The Class of 2017 will arrive on campus in August, and 135-150 new international students will be a part of it. While some have studied in the U.S. education system, many have not.
To help better accommodate these students, the Center for International Affairs will sponsor NAFSA's 2013 Online Conference, “Today's Chinese Student” July 9-12.
The conference will focus on three themes as they relate to Chinese undergraduates—recruiting, social integration and academic considerations—and feature both live webinar presentations and speaker chats.
All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend these webinars, which will be streamed in the Tomlinson Hall conference room.
Schedule of events:
Tuesday, July 9
- 1:30‐2:30 p.m. Webinar: opening keynote: “An anthropological study of the internationalization of U.S. campuses Presented by Nancy Ablemann (University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign)
- 2:30‐3 p.m. Webinar: “An overview of the Chinese education system”
- 3‐4 p.m. Webinar and live chat: “Evaluating Chinese credentials”
Wednesday, July 10
- 9:30‐10:30 a.m. Webinar and live chat: “Sources and strategies for recruiting Chinese students”
- 1‐2 p.m. Webinar and live chat: “The role of Chinese parents in selecting an AMERICAN university”
Thursday, July 11
- 9:30‐10 a.m. Webinar : “Successful social integration: Perspectives from modern Chinese students”
- 10‐10:30 a.m. Live chat: “Addressing mental health challenges on campus”
- 10:30‐11:30 a.m. Webinar and live chat: “How to set up advisory boards”
- 1‐2 p.m. Webinar and live chat: “Promoting involvement to improve social integration for Chinese students”
Friday, July 12
- 9:30‐10:30 a.m. Webinar and live chat: “How one university is managing academic integrity issues”
- 10:30‐11 a.m. Webinar: “A success story from a recent Chinese graduate”
- Noon‐1 p.m. Webinar: closing keynote: “The changing nature of the university classroom” Presented by Scott Stevens (University of Delaware)
