Internationalizing and Globalizing the Curriculum

Activity Type: 
Workshop
Teacher Training
Presenter: 
varies, see below
Date: 
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 09:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Community College of Beaver County
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu

This half-day workshop will interest CCBC staff and faculty in thinking about how to internationalize and globalize their programs and curricula. Full schedule below:

9:30-10:00 Overview of UCIS Programs and Opportunities for Partnership
Maja Konitzer (Pitt, Global Studies Center) and Zsuzsánna Magdó (Pitt, Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies)

10:00-10:45 Parallel Sessions:
1. Globalizing the Curriculum--for Faculty
Roger Rouse, (Pitt, Global Studies)
2. Globalizing Student Programs--for Staff
Brice Lynn (Pitt, Study Abroad Office)

10:45-11:00 Faculty-Staff Collaborations for Internationalizing the Honors College
Brice Lynn

11:15-12:30 Workshops:
1. Introducing global concepts and content in the Humanities syllabus
Facilitated by Roger Rouse (Pitt, Global Studies)
2. Introducing global concepts and content in the STEM syllabus
Facilitated by Jessica Pickett (Pitt, Global Studies)
3. Developing student programs
Facilitated by Brice Lynn, Maja Konitzer, and Zsuzsánna Magdó (Pitt, UCIS)

12:30 Dismissal

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
CCBC
World Regions: 
International