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Understanding Immigration Concepts for Students: Simple Steps to Help Your Campus

This resource provides information and strategies for campus staff to understand immigration concepts and support foreign national students studying in the U.S. Includes examples, preparation tips, follow-up strategies, and a brainstorming session.

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Understanding Immigration Concepts for Students: Simple Steps to Help Your Campus

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  1. Can they study?Simple steps to help your campus Understand immigration concepts for students Allyson Douglass – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Audra Johnston – University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

  2. First things first… • Case Study: You are approached by a colleague on campus who has no knowledge when it comes to foreign nationals, visa types, or regulations when it comes to study at a Higher Ed institution. They ask you if you have any information that you can share with them regarding foreign nationals and study in the U.S. • What resources, if any, do you have in place to answer their questions? • How comfortable would you be answering questions that they might have?

  3. Agenda • Examples of Presenting Information for Your Campus • Preparing Information for Your Campus • Follow up After Presentation • Brainstorming Session For Your Campuses • Questions

  4. Presentation Examples UAMS ISS Audience: Admission Directors and Recruiters Key Points: Visa Types, DACA, I-20 Processing U of A International Education Audience: Graduate Coordinators, Faculty/Staff, Student Groups Key Points: I-20/DS-2019, Immigration Regulations for F-1 Students

  5. UAMS Presentation

  6. U of A Presentation

  7. Preparing Information For Your Campus • Audience – Who Will This be? • Competency – Do They Have Experience with Foreign Nationals and Immigration? • Key Points– What do They Want to Know? • Information Overload – What do You Think is Important For Your Audience to Know? • Future Planning – Could This Lead to Future Conversations?

  8. Audience • Admissions Officers • Recruiters • Faculty • Other Staff • Key Officials on Campus

  9. Competency • Things to Think About: • Audience Involvement with Foreign Nationals • Different Levels of Knowledge Regarding Foreign Nationals and Immigration • Key People on Campus Who Assist with Foreign Nationals and Immigration

  10. Key Points Who Can Study? What do They Want – And NEED - to Know? Visa Types I-20/DS-2019 Process Regulations While in Status

  11. Information Overload Paperwork Processing Time Keeping Students in Status What do YOU Think is Important? Foreign National Study Eligibility Working Together to Have Successful Students

  12. Follow Up After Presentation • Share Resources with the Campus • Communicate Changes and Updates • Future Presentations/Training

  13. Future Planning • Resources to Provide for Reference • Point – Specific Presentations • Plan to Update Audience When Changes Occur

  14. Brainstorming and questions • My “List of Ones” • One thing I learned that was NEW • One thing I already knew that was validated/reinforced • One thing I want to try at my own school

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