All Aboard the International Student and Scholar Services Enterprise: Innovative Onboarding for Staff Retention

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

2:30 PM – 3:20 PM MDT

Location: Mile High Ballroom 1A-C

In this interactive session, presenters explore strategies to onboard new international student and scholar services staff by focusing on four key areas: human resources basics, office culture and philosophy, technical process training, and long-term professional development. Participants leave with a toolkit of resources to support their onboarding processes.

Learning Objectives:

Identify and explore essential principles to consider when onboarding new staff.
Identify tools and resources and articulate examples to be used at home institutions to support implementing a structured onboarding process.
Apply different strategies that contribute to the new staff member’s ability to enhance productivity.

Chair and Presenter(s)

Kathryn Gaylord-Miles, MEd

Director, International Student & Scholar Services
Kennesaw State University

Presenter(s)

Anastasia Fynn, MBA

Director, International Student & Scholar Services
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Christina Khan, MA

Director, UCF Global
University of Central Florida
Jody Ann Pritt, EdD

Director, International Student & Scholar Services
Georgia State University