Far Beyond Recruitment:
Understanding Chinese International Students and Helping Them Succeed

AIEA Thematic Forum
April 12, 2017
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

Tuesday, April 11

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Wednesday, April 12

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Welcome Remarks
Wang Center Lecture Hall 2

Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD
President, Stony Brook University

Ms. Sally Crimmins Villela
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs, The State University of New York

Dr. Darla K. Deardorff
Executive Director of AIEA, Duke University

Dr. Jun Liu
Vice Provost for Global Affairs, Stony Brook University

9:00 am - 9:40 am

Plenary 1
Wang Center Lecture Hall 2

Chinese Students on American Campuses: Challenges and Opportunities in Intercultural Communication

Dr. Darla K. Deardorff
Executive Director, AIEA
Duke University

9:45 am - 10:25 am

Plenary 2
Wang Center Lecture Hall 2

The China Conundrum: American Colleges Find the Chinese Student Boom a Tricky Fit

Karin Fischer
Senior Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education

10:25 am - 10:55 am

Coffee Break
Wang Center Theater Lobby

11:00 am - 11:40 am

Plenary 3
Wang Center Lecture Hall 2

Students of Chinese Heritage: Characteristics and Possibilities for Greater Success

Dr. Agnes He
Professor & Chair, Department of Asian & Asian American Studies
Director, Center for Multilingual & Intercultural Communication
Stony Brook University

11:45 am - 12:25 pm

Plenary 4
Wang Center Lecture Hall 2

Can't Get Them to Speak Up? Strategies to Break the Silence

Dr. Jun Liu
Vice Provost, Global Affairs
Dean, International Academic Programs & Services
Stony Brook University

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch
Wang Center Chapel

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Research Panel
Wang Center Lecture Hall 2

What Does Research Tell Us About Chinese International Students

Moderator:

Dr. Jun Liu, Stony Brook University

Panelists:

Dr. Agnes He
Professor & Chair, Department of Asian & Asian American Studies
Director, Center for Multilingual & Intercultural Communication
Stony Brook University

Ms. Soyon Kim
PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology
Stony Brook University

Dr. Jeff Wang
Director, China Office
Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Rutgers University

Dr. Shyam Sharma
Assistant Professor, Program in Writing & Rhetoric
Stony Brook University

Discussants: 

Karin Fischer, The Chronicle of Higher Education

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Coffee Break
Wang Center Zodiac Lounge

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Roundtable Discussions
Wang Center Zodiac Lounge

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Summary & Closing Remarks
Wang Center Zodiac Lounge

5:00 pm - 7:00pm

Closing Reception
Wang Center Chapel

Thursday, April 13

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Post-Conference Workshop (Optional)
Wang Center Room 201

Action Plans for Intervention & Research Follow-up

Leaders: 

Karin Fischer, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Dr. Jun Liu, Stony Brook University