Conferences

AWISA meets 3 times per year- Fall, Winter, and Spring. Conferences are announced to members via email. After each conference, you can check here for the resources presented at the meetings.

May 13, 2022

Zoom

See Agenda Here

SEVP Update
- Presenter: Jon Dietzen, SEVP Field Representative
- Presentation slides coming soon
Autobots, Roll Out! - Automate Your Routine Tasks
- Presenters: Jeffrey Pannell (Everett Community College), Jie (Jay) Fan (Texas A&M
  University), Martin Rosales (Texas A&M University), Jodi Simek (University of Wisconsin -
  Whitewater)
- See presentation slides here
ctcLink Roundtable
- Presenters: Csendi Hopp (Clark), Gina Panattoni (Seattle Colleges: North, Central, South), Julie Curley and Marie Boisvert (Lower Columbia), YonHee Fisher (Edmonds)
- See presentation resource page here
Student Engagement Post-COVID: Reflections on Programming and Lessons
- Discussion Facilitator: Bradley Huggins (Bellevue College)
- Presentation slides coming soon

February 25, 2022

Zoom

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Traveling to the US (Still) in the Time of COVID
- Presenter: Sabrina Schroeder, attorney, Sahale Immigration Law
- See presentation slides here
ctcLink Roundtable
- Presenters: Csendi Hopp (Clark), Gina Panattoni (Seattle Colleges: North, Central, South), Julie Curley and Marie Boisvert (Lower Columbia), YonHee Fisher (Edmonds)
- See presentation resource page here
SEVP Update
- Presenter: Jon Dietzen, SEVP Field Representative
- See presentation slides here
Best Practices in International Student Admissions
- Panelists: Rita Conger (Green River College), Kimberly Valenti (Central Washington
  University), Shao-Wei Wang (Cascadia College), Casey Egger (Western Washington
  University)
Work! Work! Work!
- Presenters: Justin Mellish and Alisa Sweet (University of Washington)
- See Jamboard here

November 5, 2021

Zoom

See Agenda Here

Discussion Forum: COVID, Travel, Vaccination, and Re-Opening
- Facilitator: Shao-Wei Wang
ctcLink Deployment Groups 5 & 6: Duck and Cover!
- Presenters: YonHee Fisher, Edmonds College; Gina Panattoni, Seattle Colleges: North, Central, South; Lisa Lyman, Cascadia College; Csendi Hopp, Clark College; Julie Curley, Lower Columbia College; Marie Boisvert, Lower Columbia College
- See presentation resource page here
Special Student Relief: Guidelines and limitations for DSOs
- Presenter: Bradley Huggins, Bellevue College
- See presentation slides - coming soon
Effectively Working with Agents and Agent-Aggregators for International Student Recruitment
- Presenters: Daniel Saud, Washington State University; Amy VanSurksum, Apply Board
- See presentation slides here
SEVP Update
- Presenter: Jon Dietzen, SEVP Field Representative
- See presentation here

May 7, 2021

Zoom

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Everything You Need to Know about Nonresident Tax!
- Presenters: Ryan Ludden, Anna Fitzpatrick, and Enda Kelleher of Sprintax
- See presentation here
15 months of recruiting in uncertainty - trials, tribulations, & triumphs
- Presenter: Katie Van Wyk, Tacoma Community College & Will Leadingham, Highline College
- See presentation here
- Presentation handout flyer
The Connected Classroom: How to integrate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) into your classroom to facilitate intercultural communication
- Presenter: Patrick Mumpower, Green River College
ctcLink Round Table Discussion
- Presenters: YonHee Fisher, Edmonds College; Gina Panattoni, Seattle Colleges: North, Central, South; Lisa Lyman, Cascadia College; Csendi Hopp, Clark College; Jody Shulnak, Clark College; Julie Curley, Lower Columbia College; Marie Boisvert, Lower Columbia College
- See presentation resource page here
Planning for Reopening: Panel & Discussion
- Presenters: Skye Cornell, Northwest University; Roger Douglas, St. Martin's University; Nicholas McKinney, Whitworth University; and moderated by Beth Carter, Green River College
SEVP Update
- Presenter: Jon Dietzen, SEVP Field Representative

February 26, 2021

Zoom

See Agenda Here

What to Expect from the Biden Administration
- Presenter: Steve Springer, NAFSA
Mental Health Impact & Support for International Students During COVID-19
- Presenter: Lillian Chen (Psy. D.), UW Bothell
ctcLink Round Table Discussion
- Presenters: Lisa Lyman, Cascadia College; Csendi Hopp, Clark College; Jody Shulnak, Clark College; Julie Curley, Lower Columbia College; Marie Boisvert, Lower Columbia College
- See presentation resource page here
Resilience
- Presenters: UW Resilience Lab facilitators: Megan Kennedy, Jean Sauvion, Jen Patterson, Kelsey Getz, Melissa Woldeit
- See presentation here
Building Engagement on Zoom: Ice Breakers & Activities
- Presenters: Heather Jacobson, Pacific Lutheran University & Heather Mueller, Cascadia College
- See presentation here
- Presentation handout flyer
SEVP Update
- Presenter: Jon Dietzen, SEVP Field Representative
- See presentation here

November 6, 2020

Zoom

Working Across Campus
- Presenters: NAFSA Academy Trainees Keavy Schriver, Adan De La Paz, Holly Neyer, Shelby Allread, and Kelly Davis
- See presentation here
International Student Advising as Coaching Process
- Presenter: Seel Jang, Evergreen
- See presentation here
SEVP Update
- Presenter: Jon Dietzen, SEVP Field Representative
ctcLink: Tips, Tricks, and Venting
- Presenters: Csendi Hopp (Clark), Jody Shulnak (Clark), Julie Curley (Lower Columbia), Lisa Lyman (Cascadia), Marie Boisvert (Lower Columbia)
- See presentation here
The New Couchsurfing
- Presenter: Amanda Fletcher

May 1, 2020
Zoom

Enhancing the Quality of the International Student Experience
- Presenter: Machelle Allman, UW Bothell
- See presentation here
WOOP Your Life
- Presenters: Susan Taylor, Pierce College
- See presentation here
Fulbright IEA Seminar - What is it? How can you apply?

November 22, 2019
Pacific Lutheran University

Fall 2018:
November 2, 2018, South Puget Sound Community College

Winter 2019:

January 25, 2019, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

See Agenda Here

Spring 2019:

April 26, 2019, Edmonds Community College
See Agenda Here