UMN Global Programs and Strategy Alliance

We're looking for the next member of our communications team! The Communications Specialist provides a range of communications support to the Vice Provost’s Office and other units within the GPS Alliance. Successful candidates for this position should have a passion for writing and storytelling, and a desire to work with people from other countries and backgrounds.

The GPS Alliance is hiring an Assistant Director for Contracts and Compliance. This position is an integral part of the International Health, Safety, and Compliance (IHSC) team, supporting and helping expand compliance initiatives in accordance with federal, state, and international laws, University policies and procedures, and education abroad best practices.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Anant Maringanti has been named the next director of the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC). Dr. Maringanti brings extensive experience in interdisciplinary research and urban intervention initiatives, and a strong commitment to social justice in the global south. It is especially meaningful that he is also a graduate of the University of Minnesota and an alumnus of the ICGC Scholars program.

As 2024 comes to a close, all of us at the Global Programs and Strategy Alliance extend our gratitude and warmest wishes to you—our colleagues, partners, supporters, and friends from the University and around the world. We look forward to 2025 with hopes for peace, prosperity, and stability in our world. We also look forward to new opportunities to build global connections and understanding together. To do so, we must remain committed to our values of cross-cultural understanding, of collaborating across borders, and of advocating for a sustainable planet. Thank you for being a part of our global community. Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year!

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is looking for a Welcome Center Manager. The Welcome Center Manager provides direct services to International Student and Scholar Services staff and clientele at the International Student and Scholar Services Welcome Center on the Twin Cities campus. This role involves managing the Welcome Center and supervising the Welcome Center's student staff. The individual in this position works alongside the welcome center student staff at the front desk providing customer service to all our clients. This position also has several administrative duties related to the assignment of projects, helping with office manager responsibilities, and office-wide events.

The Learning Abroad Center at the University of Minnesota traveled with a cohort of administrators to the UK and Ireland last month. This week-long immersive experience, in partnership with CEA CAPA (London) and the University of Limerick, was a transformative journey for the participants and a strategic investment in the university’s internationalization goals.

To celebrate International Education Week at the University of Minnesota, we are happy to invite you to our next event “World Dialogue on Curriculum Internationalization: What, Why, and How?” This interactive event is designed for faculty, staff, and internationalization officers to explore diverse approaches to curriculum internationalization. Using the?World Café?method, participants will collaborate in small groups, reflecting on what curriculum internationalization means to each of us, why it's important, and how we can better prepare colleagues to facilitate transformative internationalized learning experiences. *Session in English Date and Time: November 20, 9:00-10:30 am CST Duration: 90 minutes Max. Participants: 100 REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/dbd76rpq Please feel free to share widely in your network! UMN Global Programs and Strategy Alliance

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is #NowHiring an Office Manager. This position is responsible for supporting the day to day operations of this vibrant unit, enabling ISSS to provide excellent services to the international community. This position reports to the assistant director of operations and responsibilities include assisting the assistant director of operations with on-boarding new staff, ordering supplies, planning and overseeing office-wide events, and a variety of other duties focused on daily operations; working at the Welcome Center and providing support for the Welcome Center team to greet scholars and students and determine where best to direct their questions; and providing assistance to the assistant vice provost with their calendar and projects.

The Global Programs and Strategy Alliance presented the 2024?Award for Global Engagement?to Andres Perez, professor of veterinary population medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The all-University Award for Global Engagement is given to faculty and staff members in recognition of outstanding contributions to global education and international programs at the University or in their field or discipline.

The China Center developed the Considering China webinar series to explore important topics related to China's many facets and to encourage meaningful conversations and reflections. Join us for the first webinar of the semester this Thursday, September 26. UMD Professor Hairong Feng will discuss the history and development of intercultural communication in China by incorporating her education experiences in the 1990s in Chinese universities, and her recent research and teaching of intercultural communication across the two cultures of the U.S. and China.