Student Support and Advocacy Manager
Portland State University
Nancy E. Young is an enthusiastic, experienced, and committed international educator. Her NAFSA presentations represent a wide range of topics, including Self-Care for the ISA, Can a Crisis Be Managed, and the SEVIS Song and Dance. Nancy is the author of The Handbook of International Student Advising third edition with Gary Althen. She especially values supporting newcomers to the field, as demonstrated by her extensive “ISA Bootcamp” and Trainer Corps service. A perpetual advocate, Nancy created an ad hoc tax committee within NAFSA that developed the 1040NREZ form, resulting in an IRS award to NAFSA.
Nancy has diverse and extensive experience in the international education field, primarily from serving as the Associate Director of Student Services at NYU's Office of International Student and Scholar Services for many years. Nancy now lives in the verdant state of Oregon, working with PSU’s graduate business students and providing specialized support to international students. Nancy wrote the University of Minnesota report "Seeking Best Practices for Integrating International and Domestic Students,” which introduces a definition of integration encompassing international education. A lifelong student, Nancy earned an MA in Intercultural Relations through the Intercultural Communication Institute, an MA in Liberal Studies, focusing on Creative Writing at Rutgers University in Newark, and is currently studying Narrative Medicine at Columbia University.
Organized Chaos: Applying Intercultural Lessons from the Classroom to the Office
Friday, May 30, 2025
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM PST