1. C REATING P ROFESSIONAL D EVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Jill Forest Associate Director, Career Services NAFSA International Academy ‘13 Kennesaw State University (formerly SPSU) Meghan Popick International Student Advisor, Office of International Education NAFSA Region 7 Regbud for Student Issues NAFSA Trainer Corps Georgia Institute of Technology

2. GA T ECH … ●Colleges: Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Sciences, Liberal Arts and Business ●2013-2014 International Stats ○Top Nationalities: China, India, South Korea, France, Taiwan ○4,301 F and J students from 110 Countries ○878 J Scholars ○885 graduates authorized to work in the US

3. SPSU ( NOW KSU)... Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology College of Computing and Software Engineering College of Architecture and Construction Management Total Student population – 6,484 705 students not born in the United States International – 261 (numbers are way down) Permanent Resident (Green Card Holders) - 444 (number is down) Top Sending Countries - China, India and Saudi Arabia

4. W HERE ARE O UR S TUDENTS G OING W RONG ?

5. Why is this important?

6. Collaboration Between OIE and Career Services Student frustration over job search H OW DID WE GET STARTED ? At GA Tech…

7. “My resume is good but no one is calling me.” “Do you know companies that sponsor?” Students had questions that were different from domestic students The price of not understanding small talk… H OW DID WE GET STARTED ? At SPSU…

8. Professional Development Series GA T ECH A CTIVITIES AND E VENTS 10 Workshops and GROWING!!! Dan Beaudry, Author Power Ties Career Planning for Int’l Student Workshop Choosing Your Path: Career Exploration for Int’l Students Business Etiquette Workshop Coops and Internships & Their Work Authorizations

9. Professional Development Series Continued GA T ECH A CTIVITIES AND E VENTS A World of Difference Immigration Lawyer Alumni Panel OPT Thesis Students Workshops J-1 Employment Options

10. A DDITIONAL E VENTS /P ROGRAMS ● Individual Events for specific cultural organizations ○ Chinese Resume Workshop ● Chinese Grad Student Program Series (Private Donor Sponsored) ▪George Renwick ▪Business Etiquette Lunch ▪Webinar with Judy Shen Filerman www.dreambridgepartners.comLab ● Housing ● Upcoming: Lab group

11. OPT Table at Spring and Fall Expos SPSU A CTIVITIES AND E VENTS I email registered employers about openness to OPT Brazilian Scientific Mobility Students Present at Orientation Networking in the International Community Use of Going Global –H1B Company Listing –Country Career Guides –Other

12. SPSU A CTIVITIES AND E VENTS Job Search Guide for International students Chinese companies doing business here in the US and vice versa Work very Permanent Resident Resume Tips

13. W HAT ARE OTHER SCHOOLS DOING ?

14. SPSU->KSU – FUTURE PLANS U Beyond Mentorship Conference 1-30-2015 –AT&T Survey creation International Alumni Panel Following our int’l graduates Workshops for OPT candidates Regular involvement with int’l groups Sign out

15. H OW TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR STUDENTS ASK for Access to Going Global –Share the cost with another dept –Academic departments? SHARE contacts in the community –NACA –NAAAP –NetIP MEET with Career Services Staff

16. R ECOMMENDED RESOURCES

17. T HANK YOU FOR ATTENDING OUR S ESSION Jill F. Forest Jforest@spsu.edu Jford28@kennesaw.edu Meghan Popick mpopick@gatech.edu