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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Kroc IPJ Conference Rooms A & B |
This event is an opportunity to confer with colleagues from other departments and schools about ways to develop and strengthen educational partnerships involving students and faculty in international learning experiences.
Participants will explore the topics of global and cultural competence during morning and afternoon presentations from individuals across campus who will share their experiences of teaching, service-learning, and doing research abroad. During lunch we will hear keynote remarks from Carl Jubran, Special Assistant to the Provost & Chair of USD's International Council and Tony Claudino, special guest from the Institute of International Education. The afternoon session will feature a special presentation by Aboubakr Jamai, former editor of Le Journal Hebdomadaire, journalist and champion of freedom of the press in Morocco, who was recently featured in the New Yorker in an article by Jane Kramer titled “The Crusader.”
Please rsvp and specify your attendance at morning, lunch and/or afternoon sessions below: |
Conference Program
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Morning Session 9:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Room A
Presentations featuring representatives from the Ahlers Center for International Business in the School of Business Administration, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, and School of Leadership and Education Sciences describing their award-winning programs providing international and global education and research opportunities for their students and faculty.
| 9:45 |
Coffee & muffins served
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| 10:00-10:20 |
Literacy Projects in Guatemala, Pakistan and in the Middle East and overview of opportunities available from US/AID
Kendra Sisserson, Ph.D.
School of Leadership and Education Sciences
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| 10:25-10:40 |
Graduate and Undergraduate Study Abroad Opportunities for Business Faculty and Students
Kira Mendez, Administrative Director
MBA Programs and Business Study Abroad Programs
John M. Ahlers Center for International Business
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| 10:45-11:05 |
Experiences Building Global Competencies with USD Business Students Abroad
Cynthia Pavett, Ph.D.
Professor of Management |
| 10:45-12:00 |
Tony Claudino, Director of
Fulbright Program Outreach
Institute of International Education
Available to discuss scholarship opportunities abroad and answer questions.
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| 11:10-11:25 |
Developing Award-Winning Programs with SOLES Global Center
Susan Zgliczynski, Ph.D.
School of Leader hip and Education Sciences
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| 11:30-11:45 |
The Effect of Cultural Immersion Experiences in Developing Cultural Competence
Anita Hunter, Ph.D.
School of Nursing and Health Sciences |
Click here to register for the morning session |
Lunch Session 12:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Room B
Keynote remarks from Carl Jubran, Special Assistant to the Provost & Chair of USD's International Council and Tony Claudino, Director of Fulbright Student Program Outreach at the Institute of International Education will present an overview of scholarships and resources. This session will also include
presentations from representatives from campus study abroad programs sharing their experiences as well as covering topics such as how to organize and receive funding for international program development.
| 12:00 |
Served lunch begins
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| 12:10-12:25 |
Keynote Remarks
Carl Jubran, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Provost & Chair of USD's International Council
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| 12:30-12:50 |
Global Competency
Carole Huston, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Professor of Communication Studies
Leeva Chung, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Studies
Judy Liu, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology |
| 12:55-1:25 |
Partnering with the Institute of International Education
Special Guest Speaker
Tony Claudino
Director of
Fulbright Program Outreach
Institute of International Education
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| 1:30-1:50 |
Steps to Developing Programs Abroad
Shelley Smith, Director of Study Abroad Programs
College of Arts & Sciences
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1:55-2:15
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Experiences Teaching Abroad
Susan Briziarelli, Ph.D.
Professor of Languages and Literatures
College of Arts & Sciences
Dennis Briscoe, Ph.D.
Professor of Management |
| Click here to register for the lunch session |
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Afternoon Session 2:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Room A
Special guest presentation on the importance of global citizenship, and panel presentations from faculty who have recently led short-term summer and winter programs abroad.
| 2:15 |
Coffee & cookies break |
2:30-2:50
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Integrating Service-Learning and Study Abroad: Jamaica 2007
Carlton Floyd, Ph.D.
Professor of English
John Loggins, Assistant Director
Community Service-Learning |
2:55-3:25
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Morocco, the USA and International Education
Special Guest Speaker
Aboubakr Jamai
Former editor of Le Journal Hebdomadaire, journalist and champion of freedom of the press in Morocco
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| 3:30-3:50 |
Experiences teaching abroad in Europe and North Africa
Randy Willoughby, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science and International Relations
Carl Jubran, Ph.D. |
| 3:50 |
Closing Remarks |
Click here to register for the afternoon session |
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This event is sponsored jointly by the Center for Educational Excellence, Office of Community Service-Learning and USD's International Council |
For more information contact:
Amanda Ryan (619) 260-7402, or cee@sandiego.edu
(Please RSVP online for lunch at least one week in advance.)
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