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Description

The Global Reach Community (GRC) is comprised of faculty and staff interested in extending UTEP’s presence and impact in global research and education. We seek to share experiences and information, develop partnerships on and off campus, identify and strengthen institutional support, increase global understanding among students through experiential learning, and extend the meaning of community engagement.

Aspirations

We aspire to advance UTEP's commitment to scholarly and creative activities by institutionalizing best practices in extending our global reach to enhance student learning, promote faculty development, and support research partnerships.

KEYWORDS

  1. Campus internationalization and engagement
  2. Global Education
  3. Global Experiential Learning
  4. International research collaborations

UTEP STRATEGIC AREAS

  1. Education for the 21st Century Demographic

COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Genna, Gaspare
Advocate
Professor
Liberal Arts - Political Science
regional integration, globalization, international cooperation, political economy, political psychology, political trust, social trust

Argus-Calvo, Beverley
Member
Associate Professor
Education - Educational Psychology and Special Services
Bilingual Special Education, Individualized Psycho Educational Assessment, Culturally Responsive Special Education, Working with Parents of Culturally Diverse Students with Special Needs, Effects of Violence on Student Learning.
Featured: Awards

Cheu, Kelvin
Member
Professor
Engineering - Civil Engineering
transportation engineering, intelligent transportation systems, transportation security, cross border transportation, transportation-health, smart cities, COVID-19
Featured: Awards

Ferregut, Carlos
Member
Professor
Engineering - Civil Engineering
Engineering risk analysis, reliability analysis, Stochastic modeling, nondestructive evaluation, global engineering education
Featured: Awards

Lusk, Mark
Member
Professor
Health Sciences - Social Work
Community Engaged Scholarship, Social Work, International Development, Migration, Refugees, Border Health, COVID-19, Stress
Featured: Awards


Internationalization Strategies for the 21st Century
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Document
Gaspare Genna
Resource Link

This is a presentation given at the National Conference on Trusteeship by Brad Farnsworth, Assistant Vice President, Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement, American Council on Education (4/19/16).

University of South Floridal World
External Resource
Other
Gaspare Genna
Resource Link

This is an example of institutionalized global engagement at a major university.

Global Purdue University
External Resource
Other
Gaspare Genna
Resource Link

This is an example of institutionalized global engagement at a major university.

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