About the membership meetings
Membership meetings offer professional development and peer support to One To World’s members in the greater New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. These meetings constitute the single most valuable forum in the NY metropolitan area for international educators to exchange ideas, share best practices, and network with colleagues.
All membership meetings take place on the second Tuesday of each month on Zoom Time: 9a.m. – 11a.m. (ET). The first hour consists of a discussion of immigration-related issues with Immigration and Regulations Roundtable experts, Goldstein and Cheung LLP, Helen Leonard, New York University, and Regina Degnan, Columbia University. The second hour is devoted to diverse topics of importance to international educators and to promote best practices in the field.
September 10, 2024
EB-5 & Other Entrepreneur Visas: Alternate Ways to Support Your Student Population
Welcome back! For our first session of the academic year, we’ll be hearing from Dan Schwarz at Fragomen, who will present on the interplay between F-1 visa status and the investment based visa and green card options, including the E-2 visa and the EB-5 program. Both have been growing in popularity and interest among students in the US. Mr. Schwarz will also discuss the eligibility requirements and practical considerations associated with it and how changes over the last few years have improved the program and how it may impact students.
Chairs: Dan Schwarz, Partner, Fragomen
October 15, 2024 (In-Person)
One To World Annual Meeting - NYU Kimmel Center
Keynote Speech by Justin A. Chen, M.D., M.P.H.
“Promoting International Student Mental Health and Resilience”
This meeting brings together our membership, supporters, Board of Directors and staff to share out organization updates from the previous year and announce board election results.
Keynote Speaker
Justin A. Chen, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice Chair of Ambulatory Services, Vice Chair of Health Justice, and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian
Executive Director and Co-Founder, MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness
November 12, 2024
NAFSA Regional Conference Debrief
If you are not able to attend this year’s regional conference, join our meeting and hear some of what you missed! We’ll hear some of the highlights from our colleagues who took part in sessions either as presenters or attendees.
Chairs:
Helen Leonard, New York University
Johanna Pan-Carr, Seton Hall University
Joanna Kang, Barnard College
Kyoko Tirado, New York Medical College
Stephen Ferst, College of Staten Island, CUNY
December 10, 2024
Understanding Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions and Scam Resistance Among International Students
To better understand what makes international students particularly vulnerable or resistance to scams, this presentation to members will apply Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension Theory to offer nuanced insights into why certain cultural groups are more susceptible or resistant to scams. This interactive presentation will address the current research gap to provide a theoretical understanding of scam vulnerability, and hopefully mitigate the damaging financial and psychological impact that scams have on our students.
Chairs: Wendy Fritz, Associate Director, ISO, University of Rochester
Past Meetings
January 9, 2024
International Students and Social Security Numbers
At our first meeting of 2024, we'll be
hearing from Everett Lo, Regional
Communications Director of the Social
Security Administration. He will be
sharing important updates for international
students regarding the process for
applying for a social security number and
other useful resources.
Speaker: Everett Lo, Regional Communications Director, Social Security Administration
February 13, 2024
Open Doors 2023 International Exchange in the New York City Metro Area
Don’t miss this special analysis of international student and scholar trends in the New York Metropolitan Area from Open Doors 2023, reflecting academic year 2022/23. Mirka Martel, Head of Research, Evaluation & Learning at IIE, will discuss the unique characteristics of international students in our area. Learn how our population differs in interesting ways from the national norms and how the region’s international student populations has changed since COVID-19.
Chaired By: Mirka Martel, Head of Research & Evaluation at the Institute of International Education (IIE)
March 12, 2024
World Education Services Report: Refugees & Displaced Students in Higher Education
Join us for a presentation from World Education Services (WES), a non-profit social enterprise that supports the educational, economic, and social inclusion of immigrants, refugees, and international students. In this session you will learn about existing programs and policies at the intersection of higher education, workforce, and refugee resettlement.
Chairs: Fatima Sanz, Senior Policy Manager & Isabel Schroeder, Program Manager at World Education Services
April 9, 2024 (IN-PERSON)
Carpe Global: Internationalization & Global Perspectives "At Home"
Join us either in-person or virtually this month for an opportunity to gather with your colleagues! We will be hearing from Jay Harris, Founder & Creative Director of Carpe Global, a platform that features international resources and opportunities to empower people with global interests.
Chair: Jay Harris, Founder & CEO, Carpe Global
May 14, 2024
Advocacy in Albany Debrief
Advocacy is our priority this year! We welcome back Ethan Edholm from Fordham University and Alexis Akagawa from Columbia University to share out successes from last month’s advocacy day trip to Albany to meet with NY state officials. We will also hear from Simone Long from Columbia University and Marisa Silva from One To World about their experience on this trip. We plan to make this an annual visit, and also encourage our NJ schools to host a similar experience in Trenton.
Speakers:
Alexis Akagawa, Columbia University
Simone Long, Columbia University
Ethan Edholm, Fordham University
Marisa Silva, One To World
June 11, 2024
NAFSA Annual Conference Debrief
If you are not able to attend this year’s conference, join our final One To World meeting of the academic year and hear some of what you missed! We’ll hear some of the highlights from our colleagues who took part in sessions either as presenters or attendees.
Chairs: TBC