This Lunch & Learn Series, exclusively tailored for faculty and graduate students within the EECS department, takes place on the last Friday of every month during the fall and spring semesters. A light lunch will be provided by the department. Please RSVP to Angie Chance.

Join us and engage with our guest speaker, who will highlight campus resources, new initiatives, and other valuable information to foster research collaborations, networking, and other opportunities among our faculty and students.

Critical Compliance Considerations for Sponsorship of Employment-Based and Student Visas

Abstract

This brief presentation will provide an overview of the critical compliance and process considerations for the sponsorship of H-1b, J-1 Exchange Visitor, TN, O-1, and F-1 student visas from a higher education perspective. In addition, a short discussion will be open that provides a forum for reviewing issues that particularly impact the University of Tennessee.

Biography

William Vittetoe, Director of International Student and Scholar Services, has worked in multiple areas of campus internationalization at the University of West Florida and the University of Alabama and serves as the incoming Regulatory Ombudsperson for Student Issues with NAFSA Region VII. His approach emphasizes a perspective that values campus partnerships, synergy of efforts, and the utilization of technical efficiencies in order to create the greatest level of personal access and support to students and scholars.