This document outlines a presentation on programming to meet the needs of international students and scholars. The presentation covered various types of programming and examples from UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz. Breakout groups discussed current and potential programming followed by a report back session. The goal was to share best practices for engaging international students and collaborating across campuses.

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Programming to Meet the Needs of
International Students & Scholars
NAFSA Region XII - October 25, 2012
PRESENTERS
• Holly Nigorizawa
International Scholar & Student Advisor, UC Santa Cruz
• Amy Griggs
International Student Advisor, UC Berkeley
• Noah Kuchins
International Exchange Coordinator, SF State
AGENDA
I. Motivation
II. Programming Types / Justification
III. Campus Specific Programming
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AGENDA ( CONT’D)
IV. Best Practices
V. Breakout Groups
VI. Closing Thoughts
PROGRAMMING MOTIVATION
• Presenters
• Audience
TYPES OF PROGRAMMING
• Wellness Wheel
• Need(s) of offices
and specific
populations
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CAMPUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
Amy Griggs, UC Berkeley
• Office Set-Up / Clients Served
CAMPUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
Amy Griggs, UC Berkeley
1. Population
2. Needs
3. Resources
photo
• 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
• Student volunteers
• Marketing
• Student organization
support
• Program or workshop
planning
* Impact of needs survey results
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CAMPUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
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
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
CAMPUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
Holly Nigorizawa, UC Santa Cruz
• International Mingles (30+ Attendees)
• Bowling Night (30+ Attendees)
• Scholar Picnic (75+ Attendees)
• Scholar Photo Contest (20+ Photos)
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CAMPUS SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
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
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CAMPUS SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
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
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PROGRAMMING IN SAN FRANCISCO
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 through Student Organizations
• Case: International Education Exchange Council
• 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
Building International Student Networks
• IEEC Formation and Function
• Exchange Students are De-Facto
members
• Recruit Study Abroad returnees,
F1s, other internationally minded
students
• Train Student Leaders in
management and event planning
Goal: Get students invested in planning their own events!
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DEVELOP A PROGRAMMING STRUCTURE:
• Academic Events
• Cultural Events
• Social Events
• Sporting Events
• Special Events
• Music
• Film/Media
Utilize Online and Social Media Resource
• 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.)
BEST PRACTICES
• 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
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BEST PRACTICES
• 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
BREAKOUT GROUPS
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?
REPORT BACK
• Innovative programming examples?
• Time-Saving Strategies?
• Audience Take-Away Points
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CLOSING THOUGHTS
~ THANK YOU ~
Holly Nigorizawa, hnigoriz@ucsc.edu
(ieo.ucsc.edu)
Amy Griggs, akgriggs@berkeley.edu
(internationaloffice.berkeley.edu)
Noah Kuchins noahk@sfsu.edu
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