2023 GLII Schedule and Speakers

2023 Global Learning and Internationalization Institute Institute Schedule

Day 1: Monday, May 15 (CHHS 109)

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast and Sign In

9:00 am – 9:30 am

Welcome, Introduction, and Overview of the Institute

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Comprehensive Internationalization

10:00 am – 10:10 am

Break

10:10 am – 10:50 am

Global Learning & Intercultural Competency Development

10:50 am – 11:30 am

Global Learning Frameworks

11:30 am – 12:20 pm

Lunch (CHHS 278)

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

Internationalizing Your Research Agenda

Deb Thomas, Ph.D.

Associate Interim Vice Chancellor for Research

1:45 pm – 2:15 pm

Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Group Debrief

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

Points to Explore 1: Explore the OIP Website

Day 1 Wrap-Up & Exit Questionnaire

Day 2: Tuesday, May 16 (CHHS 281 in the morning, CHHS 109 after lunch)

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast (CHHS 281)

9:00 am – 9:30 am

Curriculum Internationalization

9:30 am – 10:30 am

Design and Assessment of Discipline-Based Global Learning (Virtual Session)

Kirsten Davis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Purdue University

10:30 am – 10:40 am

Break

10:40 am – 11:10 am

Globally Networked Learning (GNL)

11:10 am – 11:55 am

GLII 2022 Cohort 1 Project Showcase

Shen-En Chen, Ph.D., Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Ginger Wyrick, Director, The Charlotteans, Department of Music

11:55 am – 12:40 pm

Lunch (CHHS 278)

12:40 pm – 1:10 pm

Faculty-led Education Abroad and Curriculum Integration

1:10 pm – 2:15 pm

Global Learning: Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Tools

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

Points to Explore 2: GLII Resource Folder

Day 2 Wrap-Up & Exit Questionnaire

Day 3: Wednesday, May 17 (CHHS 109)

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:45 am

Career Value of International Engagement: Academic Affairs Leadership Panel

Alicia Bertone, Ph.D., Provost

Malcom B. Butler, Ph.D., Dean, Cato College of Education

Bojan Cukic, Ph.D., Dean, College of Computing and Informatics

Brook Muller, Dean, College of Arts + Architecture

John Smail, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Jennifer Troyer, Ph.D., Dean, Belk College of Business

9:45 am – 10:00 am

Break

10:00 am – 11:15 am

Cultural Learning in Action: Applicable Activities

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

Leveraging International Students’ Engagement: OIP Units Introduction

ISSO: International Students and Scholars Office

ELTI: English Language Teaching Institute

OIEE: Office of Intercultural and Educational Experiences

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Lunch (CHHS 278)

12:45 pm – 1:15 pm

Supporting International Students and Staff

1.15 pm – 1.45 pm

Bringing it all together: Global Learning Ecosystem

1:45 pm – 2:15 pm

Discussion: Optimizing your international resources to advance and support international engagement

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

Points to Explore 3: In which course/program are you considering integrating global learning?

Day 3 Wrap-Up & Exit Questionnaire

Day 4: Thursday, May 18 (CHHS 281 in the morning, CHHS 109 after lunch)

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast (CHHS 281)

9:00 am – 9:45 am

UNC Charlotte Exchange Partnerships: Who are they, where are they, and what are the opportunities?

9:45 am – 10:30 am

Exchange Partners Panel (Hybrid)

Anthony Manning, Ed.D. Dean for Internationalization, University of Kent at Canterbury (UK)

Matxalen Llosa, Ph.D. Vice Rector of Internationalization and Engagement, University of Cantabria (Spain)

Joan-Anton Carbonell, Manger, Study Abroad International Learning Office Kingston University London (UK)

Sarah Richmond, Senior Program Manager, Center for Global Education, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)

10:30 am – 10:40 am

Break

10:40 am – 11:20 am

Fulbright and Other Opportunities for Faculty

11:20 am – 12:00 pm

Optimizing Your Partnership with OIP: OIP Units Introduction

OGEE: Office of Global Education and Engagement

OEA: Office of Education Abroad

OIPA: Office of International Programs Administration

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Lunch (CHHS 278)

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm

GLII Experiences: Voices from 2022 Cohort

1:45 pm – 2:15 pm

Examining your course & curriculum: A working session

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

Points to Explore 4: Prepare your internationalization plan to share as a lightning presentations

3-5 minute oral presentation
No more than 5 presentation slides (if necessary)
Tell/show what are you considering modifying
Tell/show how are you plan to integrating global learning
Tell how/if/where you plan disseminate your work in the future

Day 4 Wrap-Up & Exit Questionnaire

Day 5: Friday, May 19 (CHHS 109)

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast and Sign In

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Forming a Community of Practice: 2023-2024 Plans

10:00 am – 10:15 am

Break

10:15 am – 11:15 am

Lightning Presentations by Participants

11:15 am – 11:30 am

Break

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Lightning Presentations by Participants

12:00 am – 12:45 pm

Lunch (CHHS 278)

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm

Lightning Presentations by Participants

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Post GLII Implementation Plans and Community of Practice Expectations

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

GLII Wrap Up and Evaluation

Your Post-GLII Implementation is due May 28

Speaker Bio:

Kirsten is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research explores the intentional design and assessment of global engineering programs, student development through experiential learning, and approaches for teaching and assessing systems thinking skills. For her leadership, teaching, and research of global experiences for engineering students, Kirsten received the 2020 Graduate Teaching Excellence award from Virginia Tech and the 2019 Harold Josephson award for professional promise in international education from the Association of International Education Administrators. Kirsten holds a B.S. in Engineering & Management from Clarkson University and an M.A.Ed. in Higher Education, M.S. in Systems Engineering, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Virginia Tech.

Panelists for Exchange Partners:

Anthony Manning, Ed.D. Dean for Internationalization, University of Kent at Canterbury (UK)

Matxalen Llosa, Ph.D. Vice Rector of Internationalization and Engagement, University of Cantabria (Spain)

Joan-Anton Carbonell, Manger, Study Abroad International Learning Office Kingston University London (UK)

Sarah Richmond, Senior Program Manager, Center for Global Education, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)