News

We’re looking forward to connecting with our friends in international education and sharing the latest lessons from our work. You can visit us at Booth #2400, stop by one of these events to chat with us or follow along with our experiences here. 

Global Partner Session: Innovative Partnerships to Advance Global Entrepreneurship Education: Lehigh@NasdaqCenter
Wednesday, May 30 • 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Learn about teaching global entrepreneurship in a global context through the model of Lehigh@NasdaqCenter, an academic-in-residence collaboration between Lehigh University and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, a San Francisco based non-profit that provides education, mentorship and resources to entrepreneurs.
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Forum on Global Learning: Developing Capacity for Global Impact: From Skill Sets to Mindsets Day 1
Friday, June 1, and Saturday, June 2

Explore definitions of global learning, ways to incorporate it into the curriculum and approaches to assessment for impact, and then visit Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to see what creative inquiry and innovation look like in action and how you can implement it in your work.
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Conference Sessions

Staff from Lehigh's Office of International Affairs are also presenting in concurrent sessions throughout the conference.

Africa’s Untold Recruitment Challenges and Opportunities
Tuesday, May 29 • 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Presenter: Samba Dieng, Director of the Office of International Students and Scholars

Engaging the Local Community in Supporting International Students
Tuesday, May 29 • 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Clara Buie, Assistant Director, Global Union and Community Engagement

Internationalized Universities: Anchoring the Local to the Global
Wednesday, May 30 • 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Presenter: Cheryl Matherly, Vice President/Vice Provost for International Affairs

Alternative Funding Models for Underrepresented Education Abroad Students
Wednesday, May 30 • 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Carol Ham, Director of the Iacocca International Internship Program

Building Global Leadership and Cultural Competencies Using Extreme Cohort Diversity
Wednesday, May 30 • 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Kira Mendez, Director of the Iacocca Institute

Poster Sessions

Crisis Management in International Education
Tuesday, May 29 • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Maximizing Collaboration with your Travel/Medical/Security Assistance Provider
Presenters: Katy Rene and Katie Radande, Study Abroad

Creating program specific crisis info packets
Presenters: Jodeen Gemmel and Janet Zapata, Study Abroad

Internationalizing the Campus
Wednesday, May 30 • 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Bridging the Advising Gap: A Student-Centered Approach
Presenters: Jodeen Gemmel and Brian Wasserman, Study Abroad