Global Resource, Education and Training (GREAT)
Welcome to the Global Resource and Training Opportunities
The list of resouces encompasses material pertinent to students, faculty and staff, academic advisors, and the Washington State University community.
The criteria for inclusion is any educational opportunity that furthers the goal of cross-cultural understanding or helps WSU more effectively host our international students and scholars. It is also our hope that these sessions will encourage members of the university community to explore opportunities to interact globally -- possibly through study, research, or work abroad.
Many of these courses are offered by Human Resources. If you have questions about the information listed, please email hrstraining@wsu.edu or call 509-335-4521.
Upcoming Training
- Advisor's Workshop on Education Abroad: Sharing Challenges, Finding Solutions
- Date: Fall 2010 Date To Be Determined
Description:
This workshop is designed to give WSU academic advisors and faculty who do advising the information and tools they need to initiate a dialogue on studying abroad with their advisees.
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Target Audience: WSU Faculty and Advisors - Cultural Competency Training
- Date and Time: First and last Wednesdays of each month
Description:
The Division of Student Affairs, Equity and Diversity offers three-hour Cultural Competency classes that give participants a competitive edge in today’s multicultural labor market. Participants will learn how to deal with different cultural, values, norms, customs and expectations in today’s workplace using best practice techniques and real world leadership skills.
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Target Audience: WSU Faculty, Students, and Staff - Employing H-1B Workers at WSU and Working in the H-1B Nonimmigrant Category
- Date and Time: Fall 2010 Date To Be Determined
Description:
This informational session is presented by the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) for departmental representatives who would like to learn more about the process of employing international scholars in the non-immigrant category of H-1B worker. Topics will include working with OISS, the difference between J-1 and H-1B, process time lines, other WSU offices providing assistance, contracts and termination.
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Course materials:
Target Audience: WSU Faculty and Staff
Presentation Notes
PowerPoint Presentation
- Employing J-1 Exchange Visitors at WSU
- Date and Time: Fall 2010 Date To Be Determined
Description:
This informational session is presented by the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) for departmental representatives who would like to learn more about the process of employing international scholars in the non-immigrant category of J-1 exchange visitor. Topics will include working with OISS, the difference between J-1 and H-1B, process time lines, other WSU offices providing assistance, contracts and termination.
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Target Audience: WSU Faculty and Staff
- Global Citizenship 101 Workshop
- Date and Time: March 4, 2010; 4:00 pm and April 5, 2010; 4:00 pm
Description:
his workshop is designed to prepare students to get the most out of their international experience living and studying with people from different cultures – whether here at WSU or while studying abroad. The workshop takes an in-depth look at real-life cross-cultural interactions that WSU students face and encourages participants to think critically about the cultural values and belief systems that come in to focus while living within a global community.
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Target Audience: WSU Students returning from study abroad or thinking about going abroad and WSU International Students
- How to Support ESL Students in Your Classes
- Date and Time: March 9, 2010; 1:30 pm
Description:
Learn about some characteristics of "typical" English as a Second Language (ESL) students and some of the challenges they face in their classes. Discover campus-wide resources as well as teaching strategies to help ESL student get the most out of your course.
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Target Audience: WSU Students and Faculty
- Immigration Tracker Training
- Date and Time: February 24, 2010; 9:30 am
Description:
This workshop features a live demonstration of how to use Immigration Tracker to properly prepare and track H-1B cases. Time will be available for questions.
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Target Audience: Specific WSU departmental contacts authorized to use this system
- Joys and the Challenges of Working and Living Abroad
- Date and Time: March 25, 2010; 1:30 pm
Description:
Learn about the experience of living and working in another country. Find out about practical ways of initiating an overseas job search. Discover what areas must be considered in a developing and changing global culture and economy.
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Target Audience: WSU Faculty, Students and Staff
- Mentoring Your Non-Native English Speaking Graduate Student
- Date and Time: February 10, 2010; 2:00 pm
Description:
As researchers, writers, and TAs, graduate students who use English as a Second Language (ESL) often require different kinds of support from domestic students in becoming full members of their academic discipline. During this workshop we share strategies for helping your ESL graduate students cope with the challenges of post-graduate work and preparing them for success in the profession. Ample time for discussion will be provided in order to allow you an opportunity to discuss your specific concerns, as well as to share strategies that have been successful for you.
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Target Audience: WSU Faculty, Students and Staff
- New J-1 Student Intern Category: Facilitating International Work Exchanges for Undergraduate International Students
- Date and Time: February 19, 2010; 9:00 am
Description:
n April 2009 the US Department of State instituted a new J-1 Exchange Visitor Program category, the J-1 Student Intern. This category opens the door to a new type of exchange in higher education. Under this new program category, it is now possible for WSU's Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) to issue documents for departments who would like to host undergraduate international students interested in doing an internship at WSU. The students must be in the midst of an academic program outside the US in order to qualify but it is not required that the student go through any kind of admissions process at WSU. After receiving the J-1 Student Intern materials the student may enter the US solely to participate in a work/research experience at WSU. The processes and rules related to this category, while similar in some ways to the J-1 Research Scholar category, are different in many respects. This session will cover the unique opportunities and challenges of this new category and discuss the processes that have been put in place by OISS to assist and guide the hosting departments.
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Target Audience: WSU Faculty and Staff
Course materials:
Pending
- Non-Immigrant Scholars and Students and the Process of Becoming a Permanent Resident
- Date and Time: Fall 2010 Date To Be Determined
Description:
This course is devoted to information regarding the assistance provided to departments and international scholars by the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) and outside council in the permanent residency process. It is presented by OISS staff and Janet H. Cheetham, Attorney/Member RYAN SWANSON & CLEVELAND PLLC, an experienced firm in Seattle that represents departments and international scholars with cases that OISS does not provide assistance with.
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Target Audience: WSU Faculty, Staff and International Scholars and Students
Videostream Available
Presentation Notes
PowerPoint Presentation
Supplemental Materials - Panel Discussion: Being an Non-native English Speaker at WSU
- Date and Time: April 8, 2010; 1:30 pm
Description:
Come hear from a diverse group of undergraduates, graduates, faculty and staff about the challenges of being a non-native English speaker in our academic community. Panelists will discuss their experiences and take questions from the audience.
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Target Audience: WSU Faculty and Staff
- Panel Discussion: Employing International Students and Scholars at WSU
- Date and Time: April 9, 2010; 9:00 am
Description:
This workshop features a panel of representativesfrom various offices that assist with employment processes for international students and scholars, including I-9, payroll, immigration, non-immigrant taxation, travel payments, social security number issuance and use. It is an opportunity to hear briefly from each of these offices and to meet those who assist with the various related processes.
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Target Audience: WSU Faculty and Staff
- Tips and Strategies for Communicating with Non- Native English Speakers in the University Workplace
- Date and Time: February 24, 2010; 2:00 pm
Description:
Do you . . .
- Regularly interact with non-native speakers of English in your workplace or classroom?
- Sometimes have trouble understanding and making yourself understood in these situations?
- Sometimes feel frustrated in these situations?
This workshop features strategies for effective oral communications between native speakers of English and non-native speakers of English in a variety of settings. Register
Target Audience: WSU Faculty and Staff
- Your ESL Graduat Student's Academic and Professional Writing: How to Ensure a Successful Process and Product
- Date and Time: April 21, 2010; 2:00 pm
Description:
Navigating proposals, theses, dissertations, and journal articles is challenging for all graduate students, but even more so for those who use English as a Second Language (ESL). Disciplinary writing conventions are often not discussed explicitly and are more accessible to students educated within the US undergraduate system. In addition, many students who are immigrants to the US also find it challenging to decipher the implicit norms of academic/professional writing. This workshop provides an opportunity to learn about strategies and discipline-specific resources for supporting your ESL graduate students in writing for academic and professional purposes.
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Target Audience: WSU FacultyAcademic and Professional Writing
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