The Study Georgia consortium has been around for 2 years and has made great progress, with 30 institutional members. Amy Ryan from the US Dept of Commerce has been an essential component to this group's success. EducationUSA is committed to assisting state groups get organized and providing opportunities to extend their reach through our network of 400 advising centers, and our domestic resources.

1. EducationUSA &
State/Regional
Consortia
Working together toward
internationalizing U.S. campuses
Study Georgia Meeting
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2. • Almost 400 centers in 170 countries
• Assist students in person and virtually
• Provide regular introductory group sessions
• Offer details on financial aid and visa processes
• Present Pre-Departure Orientation programs
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3. Goals of EducationUSA
1. Promote U.S. higher education to
international students
2. Provide comprehensive, impartial
information to help students find a school
that is a good fit
3. Assist U.S. higher education community
with recruitment and retention plans
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EducationUSA.state.gov

4. What other consortia do?
• Dozen plus states • Missouri
– State international education – Annual state int’l ed day
proclamation • Indiana
– Hosting EducationUSA – Tour overseas in small group
advisers – Mail posters to centers
– Work with either state – Event on Capitol Hill in DC
commerce rep or US Dept of
Commerce reps – Live Video College Fairs
(DVCs)
• Oregon
• Kentucky & California
– Virtual magazine
– Student video
• Mississippi & others contest/scholarship prize
– Joint conferences with state IE
organizations
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EducationUSA.state.gov

5. How EducationUSA Can Help?
• Social Media
• Online Resources
• Webinars
• EdUSA Conferences & Forum
• Virtual College Fairs
• Hosting Advisers
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6. Facebook Page
• Over 32,000 fans or ‘Likes’
• Events and Links posted
• Photos/Videos
• www.Facebook.com/EducationUSA
• Links to 160+ individual
EducationUSA center Facebook
profiles, groups, & pages
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EducationUSA.state.gov

7. YouTube Channel
• 120 college & university
videos profiled
• Ten playlists of our network’s
content
• 114,000+ uploaded views (as
of February 2012)
• 100+ uploaded videos
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8. Twitter feeds
• For U.S. institutions… • For students…
http://twitter.com/#!/EdUSAtips/educationusa/members
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9. Submit Information to Weekly Update
 400 + Centers in 170
Countries
 Newsletters
 Websites
 Social Media
 Email Groups
 Advising Sessions
 Radio/TV/Print
 New:
 Financial Aid Search
Engine
 RSS Feeds!
http://educationusa.info/highered.php
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10. HEI eNews
• Monthly updates on
EducationUSA events
• Regional
Conferences
• Major College Fairs
• New Opportunities
• 1850+ subscribers
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11. Request Our Logo
• Get our logo on your international admissions site and state/regional
consortium site
• Comes with a two line description of what our centers do, who we are
• Directs your prospective students at the beginning of the process to
work with centers
• On the ground support, in-country you can’t buy
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12. Send Materials to Our Centers
• Downloadable spreadsheet
– Includes mailing addresses (some of
which are domestic pouch or APO
addresses)
– Lists exactly which items can be received
– Lists maximum quantities of each item
that can be sent
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13. EdUSA Connects
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14. EdUSA Connects Expertise
Database
• Do general interest sessions for our centers
• Recorded
• Available to all 400+ centers
• Monthly sessions for students and advising centers:
www.educationusa.info/edusa_connects
• Please leave a business card with me with the topic you
could present written on the back or sign up online (for
those who have login access):
https://www.educationusa.info/secure/highered-connect.php
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15. EdUSA Connects
• Phase I – Began December 2010
– U.S. institutional reps to students & EducationUSA
advisers
• Phase II – Began April 2011
– EducationUSA REACs & Advisers to U.S. higher ed
community
• Phase III – Began November 2011
– Virtual College Fair environment for consortia to have
admissions conversations with prospective students
overseas
Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education
EducationUSA.state.gov

16. Future EdUSA Regional Conferences
• March 31-April 2, 2012 Kuala Lumpur
– East Asia & Pacific
• October, 2012 Kathmandu, Nepal
(tentative)
– South Central Asia
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EducationUSA.state.gov

17. EducationUSA Forum
• June 27-29, 2012
Washington DC
• 3rd annual
• Registration
Opens Feb. 15
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EducationUSA.state.gov

18. Live Video College Fair
• 1st event this past November
• 130 institutions representing 12 different
state/regional consortia presented to
approximately 700 students on each of the
2-day event
• Interactive sessions recorded
• Additional events planned for the next few
months
Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education
EducationUSA.state.gov

19. Hosting Opportunities
Consortium can apply to host groups of
advisers for campus visits…
1. Informally
a. Before/After NAFSA National
b. Before EducationUSA Forum
c. Before/After OACAC Summer Conference
2. Formally …
…as part of formalized adviser professional
development programs
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EducationUSA.state.gov

20. Questions & Thanks
Marty Bennett
EducationUSA Outreach Coordinator
Institute of International Education
mbennett@educationusa.info : www.educationusa.info
Skype: iiembennett
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