We warmly invite you to join us for a day (or half day) of exploring the topics of education abroad and on-campus global engagement at our first annual Global Learning Summit, hosted by Penn State Global. Sessions will focus on academic considerations, cross-cultural development, health and safety, diversity/equity/inclusion/belonging in global learning, opportunities for cross-University collaboration, and more. The intended audience for the summit is any employee of Penn State who wants to learn more about global learning opportunities at the University. This could include academic advisers, student support specialists, faculty, and administrators. Please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone in your network who may be interested in attending.
Sessions will be offered in 50-minute formats throughout the morning and afternoon. Lunch will be provided to attendees who register to attend the lunch with a keynote speaker. Please register your attendance (full day or half day; register for lunch as well) by Friday, May 5, at 5:00 pm. Registration will be capped at 100 participants. We will activate a waiting list if necessary. Commonwealth Campus colleagues: the registration form includes an option to request mileage reimbursement and/or hotel costs to be covered in State College on the evening of May 16 (prior to the event).
Schedule:
- 8:30 am – registration/check-in, coffee, tea
- 9:00 – 9:50 am – Education Abroad topics concurrent sessions
- 10:00 – 10:50 am - Education Abroad topics concurrent sessions
- 11:00 – 11:50 am - Education Abroad topics concurrent sessions
- 12:05 – 1:15 pm – Lunch with keynote speaker, Neal McKinney*
- 1:15 pm – registration/check-in for afternoon only attendees
- 1:30 – 2:20 pm – Global engagement topics concurrent sessions
- 2:30 – 3:20 pm - Global engagement topics concurrent sessions
- 3:30 – 4:15 pm - Health, Safety, and Security in Global Learning session
*Keynote speaker Neal McKinney biography: Neal MicKinney, M.Ed. (he/him/his) is a doctoral candidate in Educational Studies, specializing in Higher Education and Student Affairs, at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. He has worked in international education since 2015, most recently at DePauw University as an Associate Director of Off-Campus Programs. The aim of his research is to use critical theories on race (e.g., critical race theory, intersectionality, critical whiteness studies) to disrupt structures and systems of whiteness and white supremacy in international education that disproportionally impact U.S. domestic students of color and international students who experience marginalization while studying in the U.S. His forthcoming research aims to understand how education abroad personnel discuss the phenomenon of lower participation rate of U.S. Black and Latinx college students in education abroad programs, and to understand how Black and Latinx students make meaning of these narratives. The significance of this study aims to influence change in education abroad advising practices to leverage Black and Latinx students’ cultural assets as a strength in advising, instead of a deficit towards participation in education abroad.