What Your Colleagues Are Saying About IETS Training

F-1 Essentials:

"What I liked best was the thorough coverage of each area. Your knowledge is so impressive. [You] raised topics I'd never think about. This has been one of the best, if not the best training I have ever had. It's been just wonderful, so worthwhile for me." -- Melanie Kaiser, Student Advisor/International Student Liaison, Empire State College, SUNY, Saratoga Springs, NY

"[IETS] has a great teaching mode. You feel very comfortable to ask 'stupid' questions. I appreciate linking the regs to all of this." -- Marina Melendez, Director, Graduate Student Services, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

"IETS programs are the BEST out there and I HIGHLY recommend them to anyone, especially a beginner!" -- Krista McGowan, Director, International Student and Scholar Services, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

"IETS is a fantastic organization, very customer friendly . I highly recommend IETS!" -- Scott Kline, Associate Director, Office of International Students & Faculty, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

"I went though the F-1 Essentials classes before starting my career as an International Student Advisor. Levels I-III provided a thorough explanation on immigration advising from the basics to the advanced. IETS provides regulation centered training to understand the fundamentals of advising and the difference between law and policy. There are also great handouts for future reference. I also enjoyed networking as a newcomer to the profession . There were both newcomers to the field and experienced professionals wanting to brush up on their knowledge." -- Kelly Roberts, Assistant Director, International Student/Scholar Services, Fordham University, New York, NY

"What I liked best was the thoughtful design of the full [F-1 Essentials] training programs - SO much information broken down into less overwhelming puzzle pieces that fit together to help students from the moment of inquiry to their doctorate! I can't imagine anyone doing the job of DSO without all three levels of IETS training." -- Berne Bendel, Columbia Greene Community College, Hudson, NY

Practitioner Programs:

" I am always super impressed with June's fervent passion for this field, even in these challenging times when it's easy to become cynical. The summer "refresher courses" or "cleanses" are absolutely essential, and June dissects policy, FAQ's and regs in a way that one comes out of the training feeling much more equipped with the right tools and knowledge to make wiser, well-informed advisement decisions. When working with this multi-dimensional 'rubix cube' of discretion risk and ramifications, June has laid out the best tools for 'solving the puzzle' (as best as it can be solved!)." -- Olivia Whitman, Assistant Director, Office of International Student Services, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ

" Thanks again for another two days that blew my socks off! I would be truly lost without these workshops, and I've been doing this awhile!" -- John Greene, Registrar and International Student Advisor, Sunbridge College, Spring Valley, NY

"Everyone in the field of international education should come to these training classes. It is appropriate for the beginner [and] people who have been in the field for years." -- Laryssa Petryshyn, D'Youville College

"What I liked best was reliable information from a source that remains up-to-date and can explain difficult subjects simply and orderly." -- Emily Merrill, Genesee Community College

"Your workshop was invaluable . There is so much info coming at us these days it is difficult to determine what is based on the regulations . You are providing a great service to those of us in the field." -- Ann O'Sullivan, Coordinator of International Student Services, Lehman College, Bronx, NY

"[What I liked best was] June's complete command of the regs and her focus on topics that were important issues for everyone there. One of the few workshops that I felt was completely enlightening. Before coming to today's seminar, I considered that this might be beneath me. I was dead wrong! Clearly the best workshop/seminar/training I have ever attended for F-1 rules and regulations (as well as SEVIS issues)." -- Jesse Orlando, Director of ESL/International Student Services, Camden County Community College, Blackwood, NJ