Big Ten Academic Alliance Summit on Integration 2019

April 3 – 5, 2019 | Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building (room 159)

BTAA Summit on Integration Group Photo, 2018
BTAA Summit on Integration Group Photo, 2018

Welcome to the BTAA Summit on Integration hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison!

The Summit is a three-day (Wednesday evening through Friday midday) conference designed for colleagues from the Big Ten universities to explore and share ideas around the issues of global student engagement. The Summit will showcase recent years of best practices, models and collaborative research performed by the invited institutions.

Integration is “An intentional process to create community, by encouraging domestic and international students to engage with each other in ongoing interaction, characterized by mutual respect, responsibility, action, and commitment.” [Defined by: Young, Kappler, Woodruff, Eland, Isensee, Yefanova, & Yu. From: Seeking Best Practices for Integrating International and Domestic Students]

We look forward to welcoming you to Madison in April!

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Registration

Click here to register.

Registration deadline: Friday, March 1, 2019

Schedule

Please note that this schedule is tentative and subject to change

Wednesday, April 3

5:00 p.m. | Welcome reception starts
University Club, 803 State Street, Madison, WI 53703

5:30 p.m. – Brief welcome from Roopa Rawjee, Assistant Dean and Director ISS

5:35 p.m. – Welcome remarks from Argyle Wade, Interim Dean of Students, Division of Student Affairs

5:40 p.m. – Welcome remarks from Guido Podesta, Vice Provost and Dean of the International Division. Dean Podesta will will introduce Caroline Casagrande, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Academic Affairs

5:45 – 6:15 p.m. – Remarks from Caroline Casagrande, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Academic Affairs

6:15 p.m.            Thank you remarks and the dinner is announced by Roopa Rawjee

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. – Dinner

Thursday, April 4

8:00 – 8:45 a.m. | Check-in and breakfast
Wisconsin Idea Room (Room 159), School of Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Directors* meeting with Caroline Casagrande, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Academic Affairs, Anthony Koliha, Office Director for Global International Programs at the U.S. Department of State, and Alfred Boll, EducationUSA Branch Chief. Meeting is moderated by Roopa Rawjee. 
Room 245, School of Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706

8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Introductions and overview of summit framework and agenda by Tetyana Schneider

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Opening remarks by Roopa Rawjee and Alfred Boll

9:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Student Safety and Well-being

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee break

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Pre-arrival In-country Orientation

12:15 – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch break

12:30 – 1:45 p.m. | Working lunch and Campus Highlights

1:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Career Development Programming for International Students

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Coffee break

3:15 – 4:30 p.m. | Best Practices: Integrating International Students into the Local Community

4:30 – 5:45 p.m. | Best Practices for Serving Predominant Student Populations

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | No-host dinner and networking
The Great Dane Pub, 123 E Doty Street, Madison, WI 53703

Friday, April 5

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Optional tour of the ISS office
217 Red Gym, 716 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast/networking
Wisconsin Idea Room (Room 159), School of Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706

9:00 – 10:40 a.m. | Campus Highlights Part II

10:40 – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee break and group photo

11:00 – 11:50 a.m. | Action planning

11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Closing and handoff to BTAA Summit 2020 host

12:00 – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch

Lodging

Rooms have been blocked for Summit guests at the following two hotels from April 3-5, 2019. Both hotels are across the street from each other, so the distance between your room and the Summit location in the School of Education will be the same regardless of where you stay (.5 miles). Walking time from both hotels to the School of Education building is about 10 minutes, and there is a free bus line that you can take to the Education Building as well (information provided under “Transportation and Directions.”) Both hotels are also within walking distance to downtown and the Capitol in case you would like to explore the city.

The Lowell Center (University of Wisconsin-Extension Conference Centers)

  • 610 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53703
  • Price: $124 per night
  • Room types: Two queen beds, one king bed
  • Booking deadline for group rate: March 5, 2019
  • How to book: Click here to reserve your room online or call 866-301-1753 and provide the following group code: ISS

The Graduate Madison

  • 601 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53703
  • Price: $139 per night
  • Room types: One queen bed, two queen beds, or one king bed.
  • Booking deadline for group rate: February 16, 2019
  • How to book: Click here to reserve your room online, or call 608-257-4391 and provide the following group code: 190403INTE

Transportation and Directions

Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is served by American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, and United Airlines. The airport is an easy six-mile taxi/bus/Uber/Lyft ride from both hotels/campus, so renting a car will not be necessary if you plan on flying into Madison. General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (MKE) is an 85 mile drive to the UW-Madison campus, and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is 134 miles away. Badger Bus provides transportation between the Milwaukee Airport and the UW-Madison campus, and Van Galder operates bus service connecting campus with O’Hare International Airport.

As you arrange your travels to Madison, please plan to arrive by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, if possible.

Local transportation options

 

The Summit will be held in the Wisconsin Idea Room (Room 159) of the Education Building (1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706). Both Summit hotels are a 10-minute walk (approximate) from the Education Building. Additionally, Metro Transit operates two free bus lines (80 and 81), with stops near both hotels as well as the School of Education Building.

Contact Us

Hamlet Abrahamyan (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Yerevan, Armenia

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Duraid Abukhamseen (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Yiwen Ai (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Transitions Intern

Nadia Aikebaier

Position title: International Engagement Coordinator

Atheer Al Riyami (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Muscat, Oman & Asturias, Spain

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Sabrine Ali (she/her/hers)

Position title: BRIDGE Coordinator and Documentation Services Coordinator

Sabrine Ali (she/her/hers)

Position title: BRIDGE Coordinator

Email: sabrine.ali@wisc.edu

Sarah Almutawa (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Doreen Anande (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Oluwayinka Arawomo (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Joel Baraka (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Letícia Barbosa (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Rushali Bhudeka (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Jacquie Bormett (she/her/hers)

Position title: SEVIS Specialist

David Burnett (he/him/his)

Position title: SEVIS Specialist

Ámbar Carvallo

Position title: Graduate Student Representative

Subodh Chandra Subedi (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Mickey Chen (he/him/his)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Joy Chen (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Outreach & Communications Assistant

Tiffany Chen

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Chen Shien Chia (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Maxwell Chibuogwu (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Benin City, Nigeria

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Joan Chimezie (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Yoann Choy (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Lognes, France

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Cecilia Cui (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Cecilia Cui (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Chengdu, China

Eric Delgado (he/him/his)

Position title: SEVIS Specialist

Dorcas Donkoh (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Terra Dotta (they/them)

Position title: UW International Student & Scholar Portal

Yiting Duan (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Omar O. Dumdum

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Cebu, Philippines

Nurfara Faisal (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Francisca Andrea Nuñez Ferreira (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Kathleen Finnegan (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Kacha Fischer (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisory Board Coordinator

Kacha Fischer (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Engagement Coordinator

Kacha Fischer (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Reach and ISAB Coordinator

Eren Fukuda (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Eren Fukuda (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Estefanía Galindo (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Dipika Garg (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Elaf Ghawas (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Ryan Goos (he/him/his)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Siddharth Raj Gupta (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), India

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Siddharth Raj Gupta

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), India

Patricia Haberkorn (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Emily Herbert (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Swee Ying Hoo (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Mina House (she/her/hers)

Position title: Assistant Director for Operations

Eric Hsienchen Chu (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Kitty Huang (she/her)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Colleen Hutchinson (she/her/hers)

Position title: Associate Director for Advising Services

Jeeva Immanuel Premkumar (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Kinshasa, DR Congo

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Arjun Iyer (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Hiya Jain (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Safiya Jama (she/her)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Safiya Jama (she/her)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Kitale, Kenya

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Sydney Jenkins (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Ellen Jeon (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Outreach & Communications Intern

Aruna Kallon (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Nima Keivani (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Sourabh Kenjale (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Yeounji Kim (she/her)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Barbara Kluesner (she/her/hers)

Position title: Assistant Director of Compliance

Ankit Kulshrestha (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Jaya Larsen (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Division Communications Specialist

Thitipong Lawphongpanich (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Lyndsay Le (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Transitions Intern

Graciela Lebron (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Haoyang Li (he/him/his)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Global Badger Experience Grant Intern

Xinyu Li (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Jenny Liao (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Transitions Assistant

Henrieta Licha (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Nurul Lim (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nuohao Liu (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Shiyu Liu (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Changsha, Hunan, China

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Deeksha M Kumar (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Natalie Mai (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Praveen Maripelly (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Eduardo Martinez Villegas (he/him)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Alan Mashen (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Samantha McCabe (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Services Director

Email: samantha.mccabe@wisc.edu

Randa Meyer (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Cameron Millard (he/him/his)

Position title: Information Systems Network Support Technician Senior

Allyson Mills (she/her/hers)

Position title: Student Engagement Intern

Anuj Modi

Position title: Graduate Student Representative

Ama Mohammed (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Joud Mohammed A Almozaiyn (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Melissa Murray Baltus (she/her/hers)

Position title: Assistant Director for Global Engagement

Email: melissa.s.murray@wisc.edu

Phone: 608-262-2044

Kelly Ng (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Lam Nguyen (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Deborah Oluwakemi Akinwole (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Allyson (Ally) Opps (she/her/hers)

Position title: J-1 Compliance Specialist

Moldir Oskenbay (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Maxwell Ozioma Chibuogwu (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Jinwan Park (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Vaidehi Patil (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Aquila Peeran (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Mojca Penca (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Eric Peng (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Rayane Prado Nunes (she/they)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Rayane Prado Nunes (she/they)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Cuiabá, Brazil

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Karlygash Rakhimova (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Eyad Reda (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Muhammad Rehan (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023–24

Position title: Hometown: Pakistan

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Babatunde Opeyemi Salami (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Sahil Sasidharan (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Delhi, India

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Alexander Schirk (he/him/his)

Position title: SEVIS Specialist

Sara Sheibani (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Rung Shih (she/her/hers)

Position title: Undergraduate Student Representative

Rung Shih (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan

Amandeep Singh Chahal (he/him/his)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: Student Organization & Peer Mentor Intern

Vanessa Soendjaja (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Jay Stokes (he/him/his)

Position title: International Engagement Coordinator

Allison Streckenbach (she/her/hers)

Position title: Transitions Coordinator

Dharani Suresh Badu (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Yuanru Tan (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2022-23

Position title: Hometown: Sichuan, China

Email: isab@studentlife.wisc.edu

Adati Tarfa (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Yola, Nigeria

Adati Tarfa (she/her/hers)

Position title: Equity and Inclusion Representative

Nishant Verma (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Junzhao Wang (she/her/hers)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Yawei Wang (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Stacy Woodward (she/her/hers)

Position title: International Student Advisor

Yihan Wu (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Kiki Wu (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: International Reach Intern

Sujay Yadalam Sudarshan (he/him/his)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Bangalore, India

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Sean Yan

Position title: Affiliated Student Organization Member

Reina Yano (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Seung Yun Kim (she/her)

Credentials: International Reach Ambassador

Sofiah Zaki (she/her)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2023-24

Position title: Hometown: Dengkil, Selangor, Malaysia

Freeman Zhang (he/him/his)

Position title: ISS Peer Advisor

Keting Zhang (she/her)

Position title: Hometown: Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

Email: isab@iss.wisc.edu

Ruisu Zhang

Position title: Transfer Student Representative

Meredith Zhou (she/her/hers)

Credentials: International Student Advisory Board Member 2021-22

Position title: Hometown: Hangzhou, China

Ziyao Zhou (she/her/hers)

Credentials: Global Engagement Intern

Position title: International Reach Intern

Dingyi Zhou

Position title: Undergraduate Student Representative