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  • Wednesday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EST
    Academic and Career Advising with Immigration Options in Mind
    Location: Commonwealth 4
    Chair and Presenter: David Gluckman – McCandlish Holton, PC
    Presenter: Jonathan L. Moore, JD – McCandlish Holton, PC
    Co-Presenter: Ryan Geiger, M.Ed (he/him/his) – Penn State University
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Wednesday, Nov 13th
    9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EST
    F1 Unicorn: International Student Athletes
    Location: Commonwealth 2
    Chair and Presenter: Patrick Frazier – Georgetown University
    Presenter: Katrina Knudsen – University of Maryland, College Park
    Co-Presenter: Richard Sherman (he/him/his) – University Of Pittsburgh
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Wednesday, Nov 13th
    10:30 AM – 11:20 AM EST
    Parole, TPS, and Academic/Scholar Advising on Immigration Options
    Location: Commonwealth 4
    Chair and Presenter: Crystal M. Malik, JD – McCandlish Holton,PC
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Wednesday, Nov 13th
    11:30 AM – 12:20 PM EST
    DON'T answer the phone! (Avoiding scams)
    Location: Commonwealth 3
    Chair and Presenter: Delores Blough, JD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Office of International Services
    Presenter: Sarah Carrier (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Presenter: Rachel Spence (she/her/hers) – George Mason University
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Wednesday, Nov 13th
    3:20 PM – 4:10 PM EST
    A Case Study Presentation: Identifying Collaborators for International Student & Scholar Crises
    Location: Commonwealth 3
    Presenter: Cathy Lee Arcuino
    Chair and Presenter: Jennifer D. Frankel – International Student Insurance
    Presenter: Minsoo Yoo (she/her/hers) – Thomas Jefferson University
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Wednesday, Nov 13th
    4:20 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Supporting LGBTQIA+ International Students
    Location: Heritage Salon B
    Chair and Presenter: David K. Harger, MEd (he/him/his) – Christopher Newport University
    Presenter: Hunter Swanson – Washington and Lee University
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Thursday, Nov 14th
    1:30 PM – 2:20 PM EST
    SEVP Update
    Location: Commonwealth 4
    Chair and Presenter: Meryl Halpern (she/her/hers) – Saint Joseph's University
    Presenter: Jean Wenner, MA – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Presenter: Frances LaBarbera, M.Ed.
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Thursday, Nov 14th
    4:20 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Advising Students and Scholars - Building an Immigration Portfolio
    Location: Commonwealth 4
    Chair and Presenter: Delores Blough, JD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Office of International Services
    Presenter: Sara E. Jones, MPPM (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Thursday, Nov 14th
    4:20 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    International Scholar Hot Topics
    Location: Commonwealth 2
    Presenter: David Gluckman – McCandlish Holton, PC
    Chair and Presenter: Jonathan L. Moore, JD – McCandlish Holton, PC
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Friday, Nov 15th
    8:30 AM – 9:20 AM EST
    Sponsorship Policies - Foreign National Faculty and Staff
    Location: Commonwealth 2
    Chair and Presenter: Monique A. van Stiphout, JD (she/her/hers) – Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP
    Co-Presenter: Jennifer L. Kerilla – Johns Hopkins University
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Friday, Nov 15th
    8:30 AM – 9:20 AM EST
    Unauthorized Practice of Law in International Student Advising
    Location: Commonwealth 3
    Presenter: Delores Blough, JD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Office of International Services
    Chair and Presenter: Caitlin L. Dawson, Master of French Studies (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Presenter: Andrew A. Fuller, JD (he/him/his) – Landau, Hess, Simon, Choi & Doebley
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
  • Friday, Nov 15th
    9:30 AM – 10:20 AM EST
    When Times Get Tough: Advising F-1 Students in Difficult Situations
    Location: Commonwealth 2
    Presenter: Cindy Domingo – Penn State University
    Presenter: Alecia Hollinger (she/her/hers) – Penn State University
    Chair and Presenter: Diane Sanders, M.Ed. (she/her/hers) – Penn State University
    International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)