2025 GLII Schedule and Speakers (Tentative)

final schedule available end of april

2025 Global Learning and Internationalization Institute Institute Schedule (Tentative)

Day 1: Monday, May 12

8:30 amBreakfast and Sign In (Room 109)
9:00 am – 10:00 amWelcome, Introduction, and Overview of the Institute
10:00 am – 10:10 amBreak
10:10 am – 10:50 amComprehensive Internationalization
10:50 am – 11:50 amGlobal Learning & Intercultural Competency
12:00 pm – 12:50 pmLunch
12:50 pm – 1:00 pmBreak
1:00 pm – 1:45 pmGlobal Learning Frameworks
1:45 pm – 2:15 pmIntercultural Development Inventory Group Debrief
2:15 pm – 2:30 pmPoints to Explore 1: Explore the OIP WebsiteDay 1 Wrap-Up & Exit Questionnaire

Day 2: Tuesday, May 13

8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am – 9:45 amCurriculum Internationalization
9:45 am – 10:00 amBreak
10:00 am – 11:00 amCareer Value of International Engagement 
Academic Affairs Leadership Panel
11:00 am – 11:55 amInternationalizing your Research
11:55 am – 12:40 pmLunch (Room 278)
12:40 pm – 1:10 pmGlobally Networked Learning
1:10 pm – 2:15 pm“Design and Assessment of Discipline-Based Global Learning”
Dr. Kirsten Davis, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education
Purdue University
2:15 pm – 2:30 pmPoints to Explore 2: GLII Resource FolderWrap-Up & Exit Questionnaire

Day 3: Wednesday, May 14

8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am – 10:00 amGlobal Learning: Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Tools
10:00 am – 10:15 amBreak
10:15 am – 11:30 amCultural Learning in Action: Applicable Activities
11:30 am – 12:00 pmOIP Units Introduction – ISSO & ELTI/OIEE
12:00 pm – 12:45 pmLunch (Room 278)
12:45 pm –1:15 pmSupporting International Students and International Faculty (ISSO)
1:15pm – 1:45pmExamining Your Course & Curriculum: A Working Session
1:45 pm – 2:15 pmPoints to Explore 3: In which course/program are you considering
integrating global learning?
2:15 pm – 2:30 pmDay 3: Wrap-Up & Exit Questionnaire

Reminder: Thursday, Breakfast in Room 109

Day 4: Thursday, May 15

8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am – 10:30 amUNC Charlotte Exchange Partnerships: Who they are, where they are, and what are the opportunities?
Exchange Partners Panel (virtual)
Institutions TBD
10:30 am – 10:40 amBreak
10:40 am – 11:45 amVoices from GLII Alumni: cohorts 2022 to 2024
11:45 am – 12:30 pmLunch (Room 278)
12:30 pm – 1:00 pmOIP Unit Introductions – OGEE & OEA
1:00 pm – 1:45 pmFaculty Led Study Abroad Programs & Curriculum Integration
1:45 pm – 2:15 pmBringing it all together: Global Learning Ecosystem
2:15 pm – 2:30 pmPoints to Explore 4: Prepare your internationalization plan
Wrap-Up & Exit Questionnaire

Day 5: Friday, May 16

8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am – 10:00 amForming a Community of Practice: 2025-2026 Plans
10:00 am – 10:15 amBreak
10:15 am – 11:15 amLightning Presentations
Lightning Presentation Parameters
– 3-5 minute oral presentation
– No more than 5 presentation slides (if necessary)
– Tell/show what are you considering modifying (teaching/research)
– Tell/show how are you plan to integrating global learning
– Tell/show how you might assess one or several SLOs
– Tell how/if/where you plan disseminate your work in the future
11:15 am – 11:30 amBreak
11:30 am – 12:00 pmLightning Presentations
12:00 am – 12:45 pmLunch
12:45 pm – 1:45 pmLightning Presentations
1:45 pm – 2:00 pmImplementation Plans and Community of Practice Expectations
2:00 pm – 2:30 pmGLII Wrap-Up & Exit Questionnaire

Your plan is due on May 23rd, 2025

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.