Anita Badhwar: Making a World of Difference
05/27/24

Anita Badhwar plays an important role in the functioning of the Office of Global Teaching (OGL) here at UFIC, by coordinating various marketing initiatives and award disbursement, event planning, and managing student employees and their day-to-day tasks within her unit. A role as diverse as her background, Anita’s life and career are anchored by various international experiences, and whether she’s teaching, advising, or writing children’s books, Anita infuses everything she does with a passionate global perspective. 

Born in Toronto, Canada to Indian parents, Anita has a firsthand experience of living a multicultural identity.  Even to this day, as a part of a UFIC cohort...

Gator Marching Band to Perform at the 80th Anniversary of D-Day in France
05/13/24

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The UF Gator Marching Band has received a formal invitation from the mayors of Vierville-sur-Mer and Saint Laurent-sur-Mer to be the premier performance ensemble and parade leader for the events surrounding the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. The parade route travels adjacent to Omaha Beach and will conclude with Gator Band’s standstill performance on the beach at the Les Braves Omaha Beach Memorial, which commemorates the American soldiers who lost their lives on D-Day. The Gator Band will also conduct a wreath laying at the Normandy American Cemetery on behalf of the University of Florida with a performance from students in the Gator Band to honor the fallen...

UFIC Exchange Visitors Services Hosts Highly Successful Community Carnival

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Led by Amila Tica, Coordinator of Exchange Student Services, and an exceptional volunteer team, the International Center Exchange Visitors Services team orchestrated a truly remarkable Community Carnival for all exchange audiences and the international community and families on campus on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Despite a brief 30-minute occurrence of rainy weather, the Carnival rapidly resumed its course, drawing happy and curious participants to enjoy the festivities. About 250 participants attended this fun...

International Scholars Program Wins Career Influencer Award
05/06/24

The award was received by Paloma Rodriguez, Director the Office of Global Learning, and Taylor Simpson, Coordinator of the International Scholars Program and Peace Corps Prep Program.

Last week the International Scholars Program (ISP) was honored with the prestigious Career Influencer Award by the Career Connections Center. This award recognizes the impact of the program on shaping the professional and global skills of undergraduate students at the University of Florida. Among the program features mentioned in the award were the intentional connection between global experiences and employability achieved throughout the program and the ePortfolio capstone project.

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Get to Know Us! - Christina Cozart

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Marketing Assistant and Graphic Designer Christina Cozart

Christina Cozart

Christina Cozart is the Marketing Assistant and Graphic Designer at the University of Florida International Center. She uses her experience in art and digital marketing training to ensure that UFIC marketing materials attract and engage the target audience.

Christina’s birthplace is Ithaca, New York, but she spent her childhood in Bolivia, where her parents met. Her grandfather had a sabbatical in...

Global Learning Community of Practice Members Honored with Teaching Awards at Interface

Last week at the Interface Teaching Conference 2024, organized by the UF Center for Teaching Excellence, several Global Learning Community of Practice members received awards for their curriculum internationalization efforts and completion of global learning professional development programs. Thanks to all for your contributions to global learning efforts at UF!

Congratulations to Prof. Bahar Armaghani, awarded the Global Learning Experiences Exemplary Online Teaching Award by the Center for Teaching Excellence in 2024! Prof. Armaghani, from the Sustainability and the Built Environment (SBE) Program, earned this award for her delivery of the course DCP4214: Green Building...

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Receives a Grant from Procter & Gamble to Benefit Study Abroad Students
04/29/24

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has received a generous grant of $19,905 from Procter & Gamble to bolster initiatives aimed at internationalizing the engineering curriculum. Procter & Gamble's Higher Education Grant Program supports endeavors of regionally accredited U.S. colleges and universities to better equip students for success. The grant, awarded for the proposal titled "Bringing France to Gainesville: Integrating Arts and Creativity in International Engineering Education," will be directed towards supporting the UF in Lille Engineering and Art in France study abroad program for Summer 2024. This program...

Dr. Karen Reed Assumes New Role as Interim Associate Dean at College of Education

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Dr. Karen Reed, Clinical Associate Professor will assume a new role at the College of Nursing as Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs- Undergraduate Education. She will officially assume responsibilities on May 17th.

Reed is a long-time supporter of Fulbright Programs on the UF campus and has a vision and passion for global nursing education. She was the first nurse to receive a Fulbright Scholar Award to Cambodia in 2013-2014. She has sustained the partnerships that she built by returning to...

Virtual Exchange Project Connected 26 UF Students with Students from University of Halabja
04/29/24

This Spring, twenty-six UF undergraduate students from across the university participated in the Global Solutions Conversations program. This virtual exchange project connected students from UF with students at the University of Halabja in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

During the six-week collaboration, students worked together to develop solutions to global issues based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Upon completion, students earned badges for Empathy and Cross Cultural Communication to be added to their resumes and LinkedIn profiles.Virtual exchange programs like this one offer students the opportunity to collaborate with people from around the world, gaining...

Successful Visit by Ghanaian Delegation Creates Collaborations
04/29/24

During this visit, a discussion on "Ensuring Security and Democracy in West Africa: Ghana’s Role in Regional and International Cooperation," featured Hon. Albert Kan-Dapaah, Ghana’s Minister for National Security where he highlighted the deteriorating security situation in West Africa and its global consequences. The Minister discussed both the dangers and opportunities emerging from the rapidly changing regional situation and identified potential solutions from Ghana’s perspective that require homegrown regional initiatives and international support.

Several meetings were held towards developing goals for mutual support and academic collaboration.

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