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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.

Fall 2024

November 22, 2024 Highline College, Kent, WA

See agenda here

  • Managing Finances College Student - An Interactive Simulation - Roz Moes, Central Washington University

  • Invest in Yourself: The value of professional development - Darya Anoshei, UW IELP & Melissa Randolf, Everett Community College

  • ​Student Finances Panel - Amanda Fletcher, Edmonds College; Andrew Turgeon, Green River College; Roz Moes, Central Washington University

  • How to Intentionally Integrate International Students into Campus Life - Beth Carter & Erica Swenson, Green River College

  • AWISA Business Meeting

  • How to Speak ESL - Jarrett Hopewell, ALPS Language School

  • AWISAn to AWISAn

Spring 2024

May 3, 2024 Washington State University (Everett)

See Agenda Here

  • Washington Community Colleges and Universities Collaboration

    • Presenters: Roz Moes (Central Washington University) and Melissa Randolf (Everett Community College)

    • See presentation slides

  • To Transfer Report or Not to Transfer Report?: A Panel Discussion

    • Panelists: Eva Engelhard (Highline College), Em Wright (Seattle Colleges), Dale Watanabe and Lisa Hirayama (Seattle University)

  • Working Through Conflict

  • International Student Panel

  • Pathways to International Student Engagement

    • Presenter: Bradley Huggins (Bellevue College)​

  • Interdepartmental Cross-Training to Promote Student Success

Winter 2024

March 1, 2024
Zoom

See Agenda Here

  • Make College a Superpower for Your Students!

    • Presenter: Anna Esaki-Smith (Education Rethink)

  • Student Visa Updates from the Department of State, Office of Visa Services

  • International Recruiting Strategies in a Rapidly Changing Environment

  • Language and Culture from India and Germany

    • Presenters: Mia Hohmann and Sai Venkat Dabbara (International Cultural Service Program (ICSP), Portland State University)

  • Using AI tools in International Ed offices

Fall 2023

November 17, 2023

City University

Seattle, WA

See Agenda Here

  • Integrating Short Term Programs and Intensive English

  • Life of a Seasoned International Advisor (with so much more to learn!)

    • Presenter: Roz Moes (Central Washington University)

  • International Education Week Share Out

  • Stepping Sideways: From Teacher to Academic Advisor

  • Short-Term Student Programs, Long-Term Impact

  • The Origin of CIEE and Their High School Inbound and Outbound Programs
    • Presenters: Chris Reyes and Nichole Hernandez (CIEE)
  • Mitigating Academic Culture Shock: Creating Academic Support Programs
    for International Students

2022-2023

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Fall 2022: 

November 4, 2022, Zoom
See Agenda Here

Winter 2023: 

February 10, 2023, Zoom
See Agenda Here

Spring 2023:
May 4, 2023, Bellevue College
See Agenda Here

2021-2022

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Fall 2021: 

November 5, 2021, Zoom
See Agenda Here

Winter 2022: 

February 25, 2022, Zoom
See Agenda Here

Spring 2022:
May 13, 2022, Zoom
See Agenda Here

2020-2021

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Fall 2020: 

November 6, 2020, Zoom

Winter 2021: 

February 26, 2021, Zoom

Spring 2021:
May 7, 2021, Zoom

2019-2020

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Fall 2019: 
November 22, 2019, Pacific Lutheran University
See Agenda Here

Winter 2020: 

​No conference due to COVID-19

Spring 2020:
May 1, 2020, Zoom

2018-2019 

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

Winter 2019:

January 25, 2019, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Spring 2019:

April 26, 2019, Edmonds Community College
 

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