Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and SEVIS
SEVIS Survey
| Title: | SEVIS Survey (ID: CSD4166) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports, Surveys | | Abstract: | AACRAO has conducted a survey of its membership to gauge thesatisfaction level of institutions of higher education that participate in the federal Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The survey intends to measure participants' contentment at the first anniversary of the federally-mandated SEVIS implementation deadline and was prompted by the General Accounting Office. The survey was conducted from February 2, 2004 to March 8, 2004 and received 601 responses. | | View this resource: | |
An Examination of Online Privacy Issues for
Students of American Universities
| Title: | An Examination of Online Privacy Issues for
Students of American Universities (ID: CSD4039) | | Author(s): | Diana Orrick (Florida State University) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | An increasing amount of information is being published on the Internet by institutions of higher learning about persons within the educational community. Once the information is available online, the community boundary expands significantly from thetelephone directory previously distributed only on campus. As personal information becomes more widely available, what steps are being taken to protect the privacy of members within the university community? What are the key elements of privacy policies implemented at American universities? How does aninstitution recognize the need and build a privacy policy? What considerations should be given for the privacy of persons outside the university accessing university web sites? How will privacy be affected in the post 9/11 university environment? This paper examines, by a survey sample of American higher educational institutions; the current methods employed to protect personal information made available through universities' Internet presence. | | View this resource: | |
DHS beams over SEVIS
| Title: | DHS beams over SEVIS (ID: CSD3371) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) praised the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), saying it is a significant improvement over the paper-based system it replaced. SEVIS tracks foreign students, keeping tabs on whether they arrive in the United States, their location, and their academic progress. According to a spokesperson from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), one of the departments that oversees SEVIS, the system has led to 1,881 investigations and 187 arrests of students who did not show up for academic programs, were expelled or suspended from those programs, or did not maintain a full course load. A recent report from the Government Accountability Office noted that problems with the system persist, such as slow response from help desk staff, but the ICE spokesperson said that several technology upgrades and fixes have addressed some of those problem areas. | | View this resource: | |
GAO lists SEVIS monitoring gaps
| Title: | GAO lists SEVIS monitoring gaps (ID: CSD3232) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | he General Accounting Office (GAO) has issued a new report on the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), noting several improvements but highlighting a number of outstanding problems. SEVIS is the federal government's technology system to track foreign students, in an effort to limit fraudulent entry into the United States on student visas. According to the GAO's latest report, general levels of service for the system are improved, and several errors in the system have been fixed. The report faults the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), however, for failing to maintain adequate monitoring procedures. "Without formally monitoring and documenting key system performance requirements, DHS cannot adequately assure itself that potential system problems are identified and addressed early,"according to the report. DHS officials accepted many of the findings in the report but denied their monitoring is deficient; they are resubmitting certain data to the GAO to be reassessed. | | View this resource: | |
Homeland Security: Performance of Information System to Monitor Foreign Students and Exchange Vistors Has Improved, but Issues Remain
| Title: | Homeland Security: Performance of Information System to Monitor Foreign Students and Exchange Vistors Has Improved, but Issues Remain (ID: CSD3233) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports, Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports | | Abstract: | A General Accounting Office (GAO) report on the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), notes several improvements but highlights a number of outstanding problems. According to the report, general levels of service for the system are improved, and several errors in the system have been fixed. The report faults the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), however, for failing to maintain adequate monitoring procedures. | | View this resource: | |
Homeland Security seeks fees to fund SEVIS
| Title: | Homeland Security seeks fees to fund SEVIS (ID: CSD3017) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | fficials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have proposed charging international students a one-time fee of $100 to fund ongoing support and maintenance of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Beginning this year, individuals entering the United States on student visas must be entered into SEVIS, which was developed to keep tabs on visiting students. Asa Hutchinson, DHS undersecretary for border and transportation security, said SEVIS has not received funding from Congress since fiscal 2002, when $36 million was used to develop the system. Since that time, SEVIS has been criticized for technology problems and for being behind schedule, and Hutchinson said the new fee could be used to upgrade the system and address concerns raised. Colleges and universities have expressed reluctance to be responsible for collecting the fees, a position the U.S. State Department shares. DHS will therefore have to develop a system to collect the fees. | | View this resource: | |
Curtailing online education in the name of homeland security: The USA PATRIOT Act, SEVIS, and international students in the United States
| Title: | Curtailing online education in the name of homeland security: The USA PATRIOT Act, SEVIS, and international students in the United States (ID: CSD2984) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Online courses have become an important part of the academic offerings of many institutions of higher education in the United States. However, the homeland security laws and regulations enacted since September 2001, including the USA PATRIOT Act, have created serious limitations on the ability of international students studying in the United States to participate in online educational opportunities. Placing online education within the context of the mutually beneficial relationships between international students and the United States, this article examines the assumptions and the impacts of these regulations on the students and the institutions of higher education. This article explores the enrollment limitations in online courses for international students in terms of information policy and concepts of presence and identity in online environments, offering an examination of the implications of this issue for education and information in United States. | | View this resource: | |
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