We will be exhibiting at the 2015 NAFSA Annual Conference (Booth #2116) this month in Boston. IES Abroad staff members will be in attendance, including staff from the following departments:
- Academic Programs
- College Relations & Advising
- Customized Programs (Faculty-Led)
- Diversity
- Enrollment Management
- Internship Programs
- Marketing
We invite you to stop by our booth in the exhibition hall to learn more about us or to just say "hello." Should you want to set up a meeting with an IES Abroad staff member at the Conference, please contact your IES Abroad Representative.
Our staff is also involved in sessions listed below—we encourage you to attend!
TUESDAY, MAY 26th
2:30 PM - 3:45 p.m.
(GS-010) Research and Practice in International Education: Bridging the Gap
- Chair: Jana Van der Veer, Asst. Director, Int’l Higher Education & Intercultural Relations Program, Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Presenter(s): Katherine Jacobs, College Relations Manager, Customized Programs, IES Abroad; Jay Jones, Ph.D., Associate Professor, International Higher Education and Intercultural Relations Program, Lesley University, Arlington, Massachusetts; Tana D. Ruegamer Advisor to International Students & Scholars, Harvard University, Somerville, Massachusetts
THURSDAY, MAY 28th
9:30-10:30 a.m.
(GS-123) New Frontiers in Study Abroad: Developing Opportunities in Iran and Myanmar
- Chair: Michael S. Steinberg, Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Academic Programs, IES Abroad
- Presenter(s): David B. Woodward, President & CEO, A.C.E. Associates in Cultural Exchange; Christopher Yager, Executive Director
2-3:15 p.m.
(GS-132) Collaborating on Assessment: Education Abroad and International Student Offices
- Chair: Lisa P. Chieffo, Ed.D., Associate Director for Study Abroad, University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies
- Presenter(s): Frances Elizabeth O'Brien, M.Ed., Assistant Director of the Office for International Students and Scholars, University of Delaware; Rachel Romesburg Rice, College Relations Manager, IES Abroad; Inge E. Steglitz, Ph.D., Assistant Director Academic Relations, Michigan State University Office of Study Abroad