVP Conference Bulletin.
o SEVP Spotlight — a newsletter distributed quarterly to more than 35,000 DSOs, as well as top academic associations and SEVP government partners. Each newsletter provides updates on the latest news affecting our stakeholders and the program.
o The SEVP Conference Bulletin — a one-page bulletin distributed monthly to inform our conference stakeholders of the latest news and events related to SEVP outreach.
o If you would like to be added to either distribution list, please email SEVPCommunications@ice.dhs.gov and request to be added.

 You can also visit SEVP’s official homepage on ICE.gov at www.ice.gov/sevis

Finally, we encourage you to take our online Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey and provide us with your thoughts and opinions, so we can continue to serve you and improve our communications. We recently updated the survey to better gauge your opinion of SEVP hosted and attended events, as well as the features available on Study in the States.

Once again, thank you for the opportunity to attend the PIER meeting. As always, if you have any questions, please feel to contact me at your convenience.

Regards,

Cassie Hero
Field Representative

PIER Vice-Chair Announcement
Are you a new SEVIS Designated School Official? The PIER New Professionals Workshop is training from experienced PIER Members for new professionals working with F-1 students. Learn best F-1 procedures and best practices to take back to your school. This workshop is geared towards those working in the field less than three years or new to working with F-1 students. If yes, please register for the New Professionals Workshop at: http://www.piergroup.org/. Date: Friday, March 20, 2015 Location: National University, La Mesa campus (7787 Alvarado Road, La Mesa CA 91941). Time: 9:00 am to 4:15 pm Fee: $35.00 Payment Due Date: March 2, 2015 Late Fee/On site Fee: $5.00 Price includes breakfast, full workshop and workshop materials booklet. Detailed information is posted on http://www.piergroup.org/

PIER Announcement
PIER 2014 - 2015 Meeting Dates
All Meeting Times are at 2:00 pm with the exception of the PIER Workshop
March 20 - PIER New Professionals Workshop – Location: National University La Mesa Campus
April 15 – Location: Grossmont College
June 17 – Location: USD
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PIER Board
Chair - Kasey McCarthy, Gemological Institute of America Kasey.McCarthy@gia.edu
Vice - Chair - Yasue O'Neill, Palomar College Yoneill@palomar.edu
Treasurer - Martha Delgadillo, EC San Diego MarthaDelgadillo@ecenglish.com
Membership Coordinator - LyKai Johnson, EC San Diego lykaijohnson@ecenglish.com
Secretary - Eric Abutin, National University eabutin@nu.edu
Web Coordinator - Cadence Ellis, National University cellis@nu.edu

PIER Newsletter: February 4, 2015

Welcome PIER members and the PIER team. Going forward PIER will mail out information in the form of a bi-monthly newsletter to all PIER members. In the future, this letter will be posted to the PIER website.

If you would like to announce a job or submit a resource or event for the PIER Newsletter, please email to piergroupsd@gmail.com for consideration. The PIER Board will take all submissions under consideration for posting in the PIER Newsletter.

Thank you,

The PIER Board

In This Issue:
Announcements
PIER Chair Announcement
PIER Vice-Chair Announcement
PIER Announcement
Job Postings

PIER Chair Announcement
We look forward to our next meeting at 2:00 pm on February 11, at the National University Spectrum Campus. Thank you to Eric and National University for hosting our meetings. We will welcome Cassie Hero, the San Diego SEVP Field Representative to our meeting to answer questions and details about the SEVP Field Representative program. Attached to this message is the meeting agenda, which you can find on the PIER webpage calendar. I encourage you to view our PIER website at http://www.piergroup.org/ to find information about our meetings, resources, the New Professional Workshop and more. We keep up to date with past and future meeting agendas,
meetings and resources for our members. PIER also has a Twitter page, I try to post a few times a week with links to interesting article, and topics PIER members may find useful. If you have a Twitter account, please find us at
@PIERSanDiego.

PIER Vice-Chair Announcement
You can now register for PIER New Professional Workshop which will be held on Friday, March 20th at National University, La Mesa campus (7787 Alvarado Road, La Mesa CA 91941). Detailed information is posted on http://www.piergroup.org/

PIER Announcement
PIER 2014 - 2015 Meeting Dates
All Meeting Times are at 2:00 pm with the exception of the PIER Workshop
February 11 – Location: National University Spectrum Campus
March 20 - PIER Workshop – Location: National University La Mesa Campus
April 15 – Location: Grossmont College
June 17 – Location: USD

Job Postings
California State University San Marcos is very excited to be growing and hiring!!
Please review the job descriptions for the following positions reporting to Global Programs and Services which includes the Office of Global Education and American Language and Culture Institute.
· Director, American Language and Culture Institute: Job ID 1985
· International and Study Abroad Advisor, Office of Global Education: Job ID 2012
· Student Advisor, American Language and Culture Institute: Job ID 2009
http://www.csusm.edu/about/employment.html
Click on Job Openings.
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PIER Board
Chair - Kasey McCarthy, Gemological Institute of America Kasey.McCarthy@gia.edu
Vice - Chair - Yasue O'Neill, Palomar College Yoneill@palomar.edu
Treasurer - Martha Delgadillo, EC San Diego MarthaDelgadillo@ecenglish.com
Membership Coordinator - LyKai Johnson, EC San Diego lykaijohnson@ecenglish.com
Secretary - Eric Abutin, National University eabutin@nu.edu
Web Coordinator - Cadence Ellis, National University cellis@nu.edu

New Professionals Workshop

Are you a new SEVIS Designated School Official? The PIER New Professionals Workshop is training from experienced PIER Members for new professionals working with F-1 students. Learn best F-1 procedures and best practices to take back to your school. This workshop is geared towards those working in the field less than three years or new to working with F-1 students.

If yes, please register for the New Professionals Workshop. 
Date: Friday, March 20, 2015
Time: 9:00 am to 4:15 pm
Fee: $35.00
Payment Due Date: March 2, 2015
Late Fee/On site Fee: $5.00

Price includes breakfast, full workshop and workshop materials booklet.


Click here for the New Professionals Workshop Registration Form

Registration deadline is March 2, 2015. 

Workshop Schedule

9:00am – 9:30am

Check-In & On-site Registration (Room 13)

9:30am – 9:45am

Yasue O’Neill, PIER Chair-Elect

9:45am – 10:00am

The Role of the International Student Advisor/DSO

10:00am – 10:15am

BREAK

10:15am – 11:45am

Basic F-1 Procedures – Part I (Basic Terms & Concepts, Overview of Regulation and SEVIS Reporting)

11:45am to 12:45pm

Lunch on your own

12:45pm – 3:00pm

Basic F-1 Procedures – Part II (SEVIS Events, Status Updates, and Reduced Course Load, Status Updates and Employment)

3:00pm – 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm – 4:00pm

Q&A, Best Practices
Click here to download the PIER New Professionals Workshop Schedule

We look forward to your attendance.

PIER Newsletter: January 20, 2015

PIER Newsletter: January 20, 2015

Welcome new PIER members and the PIER team. Going forward PIER will mail out information
in the form of a bi-monthly newsletter to all PIER members. In the future, this letter will be
posted to the PIER website.

If you would like to announce a job or submit a resource or event for the PIER Newsletter,
please email to piergroupsd@gmail.com  for consideration. The PIER Board will take all
submissions under consideration for posting in the PIER Newsletter.

Thank you,
The PIER Board

In This Issue:

Announcements
PIER Chair Announcements
PIER Vice-Chair Announcements
PIER Announcements

PIER Chair Announcements

Call for SEVP Field Representative Questions for February 11 PIER Meeting
Please email your questions for our SEVP Field Representative to piergroupsd@gmail.com no later than Friday, January 23. This is your opportunity to ask questions and learn more about our new SEVP Field Representative. At our February 11 meeting, we are pleased to welcome the San Diego SEVP Field Representative Cassie Hero. We are calling for questions to ask Cassie during this meeting.

NAFSA will have a webinar on Curricular Practical Training: Policies and Practices for Elective Training February 17.

You can find more details on their website at
http://www.nafsa.org/Attend_Events/Online/Webinars/Curricular_Practical_Training__Policies_and_Practices_for_Elective_Training/
Would you like to become more involved with international education and NAFSA or do you have a colleague who may be interested in participating? The NAFSA Region XII Southern District is holding open nominations for the following vacant positions on the 2015 Southern California District Team:
• Chair-Elect
• Community College Representative
• International Scholar Representative
• International Student Representative
• Registrar
If you are interested or know someone who would be a great candidate, please follow the Survey Monkey link to the nomination ballot: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2015SoCalTeam Nominations close WEDNESDAY, January 28 at 5:00 PM.

Education USA webinars for your prospective students and scholars

Are you familiar with Education USA? EducationUSA is a network of hundreds of advising centers in 170 countries, where millions of international students each year find accurate, comprehensive, and current information about how to apply to accredited U.S. colleges and universities (http://www.educationusa.info) Working with the US Department of State, SEVP and universities, they have created several interactive webinars from financing their studies to arrival at the US port of entry http://www.educationusa.info/edusa_connects/.

PIER Vice-Chair Announcements

2015 New Professional’s Workshop: Friday, March 20th, 2015 at 9AM.

The New Professional’s Workshop will be held on Friday, March 20th, 2015, at 9AM scheduled at the National University La Mesa Campus. The PIER workshop traditionally covers basic information on F1 regulation and procedures focusing on SEVIS function. If you plan on registering and have specific area you want to learn, please email Yasue O’Neill, PIER Vice Chair, at yoneill@palomar.edu no later than January 30th, 2015. The New Professional’s Workshop information is on the PIER website. You can download the registration form and schedule on the PIER website at www.piergroup.org.

PIER Calendar

Please view the PIER calendar for the most up to date information on meeting dates, locations and agenda. 

The next PIER Meeting is Wednesday February 11 at the National University Spectrum Campus http://www.nu.edu/Locations/SanDiego/Spectrum.html. We will have as a special guest, the  San Diego SEVP Field Representative. Please submit your questions to piergroupsd@gmail.com before 12:00 pm Friday, January 23. Thank you.

Newsletters: January 7, 2015

Welcome new PIER members and the PIER team. Going forward PIER will mail out information in the form of a bi-monthly newsletter to all PIER members. In the future, this letter will be posted to the PIER website.

If you would like to announce a job or submit a resource or event for the PIER Newsletter, please email to piergroupsd@gmail.com for consideration. The PIER Board will take all submissions under consideration for posting in the PIER Newsletter.

Thank you,

The PIER Board

In This Issue:

Announcements

PIER Chair Announcements

PIER Vice-Chair Announcement

PIER Announcement

PIER Chair Announcements
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year PIER Members, we hope 2015 will be a healthy and prosperous year for you. Please click on "Calendar" for the most updated information regarding our meetings. We hope you will attend and give us feedback. The next PIER meeting is at 2:00 pm Wednesday February 11 at the National University Spectrum Campus.

New PIER Email
As a reminder, PIER no longer accesses the info@piergroup.org email. Our new email address is
piergroupsd@gmail.com

Call for SEVP Field Representative Questions for February 11 PIER Meeting
At our February 11 meeting, we are pleased to welcome the San Diego SEVP Field Representative Cassie Hero. We are calling for questions to ask Cassie during this meeting. Please email your questions for Cassie to piergroupsd@gmail.com no later than Friday January 23.

PIER Vice-Chair Announcement
2015 New Professional’s Workshop: Friday, March 20th, 2015 at 9AM. 
The New Professional’s Workshop will be held on Friday, March 20th, 2015, at 9AM scheduled at the National University La Mesa Campus. The PIER workshop traditionally covers basic information on F1 regulation and procedures focusing on SEVIS function. If you plan on registering and have specific area you want to learn, please email Yasue O’Neill,
Vice Chair, at yoneill@palomar.edu no later than January 30th, 2015. The New Professional’s Workshop information will come soon. Stay tuned.

PIER Announcement
PIER 2014 - 2015 Meeting Dates
All Meeting Times are at 2:00 pm with the exception of the PIER Workshop
February 11 – Location: National University Spectrum Campus
March 20 - PIER Workshop – Location: National University La Mesa Campus
April 15 – Location: Grossmont College
June 17 – Location: USD 

PIER Meeting 12/03/2014

Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Meeting Start Time:  2:00 pm

Location: University of San Diego

Location: Student Life Pavilion, Room 409A

Directions & Parking (PDF) 
Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Please arrive early to plan for parking and walking to the meeting location, thank you.

        I.            Welcome

      II.            PIER Member Introductions

    III.            PIER Business

    IV.            Changes to PIER By-Laws and Vote

      V.            PIER Website updates

    VI.            International Education Week – Share Ideas for Next Year

  VII.            NAFSA Region XII Conference Highlights – If you attended, please share your resources from your favorite session.

VIII.            Travel and Reentry Resources – Best practices. We welcome you to share your best practices and experiences.

Join PIER!

Please fill out the Survey Monkey form to complete your PIER Membership. This year the PIER Board decided to eliminate dues for the 2014-2015 membership years. We encourage membership from a variety of campuses and organizations working with and promoting international education for students and scholars studying from outside the United States. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6NRSDF5

 

PIER Goals for Members 

Develop an ongoing support network among international educators.

Foster enrichment opportunities and professional growth for its members.

Support members in better serving and working with international students and scholars.

Membership Year 

PIER membership dues are valid for the current academic year from September to June. Dues and memberships are non-transferable and are per person, not institute. For the 2014-2015 year, the PIER Board decided to eliminate dues to encourage membership from a variety of campuses and organizations working with and promoting international education for students and scholars studying from outside the United States.  

PIER Membership Includes:
ICE Liaison

Bi-Monthly Meetings

Professional Growth

Immigration Training Service

Support System and Mentor Program