What are examples of past items ISAB members have discussed?
The members of the International Student Advisory Board provide feedback and suggestions to offices upon request. Previous consultations have included:
- International Student and Scholar Services and Office of Student Affairs: Identifying key personal, academic, and immigration challenges during the pandemic and developing strategies to support students and inform partner units across campus
- University Police Department: Making recommendations on communicating key topics for new and current students such as scams, daily safety, interacting with the police, and responding to active threats on campus
- Boynton Health: Discussing with new leadership key challenges around navigating health insurance and accessing health care as well as ways to improve communications and outreach
- Office of Community Standards: Reviewed and gave feedback on the language in the the Student Conduct Code to improve the clarity and reduce confusion of the policies
- University Mental Health Services: Reviewed data around mental health services on campus and provided suggestions on ways to reduce barriers and increase accessibility
- Office of Equity and Diversity: Providing insight on the experience and needs of international students with campus climate
- Career Services: Reviewing current career services and what types of additional support would be most effective
- Orientation and Transition Experiences: Reviewing a new orientation video for incoming students and providing suggestions
- Minnesota Daily: Discussing the need for greater coverage of international students issues along with employment opportunities for international students
- International Student and Scholar Services: Making recommendations regarding the content of the ISSS Weekly Update and the International Student Preparation Course
- ISSS and OSA: Discussing experiences of bias and discrimination on campus, how offices can be supportive, and what resources are valuable
- Graduate School: Reviewing the Graduate SERU international student module questions and providing suggestions for wording and question content in the Graduate SERU
- Office of Student Affairs: Attending the UMN Leadership Summit and reflecting on what was valuable and what could be enhanced
If you want to learn more, you can read the Minnesota Daily's articles about the ISAB from 2018, 2019, and 2021.
Last updated: May 30, 2023
