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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
globalization, international cooperation, political economy, political psychology, political trust, regional integration, social trust

Argus-Calvo, Beverley
Member
Associate Professor
Education - Educational Psychology and Special Services
Bilingual Special Education, Culturally Responsive Special Education, Effects of Violence on Student Learning., Individualized Psycho Educational Assessment, Working with parents of culturally diverse students with special needs
Featured: Awards

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

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

Lusk, Mark
Member
Professor
Health Sciences - Social Work
border health, Community Engaged Scholarship, international development, migration, Social work
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
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Other
Gaspare Genna
Resource Link

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

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