Global Inclusion 2022 took place from October 4-7, 2022 in San Francisco, CA. Pre-conference events will take place on October 4 with the main conference and Global Student Leadership Summit activities beginning the evening of October 3. Please check back at the end of May for more details.
Strategy and Leadership as Tools for Dismantling Unjust (Inequitable) Systems
Two critical components to building and organizational culture that prioritizes DEI are strategy and leadership. This workshop will focus on how leaders can identify structural inequities in the workplace and advance more inclusive policies and practices to affect institutional and organizational change. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own sphere of influence and walk away with practical tools and strategies to use when they return to the office.
Presenters:
Eduardo Contreras - University of Portland
Kory Saunders - AIFS
Health and Safety from a DEI Lens
Education Abroad relies on a conventional toolkit of instruments - from insurance products, waivers, and travel warnings to orientation programs and bespoke healthcare - to mitigate risk and support the health & safety of student travelers that historically neglects the needs of marginalized student groups. While student health and safety are a priority, the standard approach perpetuates this marginalization ignoring the variety of social factors that challenge historically underserved students abroad - and on our campuses - in various cultural settings. This workshop will examine health, safety, and security from an inclusion and equity lens using case studies and reflective activities, while providing tools participants can take back to their own institution to work toward creating more inclusive health, safety, and security plans and policies, while working toward a duty of care that centers the marginalized.
Facilitator(s):
Mark A. Beirn (he/him),Global Risk Manager, Study Abroad Center | Office of Global Engagement, University of California, Irvine
Maria R. Segala (she/hers) Data & Operations Administrator/Department Co-Lead of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts, MIT
Melanie Mala Ghosh (she/hers) Associate Dean, Tufts Global Education, Tufts University
Elisabet Raquel García (she/they) Global Education DEI Specialist, Access Equitable Education
Comprehensive Internationalization with DEI at the Center
Comprehensive internationalization can be a compelling strategy to embed global learning and opportunities throughout an institution. However, unless diversity, equity, and inclusion are considered from the outset, internationalization efforts may inadvertently replicate and reinforce oppressive and exclusionary practices in education. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how to approach internationalization from a DEI lens and walk away with practical tools and strategies to use when they return to the office.
Facilitator(s):
David Wick, Ed.D. - Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Strategy and Leadership as Tools for Dismantling Unjust (Inequitable) Systems
Two critical components to building and organizational culture that prioritizes DEI are strategy and leadership. This workshop will focus on how leaders can identify structural inequities in the workplace and advance more inclusive policies and practices to affect institutional and organizational change. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own sphere of influence and walk away with practical tools and strategies to use when they return to the office.
Presenters:
Eduardo Contreras - University of Portland
Kory Saunders - AIFS
Health and Safety from a DEI Lens
Education Abroad relies on a conventional toolkit of instruments - from insurance products, waivers, and travel warnings to orientation programs and bespoke healthcare - to mitigate risk and support the health & safety of student travelers that historically neglects the needs of marginalized student groups. While student health and safety are a priority, the standard approach perpetuates this marginalization ignoring the variety of social factors that challenge historically underserved students abroad - and on our campuses - in various cultural settings. This workshop will examine health, safety, and security from an inclusion and equity lens using case studies and reflective activities, while providing tools participants can take back to their own institution to work toward creating more inclusive health, safety, and security plans and policies, while working toward a duty of care that centers the marginalized.
Facilitator(s):
Mark A. Beirn (he/him),Global Risk Manager, Study Abroad Center | Office of Global Engagement, University of California, Irvine
Maria R. Segala (she/hers) Data & Operations Administrator/Department Co-Lead of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts, MIT
Melanie Mala Ghosh (she/hers) Associate Dean, Tufts Global Education, Tufts University
Elisabet Raquel García (she/they) Global Education DEI Specialist, Access Equitable Education
Comprehensive Internationalization with DEI at the Center
Comprehensive internationalization can be a compelling strategy to embed global learning and opportunities throughout an institution. However, unless diversity, equity, and inclusion are considered from the outset, internationalization efforts may inadvertently replicate and reinforce oppressive and exclusionary practices in education. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how to approach internationalization from a DEI lens and walk away with practical tools and strategies to use when they return to the office.
Facilitator(s):
David Wick, Ed.D. - Middlebury Institute of International Studies
11:00am-12:30pm
Optional Mural Walking Tour in the Mission District
12:00-5:00pm
Exhibitor Set Up
2:00-3:00pm
Special Sessions
Maximizing Your Membership: Walking Through the Benefits
Interested in exploring strategies for maximizing Diversity Abroad member resources & benefits to meet your diversity and inclusion goals? Whether you are new to Diversity Abroad's consortium or a veteran member, this session will provide an overview of Network resources available to you as a Diversity Abroad Member.
Presenters:
Jinous Kasravi, PhD, Director of Membership and Community
State of Diversity Abroad: Updates & Engagement Opportunities
Diversity Abroad is growing and has been working on exciting new services and resources over the past year. This session will provide a short overview of organizational resources, membership as well as important updates and opportunities to stay engaged with Diversity Abroad throughout the year.
Presenters:
Enrique Sondakh-Dorantes - Partner Success and Outreach Manager, Diversity Abroad
Newcomers Orientation
First time attending the Global Inclusion Conference? Find out how to make the most of your conference experience.
Network with conference attendees over breakfast and thematic topics including:
International Education DEI Professionals
International Student Success
Regional Topics in Asia & the Pacific Islands
Regional Topics in Europe
Regional Topics in Latin America & the Caribbean
Regional Topics in the Middle East & Africa
Strategy & Leadership
Career Advancement & Belonging
Inclusive Education Abroad
8:30 - 10:00am
Exhibitor Fair / Coffee & Light Breakfast
10:00 - 11:15am
Deep Dives
Alumni Perspective: DEI in Virtual Exchange
While many describe virtual exchange as an accessible and inclusive global education opportunity, there are still many steps that practitioners must take to ensure that a diverse group of young people are able to fully and equitably participate in a program. During this session, two virtual exchange alumni will share their perspectives on the importance of making virtual exchange accessible to and inclusive for young people representing communities traditionally marginalized from international education. Based on their experiences in virtual exchange, they will recommend best practices, identify potential barriers, and share other advice. Following the panel discussion, attendees will join breakout rooms to discuss DEI implications for their own virtual exchange.
Presenters:
Haili Lewis – The Stevens Initiative at the Aspen Institute
Whitney Brooks – U of Michigan, BFA in Art and Design
Ariel Gravino – Arizona State University
Beyond Dichotomies & Acronyms: Exercises in Modeling Inclusivity and Belonging (or a Lack Thereof)
As practitioners in International Education operating within a US-centric framework, we are either complicit in upholding antiquated ways of being or actively changing how the field engages stakeholders and supports participants. Our language is rooted in the power dynamics that govern our society and through the simplicity of dichotomies and acronyms we are taught to create “us” vs. “them” and black/white value judgments related to all aspects of life. Attendees will boldly participate in exercises designed to assess conscious and subconscious biases to examine how we may unknowingly uphold and model an inequitable and outdated status quo. How do we unpack dichotomies and embrace complexities? Why is exemplifying trustworthiness and appreciation to and for students and colleagues worldwide important? Join us to learn more.
Presenters:
Randeep K. Kullar – Institutional Relations, CAPA: The Global Education Network
Maraina Montgomery – Study Abroad, University of Portland
Session Sponsor
Building A Campus Global Learning Hub: A Multi-faceted Approach to Supporting Global Education for All
In recent years, higher education has been re-envisioning global education, shifting from a primary focus on student mobility to supporting learning outcomes that are pursued in many ways, that facilitate equitable collaboration across cultural and geographic boundaries for the global good, and that support post-graduation employment/education. In addition, campuses seek to increase the number and diversity of students who participate in global learning. Such efforts require substantially new types of activity within study abroad offices. This session will offer a case study of how the UC Davis Global Learning Hub is supporting a campus Global Education for All initiative by working through partnerships and at the intersection of advising/career preparation, programming that taps campus cultural wealth, and faculty professional development.
Presenters:
Zachary J. Frieders – Global Affairs, UC Davis
Aliki P Dragona, PhD – Global Affairs, UC Davis
Paula Levitt – Global Affairs, UC Davis
Janice Tse - Global Affairs, UC Davis
Developing Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Faculty-Led Program Proposals
Bringing our JEDI lens to the first steps of program design and review will help our faculty-led programs be more inclusive, impactful, and successful. This session will facilitate discussion that encourages participants to think critically about inclusive practices in faculty-led programs, and provide a framework for comprehensive program design and evaluation to meet the needs of all participants in study abroad. Sample proposals will be reviewed, discussed, and edited in teams to ensure that the goals of DEI are clear in the intention, design, and execution of the program. Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to develop or review program proposals based on how well a program has been designed to meet the diverse needs of underrepresented students and visiting faculty abroad.
Presenters:
Emily Resnevic – Institutional Relations, CAPA: The Global Education Network
Meisha Swaby – Northeastern University
Session Sponsor
Diving Deeper: A Framework for Suspending Judgment Across Cultures
Attendees of this session will explore the Peace Corps approach to using the D.I.V.E. model in order to prepare both Peace Corps staff and Volunteers to navigate intercultural situations while serving and living abroad. Attendees will learn how to apply the model to their own organizational context. Attendees should come prepared to interact with each other in small and whole group discussions. The presenters will leave time at the end of the session for Q&A.
Presenters:
Ashley M. Moultrie – Peace Corps
Daniel J. Hinkle – Peace Corps
Elevating Staff Inclusive Excellence: Year 2 of our "You Belong Here" Journey
In 2020, IFSA launched the “You Belong Here” initiative to enhance focus on inclusive practices within our organization. Now in our second year, we are pleased to share our learning and experiences, focused on an innovative professional development program for staff that enhances our working relationships and prepares us to positively impact our communities, those that we work with, and especially the students we serve. The Program is designed with an inclusive approach to all elements, considering feedback from our multiple stakeholders, emphasizing ongoing relevance and sustainability, including returning for the 2024 Global Inclusion conference to share the results we achieved and additional best practices for others to leverage.
Presenters:
Danny Gibbons – IFSA
Lenka Wieluns – IFSA
Equity and Inclusion for Refugee Students in Higher Education
Currently, 5% of refugees enroll in higher education, far below the global average of 39% for non-refugees. UNHCR, along with the global education community has set a goal of 15by30; 15% of refugees will access higher education by 2030. Yet, as new conflicts and crises continue to drive displacement of individuals from their homes, this target becomes ever more challenging, but also more critical.
As universities continue to embrace inclusion and access in their post-pandemic internationalization efforts, considerations must be given to refugees. In this session, we will share foundational information on challenges faced by refugees, highlight case studies of institutions intentionally including refugees in their globalization efforts, and engage participants in breakout discussions on how to incorporate refugee students in university globalization strategies.
Presenters:
Linda Liu – College Board
Habso Mohamud - Muina International Education
Kyle Farmbry, JD, PhD – Guilford College
Turning Toward & Forward: Disrupting the Scholarship Application and Selection Process
As international educators work to diversify study abroad by centering access, justice, equity, and inclusion, scholarship programs intended for diverse students are an important part of these efforts. However, scholarship applications, eligibility criteria, scoring rubrics, and scholarship program design must be approached strategically to remove access barriers and ensure we're meeting our aims. This deep-dive session will equip attendees with a toolkit of application models, examples of holistic rubrics, and innovative scholarship program design informed by practices from a large Minority Serving Institution, a nonprofit scholarship organization, a fellowship program, and a study abroad provider.
Presenters:
Noelle A. Baldwin – IES Abroad
Stacy Benjamin – CIEE
Kyle Rausch – University of Illinois at Chicago
Lyndsi Jones – Fund for Education Abroad
Session Sponsor
Why Inclusive Language Matters in Global Education: Making it the Norm, Not the Exception
In decolonizing our minds and the international field, it’s really important to look at the language that we use in global education. The language we use affects the ways we interact with our students and ourselves as colleagues. We invite you to explore the way language is often used when working with students and colleagues of the global majority. How do our conscious and unconscious biases impact our work? This session will examine how we can actively move away from deficit model language and move towards making inclusive model language the norm.
Presenters:
Lewis Gibson – Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao
Christina Thompson – Barcelona SAE/COMPEAR Global Education Network
Kory M. Saunders – AIFS Abroad
Session Sponsor
11:30am - 12:30pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Building Programming and Dialogues on Race and Racism with International Students and Scholars
In order to support the wellbeing of international students and scholars (ISS), we have an obligation as international educators to engage them in dialogue about issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the United States. This session aims to highlight issues that specifically affect international students, such as the experience of being racialized, being part of a racial minority for the first time, or being confronted with continued xenophobia or racism. At the same time, it aims to unpack the assumptions about race and identity international students bring with them to the U.S. Through interactive exercises, lectures, and small group conversation, participants will understand the value of holding these dialogues, and leave with tools as to how to implement such practices at their institutions.
Presenters:
Jennifer Ready – New York University
Jeremy Gombin-Sperling – The Fulbright Program
Session Sponsor
Chicken or Egg? Diversifying the Profession to Diversify Students Abroad
It is imperative that institutions recruit and support students from diverse backgrounds to study abroad, but these efforts may meet with limited success if the professional field does not itself reflect the diversity of the students they hope to attract. Presenters from three diverse institutions will share their creative strategies to diversify the professional field of study abroad through engaging with myriad campus partners such as TRiO and Academic Advising. They will highlight challenges and successes they have had in recruiting and engaging diverse faculty and staff in study abroad, and how these initiatives have helped them in turn better recruit and support diverse study abroad participants. These initiatives are all supported with funding from the U.S. Department of State’s IDEAS Program.
Presenters:
Tony Marin, PhD – New Mexico State University
Pernell Whitfield, Jr. – Georgia State University
Cybèle Cochran – Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Jana Jaffa, EdD – International Student and Scholar Services, Juniata College
Session Sponsor
DEI in International Programs: Responding to Student Interests in Global Mobility and Online Learning
In this session, panelists will address the best practices developed in response to a need for more diverse and inclusive global learning experiences, at an Historically Black College/ University (HBCU). Through the International Experiential Learning Program specifically focused on Trinidad and Tobago, an emergent curriculum was adapted to cater to the needs of the institutions' diverse student body and address different educational trajectories. With the changing tide of the COVID-19 global pandemic, both faculty and students were challenged to change their mode of teaching and learning, allowing for the transformation of the program's mode to incorporate virtual exchange and collaborative online learning (COIL) while still providing an authentic global learning experience and expanding our intercultural capacity.
Presenters:
Marisa A. Gray – Division of International Affairs | Office of Study Abroad, Morgan State University
Charlene Chester Jerome, PhD – College of Liberal Arts, Morgan State University
Natasha Otto – College of Liberal Arts | Applied Liberal Studies, Morgan State University
Session Sponsor
De-mystifying Doctoral Pathways for Prospective Black Scholars Focused on International Education Research
Should I go back to school? What's an Ed.D. and how is it different from a Ph.D.? How do I find the right program for me? If you have these questions, this session is for you! Academia has been studied as a hostile environment for historically minoritized graduate students to succeed, due to invisible embedded forms of socialized oppression that is known as the hidden curriculum (Gardener, 2008; Gildersleeve et al., 2011). Black students, in particular, engage with the hidden curriculum and often find themselves feeling lost, behind, or, under-supported in their doctoral journeys. This session will highlight pathways to a successful doctoral education and provide an expansive overview of how four Black scholars are navigating doctorate pathways in international education.
Presenters:
Ashley Watson – The University of Minnesota
Neal McKinney – The Ohio State University
Charis Tucker – Virginia Tech University
Alicia Ross – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
It’s Not Just About the Students: Community-based Programs and Global Inclusion
If we think about the impact of study abroad programs only on students, we are missing half the equation. The impact on local communities is just as important. By being aware of this dynamic, we have the opportunity to make study abroad anti-colonial, and the community-based model is our best opportunity to do so. Community-based programs are more authentic, impactful, and immersive than traditional programs for students. Equally important, they provide a positive economic and social impact on the host community. Co-presenting with Stephen F. Austin State University, for whom Learn from Travel designed and operated a faculty-led program in a remote part of Panama, we will define community-based global education, provide tools to design impactful programs, and share a framework for evaluating impact.
Presenters:
Roman Yavich – Learn from Travel
William Forbes – Department of Anthropology, Geography & Sociology, Stephen F. Austin State University
Grace Galloway – Learn from Travel
Session Sponsor
Navigating Intersectionality as Diverse Grantees on U.S. Government Funded Programs
Moderated by a representative from DOS, this panel will feature a Gilman Scholarship and Fulbright Student Program Adviser, as well as two alumni who will share their exchange experiences, challenges, and triumphs of living abroad with intersectional identities. By hearing from a professional and alumni, practitioners will come away with inventive practices to support students in their international journey. Questions addressed will include: Was your experience with your identities abroad similar or different from lived experiences within the U.S.? Was discrimination present in aspects of the culture abroad? Did living oversees alter your perception of what it means to hold a particular identity? Panelists will address these questions as well as highlight resources and peer support systems that students can utilize during their time abroad.
Presenters:
Alice Michelle Augustine – Academic Affairs, Lehman College, CUNY
Dineo Brinson – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, DOS, U.S. Department of State, ECA
Mario Nguyen – Gilman & Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, Department of Justice & Texas A&M University School of Law
Gerti Wilson – Gilman & Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, New York University School of Law
Session Sponsor
The Invisible Student: Supporting Students with Hidden Identities on Education Abroad Programs
As we prepare students for an ever changing global world it is important to understand that students come to us from a variety of backgrounds. While some of their identities may be visible, many of these identities are hidden until a student chooses to self disclose or a critical incident abroad brings their identities to light. During this session we will explore working with students from three different hidden identity groups: neurodivergent students, students from different religious backgrounds, and LGBTQ+ students. Through the presentation of best practices, case studies, and sample resources we will examine the ways in which we as international education professionals can support students with hidden identities. Participants will leave equipped with tools to set students up for success while studying abroad.
Presenters:
Seth Weil – University Relations, CEA Study Abroad
Marissa Mitchell – Center for Global Study and Engagement, Dickinson College
Eric Boscan – The University of Utah
Session Sponsor
Trust-Based Strategic Relationships to Accelerate Inclusive Excellence in Education Abroad
Are you serious about accelerating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) results for your education abroad office? Do you have a roadmap to expand the participation of underrepresented students in global experiences? This session describes the essential role that trust plays in developing meaningful and results driven relationships between the education abroad office and campus academic partners. This session will help you identify principles and activities that you can implement in your campus/organization to begin a journey to strategically advance DEI global initiatives.
Presenters:
Miguel E. Ayllon, PhD – International Programs, University of Missouri
E. Andre Thorn, Jr., PhD – Undergraduate Studies, University of Missouri
Session Sponsor
12:45 - 1:45pm
Thematic Lunch
Women of Color in International Education
Join this lunchtime panel to explore the experiences of women of color in international education.
By registration only ($59).
Sustainability and Environmental Justice in International Education
Join this lunchtime discussion focused on issues related to sustainability and environmental justice in international education.
By registration only ($59).
2:00 - 3:00pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A Passport to Success: Access, Inclusion and Belonging for First Year Students
The University of Arkansas and Virginia Tech, as IIE American Passport Project grantees, share their experiences, best practices, and resources in cultivating inclusion and belonging and expanding access to study abroad through first-year student passport projects and peer mentoring initiatives. Participants will hear case studies from each university including valuable lessons learned and have the opportunity to dialogue in community about how to initiate or grow access initiatives at your own institution. Each attendee will leave with a framework to design their own pipeline program to advance access and inclusion in education abroad activities for first-year students. Case studies will include building campus partnerships and designing peer mentorship programs.
Presenters:
Brandon Senior – Global Education Office, Virginia Tech
Rachel Fitzgerald – Global Education Office, Virginia Tech
Katie Sabo – Office of Study Abroad and International Exchange, University of Arkansas
Session Sponsor
Building Targeted International Experiences for McNair Scholars and Other Undergraduates Completing Grant Funded Research Projects
National programs like McNair Scholars and LSAMP – as well as similar state programs – fund students from under-resourced backgrounds to complete undergraduate research projects with faculty. Multiple partners at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) created an international experience for these students, focused on removing common barriers to study abroad. Students enrolled in a Research Methods course that culminated with a faculty-led study trip to one of RIT’s international campuses. Students in these programs receive a stipend when they complete undergraduate research and these stipend monies can be used to off-set the program fee of the international experience. Students and faculty become a community of learners. Through these and other steps, the international experience was made affordable and attainable to more diverse students.
Presenters:
Kate Torrey – Division of Diversity and Inclusion, Rochester Institute of Technology
Cecelia Hencke – International Education, Rochester Institute of Technology
Culturally Responsive Advising for International Graduate Students
Academic advisors providing guidance to international graduate students are required to negotiate the complex dynamic between institutional and curricular imperatives, considerations of culture, and challenges unique to that group. This session will provide real case-studies and insights of students and advisors experiences to convey the depth and style of reasoning that competent advising in culturally diverse settings requires in order to ensure international graduate students' success, inclusion, and retention.
We will review the types of knowledge, competences, and experiences, academic advisors should possess to thrive with globally diverse student communities.
Presenters:
Parveeza Gala – College of Education and Human Services, Central Michigan University
Anjam Chaudhary – International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University
Empowering the Disempowered: Lessons Learned for Career Advancement in the U.S. and Abroad
Given the current landscape, underrepresented education abroad practitioners face a unique call to action to contribute to the field in meaningful ways. This session will explore lessons learned and share best practices from diverse mid-career professionals in the U.S. and abroad. Attend this session to learn how to identify supportive workplaces to aid in your career advancement; to learn how to use a strengths-based approach to leverage your identities and skillset in developing your career; and to gain insight on pursuing an international career including how diversity can create a winning team.
Presenters:
Breanne Tcheng, Ed.D. – UC Berkeley
Sabrina Starke – Absolute Internship
Randeep K. Kullar – CAPA: The Global Education Network
Session Sponsor
Improving Diverse Student Outcomes Through Strategic Partnership: A Historically Black University and a UK University
Two Minority Serving Institutions, London Metropolitan University and Norfolk State University, have created a transatlantic partnership to further advance critical discussions surrounding the multitude of Black experiences both in the UK and USA. Creating a strategy to effectuate the exchange of students, faculty and staff, this session showcases a blueprint for increasing diverse student learning and success outcomes through intentional global collaboration and knowledge exchange.
We will explore progress six months into our partnership, sharing good practice in developing a strategic and cross-cutting global partnership, gaining buy-in from across the institutional hierarchies and operationalising a complex partnership with critical and wide-ranging objectives.
Presenters:
Jennifer Wilkinson – London Metropolitan University
Torian Lee, JD – Norfolk State University
Recruiting and Including Diverse Participants in Virtual Exchanges
Virtual Exchange (VE) combines the deep impact of global learning and exchange with the broad reach of digital technology. As VE becomes more common at different institutions and organizations, there is a need to consider how recruitment practices and programmatic inclusion of diverse participants for VE differs from traditional education abroad strategies. This panel will bring together virtual exchange leaders currently implementing programs that intentionally bring together participants from historically marginalized communities in the United States and internationally at the K12 and Higher Education levels. Panelists will discuss unique challenges and good practices for creating equitable and inclusive programming for these unique student groups that can be adopted by international educators interested in implementing virtual global learning activities.
Presenters:
Kyle Kastler – Stevens Initiative, The Aspen Institute
Maryam Laly – Stevens Initiative, The Aspen Institute
Nahid Ahmed – Soliya
Nadia Mavrakis – Culturingua
Supporting Black Students at Home and Abroad
In this session, we describe a collaborative project based in Atlanta, GA aimed at providing resources and support for a group historically marginalized within global education spaces: Black students. Through a series of informational panels for students, we focused particular attention on black males, commuter students, student-athletes, first generation and pre-professional students in order to develop a better understanding of current Black students’ study abroad decisions and their experiences before, during and after travel. With our community partner, Delta Air Lines, we also convened a professional development symposium for area international education practitioners focused on 1) helping students navigate intersectional black identities abroad, 2) creating inclusive study abroad environments for black students at home and globally, and 3) transitioning education abroad experiences to post-graduate opportunities.
Presenters:
Regine O. Jackson, PhD – Sociology & Anthropology, Agnes Scott College
Heather I. Scott, PhD – Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Kennesaw State University
Seneca D. Vaught – Department of History; Interdisciplinary Studies, Kennesaw State University
Jacob English, PhD – Honors College, Georgia State University
Transformative Exploration of Storytelling to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in Global Education
Throughout all of history, people around the world have used storytelling to share ideas, traditions, and knowledge. Acknowledging the diversity of communication styles, cultural context, and language, we recognize storytelling, itself, as a universal practice that builds connectedness and mutual understanding. Storytelling empowers the students, faculty, and staff who make up the institutions to engage in the critical dialogue as part of a comprehensive strategy for diversity and inclusion within global education. During this session, we will explore how universities can develop experiences to optimize programmatic and institutional outcomes in global education. We will present a case study and offer best practices to universities looking to incorporate storytelling into their strategic planning efforts.
Presenters:
David L. Simpson, PhD – Wentworth Institute of Technology
Catlin Wells, JD – Wentworth Institute of Technology
3:00 - 3:30pm
Exhibitor Fair & Refreshment Break
3:15 - 4:30
Poster Sessions
A Call for Inclusion: Offering a Diverse Perspective to a Social Innovation
The enrollment of students from underrepresented and marginalized communities has coincided with a rise in student demand for impact-focused and engaged scholarship opportunities. The Global Social Impact Fellowship program at Lehigh University offers students the opportunity to work on interdisciplinary, real-world projects that address sustainable development challenges in low- and middle-income countries. This program has enrolled increasing numbers of first-generation students, BIPOC students, and students with high financial needs. These students, working alongside faculty mentors, and external partners, enhance their professional skillsets, mindsets, and portfolios of accomplishment, making tangible contributions to systems-level changes that improve millions of lives. Students in the GSIF work during the academic year and then travel for fieldwork during the summer, implementing their designs and co-create solutions with their in-country partners.
Presenters:
Samara M. Everman – Lehigh University
Kayla Miller – Lehigh University
Bringing International Student Experiences to Heritage Month Celebrations
Georgia State University (GSU) attracts diverse student populations and hosts 7 signature heritage/history month celebrations each year. With a 6.9% international student enrollment as of Fall 2021, bringing the international student experience to heritage month planning helps build interconnections among cultures, communities, and identities among GSU students. This session discusses practices, strategies, and reflections on how international student programming can also serve for heritage month celebrations. A successful case in which international student experiences from International Spring Festival were utilized into Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month will be discussed. This session explores collaborative ways to embed international student experiences into future heritage month celebrations to promote intercultural engagement and establish community inclusivity.
Presenter:
Meng Sun – Georgia State University
Creating DE&I Resources from the Ground Up
The idea of creating resources on your own for students of varying backgrounds can be very daunting, especially if you don't already have a framework of resources or support for students based on their identities and how those identities may impact their study abroad experiences. Over the last year, I lead a team of my colleagues in a project to create written diversity, equity, and inclusion resources for our website and other materials. We were able to create content that was so much more robust than we even thought we'd be able to accomplish, and I would like to share what we learned along the way to help others do the same.
Presenter:
Rachel Zank – Boston University
Vanessa Correia – Boston University
Designing an Effective Professional Development Effort to Promote an Inclusive Workplace Culture
In today’s environment, organizations face constant challenges to develop, manage and sustain a diverse & inclusive workplace culture. Several studies suggest that inclusion is a mindset that needs to be imbibed and cultivated on an everyday basis. One unique approach to foster inclusion in workplace is by encouraging employees to utilize mindfulness practices along with dialogue-based exploration process. This session provides an overview of ongoing research, which is focused on proposing an innovative and disruptive approach of implementing appreciative inquiry principles through the lens of mindfulness. The broader goal of the research is to understand that appreciative inquiry and mindfulness are more than just a method for organizational transformation and instead can be a way of life benefiting the society as a whole.
Presenters:
Ruhi Banerjee – Pennsylvania State University
Diversifying the International Education Profession: Summer Fellowship as an Internal Career Pipeline for BIPOC Students
Is your institution committed to diversity, equity and inclusion but struggling to hire diverse international education professionals? This interactive poster session will present Lehigh University’s pilot International Affairs Summer Fellowship program which aims to introduce underrepresented students, especially students who identify as BIPOC, to careers in international education. Evolved from Lehigh University’s Anti-Racism Taskforce, this initiative aims to diversify the pool of potential future leaders in international education, providing them with an in-depth understanding of possible career paths. While rotating between departments within the Office of International Affairs to receive maximum exposure to various aspects of international education, Summer Fellows invent a capstone project that aims to increase awareness of international education across college campuses and then implement the project on-campus the following fall semester.
Presenters:
Michelle Spada – Office of International Affairs, Lehigh University
Antonio Ellison – Office of International Affairs, Lehigh University
Equity and Inclusion as a Professional Competency
The poster will highlight the inclusion of DEI into International Education Professional Competencies that span roles and functions.
Presenter:
Caroline Donovan White – NAFSA
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racist, and Social Justice in Civil Engineering Program
The Civil Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the California State University Long Beach is dedicated to equity, diversion, and inclusion throughout all areas of the department. Through surveying the systemic and deeply-ingrained barriers of racial, gender, and other inequalities that have led to the suppression of diverse contributions of underrepresented communities, and examining the demographics and presenting research analysis, we will be presenting the various gaps and disparities of the College. This data analysis will show the areas of improvement and opportunities to advance racial, gender, and social justice.
Presenter:
Jessica Gonzalez – California State University Long Beach
From Application to Alumni: Scaffolded Support for CBYX Participants Abroad
As efforts to support diverse applicants and participants for study abroad change and evolve, what do your best practices look like? This poster by Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) showcases our best practices for wraparound support from recruitment to alumni. We'll also outline lessons learned in inclusive recruitment, administration, and post-program activities over 40 years of CBYX. Because what works for one program may not work for another, we're equally eager to learn from others in the field to enhance our support for all mobility program participants even more. We're excited to see you at our session to both share and learn!
Presenters:
Daniel C. Villanueva, PhD – Cultural Vistas
Fiona Laux – Cultural Vistas
Preparing Students for Intercultural Engagement
This session will offer a comparative approach of two institutions’ models for preparing study abroad students to engage with other cultures, understand their impact, and navigate the cultural transition process. This includes goals of preparing students to understand colonization, apply intercultural theories, minimize harm to host communities, and better manage the challenges associated with being in another culture.
Presenters:
Holly Peterson – Office of International Education Diversity and Inclusion, University of Portland
Ofelia S. Hernandez – Department of International Programs and Services, University of the Pacific
Toward a Critical Pedagogy of Global Education
This research examines the University of Washington-Bothell’s Global Scholars Program (GSP) and its approach toward a critical pedagogy of global engagement. As a cohort-based, year-long program, GSP Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), first-generation, low-income, and undocumented students experience global education relevant to their legitimate needs. The GSP centers the lived experiences of students as foundational for supporting them beyond their academics, and engages with students in dialogue about the challenges and ambiguities inherent to global experiences, especially in relation to theirs and others’ privilege and marginalization. Elements of this program, including the pedagogy and embodiment of praxis, can be emulated in global education initiatives to nurture the learning and growth of BIPOC, first-generation, place-bound and low-income students that global education can offer.
Presenter:
Sarah M. Ramirez – Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies, University of Connecticut
When the Going Gets Tough: DEI and Part Time Faculty Training Onsite
While DEI is an integral part of higher education in the U.S., how do you persuade faculty teaching for third party providers in, e.g. Europe, that it is important for their teaching, especially if the faculty is predominantly part time with most of their professional lives outside of global education? What are successful approaches to introducing and implementing DEI conversations and best practices to faculty who are only/predominantly passionate about teaching their disciplinary topic - not discussing pronouns or words to avoid. This poster presents common questions, challenges, dilemmas and opportunities when implementing DEI in the professional development of part time faculty unfamiliar with higher education in the U.S. - from tough conversations to successful inclusive classroom examples. There will also be an interactive element.
Presenter:
Helle L. Rytkønen – DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia
3:30-4:00pm
Critical Issues
Breaking Down the Invisible Wall Between Domestic and International Students
Open Doors censused more than one million international students (1,075,496) for the 2019-2020 academic year. This increase in international students' presence promises a positive effect on domestic students. International students’ presence enriches class discussions, offers different cultural insights, helps shed stereotypes, and provides opportunities for domestic students (especially those who might not travel abroad) to become more comfortable working with diverse people. International students also greatly benefit from engaging with domestic students. Therefore, Higher Education Institutions (HEI) need to create opportunities for the two groups to communicate and maintain a relationship. Indeed, mere contact with those from other cultures is not sufficient to develop students’ intercultural communication competence. This session will overview strategies to create opportunities for domestic and international students to better interact.
Presenters:
Anjam Chaudhary – International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University
Ashley Green, PhD – International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University
Session Sponsor
Creating More Accessible and Diverse Learning Environments for All Abilities
The last few years have changed the way many of us communicate. Since the onset of COVID19, technology has become a more integrated part of human connection. Environments relying on these tools extend beyond just classrooms or universities, to include businesses, virtual spaces, and how we consume news and media. Globally accessible education requires a global solution for inclusion. Every time a Deaf person is included in a conversation, a new layer of experience is added. Being Deaf is a form of sensory and cognitive diversity that enriches visual learning and enhances human connection. For example, CART, a technology for capturing and displaying the spoken word, is used to enhance the learning experience for all people, not just those who are Deaf. This 30-minute presentation will include research, personal anecdotes from industry leaders in diversity technology, and cutting-edge solutions for creating more inclusive virtual educational environments.
Presenters:
Wendy Adams - Sorenson Communications
Ku Mei Kern - Sorenson Communications
Dismantling Deficit Narratives: A Critical Re-Conceptualization of BIPOC Student Advising in Education Abroad Practice
This critical issues presentation introduces an emerging research project that seeks to study how education abroad professionals (EAPs) engage in deficit-oriented advising practices when advising Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) students. This presentation will introduce attendees to a scholarly argument that links the influence of outdated persistence and retention research to study abroad advising in order to implicate how the education abroad field has yet to explicitly name this pervasive form of racialized inequity in our advising practices. Further, using critical race theory and research on culturally-centered knowledge, this presentation also discusses tangible steps for future research and practice to proactively disrupt racialized deficit narratives in EAP advising that reimagines BIPOC student success in college.
Presenter:
Neal McKinney – The Ohio State University
Education Abroad, LGBT+ Identity: Current Research, Future Research, and Practitioner Guidance
A discussion around the role of identity in study abroad, with particular focus on LGTB+ students. With identity acceptance low world-wide (Poushter & Kent, 2020, Pew Research), it is important that study abroad students receive support from their home institution, as well as a safe environment in which to study and sojourn. By discussing relevant research as well as considering the impact for both practitioners and scholars, we will identify potential key questions and share resources supporting LGBT+ students during their abroad experience. The session will also highlight research being undertaken at the RAISE Center at Wake Forest University as well as recommended areas focusing on LGBT+ education abroad and international students for researchers in the International Education space.
Presenter:
William P. Bingham, PhD – Wake Forest University
Opportunities for Professional Development and Institutional Advancement for Minority Serving Institutions: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
For over 75 years, the Fulbright Program has fostered mutual understanding by connecting faculty, administrators, and students in the U.S. and around the world. Part of Fulbright’s legacy of citizen diplomacy through education is to ensure involvement of faculty and staff at minority-serving institutions (MSIs). MSI participation in the Fulbright program provides unique opportunities for professional development while helping students engage as global citizens.
A panel of program alumni will highlight their experience with Fulbright’s International Education Administrator Seminars as professional development opportunities for staff at MSIs as well as institutional capacity building programs (Outreach Lecturing Fund, Scholar-in-Residence and Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Programs).
Presenters:
Athena Fulay – Institute of International Education
Adelina Silva, PhD – Alamo Colleges District
Parinaz Zartoshty, EdD – San José State University
Self-Compassion Practices in the Postsecondary Environment
Self-compassion practice may sound a bit awkward, yet research clearly demonstrates that this intervention can support success in our personal, academic and professional lives. Leading the way by role modeling self-compassion in addition to teaching and supporting self-compassion practices to others can propel the transition to emotional wellness and resiliency in any academic or work environment. In this presentation we will explore what self-compassion is and isn't and how this practice can be a catalyst for success. I will share my classroom interventions that support emotional wellness for my students as well as research data from those interventions. The audience will learn easy to implement real world practices that support self-compassion and emotional wellness for students and themselves.
Presenter:
Carrie L. Jarosinski – College of Protective and Human Services, Mid-State Technical College
What about Us? Mental Health Support for IE Professionals!
We all heard the instructions “Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others”! In the field of IE, we have long focused on how to best support students’ mental health. But we forget to address our own mental health as professionals in the field. During the session, I will share my mental health story to highlight symptoms, sources, and resources. I will also include tools for navigating burnout and stress and how to create a healthy work environment.
Presenter:
Hanni Geist – German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
4:30 - 5:30pm
Communities of Practice Meet Up
Current and former members of the Diversity Abroad Communities of Practice (formally Task Forces) are welcome to join to connect with current and former members.
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: International Perspectives
This session launches CAPA’s Occasional Paper #10: THE JEDI ANTHOLOGY.
JEDI agendas have become critical within the environments in which education abroad functions. We believe that scholarship informs and enriches those endeavors. The JEDI Anthology draws upon contributions made over the past 12 years. Collectively, they demonstrate the value of conversations that go beyond everyday concerns to explore diverse perspectives and ideologies. The rationale for this anthology derives from the current political environment. In many countries, a liberal agenda has been undermined by militant parochialism and xenophobia. The timeliness of this anthology was clear.
Going beyond national realities reveals complexity. Default distinctions within American society may not be of global relevance. Thus, we owe it to ourselves and those we teach to challenge dominant narratives.
Contributors to the collection will discuss issues arising with participants. Copies of the publication will be freely available.
Session Sponsor
6:00 - 7:00pm
Sponsored Receptions
CAPA-CEA Sponsored Reception
Join our partners at CAPA-CEA for this sponsored reception.
Moderator: Andrew Gordon, Founder and Senior Adviser | Diversity Abroad
10:15 - 11:00am
Exhibitor Fair & Refreshment Break
11:00am - 12:00pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Coalition Building to Create Access Utilizing a Pan-African Study Abroad Model
This session introduces a unique study abroad model designed to innovate coalition building initiatives as an effective approach to eliminate the persistent gap to access to study abroad among underrepresented groups among HBCUs. To facilitate the conversation, panelists will present the case of the HBCU Africa Education Coalition (HAEC) 100,000 Strong Africa Initiative and present qualitative and quantitative impact data gathered in Summer 2022. Panelists will share implications for future policy and practice as well as potential impacts to student development and the expansion of globalization.
Presenters:
Marisa A. Gray – Division of International Affairs | Office of Study Abroad, Morgan State University
Beverly Booker Ammah – 3GC, Inc.
Mark Brinkley – Office of International Affairs & Global Learning, Tennessee State University
Interculturalization at Home through a Global DEIBJ Perspective
Too often campus DEI efforts are limited to US domestic issues focusing on our home students with little attention to about 1 million international students. However, it is our responsibility to expand traditional diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice (DEIBJ) efforts to include the international communities and perspectives. At Michigan State University (MSU), we intend to include the structural, systematic, social, academic, and interactional aspects at a local, national, and global level. The global DEIBJ vision adds gravity to domestic diversity efforts and better represents the way global diversity is becoming an impetus agent that needs to be woven into the fabric of HEIs at all levels to be effective.
Global DEIBJ prepares faculty and students to go abroad while promoting the inclusion of internationals.
Presenters:
Anjam Chaudhary – International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University
Ashley Green, PhD – International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University
Tina Alonzo - Office of the Executive Vice President for Administration, Michigan State University
Does "Virtual" mean "Accessible"?: CLS Spark and Virtual Program Design for DEIA
The COVID-19 pandemic re-invigorated discussions about the potential for virtual exchange to expand access to international education opportunities to new and more diverse audiences. The promise is that by removing barriers that prevent students from historically underrepresented and underserved communities from participating in study abroad, the benefits and opportunities offered by study abroad may be shared more equitably. In this session, we will explore this argument and how virtual programming alone is not enough to deliver on this promise. Using the Department of State’s CLS Spark Program as a case study, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities for providers in designing programs and how virtual programming can be used to support, but not replace, existing programming and create study abroad pipelines.
Presenters:
Carolyn Arena, PhD – CLS Program, American Councils for International Education
Caitlin Ting, PhD – CLS Program, American Councils for International Education
Cybèle Cochran – Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Non-Traditional Career Pathways in International Education for Young and Mid-Level Professionals
This session explores the pathways in international education for young and mid-level professionals. In centering the diverse stories of educators who have non-traditional journeys to and within international education, we aim to demystify mobility and the meanings of “success” within the field. We will address how educators understand their intersectional identities and identify the interpersonal and institutional challenges faced by professionals. This session will encourage attendees by providing concrete approaches that amplify their skillset and experiences. We will emphasize strategies for pursuing advanced degrees, navigating networking, and advocating for equity and visibility within the workplace. Using storytelling, this session will leave participants with the confidence to own their story, advance their careers, and to develop their signature path in international education.
Presenters:
Daniella E. Lubey – Organization Development, Center for Global Education, University of San Francisco
Constance Holden – History, University of Connecticut
Erasmo Mendez – International & Study Abroad Programs, Fordham University
Partnerships with Purpose: Operating through An Inclusive Lens
Choosing study abroad partners and collaborators should be an intentional and strategic process which results in a values-based partner and program list. While a complex range of factors go into determining program approvals, often heavily influenced by finances or tradition, what role does elements of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging play in this process? From advising policies, risk assessment/mitigation, pre-departure preparations, and inclusive support onsite, the ability of program partners and faculty leaders to operate through an inclusive lens can all have a dramatic impact on the overall experience of students. This session explores Covid-era best practices for identifying mission-aligned partners whose commitments to inclusion walk the walk and deliver inclusive experiences.
Presenters:
Margaret McCullers – Strategic Initiatives, Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA)
Nasha Lewis – Global Education Office, William & Mary College
Maraina Montgomery – Study Abroad, University of Portland
Session Sponsor
Supporting Diversity & Inclusion in International Student Recruitment & Admissions
As COVID begins to transition from pandemic to endemic to seasonal virus, institutions continue to reinvent the new normal in international admissions & recruitment, leveraging learnings from the pandemic to place greater focus on diversity & inclusion. In this session, we will discuss strategies and initiatives that universities are employing to attract students from all corners of the globe to their campuses. We will also feature a case study on how organizations like the College Board are supporting universities in this goal while transitioning to a digital SAT that is more relevant for this generation of digitally-savvy students.
Presenters:
Jody Glassman – Florida International University
April Crabtree - University of San Francisco
Rushi Sheth – International, College Board
Turning Professors Back Into Students: Interdisciplinary Faculty Professional Development to Re-Envision Indigenous Studies
LACC's Bolivia High Andes Qualitative Field Study for Community College and Minority-Serving Faculty is an international interdisciplinary seminar on the Pueblos Originarios (indigenous communities) of the High Andes in Bolivia. The Field Study is designed to examine and interrogate more typical approaches to "Indigenous Studies" in the US and support the comparative study of similarities, differences, challenges, and opportunities that cut across various native populations in the Americas.
Presenters:
Lindsay Dudley – Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC), Florida International University
Maria-Luisa Veisaga – Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC), Florida International University
Who Gets the Money, and Why? Unpacking Inequities Within Scholarships in Education Abroad
In this interactive concurrent session, a panel of experts will present and reflect on the origins of scholarships in education abroad and work with attendees to begin unpacking the creation of more inclusive, equitable, and diverse scholarship processes. Attendees will be encouraged to critically examine their institutions’ scholarship requirements and policies and leave the session with action steps to begin moving the needle to more equitable practices at their institution. This session will be valuable for university administrators, program providers, scholarship organizations, and more--any professional who works with students and supports scholarship applicants should attend.
Presenters:
Lyndsi Jones – Fund for Education Abroad
Kory M. Saunders – AIFS Abroad
Christina Thompson – Barcelona SAE/COMPEAR Global Education Network
Session Sponsor
12:00 - 1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:45 -2:45pm
Benjamin A. Gilman Top Producers Sponsored Plenary
Join us in celebrating institutions who have led the way in supporting outstanding and diverse U.S. students to access study abroad.
Session Sponsor
3:00 - 4:00pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Advancing Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota system is comprised of 5 unique, autonomous campuses where coming up with a comprehensive global DEI plan can be a challenge. As the central international office for the system, the GPS Alliance has developed a multi-phased plan to elucidate the intersection of DEI and internationalization across the system. Recognizing the important roles played by international and study abroad students, as well as international scholars, faculty and staff, we will talk about ways to create belonging for all parties at a large institution. We will showcase the DEI-related work that GPS Alliance does for the University of Minnesota system by highlighting intercultural and intersectionality of identities and generating dialogues about diversity from a global/intercultural lens.
Presenters:
Bradley Titus – Learning Abroad Center, University of Minnesota
Cathy Huber – Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota
Session Sponsor
Applying a Postcolonial Feminist Lens and Socioecological Model to Student Abroad Preparation
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has identified global competence as a critical skill to promote peaceful coexistence with others, respond to shifting labor markets, communicate effectively and achieve the WHO Sustainable Development Goals (2018). Educational programs that offer global learning experience (GLE) have been found to be effective in helping students work effectively across diverse cultures, however inherent in these global learning experiences are ethical dilemmas as these experiences can reinforce neocolonialist student perspectives (Heron, 2011; Kleinman & Kleinman, 1996) rather than engendering respect for differences in worldviews, and development of a critical lens. To prevent reinforcing stereotypic or paternalistic attitudes, we propose a study abroad preparation curriculum using a postcolonial feminist lens and the socio-ecological model.
Presenters:
Claire L. McKinley Yoder, PhD – School of Nursing, University of Portland
Sophia Alvarado – School of Nursing, University of Portland
Shiipin Lau – School of Nursing, University of Portland
Toyin Olukotun, PhD – School of Nursing, University of Portland
Beyond Education Abroad: What Makes an Experience Global?
The field of international education is changing and adapting as a result of travel limitations. Many higher education institutions are building new, innovative global programs in the domestic, local and virtual environments. Moving forward, our field must work to rethink the definition of a ‘global experience’ and in doing so, create additional access to global programming for all students. In this session, you will determine what programs your institution could elevate, then create an experiential learning program reflecting your curricular needs. You will leave with tangible tools to support students to succeed in all global programs.
Presenters:
Angela J. Luedke – Global Experiences Office, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Marnie K. Nelson – Global Experiences Office, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Natalie Fallert – Arizona State University
Session Sponsor
Discussions on DEI and Global Competence: Conflict and Navigating the Gray
Does your department or organization have a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and you work with partners or providers around the world who's cultures or societies hold opposing political stances or beliefs related to DEI? In this session, we'll invite you to get uncomfortable, review a few case studies where our organization had to navigate between being culturally sensitive and remaining committed to our values and mission of promoting peace and social justice in the world. We know there is wisdom in the room at this conference, we will create a learning space as we find ways to navigate across differences, educate on diversity issues across cultures when necessary and find ways to live and work together more authentically and fruitfully.
Presenters:
Molly Stern – AFS
Sean Reilly – AFS
Global Entrepreneurship Exchange Program: Diversifying Opportunities for Global Competencies
Learn how to give students the benefits of virtual and travel, career and academic, local and global, The Global Entrepreneurship Exchange Program is an international, interdisciplinary food product exchange between SCCCD Colleges and UABC in Baja, CA, Mexico. Attendees will gain an understanding of the complex nature of “real-world” entrepreneurship projects and how much they depend on global competency skills and interdisciplinary collaboration. By collaborating virtually, this project is inclusive and equitable because more students will have access to developing those global competency skills. By working together in the in-person competition, students will further their communication and multicultural interpersonal and professional skills. Students will also gain experience with local industry partners on both sides of the border. Come learn how to collaborate and innovate!
Presenters:
Margaret Hiebert, PhD – Educational Services, State Center Community College District (SCCCD)
Marianne Dunklin, PhD – Business, Fresno City College
Session Sponsor
Roundtable Discussion on the Current State of International Student Success Services & Programming
Many of us have just welcomed new international students to our campuses for the first time in three years. While energizing and exciting, the start of this academic year for our international community has not been without significant challenges: the landscape for international student enrollment has shifted, our historic trendlines are disrupted due to the pandemic, different communities around the globe are at different levels of comfort living with the COVID-19 virus, and our offices are short-staffed with workloads stretched thin. This round table will offer an opportunity for international student services and programming professionals (as well as other international education professionals, who have perhaps recently incorporated these responsibilities into their roles) to collaboratively address challenges and share best practices in an informal, facilitated discussion.
Presenters:
Brian K. Brubaker - Penn State Global
Parinaz Zartoshty - San José State University
Student Athletes and Global Learning: Toward Better Practices Before, During and After Study Abroad
There are many barriers for student athletes to study abroad. Some of these barriers are real, but many contribute to the myths and misconceptions that perpetuate in-access. This session explores the benefits of study abroad for student athletes and the perceived hurdles from the perspectives of former student athletes that studied abroad, a university-based education abroad administrator, and an academic affairs senior leader based at a provider. Learning outcomes include program potential pathways to enable underrepresented athletes with intersecting identities in study abroad, allyship, advocacy and recruitment opportunities.
Presenters:
Daniella E. Lubey – Center for Global Education, University of San Francisco
Lou Berends – CEA Study Abroad
Darien Bryant – RecoverWell
The Success of Bilingual Honors Students in International Education is Confianza, a Trust-Based Approach
One of the most strategic partnerships at Miami Dade College is that of the Office of International Education and the Honors College. Although HC students are high achieving, ambitious and dedicated scholars, they are not always prepared for a global educational or career experience. Via various study abroad options, the two departments have exposed students to programs, topics and experiences they will carry with them as they break new ground at nationally ranked transfer institutions. We will explain how student skills, or the lack thereof, and detailed program design impact the student experience. We will illustrate how students blossom as a result of a trust-based approach in study abroad advising, and the Confianza, as confidence and trust gained from participating and processing these experiences.
Presenters:
Magda J. Castineyra – Honors College, Miami Dade College
Gabriela Esteves – Office of International Education, Miami Dade College
Session Sponsor
4:15-5:15pm
Global Inclusion Lounges
The Global Inclusion Lounges are dedicated spaces to connect, converse, and collaborate as members of a dedicated community committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in global education and cultural exchange. The Global Inclusion Lounges are an exciting opportunity to network and engage in important conversations that will enhance the experience at Global Inclusion 2022.
Join one of the Global Inclusion Lounges to discuss sessions, events, and salient topics with colleagues from across the field. Global Inclusion Lounge will be led by a facilitator to help guide the conversations. Topics include:
International Education DEI Professionals
International Student Success
Regional Topics in Asia & the Pacific Islands
Regional Topics in Europe
Regional Topics in Latin America & the Caribbean
Regional Topics in the Middle East & Africa
Strategy & Leadership
Career Advancement & Belonging
Inclusive Education Abroad
6:45 - 8:30pm
EDIIE Awards Gala Dinner
Each year, Diversity Abroad celebrates outstanding institutions, organizations, individuals, and students who exemplify the vision and ideals of Diversity Abroad to support diversity & inclusive excellence in global education. Awardees will be announced at the 3nd Annual Awards Gala & Dinner during the 2022 Global Inclusion Conference.
Event Sponsor
Friday, October 7
Time
Session
7:00 - 12:00pm
Registration Open
8:00 - 1:00pm
Strategic Leadership Forum
9:00 - 10:00am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Bias Incidents Abroad: Learning From and Raising Awareness to Best Support Students On-Site
Those dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of global education and cultural exchange have seen, heard, read, witnessed, and personally experienced the pervasiveness of bias in the U.S., on our college campuses, in our hiring and employment processes, and in our daily interactions.
Bias is universal, and for some students it carries complex elements of incidents ignited by discriminatory attitudes, behaviors, and language. Educators and administrators play a critical role advising and preparing students to navigate a new and complex reality while studying abroad. This session will explore onsite support when bias incidents occur, tracking and reporting of incidents abroad, and training to educate and raise awareness – all within the cultural context of the study abroad location.
Presenters:
Shade' Osifuye – Academic Support, DIS Study Abroad
Stephanie Bowman – Health and Safety, DIS
Marie Schaller – International Programs, Colorado State University
Centering DEI in Professional Practice
How has diversity, equity, and inclusion been formally incorporated into professional practice? This session will explore how DEI has shifted from an area of interest for some to intentionally integrated into international educators guiding practices and guidelines. DEI cannot any longer be assigned to one eager advisor within the office, but is the responsibility of all. This shift in centrality is especially noticed when examining our communities statements of competencies, job descriptions, examples of best practices, strategic plans, etc.
Presenters:
Caroline Donovan White – NAFSA
Darin Smith-Gaddis – CAPA The Global Education Network
Holly Hudson, EdD - Texas A&M University
Creating and Maintaining Success and Belonging for International Students Through Global Connections
The field of international education has seen an increase in the need to support international students, beyond immigration and academics. As institutions aim to increase the diversity of students who attend their schools, practitioners must find innovative ways to prepare students for what they may encounter at their U.S. institution.
This session will spur practitioners to actively explore strategies that support diverse international student populations, and empower students with tools to assist them in navigating across differences, to become trailblazers and future global leaders. Participants will engage in meaningful discussion, share ideas and resources, create a virtual list of best practices to create spaces, and will identify their campus collaborators and thought partners.
Presenters:
Rayna Minnigan Harris – Center for Immigration Services & Support, Wake Forest University
Tara Grischow – Center for Immigration Services & Support, Wake Forest University
Diversity and Inclusion in Curriculum Abroad
With the surge of social movements which have disrupted trends of Globalization, the role of Study Abroad has enhanced. Along with prioritizing the proliferation of Study Abroad programs, institutions of higher education have also emphasized how diversity and inclusion in a curriculum abroad bring great contribution to the development of skills to solve global issues in local contexts.Within the Global Diverse learning community, it is desirable to learn about best practices that enhance students' college experience through exposure to international and intercultural dimensions in the curriculum abroad.
Presenters:
Alina Pap, EdD – Pace University and Seton Hall University
Teboho Moja, PhD – New York University
Session Sponsor
Mentorship, Partnership, and the Power of South African Term Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are.
Mentorship, Partnership, and the Power of the South African Term Ubuntu: I am because we are.
Ubuntu (Zulu pronunciation: [ùɓúntʼù])[1] is a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity". It is sometimes translated as "I am because we are" (also "I am because you are"),[2] or "humanity towards others" (in Zulu, umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu). In Xhosa, the latter term is used, but is often meant in a more philosophical sense to mean "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity".[3]
The application of Ubuntu in the workplace can lead to strong professional relationships, informal mentoring, partnership, greater access, and equity. Participants will learn about applying the concept of Ubuntu in their efforts to address equity, inclusion, and diversity in global education.
Presenters:
Obse Ababiya – Office of Global Strategy and Initiatives; Atlanta Global Partnerships, Emory University
Kenya Casey – Office of Global Strategy and Initiatives, Emory University
Gary Rhodes, PhD – Center for Global Education, California State University at Dominguez Hills
Chan Williams – Master's in Development Practice, Emory University
Session Sponsor
10:00 - 11:00am
Exhibitor Fair & Refreshment Break
11:00am - 12:30pm
Plenary Session
Ten Years of Tech, Talent, and Travel
Join Torian Richardson and Andrew Gordon as they discuss the influence of technology, talent development, and travel over the last decade, and the intersection of DEIB.
Moderator: Lily Lopez-McGee, PhD, Executive Director | Diversity Abroad
Concurrent sessions are 60-minute interactive sessions that include panel discussion and slide presentations. Presenters are encouraged to collaborate with colleagues and professionals from different campus units/offices and/or with colleagues from other institutions for greater consideration. Presenters are encouraged to develop a tool/resource/framework that can be shared with the attendees.
Deep Dive sessions provide an opportunity for participants to interact with the session content through hands-on activities and discussions. Deep Dive sessions are 75 minutes, including a 30-45 minute presentation with the additional time remaining for real-time engagement including breakout sessions. Presenters must develop a tool/resource/framework that can be shared with the attendees. For example, hiring sessions (sample interview rubric to mitigate inclusive bias, sample rubric for evaluating best practices).
The posters encourage conference attendees to explore emerging themes in global education, diversity, and inclusion through interactive dialogue and visual representations (infographics, pictures, graphs, etc.). Topics may encompass a broad range of topics such as multicultural student experiences, promising practices, case studies, and research.
The 30-minute Critical Issues sessions are live sessions to explore critical issues related to the overarching track. Optional to include slides in the presentation. Real time engagement with attendees through polls and Q&A chat. Presenters are encouraged to develop a tool/resource/framework that can be shared with the attendees.
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This resource is designed to empower your career search. No job, especially a first job after graduation, will align with every one of your ideal features, but planning your career around eventually working in an aligned role in a company that you believe in is worth the investment. Use this resource to define your search strategy. Explore key words below to determine what type of work feels aligned with your strengths, areas of growth, and long-term goals.
Sample Work Settings:
Government Agency
Non-profit organizations
Cultural Institutions
International Agency
Global Education/Study Abroad Provider
Think Tank
Education Technology Provider
Advocacy Group
Consulting Firm
Higher Education Institution
Sample Job Titles: (note that there are many other possibilities not listed here. Speak with a career advisor or your mentor to brainstorm relevant job titles specific for you)
Operations/Marketing/Recruitment/Research Intern or Fellow
Human Resources/Operations/Administrative Assistant
For a downloadable version of this resource, as well as a search strategy worksheet, please consult your GSLS Student Workbook.
Dr. Robert Livingston
Dr. Robert Livingston is a Harvard social psychologist and a leading expert on the science underlying bias and racism in organizations. For two decades, he has served as a diversity consultant to scores of Fortune 500 companies, public-sector agencies, and non-profit organizations. Prior to joining the Harvard Kennedy School in 2015, he held full-time faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and the University of Sussex, where he was Professor and Chair of the Organizational Behaviour area as well as the founder and faculty director of Centre for Leadership, Ethics, and Diversity (LEAD).
His research on race, implicit bias, leadership, and social justice has been published in top-tier academic journals such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, Psychological Science, and Leadership Quarterly. Dr. Livingston’s work has also been featured in popular press outlets such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Harvard Business Review. His article “How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace” was the winner of the 2020 Warren Bennis Prize, awarded to the best article on leadership published in Harvard Business Review each year.
Dr. Livingston’s groundbreaking and influential approach to combating racism is detailed in his book The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth about Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations published by Penguin Random House in February 2021.
Critical Issues Topic Areas
Antiracism & the Global Education Experience
Career Advancement of Diverse Professionals
Growth & Learning in COVID-19 era: Implications for Students & Professionals
Diverse Cohorts Abroad: Navigating Challenges & Opportunities
Office Dynamics: Fostering a Sense of Belonging in the Profession
Real Talk: Campus Climate & International/Exchange Students
Decolonizing Global Education & Exchange Programming: Reciprocity & Privilege
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, professor of history and international studies, and the Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. He is an Ideas Columnist at The Atlantic, and a correspondent with CBS News. He is the author of four books including Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won National Book Award for Nonfiction, and the New York Times bestsellers How to Be an Antiracist and STAMPED: Racism, Antiracism, and You, co-authored with Jason Reynolds. His newest book, Antiracist Baby, published on June 16th, 2020.
Dr. Penelope Pynes is Senior International Officer (SIO) at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), leading internationalization efforts and promoting student/faculty exchange. She has served as President of AIEA, Chair of NAFSA’s International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL-KC) and is currently a Senior Associate for Internationalization at the ACE. A regular presenter on comprehensive internationalization and co-designer of several SIO training programs, she has a doctorate in Germanic linguistics from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Nell has over 25 years of experience in international higher education at UNCG. Prior to her current position she served as Director of Study Abroad and Exchanges and before that she taught German. Most recently she directed the University’s Global Engagement Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) a five-year initiative tied to UNCG’s regional accreditation. Through this university-wide initiative UNCG was able to implement and assess activities related to four Global Student Learning outcomes and design faculty development programming to promote these initiatives. As a long-term outcome of these efforts UNCG’s general education program includes two competencies related to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Global and Intercultural Awareness.
Neal McKinney (he/him/his) joined the education abroad field in 2015 and serves as the Associate Director of Off-Campus Programs at DePauw University. During his time at DePauw, Neal has become a passionate social justice advocate, and has focused his energy on increasing outreach and access for underrepresented students to study abroad. As a result of his efforts, DePauw has seen increased participation in first generation students, students of color, and Pell-grant eligible students by 11%, 25%, and 35% respectively over the past four years.
Neal’s most rewarding accomplishment includes successfully securing a $1-million commitment in endowed funds from DePauw’s Alumni Development office specifically for inclusive excellence funding to support underrepresented student participation in experiential learning programs including study abroad and international internships. Through this accomplishment, Neal developed the Global Access Initiative Challenge scholarship program (which he pitched at Diversity Abroad’s first Innovation Competition, and earned him an honorable mention), and this effort has provided $10,000 in scholarship funds to ten underrepresented student scholars.
Lastly, within the larger international education field, Neal has taken to every opportunity to center his professional development on diversity and inclusion. He is very active within Diversity Abroad, having attended/presented at the past three conferences, served on the Race/Ethnicity Task Force, participated/twice co-chaired the Global Student Leadership summit, and as well as submitting a paper for the Global Impact Exchange publication. He has also been able to share his expertise at the NAFSA national convention, the IFSA Conference, and to the national ACPA student affairs conference.
Xavier University of Louisiana, located in New Orleans, was founded in 1925 by Mother Katharine Drexel (canonized in 2000 by Pope John Paul II). It is America’s only Historically Black and Catholic University, which is just the first of the distinctions that have set Xavier University of Louisiana apart for more than eight decades. Despite its relatively small size
(3,300 students), Xavier is a nationally recognized leader in the STEM and the health sciences, producing more African American students who graduate from medical schools each year than any other university in the United States. Its College of Pharmacy is among the top producers of African American pharmacists.
Both Xavier’s core and each discipline’s specific curriculum are guided intimately by the University’s mission such that students are developed to be life-long learners and global leaders that actively contribute to a more just and humane society for all. The study abroad program, through the Center for Intercultural and International Programs, has been an integral part of Xavier’s diverse learning and teaching approach in fulfilling this mission. Xavier has also consistently provided significant scholarships and training opportunities for students to participate in many study abroad and academic programs.
Its liberal arts-based programs in areas such as art, business, education, psychology, and political science – as well as such recent additions as bioinformatics, data science, neuroscience, crime and social justice, and jazz studies – offer students an unbeatable combination of traditional classroom study, hands-on research, service-learning opportunities, and life experiences.
Jazzlyn is a senior majoring in International Studies with a concentration in Asian Studies and a Business minor at the University of South Alabama. To promote her interests in Asia she co-founded, and is the current President for the campus organization USA Hallyu, which seeks to educate about and encourage interest in Korean culture both traditional and modern. She chose to participate in a year long study abroad program in Seoul, South Korea, and was inspired during her time abroad. After returning from her program she became a study abroad ambassador at the Office of International Education at her university. She uses this platform to encourage other students to study abroad by hosting info sessions, seminars, and one-to-one study abroad advising, as well as assisting current international students on campus. She hopes that by sharing her personal experiences abroad, she can attest to the importance of studying abroad, and help her peers to overcome obstacles preventing them from studying.
CAPA: The Global Education Network is committed to academic excellence, integrity, and innovation in learning abroad. Our mission is to provide meaningful experiences that challenge and inspire students to analyze and explore complex political, cultural, and social landscapes within urban environments. Through our commitment to personalized learning, global connections via technology, and collaborative learning communities, we prepare students to live and work in a globally interdependent and diverse world. This approach has made CAPA a trusted global leader in study abroad since 1972. Learn more at capa.org.
CAPA’s commitment to diversity is academic, experiential, and personal, including outreach to, and engagement with, the diverse communities that make up our Global Cities Program locations and participants. Diversity is a characteristic of our locations, a subject we teach, an educational principle, and an ethical imperative. Because we understand that diversity and identity can have different definitions for different people, CAPA gives students the tools they need—regardless of age, race and ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and abilities—to fully experience our programs. In addition, CAPA views its commitment to diversity as a form of social justice, in that international education should be an opportunity that is available and realistically achievable for all.
Lee D. Lambert has been Chancellor of Pima Community College since July 2013.
Under Chancellor Lambert, Pima is focusing on student success, partnering with employers to foster relevant careers and regional economic development, and building a multicultural world that honors our differences as well as the values that unify us.
Chancellor Lambert’s leadership has resulted in Pima twice being named one of the Aspen Institute’s top 150 schools eligible for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Chancellor Lambert is a founding member of the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3), and serves on its Board of Directors. In October 2019, Chancellor Lambert was named chair of the UNMUDL Community College Founders’ Council, which assists adult working learners.
Additionally, Chancellor Lambert has long championed community colleges as instruments in the fight for equity and social justice, and as key players in global education.
Chancellor Lambert is CEO of the National Asian Pacific Islanders Council, and has received the League of United Latin American Citizens’ National Convention Humanitarian Award. Pima Community College is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution.
In 2018, he presented on “How Industry 4.0 & Global Education will Shape the Future of Work: A Case Study from Arizona” and participated on a panel, “Tertiary Education International Policy Forum,” at the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics global conference.
He received a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College and a Juris Doctor degree from Seattle University School of Law.
Chancellor Lambert is a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up on three continents.
He likes for people to call him Lee.
Grand Valley State University (GVSU) strives to make sure their outreach, marketing and recruitment efforts reflect the widest possible range of student experiences and to involve underrepresented students in the process of developing their outreach strategy. Notable projects include outreach videos for the new TRiO and Student-Athlete study abroad programs, outreach events such as ‘Being Black & Brown Abroad’ and ‘LGBTQIA+ Abroad’, Passport Scholarships and the ‘First Around the World’ book collaboration with TRiO Student Support Services.
Omar Nedzelsky Jr. is a current Master of Science in Health Science student at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Being a first-generation Hispanic student in his family made him feel proud of accomplishing this milestone in his academic career and allowed him to prove to his family that the world is bigger than what we think. He considers his culture to be very reserved, and having the support from his family to venture out and gain experiences that lead to him becoming a global citizen was the most rewarding opportunity he could ever ask for. During his academic career at UTRGV, he was fortunate enough to have studied abroad more than once and got to visit countries such as United Kingdom, France, and the most recent Japan as a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipient. This allowed him to open and become himself within the world. He got to make global connections with different walks of life, their cultures, and their languages. These opportunities were just enough to allow him to experience the diversity of a culture, get a better understanding of the world, and encouraged him to break out of his comfort zone.
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Chancellor Lee D. Lambert
Lee D. Lambert has been Chancellor of Pima Community College since July 2013.
Under Chancellor Lambert, Pima is focusing on student success, partnering with employers to foster relevant careers and regional economic development, and building a multicultural world that honors our differences as well as the values that unify us.
Chancellor Lambert’s leadership has resulted in Pima twice being named one of the Aspen Institute’s top 150 schools eligible for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Chancellor Lambert is a founding member of the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3), and serves on its Board of Directors. In October 2019, Chancellor Lambert was named chair of the UNMUDL Community College Founders’ Council, which assists adult working learners.
Additionally, Chancellor Lambert has long championed community colleges as instruments in the fight for equity and social justice, and as key players in global education.
Chancellor Lambert is CEO of the National Asian Pacific Islanders Council, and has received the League of United Latin American Citizens’ National Convention Humanitarian Award. Pima Community College is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution.
In 2018, he presented on “How Industry 4.0 & Global Education will Shape the Future of Work: A Case Study from Arizona” and participated on a panel, “Tertiary Education International Policy Forum,” at the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics global conference.
He received a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College and a Juris Doctor degree from Seattle University School of Law.
Chancellor Lambert is a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up on three continents.
He likes for people to call him Lee.
Dr. Tia Brown McNair
Dr. Tia Brown McNair is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Centers at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact educational practices, and student success. McNair also directs AAC&U’s Summer Institute on High-Impact Educational Practices and Student Success, and Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation Campus Centers. McNair serves as the project director for several AAC&U initiatives: “Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation,” “Strengthening Guided Pathways and Career Success by Ensuring Students are Learning,” and “Purposeful Pathways: Faculty Planning and Curricular Coherence.” McNair also oversees AAC&U’s yearly Thematic Conferences. She is the lead author of the books From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding PractitionerKnowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Cultureof Leadership for Student Success (July 2016). McNair earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and English at James Madison University and holds an M.A. in English from Radford University and a doctorate in higher education administration from George Washington University.
Dr. Desirée Anderson
Desirée Anderson was born in San Diego, California. The child of Naval personnel, she had the pleasure of living in Belgium for 5 years where she also attended High School. Desiree returned to the United States to live in Louisville, Kentucky where she completed both her Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Louisville. Having worked in higher education for over 12 years, Dr. Desirée Anderson has committed her energy to address issues of bias and hate on college and university campuses. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of New Orleans researching The Use of Campus-Based Restorative Justice Practices to Address Incidents of Bias: Facilitators’ Experiences. Before coming to serve as the Associate Dean of Diversity and Student Affairs at the University of New Orleans she worked as the Director of the Intercultural Center at Saint Mary’s College of California and previously held positions as the Associate Director of Multicultural Affairs at Tulane University and as an Area Residence Director at Texas State University. Desirée also serves as a Restorative Justice National Team Trainer for the Center for Restorative Justice at the University of San Diego and is anticipating the release of a book chapter in Colorizing Restorative Justice by Living Justice Press. In her free time, she enjoys reading, singing, dancing, and watching an unnecessary amount of TV.
Dr. Kelechi A. Kalu
Since June 2015, Vice Provost Kalu has been responsible for setting the vision for internationalization efforts at the University of California, Riverside. He is an active member of a number of international organizations, including NAFSA and IIE, and was recently elected to serve as Board Member At-Large for AIEA. Kalu also serves on the Board of Governors for the Congo Basin Institute and he is a member of the Challenge of Change Commission for the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Kalu is widely published and has served as a consultant to the World Bank on Public Sector Governance and to the Asian Development Bank on Managing Sustainable Development in Resource-Rich Countries. He is a recipient of grants from The Ford Foundation, The Mershon Center and The Korea Foundation. He is co-editor and contributor of West Africa and the U.S. War on Terror (Routledge, 2013), Territoriality, Citizenship and Peacebuilding: Perspectives on Challenges to Peace in Africa (UK: Adonis and Abbey, 2013) and United States–Africa Security Relations (Routledge, 2014).
Kalu received his Ph.D. (1997) in International Studies from the Joseph Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. His research and teaching interests are in International Politics, African Political Economy and U.S. Africa Relations.
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Aaron I. Bruce, MIBA, Ph.D. Chief Diversity Officer & Vice President
Dr. Aaron Bruce, serves as the Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President at ArtCenter College of Design where he focuses on campus-wide multicultural understanding, social justice, and strategies related to diversity, equity and inclusion. In addition to developing ways of improving campus climate, Dr. Bruce helps strengthen the college’s connection to diverse local and global communities and corporations. His experience in the advertising and marketing affords him with the creative energy to promote diversity and inclusion in a variety of ways. He presently is a member of the National Association for Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE), and former President of the Southern California Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (SCADOHE). He is a International Multicultural Institute certified diversity trainer, who has facilitated numerous professional development seminars in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Bruce has held management positions in Latin America and Africa. His passion for global understanding has afforded him with opportunities to conduct research on management strategies, public health and education in Cuba, Mexico, and Kenya. Prior to joining ArtCenter Dr. Bruce served as the CDO at San Diego State University for over a decade. Helped the university earn the ranking of one of the nation top 5 campuses for study abroad. His strategic efforts helped to significantly close the achievement gap for underrepresented students.
During the Global Student Leadership Summit, Dr. Bruce will engage in conversation with participates to address the question How does global education support the equity and advancement of student leaders? Through a dynamic keynote and dialogue students will leave recognizing and remembering all the benefits they’ve acquired through their participation in global experiences.
Global Citizens Program, Democracy Prep Public Schools
Democracy Prep is national network of high-performing charter schools which strives to be a proof-point for what is possible in public education, including global educational travel opportunities for underrepresented high school students. Among Democracy Prep’s high school student body, 98% are students of color, 75% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and many will be the first in their family to matriculate to and through college. The Global Citizens Program at Democracy Prep was designed so that students would have the opportunity to see the world, and themselves in it.
In 2019, over 400 students from Democracy Prep’s seven high schools will travel to Ecuador, France, Italy, Senegal, South Africa, and South Korea on short-term, leacher-led programs. Through strategic budgeting and thoughtful allocation of funds, Democracy Prep is able to cover an average of 85% of all costs for each student participant. By the time they graduate, more than 60% of Democracy Prep alumni have traveled abroad at least once during high school. As a result of this exposure, students gain an appreciation that there is no corner of the world to which they do not have access or in which they cannot be successful.
The University of Auckland
He Waka Eke Noa – we are all in this canoe together without exception.
This whakatauki (proverb) is the name given to the University of Auckland diversity and inclusion strategy, led by Lydie Faure Kilgannon and the 360 International team, which reflects what the University is trying to achieve through overseas opportunities: inclusion without exception.
Our consultation paper has identified finances (scholarship and income), customs, perceptions of value and programming as barriers and we have set actions and objectives to address these. We’ve recently changed our scholarship strategy and seen applications from our underrepresented cohorts triple as a result.
We’ve been very successful at working with our government’s main funding programmes to offer fully funded opportunities to all our students with some programmes entirely dedicated to our Māori students.
We are developing targeted exchange as well as short term programmes to allow those students caring for families to take part. We are partnering with key academics and influencers to highly encourage students to participate in overseas programmes. We are ensuring that Māori and Pacific demographics are represented amongst our staffing. With their input, we have rolled out a diversity campaign which included targeted posters featuring recipients of our Māori and Pacific Awards, the Head of our Māori and Pacific faculty and Māori students who are keen to share how their overseas experience was made accessible and helped to shape their futures.
Our strategies have paid off as we reached 13% participation this year compared to a mere 5.7% only 2 years ago.
SUNY Oswego
In the category of Organizational Excellence, as SUNY Oswego’s student enrollment has diversified, our education abroad enrollments have as well:
From 2010 to 2017 our campus enrollment of underrepresented students grew from 12.8% to 27.7%;
In that same time period (2010-2017) our education abroad program enrollment of minority students grew from 13.3% to 27.7%.
In other words, the percentage of our education abroad students from underrepresented groups has grown commensurate with our institutional diversity.
Also, the percentage of students studying abroad who are low income (EFC<1000) has also grown along with our institution’s growth in this category. This year 28.4% of our education abroad students were from low income backgrounds, compared with 29% overall at SUNY Oswego. Again, we are growing education abroad comparably with our student population overall for students from low income households.
Important organizational structures, partnerships, and innovations helped us achieve these results:
dramatically increasing scholarships for education abroad;
developing new and diverse faculty members to be program leaders;
initiating a Diversity Abroad Mentoring Program on campus with our first mentee attending the Global Student Leadership Summit;
our on-going and successful campus outreach program, “I, Too, Am Study Abroad” in which returning education abroad students conduct panel discussions with prospective students on important topics including on race, identity, and similar topics while abroad;
partnering with our campus Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) to take active steps to encourage deserving EOP students to participate in education abroad through outreach programs, dedicated advising, and by waiving the required deposit.
UC Davis
Since 2006 the Latinx Health Internship Quarter Abroad Program has introduced first generation, ethnically, religiously, and racially diverse students to health disparities, traditional ways of healing, and public health practices in Oaxaca, Mexico. This program also promotes cultural humility, linguistic competence, and helps students clarify their future health career goals. We aim to promote global health and promote cultural exchange among our students and with our partners in Mexico.
Katrina Joy Harrison
Katrina Joy Harrison is a second-year student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law pursuing a JD and a certificate in International and Comparative Law. Additionally, Katrina is the Graduate Intern for the Vira I. Heinz (VIH) Program for Women in Global Leadership where she advises first-time, underrepresented women travelers as they embark on their first international experiences. Katrina is an alumna of the VIH Program, having received the award in 2014 to study in Bangalore, India. She has since also studied in Galway, Ireland and plans to spend her final year of law school at the Sorbonne in Paris, France.
Nam Nguyen
Nam Nguyen is currently a senior at Washington State University (Pullman, WA) pursuing double degrees in International Business and Marketing. Nam stands out as the first and only student in WSU’s 128-year history to study abroad on all seven continents. Studying abroad allows Nam to gain new experiences, as well as exposing him to an entirely different ideologies. He believes that studying abroad has helped him learn more about himself as an individual, in addition, it enabled him to embrace his own culture through different lens. He is also a Ronald E. McNair Scholar, Carson Fellow, Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute Fellow, and a NUFP Fellow with NASPA, the national professional association for student affairs professionals. Nam was recently recognized by NASPA with the Region V Undergraduate Rising Star Award. He loves exploring new ways of thinking and has a thirst for learning, developing, and succeeding. Born and raised in a small town in southern Vietnam, Nam is fluent in Vietnamese and is the first person in his family to compete high school, let alone study at a university.
Shigeru Nic Sakurai
Shige Sakurai (they/them) is a pioneering educator, administrator, and advocate for intersectional diversity and inclusion in international education. Shige’s efforts have resulted in new professional development opportunities in our field, particularly around LGBTQ+ social justice.
Shige, a transgender person of Japanese descent, began their internationalism journey both through family – growing up in a binational household – and by studying abroad in a specialized gender and sexuality semester program in the Netherlands. During that program, Shige researched the intersections of immigrant cultures, sexuality, and educational policy in the Netherlands.
Over the years, Shige has presented on LGBTQ+ and intersectional diversity widely across our field, including for the U.S. Department of State, World Learning, Global Ties U.S., University Studies Abroad Consortium, Diversity Abroad, and NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
In addition to creating unique, cutting-edge LGBTQ+ cross-cultural experiences for U.S. students in Mexico and Thailand, Shige has brought international LGBTQ+ advocates for speaking engagements or to serve as fellows on U.S. campuses, advancing discussions on asylum/refugee issues and human rights in such countries as Nepal, Jamaica, Guyana, and Malawi. In 2014, Shige catalyzed Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Conference on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Education.
Shige currently serves as the Director of Leadership Initiatives and Associate Director in the LGBT Equity Center at the University of Maryland, College Park; faculty for American University’s International Training and Education Program; and executive education faculty for University of Southern California’s Race and Equity Center.
Becca AbuRakia-Einhorn
Becca AbuRakia-Einhorn is the Coordinator of Education Abroad at Gallaudet University, the world’s first and only university designed to be barrier-free for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, & Hard of Hearing students. She received her BA from Pomona College in Claremont, California where she majored in Media Studies. She has an MA in International Affairs from American University’s School of International Service and an MPA from American University’s School of Public Affairs. In her position, Becca supports all students who wish to intern, study, or volunteer abroad during their time at Gallaudet. At the University, she serves as the advisor for the Fulbright Student Program, the Critical Language Scholar program, the Boren Fellowship, and the Gilman Scholarship. She also advocates broadly in the field of International Education for Deaf students (as well as all students with disabilities) to have increased access to study abroad programs. She is a graduate of the NAFSA Academy program for International Educators and presented at the NAFSA National conference in 2018 and the CIEE National Conference in 2018. Outside of work she is a StartingBloc Innovation Fellow and a New Leaders Council Fellow. Traveling, studying, and living abroad opened doors for her and she is passionate about helping young people of all backgrounds find ways to explore the world.
Dr. Amer F. Ahmed
Dr. Amer F. Ahmed is an organizational strategist who helps institutions and leaders address diversity and inclusion, equity, race, and intercultural development through consulting, coaching, group facilitation, and keynote speeches. A frequently requested speaker nationwide, Dr. Ahmed’s approach is grounded in social justice and commitment to community. He brings his identity as the son of Indian Muslim immigrants and extensive years as an intercultural and diversity consultant as the sources of a pivotal understanding of the depth of diversity and inclusion work. Throughout his career, Dr. Ahmed has worked with large organizations, higher education institutions, non-profit agencies, schools and community groups to create understanding and change among key constituents and institutional leaders.
His thought leadership and keen sense of the latest trends informs his approaches to helping groups address potential areas of opportunity to grow and develop. Dr. Ahmed incorporates deep theoretical knowledge of the field combined with a variety of methods including storytelling, discourse on current events and connections to art and music in order to move audiences to profound awareness of issues and next steps. He has published key opinion pieces and has been featured in media such as MSNBC, documentary film, and other national press outlets for his commentary and critical perspective on news and significant topics in society.
Dr. Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of AFA Diversity Consulting, LLC, a consulting practice dedicated to enhancing the development of organizations through efforts around leadership, professional development, assessment, and strategic change. In addition to his consulting work, Dr. Ahmed serves as Director of Intercultural Teaching and Faculty Development at University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Faculty at the Summer and Winter Institutes for Intercultural Communication, and is a member of SpeakOut: Institute for Democratic Education.
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR professional society. Under his leadership, the Society has grown to a record 300,000 members in over 165 countries who impact the lives of 115 million workers every day.
As a global leader on human capital, culture and leadership, Mr. Taylor is a sought-after voice by C- suite executives as well as state and federal elected policy makers on all matters affecting work, workers and the workplace. He is frequently invited to testify before Congress on critical workforce issues—from sexual harassment to paid leave—and authors a weekly column, “Ask HR,” in USA Today, the country’s largest newspaper.
Mr. Taylor’s knowledge and perspectives are shaped by his 20+ year career as a lawyer, human resources executive and CEO in both the not-for-profit and for-profit space. His decades of industry leadership include senior and chief executive roles at IAC/Interactive Corp, Viacom’s Paramount Pictures and Blockbuster Entertainment Group, McGuireWoods LLC and Compass
Group USA. Most recently, Mr. Taylor served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, which advocates and represents publicly supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Mr. Taylor serves on the corporate board of Gallup, the world’s leading public opinion and consulting firm. He also actively volunteers for education, employment and other social causes by serving on the boards of the University of Miami, Jobs for America’s Graduates and the American Red Cross and as an adviser to Safe Streets & Second Chances, an initiative to reduce the high rate of recidivism among the formerly incarcerated. In 2018, he was appointed Chair of the President’s Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Donald J. Trump.
Mr. Taylor holds both a Doctor of Jurisprudence and a Master of Arts with honors from Drake University. He obtained a Bachelor of Science with honors from the University of Miami. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Illinois and Washington, D.C.
Deep Dive Sessions
Culturally-Responsive Advising to Leverage Student Strengths and Increase Their Success
We approach this deep dive on EA advising practice from Yosso’s (2005) Community Cultural Wealth (CCW) construct, which suggests that historically underrepresented students bring a rich range of unique strengths that can make them stronger university students. We then introduce deep dive attendees to Appreciative Advising and help them create a culturally-responsive approach to advising, which can allow them to forge stronger relationships with diverse students and empower them to achieve their international educational goals.
What We Wish You Knew: Insight from Individuals with Disabilities
Although the number of students with disabilities who study abroad has increased, the number with learning, sensory, and physical disabilities has decreased. How do we understand this? What practices can support students with disabilities to ensure access and successful engagement in the study abroad experience? Join us in a panel discussion with at least 3 study abroad participants who have varying disabilities, and learn from their perspective on navigating the study abroad experience.
Who’s On Top? Achieving Gender Parity in International Education Leadership
This session explores whether gender parity (the ratio of women to men) has been achieved within International Education’s senior leadership level. It includes a presentation of the results of 2017/18 related research, insights into the lived experiences of women senior leaders, including stories from women of color, and a discussion about the barriers and opportunities for women leaders to move up the leadership ladder.
Increase Your Numbers and Funding: Lessons from Gilman Top Producers
The Gilman Scholarship Program named their “Top Producers” for the first time at last year’s Diversity Abroad Annual Conference. Four of these Top Producing Institutions will present their successful strategies to promote inclusive study abroad. Institutional categories included Small, Medium, Large and Associate Colleges and Universities. Each has developed customized techniques to reach their own diverse populations to promote study abroad and the Gilman Scholarship – the largest undergraduate study abroad scholarship in the nation.
When it’s Not Like Going Home: Addressing Heritage Student Priorities
This session addresses the need for study abroad advisers and program administrators to pursue student-specific approaches to support and empower heritage students. The session brings together on-campus advisers and program provider perspectives on supporting heritage students in the pre-departure, on-site, and re-entry phases. Attendees will hear first-person accounts of heritage student experiences abroad, and will leave the session with a roadmap for engaging with and advising heritage students on campus and while they are abroad.
Building Alliances & Working Through Barriers: Creating Dynamic Campus Partnerships
A thriving international education program comes out of a dynamic network of campus allies and collaborative programming. Explore how to cultivate diversity, equity, & inclusion initiatives with various stakeholders and work through barriers from the perspective of varied institutions with distinct organizational programs. Examine how to develop mutually beneficial objectives with other offices and groups. The session will include a panel and interactive activities on engaging potential allies, creating programming, and strategies for navigating challenges.
Maximizing Student Learning Abroad: A Curriculum
This session will provide an overview of social justice concepts and how to implement those in the Education Abroad curriculum to enhance students’ experiences abroad. The purpose of the curriculum is to maximize students’ experiences abroad by promoting self-reflection and the development of empathy and understanding prior to departure.
Conference Discounts
EARLY BIRD (Oct. 1 – Jan. 11)
Task Force: 10%
Presenters: 10%
Task Force + Presenter: 15%
Advising & Support for Student Success
Student success is a shared goal on college campuses as well as within the organizations who support them. To ensure international programs lead to greater student success, academically, interpersonally, and professionally, it’s critical that the advising and support structures in place are inclusive and address the needs of diverse students. This track will explore inclusive practices for advising and support of diverse and underrepresented students before, on-site, and after participating in international programs. Additionally it explores how various campus units, such as diversity & multicultural offices, career centers, disability or TRiO offices, have a role in supporting on-campus international students and student success through international programs.
Dr. Eneida O. Roldan
Dr. Eneida O. Roldan is the Associate Dean for International Affairs for the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and Chief Executive Officer of the Health Care Network at Florida International University. Prior to joining the College of Medicine in 2009 as founding faculty, Roldan was the immediate past Chief Executive Officer and president of the Jackson Health System Public Health Trust; and prior to that she was senior vice president, associate Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Administrative Officer for Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Born in Cuba, Dr. Roldan migrated to the USA with her family at the age of two. Dr. Roldan served her residency and fellowship in Pathology and Pediatric Pathology at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital and affiliated hospitals between 1981-1985 and 1985-1987, respectively. She holds a Master of Public Health with honors from the University of South Florida and a Master of Business Administration with highest honors from the University of Tennessee. Until 1989, she served as faculty at the University of Miami, at which time she decided to pursue the field of weight management, nutrition, and eating disorders. Dr. Roldan was the Founder and Medical Director for the Center for Bariatric Management in Miami, Florida, where she practiced in the field of weight management for 12 years and participated in national clinical studies in adults, adolescents, and children in the field of obesity.
Juliana Faus
Juliana is a trilingual Human Capital professional with over 10 years of HR experience combined with a Finance educational background. A multicultural and multidimensional dynamic leader and facilitator with exceptional strategic, operational, analytical and organizational abilities. Expertise in multiple human capital disciplines such as coaching, diversity and inclusion, talent and leadership development, learning strategy and facilitation, employee engagement, recruitment, retention, and performance management. Results-oriented and effective in guiding self and teams to produce high performance metrics. Promoted to positions of increased responsibility and engaged in strategic projects.
Juliana was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. Her family then moved to Caracas, Venezuela where they remained for 4 years during one of Venezuela’s most challenging political times. Juliana then moved to the United States where she finished her high school education and attended Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. She achieved two Bachelor’s Degrees, in International Business and Finance which propelled her to work with the financial services industry at Franklin Templeton Investments for 4 years. Upon promotion, she uprooted to Barcelona, Spain for 2.5 years to obtain two degrees – a Master’s in International Business & Commerce and a Post Graduate degree in Valuation. She returned to the United States and resides in Miami, Florida with her 5 year old son working in Human Capital for PwC.
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick
After serving as Provost and Chief Academic Officer for more than a year, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick was selected as Howard University’s interim president in October 2013. On July 21, 2014, the Board of Trustees voted to appoint Dr. Frederick as Howard’s 17th president, after a unanimous recommendation by the University’s Presidential Search Committee.
Frederick was a participant in Howard’s rigorous B.S./M.D. dual degree program, allowing him to earn both degrees by the age of 22. He also received a Master of Business Administration degree from Howard University’s School of Business in 2011.
Dr. Frederick continues to operate and lecture actively; the focal point of his medical research is to narrow the disparity in all cancer-care outcomes, with a focus on gastrointestinal cancers. A distinguished researcher and surgeon, Dr. Frederick has also received various awards honoring his scholarship and service.
In January 2017, The Federal Reserve System Board of Governors elected Dr. Frederick to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Baltimore Branch, and in May 2016, President Barack H. Obama elected Dr. Frederick to the Board of Advisors for the White House Initiative on HBCUs. In April 2016, Dr. Frederick became a member of the American Surgical Association, known as the nation’s oldest and most prestigious surgical organization.
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick is a true son of Howard University—a proud and loyal exemplar of Howard University’s motto: Truth and Service.
Saif Y. Ishoof
Saif Y. Ishoof, Esq. serves as Vice President for Engagement at Florida International University. Appointed in May 2015 by FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, Saif leads a dynamic team in the Office of Engagement.
Saif guides the university’s participation with K-12 partners, economic development agencies, industry partners and social enterprises. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs where he is working to accelerate a key group of priorities for founding Dean, John Stack.
Previously, Saif served as founding Executive Director at City Year Miami, which provides 17-24 year olds an opportunity to serve one year in high-need schools as tutors, mentors and role models to address the opportunity gap. Under Saif’s leadership, the organization more than doubled in size and scope with an expansion from 8 to 18 schools and from 82 to 200 AmeriCorps members.
Saif’s professional career includes being a startup technology entrepreneur and an executive in agricultural and engineering companies. Saif earned his bachelor’s degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.
Saif’s personal and professional life has been defined by a commitment to developing young people, building civic institutions, international dialogue, and entrepreneurship.
Charles Sasaki
Charles Sasaki is Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Hawaii – Windward Community College where he serves as Chief International Officer and collaborates with faculty and students in STEM, Social Sciences, and Career & Technical Education. He previously serves as Fulbright Alumni Ambassador for the Institute of International Education providing volunteer outreach on behalf of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. Sasaki began his career as faculty in American Ethnic Studies and has a particular professional interest in the success of students of color, first-generation, and economically disadvantaged students. He is actively engaged in the community of Asian American Native American/Pacific Islander (AANAPISI/MSI) institutions. A two-time Fulbright scholar (Germany, 2008; Russia, 2012) Sasaki has also traveled with Fulbright-Hays to Japan and on a NASPA professional exchange to the United Kingdom. He is currently PI for a Capacity Building for Study Abroad grant from Partners for the Americas to create new study abroad programs to Whakatane, New Zealand & London, England.
Dr. ‘Dimeji Togunde
Dr. ‘Dimeji Togunde serves as the Associate Provost for Global Education and Professor of International Studies at Spelman College. In his capacity as Spelman’s Chief International Officer, Dr. Togunde provides guidance and direction for all of the college’s global initiatives with responsibilities for building/strengthening strategic international partnership engagements aimed at enhancing student exchanges, faculty and students’ research, and students’ global learning experiences. Reporting directly to the Provost, he oversees the Office of Study Abroad, Office of Cultural Orientation, G-STEM Program, International Affairs Center, International Student Services and Advising, and all study abroad programs directed by faculty and staff. Dr. Togunde also leads the assessment of the college’s internationalization initiatives and collaborates with academic departments to encourage greater awareness of and involvement with the realities of globalization. Under his leadership, Spelman won the 2017 Senator Paul Simon spotlight award for campus internationalization. Prior to joining Spelman College in August 2011, Dr. Togunde spent 15 years at Albion College in Michigan, where he held the John S. Ludington Endowed Chair in the Social Sciences as Professor of Sociology, and served as Chair of the Department of Anthropology/Sociology, chair of global studies curriculum and Director of the Ethnic Studies Program. He received both his Bachelor and Master’s degrees in demography and social statistics from the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, and a Ph.D. in Development Sociology from Cornell University.
Dr. Hilary Landorf
Dr. Hilary Landorf is the founding Director of the Office of Global Learning Initiatives at Florida International University. She oversees FIU’s university-wide initiative, Global Learning for Global Citizenship, winner of the Institute of International Education’s 2016 Heiskell Award for Internationalizing the Campus. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Education and Human Development, and leader of FIU’s Master of Science degree program in International and Intercultural Education. In 2016, she was appointed as the Executive Director of the Comparative and International Education Society, bringing the Office of the Executive Director to FIU. Landorf’s expertise centers on visioning, developing, designing, and implementing the policies and practices of global learning efforts in higher education. She has written, consulted, and presented internationally on integrating global learning in K-20 educational settings. She received her PhD from New York University in Humanities and Social Sciences in the Professions.
Dr. Makola M. Abdullah
Since President Abdullah’s inception in 2016, Virginia State University has benefited from his leadership with, among other achievements, 30 percent and 50 percent increases in freshman enrollment in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Also under his leadership, the university was recognized as one of the nation’s top 20 “Best Colleges for African Americans” by ESSENCE magazine, it has established partnerships with local public school systems wherein VSU students tutor students in mathematics and reading, and opened the Academic Center of Excellence as a one-stop hub for first-year students to receive career, academic advising and tutorial services.
In 2017, President Abdullah was named the HBCU Male President of the Year by HBCU Digest. President Abdullah is an academic administrator committed to excellence. He is also an internationally-renowned educator recognized for outstanding research. Prior to his appointment as president of Virginia State University, Dr. Abdullah served as provost and senior vice president at Bethune-Cookman University (2013-2016), provost and vice president for academic affairs at Florida Memorial University (2011-2013), and dean and director of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (2008-2011). President Abdullah is a Chicago native who is the youngest African American to receive a Ph.D. in Engineering. He earned his undergraduate degree from Howard University in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University.
DR. MARK B. ROSENBERG
Mark B. Rosenberg is the fifth president of Florida International University, a public institution of higher education and leader in the production of minority degrees in the sciences and engineering among majority-minority institutions. A political scientist specializing in Latin America, Dr. Rosenberg is the first FIU faculty member to ascend to the university’s presidency bringing over forty years of experience in higher education leadership to this post. The author of seven books and numerous scholarly articles on Latin America, Dr. Rosenberg was one of the principal architects of FIU’s growth and expansion during the past decade and played a lead role in development of FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.Under his leadership as president, FIU has increased enrollment to almost 56,000 students, improved graduation rates by nearly 13% and hired over 500 new faculty. Dr. Rosenberg has provided leadership to grow the institution’s budget, improve student graduation and retention rates, expand internships for enrolled students, and coordinate FIU’s emergence as a leading producer of graduates in priority national and state areas focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). From 2005 to 2009, Dr. Rosenberg served as the second Chancellor (first formally selected by the Board of Governors) for the State University System of Florida. Prior to becoming chancellor, Dr. Rosenberg was integrally involved in the expansion and development of FIU into a major public research university. Dr. Rosenberg holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.A. from Miami University of Ohio, where he was Phi Beta Kappa. He is a Fulbright Research Scholar; a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York; the immediate past-Chair of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (GMCC); the Chair of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Committee on Developing Indicators for Undergraduate STEM Education; and the Chair of the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU).
Dr. Eduardo Padrón
Dr. Eduardo Padrón is the President of Miami Dade College, a national model of student achievement and the largest institution of higher education in America. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S., for being a prominent national voice for access and inclusion in higher education. In 2009, Time magazine included him among the “10 Best College Presidents” in the United States; in 2010, Florida Trend magazine named him “Floridian of the Year”; and in 2011, The Washington Post recognized him as one of the eight most influential college presidents nationwide.
He is the recipient of the Carnegie Corporation’s Centennial Academic Leadership Award, the National Citizen Service Award from Voices for National Service, and the Hesburgh Award, the highest honor in U.S. higher education. He is also an Ascend Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
Six American Presidents have selected him to serve on posts of national prominence. He serves on the boards of the Council on Foreign Relations, the White House Fellows Selection Panel, and the International Association of University Presidents. He is the past chairman of the Business-Higher Education Forum, the American Council on Education and the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
The 2018 MSI Global Education Summit is guided by The American Council on Education’s Model for Comprehensive Internationalization. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about how this model can be leveraged to create strategic plans for comprehensive internationalization at their respective Minority-Serving Institutions.Participants will also have an opportunity to share their institutional challenges and targeted areas for growth during a dynamic roundtable discussion on two of the key components of this model 1)Articulated Institutional Commitment and 2) Administrative Leadership, Structure, and Staffing. The discussion will conclude with a presentation of grant and fundraising opportunities to support internationalization efforts
Welcome to the Summit
Introductory comments will include a brief overview of the panelists and speakers who have been invited to share their expertise, as well as tips for how to maximize attendees’ participation.
MSI Registration Open
Check in for participants.
Allies for Social Justice and Equality Lunch
This lunch and learn opportunity will feature a panel of social justice community organizers, and activists who will share the ways in which they have infused social justice principles and practices into their programming, campus or organizational culture(s), and/or work environments(s).
Lunch and learn participants will:
Engage with strategies for becoming an ally,
Describe methods to enhance existing skills for those who are already allies, and
Present strategies for participants to reflect on their own institutions and how to best engage in social justice advocacy and allyship
This opportunity is a must for those committed to social justice and equality for all. We all have a role to play in creating a socially-just world – be a part of the change!
Table Conversations Breakfast Networking
Network with conference attendees over breakfast.
Task Force Meetings (Closed)
Members of the Diversity Abroad Network Task Forces are invited to meet as a group to discuss initiatives.
Professional Pathways in Global Education Forum
The Professional Pathways in Global Education Forum provides an opportunity for conference attendees to hear from seasoned professionals representing four sectors of global education: Education Abroad Office, Third Party Provider, Incoming International Student Support Services, and Social Entrepreneurship. An expert panel of diverse backgrounds will provide insight into the job market outlook for each of the aforementioned sectors, with focus on the specific skills and experiences employers are seeking in applicants. Following the moderated panel, attendees will join table conversations with key representatives from each industry to foster meaningful connections and answer industry-specific questions. As part of this session, attendees will receive a resource sheet outlining the top tips for career advancement in each sector. Whether or not a job search is in your future, this session will include key perspectives on how to continue growing as a Global Education professional.
Interested in learning about how to maximize Diversity Abroad resources to meet your diversity & inclusion goals? This session will provide a short overview of organizational resources & updates, membership, and opportunities to stay engaged with Diversity Abroad.
Task Force Town Hall
During these town hall sessions, members of the Diversity in Global Education Task Forces will share remarks about the state of the field as it relates to the task force theme and facilitate a discussion with attendees to identify areas of focus moving forward. Participating task forces include:
Racially/Ethnically Diverse Students
First-Generation College Students & First Abroad
Access for Disabilities Abroad
LGBTQI+ Students
Diversity & Multicultural Professionals
Minority Serving Institutions
Assessment and Accountability - Evaluating Inclusive Practices
How can Education Abroad Offices move beyond the tacit commitment to diversity & inclusion efforts, and develop an inclusive climate that both welcomes students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds and also effectively supports their successful participation and transformational learning throughout? Learn about Diversity Abroad’s innovative approach to assessing the overall climate of inclusion throughout the education abroad process through the Access, Inclusion, and Diversity (AID) Roadmap.
Researching Underrepresentation in Education Abroad: Past, Present and Future Possibilities
As participation in education abroad has expanded, the need to understand the nuances of the many types of students who participate has increased. Although education abroad has evolved over time, and the definition of diversity has widened, the research on certain student populations has not kept pace. This session provides an overview of this research, shows the gaps, and suggests pathways to strengthen our understanding of underrepresentation in education abroad in order to enhance access and foster inclusive excellence.
A Model for Making Global Learning Universal at Your Institution
Although we know meaningful engagement with diversity benefits all students, little has been done to create a framework that utilizes universal global learning to achieve inclusive excellence. In this session, Landorf and Doscher explore the collaborative leadership model they use at Florida International University that they detail in their forthcoming book, Making Global Learning Universal: Promoting Inclusion and Success for All Students (Stylus, January 2018). The model’s six components can be customized to meet the unique needs of any institution. Session participants reflect on how the components are or can be realized in multiple demographic and institutional contexts.
Expanding Advising Vocabulary & Site Selection of Underrepresented Students
Challenging the rhetoric behind traditional versus non-traditional study abroad sites. This session will highlight the impact that advisors have on reinforcing outdated practices or revolutionizing study abroad by incorporating the voices of the changing student demographic. Everyone is invited to join this conversation, especially, university practitioners and program providers!
This Is What Democracy Looks Like: Activism & Study Abroad
In this session, participants will gain insight on how to prepare U.S. student activists and advocates to navigate racial/identity-based social justice issues across different cultural contexts in their host country and in the U.S. The session will also address strategies and best practices for managing student expectations and safety around civic participation and protest abroad, and guiding students through re-entry into an ever-evolving U.S. social justice climate.
Leveraging Funds to Boost Education Abroad – Case Studies from Public-Private Partnership Grantees
Innovation grant competitions support institutional capacity to advance the mission of internationalizing U.S. campuses. As seen through Partners of the Americas Grants, cooperative partnerships between the public and private sector allow for new opportunities to support piloting or expanding study abroad programs. This session is designed to provide professionals with best practices and resources to boost education abroad. The Partners of the Americas grantees will share their insights and tips for leveraging funds using seed funding from the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund or the Capacity Building Grant for U.S. Undergraduate Study Abroad grants.
Supporting Program Directors in Courageous Conversations with Students
Program directors must be equipped with the strategies and tools for engaging students to explore diverse social group identities in-country and help students reflect and adapt to their own changing identities while abroad. In this session, participants will learn how to lead or how to work with program directors so that they can lead safe, authentic and effective dialogues or ‘courageous conversations’ abroad so that all program directors and students can reach their fullest potential.
Embracing Discomfort with Diversity: Unpacking our Identities to Do the Work
Sharing the responsibility for inclusive excellence requires all international educators to critically examine our identities, privileges, and experiences of oppression. This session guides participants to unpack their diverse identities through participatory exercises that challenge us to see how all our identities impact all aspects of our lives. From these shared experiences we will present examples of how we engage students and educators from all backgrounds (including White, cis-gender, heterosexual, able-bodied, able-minded, and others) in these conversations. Participants will leave with concrete ideas to broaden identity discussions and motivate all students and professionals to foster greater inclusive excellence in education abroad.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Access, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Roadmap – Health & Safety
Health and safety are critical components of education abroad (pre-departure planning and preparation, during the education abroad experience, and upon re-entry). Considerations for diverse students are essential when developing inclusive health and safety policies and procedures. This pre-conference workshop will provide participants with the tools, knowledge, and insight to create or enhance their education abroad health and safety protocols and practices, with foci on mental health, racism and other forms of discrimination, and sexuality. It will also equip participants with advising strategies and opportunities to engage with colleagues around applying standards of good practices.
If You Build It They Will Come: Strategic Study Abroad Marketing to Diverse Student Populations
The lure of strategic and targeted marketing tactics to recruit students of diverse identities and backgrounds may make sense on the surface level as institutions and/or organizations attempt to create much needed exposure and access to education abroad. However, does targeted outreach pose ethical dilemmas or press proverbial hot buttons? What standards of practice can be employed to navigate the marketing landscape for increased access to diverse student demographics? This pre-conference workshop will engage participants in thought-provoking dialogue, providing them with strategies and practices to inventively harness communication and marketing tools to create high-impact opportunities for diverse students and innovative, principled marketing solutions that appeal to targeted student populations.
Engaging Local Students & Communities in Global Education
The metropolitan hub and surrounding suburbs of Miami, Florida are home to many vibrant immigrant and diasporic communities. Spanish is spoken by more than 20 percent of Florida’s population, with high usage in the Miami-Dade County area. Florida has one of the largest African-American populations in the country, and the second-highest Latino population on the east coast outside of New York state.This pre-conference workshop will engage participants in activities and discussion about best practices for working with immigrant student populations, and students from a wide variety of Diasporic backgrounds. It will also present a case study on the local Cuban and Haitian population and an opportunity to visit cultural and historical landmarks in Miami to engage with local communities, particularly in Little Havana, home to a majority of Cubans and Cuban Americans.
Developing and Aligning Education Abroad Diversity & Inclusion Strategies with Institutional Strategic Plans
Education abroad offices and provider organizations can benefit from formalizing their diversity and inclusion efforts into a cohesive plan to broaden access and engender inclusion in international education. This pre-conference workshop will examine the process for and components of engaging multiple stakeholders in the development of a diversity and inclusion strategy for education abroad, as well as strategies for implementing the plan with key partners at each phase of the process. Participants will be guided through a series of activities that will help them create an institution-specific diversity in international education strategic plan, including identifying key objectives, activities, and stakeholders (on campus and beyond), and developing a tentative timeline for the plan.
Inclusive Leadership: Micro-Practices for Every Professional
As professionals working in the throngs of global and multicultural education, we have an integral role to play in modeling inclusive leadership from the inside out. How do we build a supportive and inclusive culture, not only for the diverse student body that we serve, but among colleagues? What are the hidden biases, assumptions, and stereotypes that unconsciously and consciously drive our behavior at work? This pre-conference workshop is designed for any professional interested in developing an inclusive leadership practice. Examples of tools and skill-building include: the Receive-Ask-Summarize-Appreciate (RASA) model for deep listening, the Redline/Greenline model for managing challenging emotions, and activities around unconscious bias. Participants will gain micro-practices to apply daily that will more likely lead to understanding, respect, and trust in the workplace.
Chat at the Wolfsonian with MSI Presidents
The renowned Wolfsonian Museum in Miami, Florida will be the backdrop for an intimate conversation with university presidents from minority serving institutions on how their institutional visions are shaped by personal global experiences. Our distinguished guests will also discuss the critical role they play in campus internationalization and the significance of global learning in a local context. The chat will be followed by a reception with opportunities to meet and/or reconnect with colleagues.
Women of Color Empowerment & Leadership Lunch
Intended for professionals and graduate students who self-identify as women of color and/or allies for women of color, this lunch includes an intimate opportunity to connect with colleagues, and listen to and be inspired by dynamic speakers as they share their leadership journey, experiences and strategies for success in global education.
Farewell Happy Hour
Join us to connect and celebrate with colleagues.
Awards Lunch
Celebrate our collective achievements as a field as we honor recipients of the Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion in International Education Awards and hear from the first-ever student recipients of the Academic Achievement for Research in Diversity & Inclusion in Global Education Award.
Restaurant Meet-ups
Join a small group of conference attendees for an intimate opportunity to meet or reconnect with colleagues and to engage in dialogue about what’s going on in the field while enjoying dinner at a local venue.
Welcome Lunch with Student Panel
Building on the annual tradition, a panel of diverse students will share their powerful stories and experiences abroad during lunch. Come listen to their narratives and connect with other students.
Opening Reception
Join us as we kick off the annual Diversity Abroad Conference with opportunities to meet and/or reconnect with colleagues!
Welcome & Innovation Competition
The Diversity Abroad Innovation Competition, sponsored by CAPA, brings together professionals and students with creative and outstanding ideas and programs that advance diversity and inclusive excellence in global education. Both students and professionals are eligible to participate in the Innovation Competition
Newcomer Orientation
First time attending the Diversity Abroad Conference? Find out how to make the most of your conference experience.