Internationalization Summit

Schedule for April 16, 2021

Draft schedule subject to change

10:00 am - Opening Remarks & Welcome

• Jeremy Haefner - Chancellor, University of Denver
• Uttiyo Raychaudhuri - Vice Provost for Internationalization, University of Denver

10:10 am - Keynote Address

Speaker:

• Himanshu Rai - Director, Indian Institute of Management Indore

10:40 am - Panel: Sustainable development - education in the face of global crises

2020 ushered in a novel and significant crisis for education in ways and speed that few systems, structures, and peoples were prepared to face. However, through the crisis of the pandemic, new opportunities or even imperatives come into focus; including those which address the ongoing global crises such as climate change, social injustice, and deepening political divisions. This panel will join experts in global higher education, inclusive and collaborative online international learning, digital student engagement, and international student trends to discuss how crises have brought new opportunities for sustainable development in education.

Speakers:

• Anthony Ogden - Managing Partner at Gateway International Group
• Samantha Martin - Founder & CEO, Via TRM
• Lynette Jacobs - Professor, Comparative and International Education, University of the Free State
• Rahul Choudaha - Director, Research Communications & Insights, GMAC

Moderator: Uttiyo Raychaudhuri

11:40 am - Break

11:45 am - DU Reflection: what does global learning look like for you?

11:50 am - Panel: Global Learning - A foundation for sustainable development

Global learning provides a foundation to understand and analyze complex problems that transcend national borders with collaborative solutions. By integrating global learning into curricular and co-curricular experiences, educators can support the development of a global mindset in students. Intended attributes of such a mindset include engaging collaboratively and ethically with humility toward promoting sustainable development, human rights, equity and inclusion. With experts in global and intercultural learning, indigenous knowledge systems, and entrepreneurship, this panel will explore how global learning can sustainably engage students in advancing scholarly inquiry, cultivating critical and creative thought, and generating knowledge within their various communities.

Speakers:

• Stephanie Doscher - Director, Collaborative Online International Learning, Florida International University
• Steven Duke - Associate Vice President, P-16 Initiatives, University of Nebraska
• Nceba Gqaleni - Research Professor, African Traditional Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Faculty Member, Africa Health Research Institute
• Joshua Ross - Assistant Professor & Director, Office of Entrepreneurship, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver

Moderator: Casey Dinger

12:50 pm - Break

12:55 pm - Leadership in Internationalization Award Recognition

1:00 pm - Keynote: University of Denver 2021 Margolin Distinguished Lecturer

Speaker: Karin Fischer, Senior Writer on Internationalization for The Chronicle of Higher Education

Moderator: Lynn Schofield Clark

1:45 pm - Break

1:50 pm - Partner Reflection: What is the future of internationalization?

1:55 pm - Panel: Where to now? Future directions for sustaining global engagement

This panel explores the key directions for the future of internationalization in the next decade. The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, deep political divisions, civil unrest, climate change, and the pervasive and ongoing inequities around the world has changed the landscape and drivers of truly comprehensive internationalization. Joined by experts in US immigration policy; international student mobility; sustainability; and Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, this panel will provide insight and inspiration on the future directions for sustainable global engagement in the 2020s.

Speakers:

• Miriam Feldblum - Co-Founder & Executive Director, Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
• Scott Blair - Affiliate, Gateway Interational Group, LLC
• Melissa Torres - President & CEO, The Forum on Education Abroad
• Andrew Gordon - CEO & Founder, Diversity Abroad

Moderator: Levi Lindsey

2:55 pm - Closing Remarks

• Mary Clark - Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Denver
• Uttiyo Raychaudhuri - Vice Provost for Internationalization, University of Denver

3:00 pm - Breakout Discussion & Refection

Contact

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