Refugee Concerns (RCIS)

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    New refugee initiative launched in the US

    By: Stacy Brown , 10 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    Secretary Blinken Officially Announced the Launch of the Welcome Corps Today – Private Sponsorship of ...

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    U.S. IRS EITC Awareness Day (Earned Income Tax Cre ...

    By: Jeff Hutcheson , 3 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    Happy Friday - For those working with immigrant families in the U.S., today is the IRS' EITC Awareness ...

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    White House Task Force on New Americans - Listening ...

    By: Jeff Hutcheson , 4 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    The White House Task Force on New Americans is actively seeking engagement on a variety of areas affecting ...

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    PPT from USCIS Stakeholder Engagement on the 2022 Naturalization ...

    By: Jeff Hutcheson , 4 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    On 12 January 2023, USCIS held a Stakeholder Engagement on the redesign initiative of the Naturalization ...

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    U.S. Members- Invite:1/24 White House Listening Session ...

    By: Heidi Faust , 7 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    Dear Colleagues in U.S. Programs: The Task Force on New Americans is hosting several thematic listening ...

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    U.S. Members: 1/25 White House Listening Session on ...

    By: Heidi Faust , 7 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    Dear Colleagues in U.S. Programs,  The Task Force on New Americans is hosting several thematic listening ...

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    Digital Skills Training Input to the Department of ...

    By: Yilin Sun , 11 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    Dear TESOL Colleagues, This is an important message from COABE (Coalition on Adult Basic Education).  ...

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    Migration Summit Call for Proposals

    By: Stacy Brown , 21 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    Call for proposals & attendees "The Migration Summit is a month-long global convening designed to ...

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The Refugee Concerns Interest Section (RCIS) is an international association of educators working to advance the quality of teaching English as an additional language to people from refugee backgrounds. The RCIS seeks to do this by complementing the professional development, advocacy, and research provided by TESOL International Association.

LEADERS, 2022-2023

Chair: @Eliza Brumbaugh
Chair-Elect: @Katherine Hardin 
Chair-Elect-Elect: @Alia Hadid
Chair-Elect-Elect-Elect: @Ammar Al-Sharafi
Past Chair: @Beth Evans
Community Manager: @Stacy Brown
Member-At-Large: @Grant Clifton
Member-At-Large: @Haneen Hasan
Member-At-Large: @Khalia Grady
Secretary: @Melissa Hauber-Özer
Editor: @Toni McLaughlan
Assistant Editor: @Brenda Custodio

         

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  • It's RCIS election time!

    By: Stacy Brown Stacy Brown , 9 months ago

    RCIS Members, check your email to vote in the 2022 RCIS election. Help us bring new leaders on board who will help us continue to grow, learn, aspire, and inspire! 

    Voting is open until 28 April 2022.

    Thank you for your time and participation. We appreciate it!

  • Refugee Concerns Virtual Open Meeting

    By: Stacy Brown Stacy Brown , 10 months ago


    Save the Date for the 2022 RCIS Open Meeting! 

    Saturday, 2 April
    10 am US/Canada Central
    11 am US/Canada Eastern 
    3 pm GMT


    We will meet virtually via Zoom! We chose the virtual meeting option and a Saturday date to try to include as many as we can. More info is forthcoming!

    We hope to see you there!