International Network Track 

Using Real-Time Data of International Student Search Behavior, to Inform Your Recruitment Strategies for 2022 and Beyond; Based on the Lingering Effects of COVID-19
International | Applied | Fiesta 9-10
Through our session, we will explore how data is analysed and visualized, ensuring international student recruitment decision-making is accurately informed within your university. We will have a closer look at what our student behaviour data is telling us about lingering COVID-19 and enrolments for the coming cycles in 2022 and beyond.

• Kelly Pierce, Georgia Tech
• Margaret Cook, Studyportals

Moderator: Andrea Gross, University of Denver

Emerging Themes, Trends, and Critical Issues in Global Learning
International | Applied | Fiesta 3-4
This session will bring together global education leaders from UPCEA’s International Network to share current issues and trends from the field. Panelists represent various North American institutional and PCO contexts. Topics will include best practices and models for online global learning, intercultural and virtual exchange, data driven international student recruitment strategies and emerging trends in the field.

• Breeda McGrath, Chicago School of Professional Psychology
• Crystal Marull, University of Florida
• Isaac Garcia-Sutton, Ryerson University
• Lisa Miller, University of California, Riverside
• Steve Mulligan, Study Portals

Moderator: Marissa Lombardi, Education First

Explore the World from Home: Cultural Immersion via Virtual Exchange
International | Applied | Fiesta 9-10
Newly emerging immersive Virtual Exchange approaches can be successfully adopted to increase student international engagement. Survey data will show that these exchanges increase students’ ability to communicate effectively with members of other cultures and to think critically to consider different perspectives before making conclusions about the world.

• Crystal Marull, University of Florida

Moderator: Isaac Garcia-Sutton, Ryerson University

Developing Liberal Arts Lifelong Learning Programs in the Middle East
International | Applied | Fiesta 9-10
This presentation explores the opportunities and challenges involved in establishing links between overseas continuing education offerings and the liberal arts mission of American-style universities, drawing on the case of the American University in Cairo with other relevant cases included.

• James Ketterer, American University in Cairo

Moderator: Sandra Janusch, University of Washington

International Network

Award Presentations -
UPCEA International Program of Excellence Award
UPCEA International Leadership Award

Spotlight Session
International | Applied | Fiesta 9-10
Moderator: Sandra Janusch, University of Washington

Virtual Study Abroad Course Development
International | Applied | Fiesta 3-4
Learn how virtual study abroad courses have been successfully launched and hear feedback from students and faculty on the impact of the experience. Intercultural competence can be developed, and international exchange can be accomplished despite restrictions on travel. Explore examples of how one institution made it work and conducted short-term study abroad courses across a range of countries during the pandemic.

• Breeda McGrath, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Moderator: Jorge Zumaeta, Florida International University

A Whole New World: 5 Tools Anyone Can Use to Make Incredible International Learning Happen Online
International | Applied | Fiesta 9-10
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) offers colleges and universities a high-impact strategy for nurturing global awareness, perspective, and engagement amongst their students in a significantly globalized world. By engaging learners in relevant and discovery focused experiences students develop sticky learning and powerful aha moments. During this session, attendees will explore a faculty’s successful journey in deploying and facilitating three COIL courses and the strategies and tools that made each course a success.

• Maikel Alendy, Florida International University

Moderator: Maria Jose "MJ" Bassett, Purdue Global University

Using Language Immersion to Accelerate Career Development for International Students
International | Applied | Fiesta 9-10
Career, language, and technology experts share insights from their collaboration on the design and delivery of an innovative online course that introduces international graduate students to career development frameworks. The intensive course tightly integrates career development with ESL language instruction  to support students in discovering and articulating their career narrative. After a first pilot, the course is set to become a curriculum model for international continuing, professional, and online career education at SPS.

• Domi Enders, Columbia University
• Diane Spizzirro, Columbia University
• Shelley Saltzman, Columbia University
• Brittany Ober, Columbia University

Moderator: Danay Barata, Florida International University

No Passports Required: PCO on a Global Stage
International | Strategic | Monterrey
As professional, continuing, and online education continues to grow in stature and prominence across the United States, so too, does it across the globe.  UPCEA’s roster of international members has been expanding annually, with colleagues around the world wanting to join in a global conversation about how to build access to education and reach nontraditional learners. This session will bring together PCO leaders from multiple countries and continents around the globe to discuss what is happening in their local markets.  We’ll explore enrollment trends, major opportunities, challenges and share insights from the four corners of the globe.  Whether you are looking to expand your international reach, explore partnership potential, or are just curious about what our international colleagues are up to, this is the session for you.

• Nancy Coleman, Harvard University
• James Gazzard, University of Cambridge
• Simon Bell, University of Melbourne
• James Ketterer, American University of Cairo
• William Lee, Hong Kong University
• Carola Weil, McGill University

Moderator: Amy Heitzman, UPCEA