#GlobalGoals: Using United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to Promote Global Literacy on Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs
Date: September 24, 2024
Time: 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Schichtl 115
Facilitator: Riva Brown
The 17 United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all UN member states in 2015 as part of a call to action recognizing the interconnectedness of the grand challenges involving the 5Ps: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. Because the SDGs transcend cultural and national boundaries, they provide a framework through which students can begin to understand the connections between global issues and local realities. On this panel, faculty will discuss their experience incorporating the UN SDGs into UCA’s faculty-led study abroad programs, offering faculty the chance to learn about how different cultures confront global challenges.
Riva Brown, Associate Professor of Public Relations/Global Learning Specialist, will lead a discussion with:
- Allison Freed, Assistant Professor, ITEC Program Coordinator, and Interim Assistant Chair, Teaching and Learning
- Leah Horton, Associate Dean, Norbert O. Schedler Honors College
- Alexandra Nieves, Director, Education Abroad, Center for Global Learning and Engagement
- Brittany Saviers, Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Occupational Therapy
This is a Lunch and Learn event co-sponsored with the Center for Global Learning & Engagement. Register online.