All right. I'm back and I'll be able to share the other days we had on our USBT Program.
Our 4th day was at the State Deparment, and we discussed a lot of issues regarding the services expected of EducationUSA centers, and we all had an opportunity to reflect on our duties. We wrote our job descriptions as well as the services we offer at our centers. Then we had a presentation on some resources available for us that we will certainly use when we go back to our centers.On the first half of the day, we have also discussed outreach to US Higher Education, and we talked about student visa and SEVIS update.
After a quick break for lunch, we had a lecture on EducationUSA and study abroad oportunities such as the Gilman Scholarships (http://exchange.state.gov/globalexchanges/gilmanshcolarshipprogram.html). This discussion was followed by a presentation on "Who cares about educational advising?" and we had a really nice group discussion.
As a final activity at the State Department, we had small group appointments with our Regional Officers. We talked about issues as well as activities we have been doing in our countries.
Then we went to the College Board where we talked about conference tips and we had campus/conference group briefing.
All right, April 14th is our last day in Washington, DC, so packing time this evening to depart to the campus visits. My campus visit is New Jersey, and others advisers will be in Kansas, Mississippi, and Nebraska.
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