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• Met with various governance and organizational units of the university (UMG, Office of the General Counsel, Administrative Units of the School of Engineering, Medical School Administrators, The Graduate School of Business, GDAWG, Registrar’s Monthly Departmental Meeting, Faculty Committees in the School of Engineering and the university chapter of AAUP. In addition the Stanford Faculty Senate discussed SEVIS. • Provided information to the University Compliance and Internal Audit Committee and the SEVIS Sub-Committee • Consulted with colleagues around the country to ensure that we had the most updated information on SEVIS. This included, but was not limited to, attendance at the Ivy League Plus Meeting, NAFSA National and Regional Conferences, Bay Area Schools meetings, AAU and Congressional Offices of local Members of Congress. RELATED IMMIGRATION ISSUES Since September 11, 2001 there have been numerous legislative and regulatory changes that have affected our work. What follows constitutes a summary of those passed in 2002-2003. • Homeland Security Act: On November 22, President Bush signed the Homeland Security Act into law, creating the Department of Homeland Security. This act mandated the move of the Immigration and Naturalization Service from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security • On September 18, 2002 the Department of State published an interim final rule stating that no F, M or J visa be issued unless U.S. institutions also provided U.S. consulates with electronic notification that the visa applicant had been accepted to the U.S. institution. A web-based system was developed, Interim Student and Exchange Visitor Authentication System (ISEAS). ISEAS was in force until the full implementation of SEVIS • Beginning in the summer of 2002 and continuing in the fall, the Department of Justice began issuing rules relating to the registration and monitoring of certain non-immigrants. On September 6, November 6, November 22, December 16 and January 16, 2003 the federal government issued a succession of regulations under the general heading of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). • On May 21, 2003 the Department of State issued a cable to all consulates requiring that all visa applicants now be interviewed. There were some exceptions but not F, J, H or O visa holders. • On June 3, 2003 the Department of State issued a cable to all consulates regarding priority visa appointments for all F visa holders and J visa holders in the professor, student and research scholar categories. • During 2002—2003 Stanford international students and scholars witnessed an increase in visa delays. These delays were due to a number of causes: 1. SEVIS Technical Problems 2. Visa Delays and Denials Due to Security Clearance Reviews 3. Visa Appointment Delays 4. Background checks based on name or country of origin 5. Background checks based on intended program of study or research • On March 1, 2003 the Immigration and Naturalization Service ceased to exist. The Department of Homeland Security and its various subagencies now handled the functions of INS. PROGRAMMATIC HIGHLIGHTS The Programmatic Highlight of 2002-03 was the joint celebration, in May 2003, of the 40 th Anniversary of the Bechtel International Center and the 50 th Anniversary of the Community Committee for International Students (CCIS). We celebrated by • Hosting a reception on Sunday May 4, attended by over 200 Community Volunteers, former Staff members, and Stanford friends • Producing a historical time-line of the history of CCIS which is now mounted in the Back Lounge of the I-Center 11
• Coordinating a special annual meeting of CCIS at which past Presidents of CCIS and all four Directors of the I-Center attended. President Hennessy provided welcoming remarks • Publishing a cook-book of international recipes contributed by students, scholars and staff • Developing a Power-Point Presentation on the History of International Students, which was presented at a meeting of the Stanford Historical Society • Coordinating a series of Programs that culminated in the International Festival on May 10 OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF 2002-03 Further Information on some of these activities will be found elsewhere in the Report. • Advised over one hundred and thirty students who applied for scholarships for study and research overseas. • Coordinated world opportunities week (WOW) with the CDC to inform students of international opportunities in work, study and research abroad • Held 30 scholarship information sessions throughout winter and spring quarter • The San Francisco Office of the Institute for International Education honored Stanford and U.C. Berkeley for its work in international educational exchange. At the celebration President Hennessy spoke of the success of Stanford University students in the Fulbright competition. • Organized a successful Orientation for new International Graduate Students. An orientation program was well received by new incoming students. Former university President Gerhard Casper welcomed approximately 400 new international students and dependents. Popular workshops attended by new students included: “Culture of the U.S. Classroom.” “Computers at Stanford,” and “F and J Immigration Information Session.” (In addition, 4 separate presentations were done during orientation week to help explain social security number issues.) A discussion on “The U.S. Media and Its Perspec- tive on World Events,” with James Bettinger, Professor of Communications and Director of the Knight Fellowship Program was well received. The academic lunch hosted by CCIS was attended by well over 300 students who had an opportunity to speak with a student representative from their academic department. • Developed a long term facilities improvement plan • Issued 613 Practical Training Authorizations to international students • Processed in cooperation with academic departments 241 H-1 visa applications and 36 Permanent Residency applications • Provided over 50 workshops on student immigration issues, both at the I-Center and at the School of Engineering, the School of Law and the Graduate School of Business • Hosted three workshops by Immigration Attorneys on H-1B Visas • Coordinated a meeting between an Immigration Attorney and students who were covered by the NSEERS regulations • Made available on line tax software to F and J visa holders • Coordinated successful International Women’s Day Potluck at Bechtel. • Offered Fall and Winter Dinner/Discussion Series on topical issues • Maintained the Resource Center for International Families and the renovated Overseas Resource Center library • Assisted local high schools and community groups in finding international speakers to make presentations in classes and at community forums related to foreign policy issues • Created over 30 classes, programs, workshops and tours each quarter for the benefit of the campus community, using the resources of international spouses and local volunteers • Offered a special orientation series of events, tours, publications and workshops for the family members of international students, postdocs and visiting scholars which enabled them to 12 Bechtel International Center Annual Report 2002-2003
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