U.S. Congresman Mike Quigley (D-IL 5th District) Supports International Students #YouAreWelcomeHere

#IntlEd is one of America's best exports. In addition to $36.9 billion & 450,000 jobs, #IntlStudents bring countless cultural & academic benefits to the US & our #HigherEd.

I strongly support #immigration policies that make us competitive for #IntlStudents. #YouAreWelcomeHere

— Mike Quigley (@RepMikeQuigley) April 12, 2018

Congratulations to Jessica Sandberg of Temple University for making the Chronicle of Higher Education's 2017 Influence List for the #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign!

A well deserved recognition of Jessica Sandberg's efforts with the #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign!  I have never met Jessica but I've known about her and her efforts for about a year and have known here electronically for only ~6 months as we were both invited (along with other esteemed colleagues) to participate in the inaugural World Education Services #IntlEdNow Tweetchat which was a discussion on international education in a shifting geopolitical climate back in June 2017. 

I'm such a fan of the work of Jessica and the #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign that I talked/wrote about her and the campaign in my invited talk and stimulus paper at the 2017 IEAA Research Roundtable in Hobart, Tasmania on October 10, 2017 entitled "The Rise of Social Media in Public Influence for International Education".

I just wanted to give a brief congratulations and shout out to Jessica.  Below are two embedded tweets that I saw this evening that alerted me to the Chronicle's 2017 Influence List.

Congratulations to @JessBSandberg on being named to the @chronicle 2017 Influence List! Her #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign was a true inspiration. https://t.co/f3Ku65NqDZ pic.twitter.com/ia0CgXjvOe

— NAFSA (@NAFSA) December 5, 2017

 Who makes @chronicle's 2017 Influence List? Hint: It includes @YouAreWelcome's @JessBSandberg https://t.co/RbUh4EBMka

— Karin Fischer (@karinfischer) December 5, 2017

Two Tweets Today by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) on Importance of International Students to the U.S. and his District #YouAreWelcomeHere

In my district alone, nearly 5000 #Intlstudents contribute $137.3 million, supporting 1,725 jobs each year. #YouAreWelcomeHere pic.twitter.com/TxPx5DofXk

— Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) May 23, 2017

#Intlstudents make a vital contribution to our country's security & economic wellbeing. We must remain open and welcoming #YouAreWelcomeHere

— Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) May 23, 2017

Dear Foreign Students Coming to Study in the USA... via GoAbroad.com #YouAreWelcomeHere

Temple University Launches #YouAreWelcomeHere back in November 2016

You can read more about this Temple University initiative here.