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A successful Global Learning fair encourages experiential learning for all on campus
On October 19, 2022, Global Learning hosted its annual Global Learning Opportunities Fair, an all-day event that introduces students to the numerous global experiential learning options available to them while at UCSC. A steady stream of hundreds of students flowed through the Quarry Plaza excited to learn about UCSC’s faculty-led…
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International delegations visit UCSC to develop and strengthen partnerships
This fall, delegations from Queen’s University Belfast and Aarhus University visit UCSC while touring the main campus and coastal science campus, bringing opportunities for new and deepening partnerships. Michael Alcorn, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Music, and Anya O’Connor, Senior International Officer from Queen’s University Belfast visited campus on October 25th to discuss the…
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International students gain hands-on research experience at UCSC through the ISRP
During summer 2022, nine international undergraduate students traveled to UCSC to participate in the International Summer Research Program (ISRP), conducted in collaboration with the Baskin School of Engineering. The faculty who participated were David Lee of Computational Media, Colleen Josephson of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Shaowei Chen of Chemistry & Biochemistry.…
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UCSC faculty reflect on the Global Classrooms experience
In 2020, the Global Classrooms initiative was launched by the Division of Global Engagement to increase opportunity and access to global learning opportunities for all students. The initiative introduces Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) to courses – a pedagogical approach that leverages online learning technologies and project-based learning to incorporate international experiences for students…
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Collaborations key to global learning for all
The Division of Global Engagement builds connections across campus to expand global learning opportunities for all students which also supports the Beyond the Classroom priority of our Student Success Initiative. One recent partnership with the Department of Psychology has resulted in the Psychology and Cognitive Science Internship. This new program allows students…
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International Virtual Student Exchange brings new opportunities
In an effort to increase opportunity and access to global learning as outlined in our Strategic Plan for Internationalization, UC Santa Cruz is participating in an online virtual course exchange (VSE) through our membership in the Association of Pacific-Rim Universities (APRU). Launched in fall 2021, this program provides UCSC students with the opportunity to enroll…
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Q&A with new faculty fellow for Global Classrooms, Jessie Dubreuil
Global Engagement sat down with Jessie Dubreuil, Associate Director for Learning at the Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL), to talk about her new role with the Global Classrooms initiative, and the unique opportunity that it presents to faculty at UCSC. The interview has been lightly edited for…
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Faculty-led Global Seminars are back for summer 2022
After a year filled with uncertainty and a pause in student mobility, Global Seminars are back to reignite the spirit of global learning for students at UC Santa Cruz. Global Learning, within the Division of Global Engagement, has grown its program portfolio substantially over the past year, partnering with our faculty members…
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Global Mentorship Program fosters community among 172 new international students
The Global Mentorship Program offered to new international students through Global Programming, part of the Division of Global Engagement, has expanded this year to provide needed services to 172 international student mentees. A team made up of thirteen Global Mentors and two Global Captains trained remotely during the summer and…
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A successful launch for International Summer Research Program
During summer 2021, 19 international undergraduate students participated as virtual interns in the pilot of the International Summer Research Program (ISRP), conducted in collaboration with the Baskin School of Engineering. Students from four universities: Amrita University and IIT Kanpur in India, KAIST in Korea, and Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia…
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Kicking off a return to mobility with GLOW
During the week of October 18-22, Global Learning hosted its second annual Global Learning Opportunities Week (GLOW). Several hundred students, staff, faculty, and affiliates attended or led seminars designed to introduce the wide array of global opportunities available to students at UC Santa Cruz. “Talking to students while promoting GLOW…
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Sponsored student programs promote UCSC
Gabi Schmiegel, Assistant Director for Sponsored Student Programs, is actively recruiting students and promoting UC Santa Cruz as an ideal destination for graduate and undergraduate students. UC Santa Cruz, along with UC Berkeley and UC Davis, was part of two pre-arrival orientations organized by EducationUSA for students from the Middle…