Professor Tiza Garland in South Africa
09/09/19

This summer, professor Tiza Garland taught a combined combat and movement workshop for students at the Free State Arts Festival and later taught 3 different multi-session workshops throughout a week at the University of the Free State. The workshops included a Consent Culture workshop, a stage combat workshop, and a Laban & Chekhov workshop. This opportunity was a very unique experience for the students and provided them with professional training that is rare in their country.

The experience was a success and the professor has been asked to consider returning to teach more workshops, or possibly perform, at the Free State Arts Festival and to return to do more multi-session...

Faculty-led Study Abroad Culminates in Local Art Exhibition
09/09/19

The highly successful "UF in Paris (Readdressing the Masterpieces of Paris)", a study abroad program led by Professor Richard Heipp of the School of Art + Art History culminated in an exhibit at a local art gallery to showcase the work they did while participating in the program. Recontextualizing the Masterpieces of Paris Exhibition took place at WARPHaus Gallery on Friday, August 30th.

The show included a variety of media and approaches including classical drawing, photography, painting, collage, assemblage, and sculpture. For the class “Readdressing the Masterpieces of Paris,” students conducted research that included classical drawing from sculptures in Paris’s museums as well...

UFIC's Paloma Rodriguez Receives a Career Influencer Award
09/05/19

The inaugural University of Florida Career Influencer Awards organized by the UF Career Connections Center celebrated the collaboration and innovation of UF partners who have had an exceptional impact on career development and career engagements during the 2018 – 2019 year. Paloma Rodriguez, Director of UFIC's Office of Global Learning was nominated for her commitment to student success. Here is an excerpt from Paloma’s nomination:

“While there are many tangible anecdotes that support Paloma’s focus on career and professional development of students, it is probably her passion that I believe makes her most worthy of this award. In talking to Paloma, her creativity and motivation...

Announcing the New Office of Global Learning!
08/26/19

The University of Florida International Center is pleased to announce the institutionalization of UF’s highly successful 2014-19 Quality Enhancement Plan, “Learning without Borders” in the form of the new Office of Global Learning (OGL)!

The new OGL will continue core responsibility for the QEP’s signature International Scholars Program, as well as the Peace Corps Prep program. It will also build on the QEP’s goal of comprehensive campus internationalization, via a variety of ongoing and new programs to support faculty and staff professional development and training in the field of Global Learning. Paloma Rodriguez will serve as OGL director.

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Florida Teachers Participate in Teacher Exchange with Mexico
08/19/19

Gainesville FL – This summer, the Center for Latin American Studies launched the Teacher Exchange Program. Dr. Mary Risner, associate director at the Center, served as the program coordinator in collaboration with Volusia Sister Cities, the Instituto Campechano, and Colegio Xial. The goal of the program is for educators in Mexico and the United States to share knowledge and perspectives on educational systems and teaching pedagogies.

Two teachers from Alachua County Schools, Lynn Hazen and Carolina Currea, along with Chris Gellerman from Volusia County Schools, traveled to Campeche, Mexico to participate in the program. The Florida teachers were hosted by Mexican teachers and...

Three UF Graduate Students Teach at Colombian Universities This Summer
08/19/19

Release Date: August 13 2019 
University of Florida graduate students expanded both their own expertise and the UF Graduate School’s global reach by teaching at prestigious universities in Colombia this summer.

UF doctoral candidates Peijuan Cao (Curriculum and Instruction) and Riya Chakraborty (Curriculum and Instruction) taught at the four-week Level 7 English Program at Universidad del Norte (UNINORTE) in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Cao spoke of the reciprocity of the experience, saying of her students: “They were not only interested in learning the English language, but also in learning about other cultures… They also taught me many thing about Colombian culture and...

Antonio Farias Gives TEDx Talk on Learning Vulnerability and Effective Communication
08/19/19

To watch the entire talk, please visit here.

Antonio talks about how to let down your guard and engage in courageous dialogues that really matter. He addresses topics from diversity, exclusivity, to vulnerability. His examples as a parent and life learner remind us how we need to focus our attention on cultivating culture in our relationships. Antonio Farias joined the University of Florida in 2018 as its first chief diversity officer and senior advisor to the president. He oversees university-wide efforts to advance equity,...

International Students at UF Find a Home Away From Home
08/19/19

Original posting from The Alligator, full article can be found here.

Anna Volentics, a 20-year-old UF international studies sophomore, doesn’t fly home to Budapest for Thanksgiving because it is not celebrated there.

“I always have a million invitations to all my friends’ house to celebrate with them, which is so, so kind because I think it’s such a warm and intimate family gathering,” she said. “I literally have no issue leaving campus to visit a friend or go hang out with someone and spend Thanksgiving with...

UF in Nepal and India Concludes
08/19/19

The Gator Nation is everywhere! After 35 days of traveling across six cities in two countries, visiting 17 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and completing two three-credit Family, Youth and Community Science courses, the “2019 UF in India & Nepal: NGOs and Development” taught by Prof. Muthusami Kumaran concluded on July 28th. The 26 attending students went through intensive academic, experiential, multi-cultural and contextual learning processes of the program.

Dr. Kristen Stoner Performed at the Ghent Opera House in Belgium
08/19/19

Dr. Kristen Stoner (Professor of Flute) performed the world premiere of her composition The Five Rings for solo piccolo, in Lully Hall of the Ghent Opera House in Belgium (July 15), as part of the College Music Society International Conference. She also presented a lecture entitled The Belgian Flutist Who Altered the Course of Brazilian Music at the Concertgebouw in Brugge, Belgium (July 18), as part of the same conference.

In addition, Dr. Stoner performed a chamber music recital at Barton House in Cirencester, England, on July 10. She collaborated with Dr. Tabatha Easley, flute, and Dr. Tiffany Valvo, clarinet, both of Virginia Commonwealth University.

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