The Office of Global Learning is excited to announce the outstanding faculty and staff members who have been selected to participate in the fall 2024 Intercultural Leadership Institute. Through this semester-long program, participants will develop their own intercultural competence and learn how to design and facilitate intercultural learning through internationalized courses, study abroad experiences, virtual exchange projects and workshops and trainings for students, staff, and faculty.

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Dr. Aristide Takoukam Kamla

Source: Wildlife Conservation Network
By Bwalya Kampamba

In a world facing pressing environmental challenges, individuals like Aristide are beacons of hope, weaving together the diverse threads of conservation, mentorship, and sustainable practices. Aristide, a dedicated marine conservationist and founder of the Africa Marine Mammal Conservation Organization in Cameroon, recently added another feather to his cap by winning the prestigious ...

Dr. Matthew Traum, Senior Lecturer and Instructional Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been named one of the 11 awardees of this year’s J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative Award for his Hands-on Energy and Thermo-fluids (HEAT) Program. This year, this extremely competitive grant program supports Virtual Exchanges between students in the U.S. and the Middle East and North Africa, reaching nearly 10,000 students with over $3.5 million in funding. Dr. Traum is the first UF educator to earn this prestigious award.

Dr. Traum is an...

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...