International education is now deeply embedded in the financial, academic, and reputational fabric of today’s institutions. International enrollment, global partnerships, education abroad, and immigration compliance intersect across multiple units often without a unified framework for understanding institutional exposure or strategic opportunity.
As geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory complexity, economic volatility, staffing constraints, and financial dependency intensify, international education can no longer be managed solely at the operational level. These pressures create enterprise-level risk risk that cuts across campus units, affects institutional governance, and demands senior leadership visibility and coordination. At the same time, they can create opportunities for institutions that are able to respond with clarity, alignment, and intentional strategy.
Gateway’s Enterprise Risk Management Solutions provide institutions with a clear, institution-wide lens for reflecting on both risk and opportunity in international education. Grounded in ERM principles and informed by senior practitioner expertise, our approach focuses on exposure, resilience, and strategic positioning—offering leaders a credible, practitioner-informed perspective of where risk resides and where opportunity may be strengthened. This model is intentionally designed as a guided peer conversation rather than a comprehensive institutional evaluation or audit. They are designed to provide perspective, not verification.
Education abroad programs present risk related to health, safety, security, finances, partner reliability, and institutional reputation. Gateway’s ERM peer review for EA offers a practitioner-informed perspective on how these risks are currently understood and managed across the institution, while also identifying opportunities to strengthen programming, operations, and sustainability.
Gateway’s Enterprise Risk Management peer reviews combine targeted document analysis with structured stakeholder consultations to deliver a concise, practitioner-informed perspective on institutional risk, resilience, and opportunity.
Most peer reviews are completed in under four weeks. A campus visit is typically not required.
Gateway’s ERM offerings are designed as structured, practitioner-led peer reviews. They do not constitute formal enterprise risk audits, legal reviews, compliance certifications, or deep technical analyses. Rather, the intent is to provide senior leaders with an informed external perspective based on targeted conversations, selected document review, and professional experience across the field.
These peer reviews are intentionally high-level, selective, and interpretive. They are not designed to validate every process, test every control, or conduct exhaustive analysis. Rather, they surface patterns, highlight areas for consideration, and support institutional reflection and alignment.
For each ERM peer review, Gateway provides institutions with access to a dedicated, secure, and confidential platform designed to support both decision-making and implementation. The platform presents:
The platform enables institutions to generate a professional PDF report that can be shared with senior leadership, boards of trustees, or governing committees. This functionality enables institutions to move from reflection and prioritization to execution, while creating a durable governance record that supports leadership oversight, accountability, and future ERM cycles.
International student recruitment and enrollment has become one of the most strategically significant components of the modern enrollment portfolio shaping institutional finances, academic vitality, and global positioning. At the same time, shifting geopolitics, visa uncertainty, market concentration, staffing constraints, regulatory complexity, and overreliance on limited recruitment channels have increased institutional exposure.
Gateway’s International Enrollment Management (IEM) peer review is designed to help institutions understand where risk exists and where opportunity is underleveraged. Grounded in enterprise risk management principles, the review provides senior leaders with a high-level, practitioner-informed perspective of how international enrollment risk is distributed—and where strategic adjustments can strengthen resilience, diversify markets, and improve long-term outcomes.
Most institutions can report how many international students they enroll. Far fewer can clearly articulate where their greatest international enrollment risks and opportunities actually reside—whether those conditions are manageable, structural, or emerging or how prepared the institution is to respond to rapid change.
As international enrollment has grown in importance, its academic, financial, and student success implications have transformed it from an operational concern into a strategic, enterprise-level issue. Decisions made—or deferred—today can either constrain future options or unlock new pathways for growth, diversification, and institutional resilience. An enterprise-level peer review provides leaders with the clarity needed to better understand exposure while considering opportunities.
Gateway’s International Enrollment Management (IEM) peer reviews assess 10 critical focus areas that help frame discussion around exposure, alignment and opportunity. Six core focus areas are included in every peer review. Institutions are invited to select four additional focus areas, allowing the review to align with institutional priorities and emerging risk conditions.
How international enrollment strategy, risk ownership, investment authority, and accountability are structured at the senior leadership level. Strong governance enables coordinated action and timely adjustment, while weak governance increases fragmentation, delay, and unmanaged exposure.
How clearly recruitment objectives are defined, prioritized, and aligned with institutional capacity, academic strategy, and financial goals. Strong alignment improves focus and predictability, while misalignment creates volatility and unrealistic growth expectations.
How markets are selected, balanced, and differentiated across regions and segments. Market concentration increases vulnerability, while diversified and well-positioned portfolios improve resilience and competitive advantage.
How recruitment activities are executed across travel, digital engagement, partnerships, and conversion practices. Sustainable models improve efficiency and scalability, while overreliance or inefficiency increases operational and financial risk.
How dependent institutional revenue and budget planning are on international enrollment performance. Managed dependency supports sustainability and investment planning, while unmanaged exposure amplifies volatility and institutional vulnerability.
How staffing models, systems, workflows, and technology support recruitment volume, service expectations, and regulatory reliability. Strong capacity enables growth and responsiveness, while bottlenecks constrain performance and increase compliance risk.
In addition to the six core focus areas, institutions may select four additional focus areas from the following, allowing the peer review to align the review with specific institutional priorities and emerging risk conditions.
How scholarship strategy influences recruitment competitiveness, yield performance, budget sustainability, and market positioning. Misaligned aid can create financial strain or distortion, while strategic aid improves access and predictability.
How academic capacity, program design, sequencing, and time-to-degree align with enrollment objectives. Structural constraints limit scalability and student success, while strong alignment supports growth and academic quality.
How academic support, advising, engagement, and progression practices influence persistence, outcomes, and institutional reputation. Weak outcomes increase reputational and financial risk, while strong retention improves sustainability and student value.
How insurance policies, vendor relationships, waiver enforcement, and communication practices mitigate institutional liability and student risk while supporting continuity and institutional confidence.
International student and scholar services operate at the intersection of immigration regulatory compliance, student wellbeing, and institutional reputation. As regulatory scrutiny increases, geopolitical volatility intensifies, and staffing constraints persist, ISSS functions now carry significant enterprise-level risk related to legal exposure, operational continuity, and crisis response.
Gateway’s ISSS Enterprise Risk Management peer review provides senior leaders with a concise, experience-informed perspective of how immigration compliance, service delivery, governance, and operational capacity risk are distributed across the institution — and where alignment, coordination, or attention may be beneficial.
Most institutions can confirm whether they are meeting baseline immigration compliance requirements. Far fewer can clearly articulate where their greatest institutional exposure exists across regulatory interpretation, audit readiness, staffing continuity, crisis preparedness, data governance, insurance protocols, vendor dependency, and interdepartmental coordination or how resilient those systems are under sustained pressure.
As international student and scholar populations grow in scale and complexity, ISSS risk increasingly extends beyond the international office into legal affairs, public safety, housing, academic units, health services, human resources, and senior leadership decision-making. An enterprise-level peer review enables institutions to move beyond fragmented compliance management toward coordinated risk governance, proactive mitigation, and sustainable service delivery.
Gateway’s International Students and Scholars (ISSS) peer reviews assess 10 critical focus areas that help frame discussion around exposure, alignment and opportunity. Six core focus areas are included in every peer review. Institutions are invited to select four additional focus areas, allowing the review to align with institutional priorities and emerging risk conditions.
How responsibility for immigration compliance, policy interpretation, escalation, and decision authority is structured across the institution, including leadership visibility and cross-unit coordination. Strong governance reduces fragmented risk while enabling faster, more consistent decision-making.
How federal immigration regulations are interpreted, implemented, documented, and monitored, including audit readiness and regulatory change management. Effective compliance protects the institution while strengthening credibility and operational confidence.
How fees, staffing investments, vendor costs, and cost recovery models support operational sustainability. Sound financial models reduce budget volatility while enabling reinvestment and service improvement.
How prepared the institution is to respond to immigration disruptions, student emergencies, sudden policy shifts, geopolitical events, and regulatory escalation. Strong preparedness limits exposure while strengthening institutional confidence and continuity.
How immigration records, documentation, privacy controls, and audit trails are governed and maintained. Strong data practices reduce regulatory exposure while enabling better reporting, transparency, and decision-making.
How reliable, integrated, secure, and scalable technology platforms support compliance and service delivery. Effective systems reduce operational friction while enabling automation, analytics, and service modernization.
In addition to the six core focus areas, institutions may select four additional focus areas from the following, allowing the peer review to align the review with specific institutional priorities and emerging risk conditions.
How institutional policies affecting international students and scholars are aligned across academic, employment, housing, and conduct domains. Alignment reduces confusion and compliance risk while improving consistency and fairness.
How visiting scholars are sponsored, supervised, and supported in partnership. Effective models must be resilient to shifting regulatory and compliance expectations while strengthening research productivity and academic engagement.
How international students access health, counseling, housing, disability services, and campus safety through coordinated systems. Strong integration reduces continuity risk while improving student success and retention.
How accessible, responsive, and equitable advising and support services are for international students and scholars. Strong service models reduce reputational and retention risk while enhancing student satisfaction and institutional reputation.
How immigration compliance flows across recruitment, admissions, and student services throughout the international student lifecycle. Strong integration reduces duplication, handoff errors, and compliance gaps while improving the student experience.
Whether staffing models, expertise, cross-training, and succession planning can sustain service quality and compliance over time. Resilient staffing reduces disruption risk while enabling scalable growth and innovation.
International partnerships and collaborations are undergoing a fundamental shift in how they are perceived, governed, and scrutinized. What were once viewed primarily as academic, relational, or faculty-driven initiatives are now increasingly examined through legal, regulatory, financial, and national security lenses. Governments and regulatory agencies are paying closer attention to how institutions engage with foreign partners, particularly with respect to export control, data sharing, employment and compensation practices, and foreign influence.
At the same time, international partnerships including exchange agreements, research collaborations, and collaborative degree programs remain central to institutional strategy, global reputation, faculty engagement, and student mobility. This dual reality creates tension: while partnerships offer significant strategic value, insufficient governance and oversight can expose institutions to enterprise-level risk.
Gateway’s International Partnerships and Collaborations Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) peer review provides senior leaders with a clear, experience-informed perspective of how partnership-related risk and opportunity are structured, governed, and managed—and whether current practices are sufficient in an environment of heightened regulatory scrutiny and geopolitical volatility.
Regulatory expectations surrounding international engagement have intensified significantly, and institutions are increasingly being held accountable for how international partnerships are governed in practice, not merely how they are described on paper. Scrutiny now extends beyond newly established agreements to include legacy partnerships that may lack consistent documentation, compliance review, or institutional oversight.
In this environment, missteps can carry serious institutional consequences, including heightened federal scrutiny, audit findings, reputational damage, restrictions on enrolling international students or scholars, limitations on hiring and employment practices, loss of eligibility for certain research funding, or—in extreme cases—threats to federal funding streams. An enterprise risk management review enables institutions to move beyond decentralized, relationship-driven oversight toward coordinated governance, proactive risk mitigation, and defensible compliance practices—protecting institutional standing while sustaining global engagement.
Gateway’s International Partnerships and Collaborations ERM peer reviews assess 10 critical focus areas that help frame discussion around exposure, alignment and opportunity. Six core focus areas are included in every review. Institutions are invited to select four additional focus areas, allowing the review to align with institutional priorities and emerging risk conditions.
How responsibility for initiating, approving, managing, and terminating international partnerships is structured across the institution, including senior leadership visibility and coordination among academic, legal, and administrative units. Effective governance reduces fragmented risk while enabling consistent, timely, and strategically aligned decision-making.
How international agreements are inventoried, tracked, reviewed, renewed, amended, or sunsetted, including oversight of inactive or legacy agreements. Strong lifecycle management reduces unmanaged legal and financial exposure while enabling intentional portfolio planning and strategic prioritization.
How export control obligations, controlled technologies, sensitive research activities, and cross-border transfers of data or knowledge are identified, reviewed, documented, and monitored within international partnerships. Effective compliance protects eligibility for federally funded research while supporting secure and sustainable global collaboration.
How international agreements are reviewed for legal sufficiency, sanctions exposure, jurisdictional risk, and enforceability, and whether contracting practices align with institutional risk tolerance and regulatory expectations. Consistent legal review reduces liability while enabling scalable and defensible international engagement.
How financial obligations, cost-sharing arrangements, foreign gifts, in-kind contributions, and revenue flows associated with international partnerships are structured, monitored, and disclosed. Sound financial governance reduces audit and compliance risk while enabling sustainable investment in high-value partnerships.
How employment classification, compensation arrangements, visa sponsorship, visiting scholar appointments, and faculty or researcher affiliations connected to international partnerships are structured and monitored. Clear practices reduce labor, tax, and immigration exposure while supporting compliant faculty and researcher engagement.
How geopolitical volatility, government policy shifts, sanctions regimes, travel restrictions, and country-specific conditions affect partnership viability, continuity, and institutional risk tolerance, while informing diversification and contingency planning.
How international partnerships influence institutional reputation, public perception, donor confidence, and external scrutiny, particularly in politically, culturally, or ethically sensitive contexts, and how reputational risk is balanced against strategic value.
How students participating in partnership-based programs are supported with respect to safety, insurance, crisis response, and institutional duty of care, reducing liability while supporting safe, high-quality mobility experiences. |
How international travel by faculty, staff, and administrators engaged in international partnerships is tracked, approved, and monitored, including alignment with institutional travel policies and risk management requirements. Effective travel oversight reduces safety and compliance exposure while supporting coordinated, informed institutional engagement abroad.
How reliance on external intermediaries, foundations, or third-party organizations within international partnerships is governed, monitored, and evaluated, balancing scalability and efficiency with accountability and compliance.
How different partnership models (e.g., exchanges, research collaborations, joint degrees, co-branded programs, sponsored mobility, international campuses, or virtual collaboration) are distributed across the portfolio, and which underutilized or missing models may present strategic opportunity.
How international partnerships are reported, coordinated, and communicated across academic and administrative units, including the extent to which centralized reporting improves efficiency, reduces duplication, and enables collaboration across departments and colleges.
Education abroad programming represents one of the most visible dimensions of an institution’s international engagement. While often framed around student experience and academic enrichment, education abroad carries enterprise-level risk related to duty of care, partner reliability, regulatory compliance, and crisis response. These risks extend well beyond the education abroad office and intersect with legal, financial, academic, and reputational responsibilities across the institution.
Gateway’s Education Abroad Enterprise Risk Management peer review provides senior leaders with a concise, practitioner-informed perspective of how institutions are currently thinking about and managing these areas, and where there may be opportunities for alignment, recalibration, or strengthening over time.
Most institutions can demonstrate that they have education abroad policies, partner agreements, and baseline risk mitigation protocols in place. Far fewer can clearly articulate where their greatest institutional exposure lies across duty of care, financial liability, partner dependency, staffing continuity, and data governance—or how prepared those systems may be to respond to periods of change or disruption.
Education abroad risk rarely resides within a single office. Instead, it spans academic units, student affairs, legal counsel, risk management, financial services, and others. An enterprise-level peer review enables institutions to move beyond fragmented oversight toward coordinated governance, proactive mitigation, and intentional program design.
Gateway’s Education Abroad peer reviews assess 10 critical focus areas that help frame discussion around exposure, alignment and opportunity. Six core focus areas are included in every peer review. Institutions are invited to select four additional focus areas, allowing the peer review to align with institutional priorities and emerging risk conditions.
How authority, oversight, escalation, and decision-making for education abroad are structured across the institution, including senior leadership visibility and cross-unit coordination. Strong governance reduces fragmented risk while enabling timely, consistent institutional response.
How student health, safety, security, emergency response, crisis preparedness, insurance coverage, and liability mitigation are designed, communicated, and enforced across programming and operations. Integrated duty of care practices reduce legal exposure while strengthening institutional preparedness and student confidence.
How education abroad application processes, decision workflows, promotion, and outreach are structured to ensure equitable access and clear communication. This focus area examines an institution’s ability to track participation, monitor student status, and integrate data across academic and enrollment systems. Strong process design supports coordination, representation, and informed decision-making.
How education abroad partners, providers, host institutions, and locations are selected, monitored, and reviewed, including concentration risk across regions, countries, or program models. Balanced portfolios reduce dependency and disruption risk while supporting continuity and flexibility. Strong onsite support is also crucial for program success.
How academic quality, credit integrity, learning outcomes, and faculty engagement are governed across education abroad programs, and how programs are developed, approved, and embedded within curricula, degree requirements, sequencing, and time-to-degree planning.
Whether staffing models, expertise, training, and operational workflows are sufficient to support safe, compliant, and scalable education abroad programming across normal operations and periods of disruption. Resilient capacity reduces burnout, continuity risk, and institutional vulnerability.
In addition to the six core focus areas, institutions may select four additional focus areas from the following, allowing the peer review to align the review with specific institutional priorities and emerging risk conditions.
How pricing, fee structures, and enrollment thresholds are designed to balance affordability, access, and operational viability. This focus area examines financial models, budgeting practices, and the sustainability of funding models to support operations.
How program offerings, eligibility criteria, funding, advising, and support structures address representation of student populations equitably and reduces barriers to participation. Effective models enhance representation while advancing institutional commitments to inclusion and student success.
How students are prepared for education abroad through risk awareness, intercultural learning, language support, and orientation throughout the program lifecycle. Effective preparation ensures active participation, lower incident risk, enhances wellbeing, and improves learning outcomes.
How data related to participation, incidents, locations, costs, and outcomes are collected, managed, and shared. This focus area examines technology utilization, system integration, and data integrity. Strong data and technology practices enable transparency, and strategic planning.
How faculty-directed programs are approved, supported, monitored, and evaluated. Clear governance and faculty engagement reduce liability while supporting academic innovation and high-quality student learning.
How education abroad aligns with institutional travel approval processes, risk thresholds, and travel monitoring systems. Strong alignment reduces duplication, confusion, and unmanaged institutional exposure.
How domestic off-campus study and online programming are governed, supported, and monitored for academic quality, student safety, compliance, and consistency with institutional risk standards. Effective oversight ensures parity across mobility and non-mobility learning experiences.
Dr. Appiah Padi is a seasoned international education professional with an … extensive background with faculty and staff development in higher education. In NAFSA, he has served as Dean of the Fundamentals of Intercultural Communication Workshop, the Leadership Development Committee member, and as a Fellow of the Global Fellowship Program for mentoring emerging leaders of internationalization. He serves as a member of the NAFSA Board of Directors.
Read moreDr. Hubbard is a seasoned international education professional … with over two decades of experience in education abroad programming and operations. She formerly served as Director of the Learning Abroad Center at the University of Minnesota one of the largest and most respected education abroad offices in the United States. She is recognized for her expertise in program design, faculty engagement, student advising, outcomes assessment, marketing and promotion, and strategic portfolio management.
Read moreMs. Nardozzi is a seasoned international educator, with nearly 20 years of experience. … Camila has spent half of her career as the Director of the Office of International Education at Harvard University, after previously working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Syracuse University.
Read moreDr. Heidi Soneson has been active in international education since 1983, serving as Executive Director … of International Education at University of Wisconsin River Falls and Program Director at University of Minnesota, where she led international education initiatives, international student services, and education abroad programming, and served in NAFSA leadership roles.
Read moreDavid Clubb has been a visionary leader in global engagement … and international education, working across all domains of international education. He has served as a faculty member and in senior administrative positions at several institutions of higher education, including Johns Hopkins University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Colorado, and Norwich University.
Read moreMs. Leibach has an extensive and diverse background in international … admissions/recruitment, student/faculty advising, employment-based/student immigration services, and student success/development, retention and programming. Elizabeth has been a member of the NAFSA’s Trainer Corp since 2011 and currently serves as the director of the international student and scholar services at the University of Kentucky.
Read moreMs. Wilbers has extensive experience advising international students and scholars … on non immigrant visa categories, as well as filing employment based permanent residency petitions for faculty and staff. As an active member of the NAFSA Trainer Corps, Julie has presented workshops on F1, J1, and H1B visa categories, as well as prevailing wage determinations. She currently serves as the Chair of the on the NAFSA leadership team, Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services (KC ISSS).
Read moreDr. Zhang has an extensive background in international recruitment, admissions, … regulatory compliance, and student services. She serves as the Committee Chair of International Recruitment and Marketing for the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) and also serves on the Board of Directors of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC).
Read moreFormer president of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC), … Dr. Kacenga is the AVP University Partnerships at M. Square Media. He is an award winning scholar-practitioner with a successful career in international higher education and enrollment management that spans two decades.
Read moreDr. Bryan Gross, VP for Enrollment Management & Athletics at Hartwick … College, has spearheaded innovative strategies in enrollment management and financial aid optimization. Previously, he held positions at Western New England University and St. John’s University.
Read moreMs. Pardanani brings over 25 years of international education experience, … including roles at the University of Michigan, Brown University and Shoreline Community College. She leads high performing teams across international marketing, recruitment, admissions, partnerships, academic advising, and study abroad. Known for strategic vision and measurable results, she chairs NAFSA’s International Education Leadership Knowledge Community.
Read moreMarty Bennett is an international educator with a career spanning 30+ years. … Marty has directed international admissions efforts at five United States and England institutions and traveled to recruit prospective students in 80 countries, with experience in international student mobility.
Read moreDr. Harvey Charles, an international education consultant, has served as SIO at multiple … institutions around the US. He is a past President of the Association of International Education Administrators and is co-editor of two important volumes in the field, including Leading Internationalization and The Handbook of International Higher Education.
Read moreMs. Fairfax has been an active international educator for over three decades. … She has held senior leadership positions at large public institutions such as Michigan State, Purdue, Arizona State, South Dakota State, and Colorado State, and was a tenured Foreign Service Officer with assignments in Washington, DC, and Mexico City.
Read moreDr. Sabine C. Klahr serves as Vice Provost for Penn State Global. … Over a career of 25 years, she has served in international education leadership roles in United States, was President of Association for International Education Administrators (AIEA), and contributes expertise on international education.
Read moreDr. Nyitray recently served as associate vice provost and executive director … of the University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP), led the University of California’s flagship study abroad program for a decade, facilitating international education at universities worldwide, and served as founding Dean in China.
Read moreEach Gateway Enterprise Risk Management peer review is currently offered at a flat introductory fee of $4,250. This pricing reflects the intentionally focused and high-level nature of the peer review model. These reviews are designed to provide perspective, not verification. Pricing may be adjusted in the future as the model scales and expands. Pricing includes a one-year access to an interactive ERM dashboard.
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Dive into a nuanced exploration of the global discourse surrounding higher education in the United States. Join us for a panel discussion with esteemed international educators as we embark on a journey through the lenses of culture and international perspective, examining how global audiences interpret and engage with the ‘anti-woke’ discourse within the context of U.S. higher education. This engaging panel discussion will delve into the intersections of culture, ideology, and education, and the complex landscape of how international audiences perceive the ‘anti-woke’ narrative that has emerged within U.S. academia.
Whether you’re a senior international officer, or simply curious about the diverse viewpoints shaping U.S. higher education, this podcast episode will provide an invaluable space for critical analysis and insightful conversations.
Fanta Aw is a distinguished leader in international education, renowned for her extensive contributions to global learning, cross-cultural understanding, and educational equity. With a deep commitment to fostering connections between diverse cultures and promoting educational excellence, she has significantly impacted the international education community.
Fanta Aw’s career has been characterized by her dedication to advancing global education initiatives, promoting diversity and inclusion, and nurturing partnerships that transcend borders. She has held influential roles in various organizations, advocating for the importance of international collaboration and learning experiences that empower individuals to navigate an increasingly interconnected world.
As a thought leader and visionary, Fanta Aw’s insights and expertise have shaped discussions on the future of international education, emphasizing the significance of equitable access, cultural exchange, and lifelong learning. Her work has not only elevated institutions but has also inspired countless individuals to embrace the transformative power of global education.
Date: September 14th, 2023
Time: 12 noon ET
An experienced global researcher and administrator, Mark Beirn brings a critical approach to risk management, factoring structural racism and identity-based violence into his rubric for supporting equitable global mobility.
Specialization Areas:
– Global Risk Management
– Education Abroad
– Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in International Education
– Health and Safety
– Curriculum Development
Stephen Appiah-Padi is an international educator with several years of teaching and administrative experience in both 4 and 2-year HEIs. An experienced global education practitioner-scholar, with a demonstrated history of success in the field.
Dr. Appiah-Padi has a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada in Educational Policy & Administration with a specialization in International/Intercultural Education.
At Northwestern College, he provided oversight in the administration of education abroad and international student services. In Lansing, Michigan, he first oversaw diversity and intercultural education at Lansing Community College, and later created the Center for International and Intercultural Education (CIIE) which merged intercultural engagement and international education programs of the institution, and he became its first director. Additionally, Dr. Appiah-Padi taught a course, “Diversity in the American Workplace”, to undergraduate management students of the College. In his current position, he provides leadership and vision in advancing strategic internationalization initiatives, including international partnerships and study abroad programs at Bucknell University.
Dr Appiah-Padi has created and facilitated several workshops for faculty and staff development in higher education and in business organizations. He has presented at several national and international conferences. In NAFSA, among several volunteer leadership positions, he has served as Dean of the Fundamentals of Intercultural Communication Workshop, the Leadership Development Committee member, Chair of the Africa Special Interest Group, and a Fellow of the Global Fellowship Program for mentoring emerging leaders of internationalization in African HEIs. He currently serves as a member of the NAFSA Board of Directors.
Dr. Rosa Almoguera has worked as an international educator for over twenty years. She was trained as a Hispanic Philologist at the Universidad Complutense, in Madrid, and did her M.A. at the University of Pennsylvania. Her Ph.D., from Universidad Complutense included a field study and edition of written balladry “Romancero”. During many years Rosa combined teaching and her role as a senior administrator at the Fundación Ortega-Marañón in Toledo, Spain. At the Foundation, Rosa directed and, in many cases created, programs for the University of Minnesota, Notre Dame, Princeton, Ohio State, Arcadia, and the University of Chicago. She has also been a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, University of Portland, and Interamericana de Puerto Rico.
Beginning in 2016, Rosa works as an international education consultant for both public and private European and US higher education institutions. Rosa has been successful in developing new partnerships and programs, as well as helping improve already existing ones.
Rosa is a member of Forum and NAFSA and has presented with higher education professionals on innovative academic and research programming, STEM in study abroad and Nationalism in Europe. Rosa is currently completing the final Professional Certification from the Forum on Education Abroad.