In this episode, we invited Dr Kevin Stensburg, recent ACPA Excellence in International Research Award Recipient, to share his reach in experience in cultural dexterity building of expatriate student affairs professionals working at overseas campus.

In this episode, we are featuring a commission endorsed program for ACPA22 Annual Conference in St.Louis, MO back in March. Meena Pannirselvam, Yi Xuen Tay, Tamayo Zhou, Yuan Zhou, Katie Goodroad, and Xiao Yun Sim are the presenters of the session where they respectively speak on international student retention in areas of advocacy, international student programming, residence life, orientation, career services through the strategic imperative of racial justice and decolonization framework. If you are interested to take a look at their presentation slides and specific resources/links highlighted in the episode, visit- https://tinyurl.com/intlvuca Link in bio for this episode’s podcast and transcript.   #acpa #acpa22 #acpacgdsd #podcast #globalconnections #SApro #SAgrad #Highered #VUCA #internationalstudents #internationalization

In this episode, we invited Hanna Lee, the SEVIS and International Student Services Coordinator at SUNY Oswego, to share her experience at ACPA 2022 Conference. Particularly, Hanna will share how she broadened her support community through this conference. 

In this episode, we are featuring a commission endorsed program for ACPA22 Annual Conference in St.Louis, MO back in March. In this presentation, Katie Koo, Kyoungah Lee and Hanna Lee shared their experience as Korean international staff working in the United States. All of them are Student Affair professionals coming from South Korea. Katie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services at University of Georgia. Kyoungah is the Assistant Director of International Programs and Student Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Hanna is the SEVIS and International Student Services Coordinator at SUNY Oswego.

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In this episode, we are featuring a commission endorsed program for ACPA22 Annual Conference in St.Louis, MO back in March. Xiao Yun Sim and Yuezhong Zheng both presented on Navigating Job Search and Career Advancement as Visa-Holding Professionals in Higher Education and wanted to share their presentation through a candid conversation on our podcast. Both of them are visa-holding professionals in higher education where Yuezhong is a Program Manager at the Economics Graduate Program at University of San Francisco, and Xiao Yun, a Career Services Consultant at Purdue University. If you are interested to take a look at their presentation slides and specific resources/links highlighted in the episode, visit- https://tinyurl.com/acpavisajobs

In this throwback episode, we are featuring the 2021-2022 Webinar Series for Around the Globe sponsored by ACPA CGDSD and IASAS. Following the social outcries for greater equity and systemic societal change around the globe, people often focus on their own communities, current trends and/or related issues. Spanning half the globe (3 distinct regions), our virtual panel will explore decolonization and how inequity presents for indigenous groups in present spaces.  Exploring similar issues from different contexts around the world – this session frames the issues within a local context allowing opportunities for growth and expanding perspectives.   Panelists will examine cultural and historical factors, current barriers, and needed responses to social justice for indigenous persons looking to the future. 

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Dr. Kay-Anne Darlington is an assistant professor of Communication at the University of Rio Grande, where she was recently selected as the winner of the 2020-2021 Edwin A. Jones Excellence in Teaching Award. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication from the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica; her MA in International Studies and her Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Ohio University where she also completed the Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) graduate certificate. Prior to graduate school, she worked throughout the Caribbean on social development projects that addressed HIV workplace policy implementation, teenage pregnancy, parenting, and early childhood development.

In this episode, Dr. Darlington is going to share tips to financial wellness and career planning as international students. 

Where are you- with Kyoungah Lee

In this episode, we invited Kyoungah Lee, international programming coordinator and advisor at the University of Pittsburgh, to share her international education journey and working experience.

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In this episode, we welcome Dr. BAS, our faculty in residence elect, and Stacye Thompson to share about their study in internationalization at the community college level through a social justice lens. Stacye is a 25 year veteran of international education and is currently the Coordinator of International Student Services at Jefferson State Community College while working on her doctorate in educational studies for diverse population at University of Alabama Birmingham. Dr.BAS is the Assistant Professor of Higher Education at University of Alabama Birmingham and a proud product of a community college. Stacye works closely her faculty, Dr.BAS in exploring and researching about the topic where they are share their findings and perspectives into internationalization with us in this episode.

Global Connections - CGDSD announces their new Blog and Podcast editor, Lixing Li ! In this episode, we formally introduce Lixing to our podcast and explore the [play] present life in her current role, [pause] reflecting on balancing expectations as a new professional and [rewind] what would she do differently if she was given a magic wand to be a student again.

Transcript can be found here - https://myacpa.org/podcast-global-connections-11-play-pause-and-rewind-lixing-li/