Conferences

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

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
- See presentation here
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

April 26, 2019
Edmonds Community College

Study Washington Presentation
- Presenter: Kyle Brown
- See presentation here
Are You Talkin" To Me?
- Presenters: Elizabeth Lyon, Edmonds Community College
- See presentation here.
Mental Health and International Students: Research, Perspectives, and Innovations
- Presenters: Megan Weekley, Morneau Shepell & Laura Caferro, LewerMark Student Insurance
- See presentation here
Discussion with SEVP
- Presenter: Stephanie Garrard, SEVP Field Rep
- See presentation here
Yes We Can! ... Switch Student Orientations to a Hybrid/Online Format
- Presenters: Lisa Jacobson & Heather Mueller - Cascadia College
- See presentation here

January 25, 2019
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

See Agenda Here

International Café program
- Presenter(s): Anna Miller and Nicki Kukar, Central Washington University
Study Washington Presentation
- Presenter(s): Kyle Brown
Navigating the Unexpected: Emergency Management in an International Education Office
- Presenter(s): Yushin Wung, Shoreline Community College
Engaging and Effective Orientations
- Presenter(s): Renée Infelise, North Seattle College, and Melissa Randolf, Edmonds Community College
Enhancing cultural competence through game play
- Presenter(s): Heather Jacobson, Pacific Lutheran University
Persistence Rates: Why is it important, how can we increase those in our students.
- Presenter(s): Daniel L. Hammes, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- See presentation slides here.

November 2, 2018
South Puget Sound Community College