Strategies for Success: Leading and Managing in an Evolving Field

Thursday, June 2, 2022

9:30 AM – 10:20 AM MDT

Location: Mile High Ballroom 4EF

Join four authors of NAFSA’s Guide to Education Abroad as they bridge robust research, sound practices, and fresh insights on leading and managing an education abroad office. Through hands-on exercises, real case studies, and dynamic discussions, expand your leadership and management capacity for succeeding in this evolving field.

Learning Objectives:

Define leadership versus management to better incorporate both into daily practices.
Examine the influence of various personality types on leadership styles to gain an understanding of the impact of individual approaches.
Recognize guiding principles of effective leadership for advancing and repositioning today’s education abroad office, from a one-person office to a large team.
Apply specific leadership tenets to daily work situations in ways that will improve team effectiveness.

Chair and Presenter(s)

Elizabeth Strong, MBA

Director, Education Abroad
Missouri State University

Presenter(s)

Miko McFarland

Executive Director of Education Abroad & Exchanges
University of Kentucky
Jeff J. Simpson, PhD

Director of Study Abroad and National Student Exchange
Oklahoma State University-Stillwater