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Programming to Meet the Needs of International Students & Scholars
NAFSA Region XII - October 25, 2012
• Holly Nigorizawa International Scholar & Student Advisor, UC Santa Cruz
• Amy Griggs International Student Advisor, UC Berkeley
• Noah Kuchins International Exchange Coordinator, SF State
PRESENTERS
I. Motivation
II. Programming Types / Justification
III. Campus Specific Programming
AGENDA
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IV. Best Practices
V. Breakout Groups
VI. Closing Thoughts
AGENDA (CONT’D)
• Audience • Presenters
PROGRAMMING MOTIVATION
• Wellness Wheel
• Need(s) of offices
and specific
populations
TYPES OF PROGRAMMING
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• Office Set-Up / Clients Served
CAMPUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING Amy Griggs, UC Berkeley
1. Population 2. Needs 3. Resources
• Workshops (Employment, health/wellness, & career)
• Tools
• Social programs (Coffee Chats & iMix)
• Needs survey:
• http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/needs_assessment
CAMPUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING Amy Griggs, UC Berkeley
photo
Amy Griggs, UC Berkeley
• Student volunteers
• Marketing
• Student organization
support
• Program or workshop
planning
CAMPUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
* Impact of needs survey results
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Holly Nigorizawa, UC Santa Cruz
Staff • *4 FT Staff, 4 student workers
Scholars • 324 Scholars, 90+ Dependents
CAMPUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
Holly Nigorizawa, UC Santa Cruz
CAMPUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
LOGISTICS SUPPORT Planning 1 – 1.25 Advisors
Execution 1 – 3 Advisors (+up to 10 Student Workers)
Budget $200 - $1800 Attendance 30 – 75 Scholars & Dependents per Event
150 Scholars & Dependents Served/Year
Holly Nigorizawa, UC Santa Cruz
• International Mingles (30+ Attendees)
• Bowling Night (30+ Attendees)
• Scholar Picnic (75+ Attendees)
• Scholar Photo Contest (20+ Photos)
CAMPUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
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Holly Nigorizawa, UC Santa Cruz – Scholar Mixer CAMPUS SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
Holly Nigorizawa, UC Santa Cruz – Bowling CAMPUS SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
Holly Nigorizawa, UC Santa Cruz – Photo Contest CAMPUS SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
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Holly Nigorizawa, UC Santa Cruz – Scholar Picnic CAMPUS SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
Holly Nigorizawa, UC Santa Cruz – Scholar Picnic CAMPUS SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
Holly Nigorizawa, UC Santa Cruz – Scholar Picnic CAMPUS SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
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Noah Kuchins, SF State
• Office Model: Integrated F1 Services, Study Abroad
and Incoming Exchange
• Use all student populations to further Programming
• Student Orgs: IEEC, JSA, TSA, CSSA, etc.
PROGRAMMING IN SAN FRANCISCO
• Membership: International and Study Abroad Students • Size: 1000 ~ 2000 as semester progresses, 100 officers • OIP Office Support: 1-4 hours per week from an advisor • 5-10 hours per week from a student assistant
• Case: International Education Exchange Council Programming through Student Organizations
• Exchange Students are De-Facto members
• Recruit Study Abroad returnees, F1s, other internationally minded students
• Train Student Leaders in management and event planning
• IEEC Formation and Function Building International Student Networks
Goal: Get students invested in planning their own events!
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• Academic Events • Cultural Events • Social Events • Sporting Events • Special Events • Music • Film/Media
DEVELOP A PROGRAMMING STRUCTURE:
• Facebook Groups and Pages • Youtube channels & videos • Blogs and Web resources
(Tumblr, twitter, wordpress) • Photo Hosting Sites (Flickr,
Pinterest,etc.) • Group Management
(Groupspaces, Orgsync) • Newsletters (Mailchimp,
Mynewsletterbuilder, etc.)
Utilize Online and Social Media Resource
• Identify strong and reliable student leaders
• Challenge your students to plan successful events
• Keep core functions for essential events under your direct control
• Provide social media resources
• Have students document everything
BEST PRACTICES
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• Budget / Invoicing / P.O. experience helpful
• Meet vendors in person
• Take photos at event (get photo releases)
• Send thank you to attendees with photos after event
• Free giveaways at event
• Binder of event logistics (system in place for following year)
• Be flexible – you can’t plan for everything
BEST PRACTICES
1. What are you currently doing?
2. What do you hope to do?
3. Who can you collaborate with?
4. What strategies might make it easier to manage?
BREAKOUT GROUPS
• Innovative programming examples?
• Time-Saving Strategies?
• Audience Take-Away Points
REPORT BACK
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CLOSING THOUGHTS
Holly Nigorizawa, [email protected]
(ieo.ucsc.edu)
Amy Griggs, [email protected]
(internationaloffice.berkeley.edu)
Noah Kuchins [email protected]
~ THANK YOU ~