In This Issue:
·
PIER Chair Announcements
·
NAFSA
o Advocacy Day
o Trainer Corps
o E-Learning Seminar
·
NAFSA Region XII Northern Region
Conference
·
EnglishUSA Professional Development
·
Job Posting
·
PIER Meeting Dates
PIER
Chair Announcements
Dear PIER Members,
Happy Holidays from PIER,
enjoy your time with your family and friends. We look forward to seeing you in
the New Year. Our next PIER meeting is
Friday, February 10, 2017 from 2pm – 4pm at The Scripps Research Institute. More details to follow as we near the meeting
date.
Next
PIER Meeting
Date: Friday,
February 10, 2017
Location: The
Scripps Research Institute
3050 Science
Park Rd.
San Diego, CA
92121
Time: 2:00 pm
NAFSA Advocacy Day
March
13-14, 2017
Washington
D.C.
Help move key legislation at NAFSA's 2017 Advocacy Day. Speak
out for students, scholars, and policies that matter to you!
After a day of training and
strategizing, you will head to Capitol Hill with all the tools you need to
educate Congress on how international education impacts your state and district
and why we need a more globally engaged and welcoming United States. Personal
meetings will be scheduled for you with your elected officials and their staff
in both the Senate and House of Representatives. For more information and to
register: http://www.nafsa.org/Policy_and_Advocacy/Take_Action/Advocacy_Day/
Apply to Join NAFSA's Trainer Corps
Deadline January 6, 2017
NAFSA’s Trainer Corps includes approximately 300 NAFSA members
who volunteer their time and expertise to develop, maintain, and deliver the
NAFSA Core
Education Program (CEP) Workshops and e-Learning courses. NAFSA invites international
education professionals like you to join this energetic and talented group. As
a Trainer Corps member you will:
•
Gain valuable training skills
•
Share core job knowledge
•
Keep current with changes in the field
•
Network with other international educators
This year, NAFSA is especially seeking volunteers with
the following expertise across the four Knowledge Communities that align with
CEP workshops: Education Abroad, International Enrollment Management,
International Student and Scholar Services, and Teaching, Learning, and
Scholarship.
A full listing of NAFSA Core Education Program Workshops that
Trainer Corps members are needed to deliver is available here.
Click here to apply today.
Northern California District Spring
Conference
NAFSA Region XII Northern CA District is now
accepting session proposals! The conference will begin on March
13, 2017 at the University of San Francisco. We would like to
highlight how international education is a bridge to understanding. We
encourage submissions from all areas, and some current trending topics in the
community are:
•
Community college issues and trends
•
Enrollment and recruiting
•
Diversity abroad
•
Using technology to connect/market to student
•
International education and equity initiatives
•
Supporting Muslim students in light of the media and
current events
•
Working with undocumented students
•
Navigating gray area immigration laws
EnglishUSA
Professional Development Conference
December 31, 2016 is the last day to register for the
9th Annual EnglishUSA Professional
Development Conference in Monterey, CA on January 19-20, 2017 at Middlebury
Institute of International Studies (MIIS). This conference is 100% dedicated to
intensive English programs with sessions and exhibitors related to curriculum
development, assessment, student services, marketing, recruitment, etc.
Kathleen Bailey from MIIS is the featured plenary speaker. EnglishUSA members
and non-members are welcome. If you are not sure whether your program is a
member, please contact info@englishusa.org.
NAFSA E-Learning Seminar
Practical Technology Innovations for the International
Education Office
Relieve your
office of unnecessary stressors and move into the twenty-first century with
NAFSA’s next e-Learning Seminar, “Practical
Technology Innovations for the International Education Office,” on January
24 at 3:00 pm (EST). Bring your colleagues from the ISSS office and
the EA office into one room to learn helpful “hacks” and new ways to maximize
technology tools you are already using.
Other
PIER Announcements
Job
Postings
International
Admissions, Student Services Specialist III (Front Office and Admissions)
International
Services and Programs
Review Date: January 23, 2017
College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA
Data,
Communication, and Digital Personalities, Student Services Technician III (Data
and Communication)
International
Services and Programs
Review Date: January 25, 2017
College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA
International Student Advisor
UC San Diego
UC San Diego
SEVIS
Coordinator
National University, San Diego, CA
Go
to “Job Postings” and click on “Job ID 5428”
PIER Meeting
Future Dates
Please save the
date
for
our
next “regular” PIER
meetings
and visit our website
www.piergroup.org for the most up
to date information with locations, dates
and agendas.
Date: February
10, 2017
Location: The
Scripps Research Institute
3050 Science
Park Rd.
San Diego, CA
92121
Time: 2:00 pm
Date: April 21,
2017
Location:
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala
Park
San Diego, CA
92110
Time: 2:00 pm
Date: June 23,
2017
Location: Mira
Costa College, San Elijo Campus
3333 Manchester
Ave.
Cardiff, CA
92007
Time: 2:00 pm
Do you have an item or job
posting you would like to post in the PIER newsletter that is valuable to PIER
members? Please email piergroupsd@gmail.com with your inquiry. Thank
you. The PIER Board reserves the
right to edit content.
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PIER Board
Chair
- Eric Abutin, National
University
Chair-Elect – Rhonaliza
Reyes, University of San Diego
Treasurer –
Vanessa Fennell, Stafford House San Diego
Membership Coordinator – Mia
Scavone, Mira Costa College
Communications Coordinator – John Akapito,
National University
