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Thursday, February 12, 2026
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CT
Member Mingle: Networking Across Education Abroad

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CT

Member Mingle: Networking Across Education Abroad

Presenter: Annette Mares-Duran (she/her/hers) – The Forum on Education Abroad

Presenter: Karen Miller – Johnson County Community College

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CT
Plenary | Resilience and Renewal: Ukraine’s Higher Education in the Midst of War

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CT

Plenary | Resilience and Renewal: Ukraine’s Higher Education in the Midst of War

Chair: Melissa Torres – The Forum on Education Abroad

Moderator: Allan Goodman – Institute of International Education (IIE)

Panelist: Kateryna Priazhnikova – Dnipro University of Technology

Panelist: Dana Turchaninova – National Aerospace University KhAI

Panelist: Jessica Zychowicz – Institute of International Education (IIE)

Panelist: Kateryna Smagliy – Embassy of Ukraine in the USA

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Concurrent sessions, Feb. 12 | 11:00am-12:00pm

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Beyond ‘Life-changing’: Measuring and Communicating Study Abroad Impact

Session Leader: Jeanette Owen – American Councils for International Education

Presenter: Alexandra del Solar – Department of State

Mission, Goals, Strategy, and Advocacy

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

“But No One Helped Me!”: Reframing the Story of Student Support Abroad

Session Leader: Rachael Ulrich – IES Abroad

Presenter: Brittan Duffing (she/her/hers) – St. Olaf College

Health, Safety, and Well-Being

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Decoding Contracts: Tools and Tactics for Education Abroad Professionals

Session Leader: Nicole Fuls (she/her/hers) – Wofford College

Presenter: Ana Spiguel – University of Florida

Program Development and Management

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT
Concurrent sessions, Feb. 12 | 12:30pm-1:30pm

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Applying Trauma Informed Practices in Student Incidents

Session Leader: Julie M. Pollard (she/her/hers) – University of California Education Abroad Program

Presenter: Katie Roller DiDonato (she/her/hers) – Academic Studies Abroad (ASA)

Presenter: Leanne Elliott (she/her/hers) – mindhamok

Health, Safety, and Well-Being

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Building Study Abroad at Community Colleges

Session Leader: Julie Baer (she/her/hers) – Institute of International Education

Presenter: Stacye Fraser Thompson (she/her/hers) – Study Alabama/Fraser Thompson Consulting

Presenter: Melissa Whatley (she/her/hers) – William & Mary

Presenter: Tracey Bradley (she/her/hers) – Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR)

Program Development and Management

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT

From Learning to Action: How Staff Development Can Scale Climate Justice

Session Leader: CJ Tremblay (she/her/hers) – Alethea Global Cooperative

Presenter: Valessa Goncalves (she/her/hers) – Nova Scotia Community College

Presenter: Meg Ramey (she/her/hers) – WorldKind

Leadership Development

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Innovating Curriculum With High-Impact Practices: Insights from Award Finalists

Presenter: Patricia Lin-Steadman – The Forum on Education Abroad

Presenter: Charlene Chester Jerome (she/her/hers) – Morgan State University

Presenter: Alyssa Nota – USAC

Presenter: Jeremy R. Doughty (he/him/his) – University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC)

Presenter: Alfredo Oliveira

Presenter: Natasha Watkins

Presenter: Aletha Stahl (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

Presenter: Dane Emmerling (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Presenter: William Pryor, IV (he/him/his) – UNC-Chapel Hill

Presenter: Matthew Beaky – Juniata College

Presenter: Lydia Seltzer – Juniata College

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CT
Closing Session | Award Presentations

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CT

Closing Session | Award Presentations

Presenter: Kira Espiritu – American College of the Mediterranean–Institute for American Universities (ACM-IAU)

Presenter: Charlene Chester Jerome (she/her/hers) – Morgan State University

Chair: Sara Easler – University of Tennessee, Knoxville