NAFSA Congressional Meeting Materials

Congressional Meeting Road Map: This document is offered as a loose outline for you and your fellow advocates to help guide your delineation of speaking roles and the content of your discussion with congressional offices. You can follow it as closely or as loosely as you feel comfortable. As long as you start with your NAFSA affiliation and arrive at our “asks,” how you traverse between the opening and closing is up to you! The goal is for your delivery to be natural and authentic so modify as you see fit.

Slides: How to Plan for Your Congressional Meetings. When we gather on March 2, you’ll have about 40 minutes in a breakout room with peers from your state or your congressional district to prepare for the meetings you have together. These slides will guide your preparation in the breakout session. Note that you may not have enough time to connect with all your peers for all of your meetings; we definitely encourage you to exchange contact information on Thursday to make separate arrangements.

 Issue Briefs: These documents have been prepared for your congressional offices. They describe in great detail the policy changes and funding related requests we are seeking. You don’t need to memorize this information! Note that your lawmakers will receive these materials in advance of your meeting, and we encourage you to share them in the Zoom chat during your meeting. You’ll also share them in a thank you message (more to come on that).

1. Issue Brief: Attract and Retain International Students
2. Issue Brief: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act
3. Issue Brief: FY24 IE Funding

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