NDI Global Engagement Symposium
Date: Thursday, November 16
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: 200 Main Building
Hosted by NDI; Open to everyone
The Global Engagement Symposium celebrates and showcases the multitude of ways students are engaging with local communities around the world through research, service learning, internships, and professional experiences. Student presentations will highlight the impact and new perspectives gained from their intercultural and experiential learning abroad. Coffee and refreshments will be served. While we would love for attendees to stay for the whole event, please feel free to come and go as needed.
Presentations Schedule
| Time | Presenter | Presentation Title | Program & Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 - 12:45pm | Erin Reilly | Global Gateways to Global Partnership | London Undergraduate Fall 2022 |
| Emma Laboe | Optimizing Cobalt-Iron-Boron Thin Films for Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy: Summer Research at Trinity College Dublin | Dublin Naughton Fellowship Summer 2023 | |
| 12:45 - 1:30pm | Anita Feng | Alpine Adventures: Takeaways from Backpacking through Switzerland | Rome Summer 2023 |
| Kendra Lyimo | To Be Seen or Not To Be Seen: Contemporary Art and Black Italian Identity | Rome International Scholars Spring 2023 | |
| Joseph Kositzke | The Convertible Classroom: A Summer of Experiential Learning Across Ireland | Irish Internship Program Summer 2023 | |
| 1:30 - 2:15pm | Carolina Bolivar | They Will Go Far: Perceptions of Migrant Student Success in Dublin, Ireland | Irish Internship Program Summer 2023 |
| Sophia Alvarez | Empowering Bilingual Learners: Insights from Teaching English Language Arts in Rome | Rome Undergraduate Program Fall 2022 | |
| Grace Barger | Comparison and Analysis of Special Education in the United States and Italy | Rome International Scholars Spring 2023 | |
| 2:15 - 3:30pm | Lily Storrs | Millennium Villages Project in Rwanda: Local Women's Perspectives | Kigali, Rwanda Fall 2022 |
| Bupe Lughano Kabaghe | From Dreams to Reality: The Journey of a Zambian Intern in London | London Undergraduate Fall 2022 | |
| Filip Kubicki | Transformative Learning in Emerging Markets: Insights from the International Business Scholars Colloquium's Trip to Poland | Poland International Business Scholars Colloquium Summer 2023 | |
| 3:30 - 4:15pm | Emma Bauschard | Internship at Multiple Sclerosis Clinic in Spain | Toledo, Spain Fall 2022 |
| Jacob Shawwa | The Health of Brickmakers in San Matias Cocoyotla, A Public Health Study | Puebla, Mexico Fall 2022 | |
| Julia Marine | Cultivating Connection through Communication: Studying Cancer while Abroad | Galway, Ireland Fall 2022 | |
| 4:15 - 5:00pm | Grayson Gabet | An Examination of Japanese Business Culture and Practices | Tokyo Foreign Language Internship Program Summer 2023 |
| Katherine Huang | Observations on the Chinese Italian Immigrant Experience: Told through Stories and Conversations on the Streets of Milan | Milan Business Design Thinking Summer 2023 | |
| Ida Addo | The Transformative Power of Placemaking | Thailand Summer 2023 | |
| Annika Barron | Stories of Daily Life in the Holy Land: How Remembering Jerusalem Shapes my Reflections on Conflict | Jerusalem Spring 2023 | |