Global Experiences and International Engagement
The ninth annual Graduate College Symposium on Graduate Education for graduate faculty, students, postdocs and alumni
Thursday, March 2, 2011
Illini Union Rooms B & C
Illini Union Rooms B & C
Graduate education has become increasingly globalized in recent years as international graduate student populations have increased, technological and communications advancements have made international collaboration possible as never before, and enhancements in travel have made fieldwork, collaborative research, and conference attendance abroad more accessible than at any point in history.
Join keynote speaker Maresi Nerad and a panel of Illinois faculty and students as we explore how the University of Illinois can proactively prepare graduate students as problem solvers—both nationally and globally. No advance registration required.
Dr. Nerad will also be interviewed on WILL-AM 580 the day before the symposium on Tuesday, March 1, at 11:06 a.m.
Program for March 2
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1:00 |
Welcome and introductory remarks
Debasish Dutta, Dean of the Graduate College
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| 1:10
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Keynote address, The Internationalization of Graduate Education—a Two-Way Street: Promoting Productive Educational Experiences
Maresi Nerad, Director of the National Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education (CIRGE) at the University of Washington
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| 2:15 |
Break |
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2:30
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Panel discussion, Global Approaches to Graduate Education at Illinois
Amanda Lewis, graduate student in Civil and Environmental Engineering William Sullivan, Professor of Landscape Architecture Madhu Viswanathan, Professor of Business Administration |