Maria Morawski, Educational Credential Evaluators

Aleks Morawski, Foreign Credits

Katerina Roskina, China Credential Services

NAFSA Region V Regional ConferenceMilwaukee, WIOctober 27, 2016

Armchair Networking

• What is it?

• Pros and Cons

National Level Organizations

• NAFSA

• AICE

• TAICEP

• others

http://network.nafsa.org/home

http://www.nafsa.org/piee/default.aspx

Homework: • Fill out your PIEE!

NAFSA Knowledge Communities

• Education Abroad (EA)

• International Education Leadership (IEL)

• International Enrollment Management (IEM)

• International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)

• Teaching, Learning and Scholarship (TLS)

http://www.nafsa.org/Connect_and_Network/Networking_with_NAFSA/Professional

_Networks/Knowledge_Communities/

• No Membership required

• Free login and password

• Access to discussion forums and resource libraries

IEM Spotlight August 2016

International Enrollment Management (IEM)Admissions and Credential Evaluation Network (ACE)

For credential evaluators – Affiliate Membership starts at $150.00 per year!

http://aice-eval.org/

More Credential Evaluation Networks:

• TAICEP – Membership starts at $125.00• http://www.taicep.org/

• ECE Connection – free and paid membership• https://theconnection.ece.org/

TAICEP

Benefits of Membership:

- Free webinars- Free newsletters- Resources- ! Verification sources- Discounted conference registration feesetc.

State Level

• WAIE

• IEI

• MAIE

Wisconsin Association of International Educators Inc.

• Free Membership

• “What’s Up, Wisconsin?”

• Annual Conference

• Grants and Awards

• Leadership Opportunities

http://www.waieonline.org/

International Educators of Illinois (IEI)

• Free Membership

• Networking Happy Hours

• Annual Conference

• Grants

• Facebook Updates

http://ieillinois.org/iei/

Michigan Association of International Educators (MAIE)

• Free Membership

• Annual Conference

• Awards and Grants

• Facebook Updates

https://maie.us/

Local Level

MCIE

Milwaukee Council

for International Educators

mcie-list@uwm.edu

Chicago Roundtable

smidka@cod.edu

“Virtual” Networking and Etiquette

LinkedInStrictly Business

FacebookEvents, Information, Social and Personal

TwitterStaying Relevant

ListservesTimely Updates, Job Postings, Staying in the Loop

LinkedIn Networking

Passive• New Industry Insights

• Possible Connections

• Professional Collaboration Opportunities

• Future Job Opportunities

• LinkedIn Groups

Active• Updates that Matter to Your Network

• Nothing Gratuitous

• Serve Others

• Don't Do Anything You Would not Do in Real Life

• Stay Connected and Active

Facebook Networking

Business

• Relevant Information

• Institutional Updates

• Events

• Conversations

• Reaching students

Personal

• Getting to know your network

• Letting your network know you

Twitter

• Staying (or Becoming) Relevant

• Sharing Insights and Moments in Time

• A Learning Tool

• Engaging Students and/or Other Professionals in the Field

Listserves

• Keeping up to Date in Your International Education Community

• Job Postings

• Events

• Questions and Answers from Your Peers

Networking between Educational Institutions

Pros

• Shared Perspectives

• No budget needed

Cons

• Who to reach out to?

Networking between Educational Institutions and Providers

Pros

• A win-win

• No strings attached

• Reliable solutions

Cons

• Who to reach out to?

• Intimidating?

• What next?

Aleks MorawskiDirector of Evaluation ServicesForeign Credits Inc. amorawski@foreigncredits.com

Maria MorawskiEvaluatorEducational Credential Evaluators mmorawski@ece.org

Katerina RoskinaOwner and Senior EvaluatorChina Credential Services LLCeval@chinacredentials.com

Thank You, Happy Networking!

Copies of this presentation are available at:

https://www.ece.org/presentations

http://www.chinacredentialservices.com/about/conference-presentations/

http://www.foreigncredits.com/Resources/