In This Issue:
·
PIER Chair Announcements
·
PIER Membership
·
USCIS Fee Change
·
NAFSA Academy
·
Job Posting
·
PIER Meeting Dates
PIER
Chair Announcements
We hope you are having a great International
Education Week on your campuses. Our two
NAFSA Region XII travel grant recipients, Jane Lewis and Tyler Runsten will
share a presentation they attended from the conference at our next
meeting. We look forward to their
presentations and seeing you at our upcoming PIER meeting, December 2, at the
National University Spectrum Campus. The
meeting begins at 2:00 pm.
Next
PIER Meeting
Friday, December 2 2016
2 pm – 4 pm
National University
Spectrum Campus
9388 Lightwave Ave.
San Diego, CA 92123
PIER
Membership and Dues Payment
If you have not yet registered to become a member
for the 2016-2017 school year, you still have time. Please click on this link
to fill out the 2016-2017 membership application at: https://goo.gl/LjNFYb.
The membership is per person, not institution.
PIER
offers three options to pay your membership dues.
1. PAYPAL: You will
receive an email from PayPal with full instructions, (a PayPal is not necessary to make
payment).
2. CREDIT CARD: Pay in
person at the December 2, 2016 meeting.
3. CHECK: Make checks
payable to PIER. Mail checks to PIER treasurer:
Vanessa Fennell
1111 6th Avenue, 6th
Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
Payment is due no later than December 2, 2016. PIER
charges a $5.00 late fee for dues received after December 2, 2016. Thank you
for your understanding. The PIER membership for 2016-2017 ends June 30, 2017.
We look forward to having you as a PIER member.
USCIS
Fee Changes 2016
A final USCIS fee rule was published
in the Federal Register on October 24, 2016 [81 FR 73292] which will increase
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) application filing fees,
effectively on December 23, 2016. The
last fee schedule was adjusted on November 23, 2010. Effective 12/23/2016, USCIS will increase the
filing fee for Employment Authorization (I-765) applications from $380.00 to
$410.00. Applications or petitions mailed, postmarked, or otherwise filed on or
after 12/23/2016 must include the new fee. For more information on the new
USCIS application fee structures please see the NAFSA
website.
Join
the NAFSA Academy – Application is now open
The NAFSA Academy for International Education is an intensive year-long training program with many networking opportunities. The Academy aids in learning about all areas of international education and prepares you for leadership, both within NAFSA and your own institutions.
If you would like to consider joining the next
Academy class, you can read more on the NAFSA
website and look for Academy events and members at the
upcoming conference. The application for Academy Class 14 is now open. The deadline to apply is on December 2, 2016. You
can also email Tracey Ward, the Region XII Membership and Academy Coordinator
at tracey.ward@wvm.edu.
Other
PIER Announcements
Job
Postings
SEVIS Coordinator
National
University, San Diego, CA
Go
to “Job Postings” and click on “Job ID 5428”
International
Student Advisor
San Diego State University
http://hr.sdsu.edu/employment/staffjobs.htm Job #6194
San Diego State University
http://hr.sdsu.edu/employment/staffjobs.htm Job #6194
PIER Meeting
Future Dates
We have confirmed our meetings for the
rest of the year. Thank you to all who
expressed interest in hosting. 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: December 2, 2016
Location: National University, Spectrum
Campus
9388 Lightwave Ave.
San Diego, CA 92123
Time: 2:00 pm
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
