VCU Global Education Office

We are 29 days away from VCU Giving Day! But you don't have to wait — you can make your early gift now. Choose from two GEO funds, the Global Education Fund and the L & L Friendship Fund; each fund encourages global student success and engagement! Give your early donation today at https://lnkd.in/eMJ5WhNy #vcugivingday

VCU Giving Day is on Tuesday, April 22, 2025! Lead the way! Set the stage for a successful Giving Day with your early gift. Choose from two Global Education Office funds that will encourage global student success and engagement! Consider making a donation today, or anytime before or on April 22 at https://lnkd.in/e-yP2_D4. #VCUGivingDay

Be sure to join us for the workshop, "Inclusive Program Design in International Education," on Thursday, March 27, from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. in the Student Commons, Virginia Rooms C-D. Malaika Marable Serrano, PhD of Guild Education, will present the next workshop in the Spring 2025 Global Initiatives Master Class Series: Global Engagement Strategies. Serrano will explore strategies for prioritizing inclusivity and accessibility, and emphasize the importance of equitable access to global learning. To register and for more information about the workshop and the speaker, visit https://lnkd.in/e84YrEUx

VCU students are featured in the news! Students who participated in the VCU Spring Break: TRIO Service-Learning in the Dominican Republic study abroad program led by Shay Lumpkin, M.Ed. of VCU's TRiO and in conjunction with VCU's Developing Men of Color (DMC), spoke with WRIC 8 News to describe their experience abroad. The service-learning program allowed students to become involved in experiences that were "eye-opening," and take notice of regular resources available to them as compared to those in other countries. Hear from Mikayla Lindsey, a VCU TRIO student, and Mahamed Abdulkadir, a VCU DMC member, in the feature story written by VCU student, Darreon Barner at: https://lnkd.in/e5Byni-U

Presenting the next World@VCU profile: Ali Ansari from Afghanistan ‘Studying is not easy, but it is incredibly rewarding, and I love to learn.’ Read about English Language Student, Ali Ansari, as he discusses his home country and his experience studying at VCU as an international student in the VCU News feature at: https://lnkd.in/eGTkguKx

Our spring break study abroad programs are in full swing! Pictured are some images from exciting destinations where our students, faculty and staff engage in life-changing study abroad experiences! - VCU Spring Break: Costa Rica: Healthcare Shadowing, led by Krista Scott of the College of Humanities and Sciences and in collaboration with VCU's Developing Men of Color, the study abroad program allows students to explore a variety of healthcare careers from a global lens. - VCU Spring Break: TRIO Service-Learning in the Dominican Republic led by Shay Lumpkin of VCU's TRiO, a program allowing students to be involved in service-learning experiences. For information about more study abroad opportunities, visit https://lnkd.in/ebF9ShQM

Ximena Motta Hernandez, a VCU international student from Colombia, recently completed GEO's English Language Program and is now a master’s student in public administration in the VCU L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. Featured in the World@VCU series by VCU News, Ximena speaks about her experiences while studying at VCU and gives some insight about her home country in her profile at https://lnkd.in/eSuthxSK.

We're proud to recognize Mahmoud Kaid from Egypt, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at the College of Humanities and Sciences, featured in the latest issue of World@VCU! https://lnkd.in/eZx7hfs2

The GEO Global Learning team constantly strives to provide global student engagement opportunities for our international and domestic students. Such is the case with our popular "Nori Maki Night" that included sushi-making demonstrations by our visiting students from Shimane University, Japan. It was an incredible experience for everyone who attended this first Global Café of the semester, as students learned the art of making sushi while meeting new people.

Congratulations to our colleague, Dr. Paulo Zagalo-Melo, on his recent appointment as president of the AIEA - Association of International Education Administrators!