Amanda Broome
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Projects connect U.S. educators to East African scholarship, history, and culture , articleDuring International Education Week, members of the East Africa Summer Institute for Educators are discussing the progress and expected impact of 12 projects being developed after an intensive monthlong curriculum development program in East Africa.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech’s global reach: Hokies take maroon and orange around the world , articleIn just the past year alone, the Virginia Tech flag has flown on all seven continents as Hokies traveled to over 50 countries to engage in study abroad experiences, pursue global research collaborations, and tackle international service projects. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Global Education Office will host its annual Study Abroad Fair on the Drillfield.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
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International tour gives men’s basketball team a taste of studying abroad , articleThe Hokies recently completed a nine-day tour in Switzerland and Italy. Graduate student Robbie Beran said the trip was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to taste a part of the Virginia Tech experience he would otherwise never get to have: studying abroad.
Date: Sep 12, 2023 -
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Women and Gender in Development speaker: In Ghana, policies to help women may be bringing them more pain , articleBernice Owusu-Brown overcame criticism and resistance to research the rarely discussed issue of intimate partner violence in Ghana. As a new postdoctoral fellow at Virginia Tech and the first speaker in this fall's Women and Gender in Development Discussion Series, she believes she is on the path to influencing change.
Date: Sep 06, 2023 -
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Faculty live like students for first-of-its-kind international training , articleThe 11 faculty members learning to build, launch, and lead study abroad programs experienced a role reversal. To design a program that maximizes student outcomes, the faculty experienced studying abroad from a student's perspective in an immersive development program at the Steger Center for International Scholarship.
Date: Aug 16, 2023 -
Video ItemFaculty Development Workshop at the Steger Center for International Scholarship , video
The Global Education Office and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning led a faculty development workshop at the Steger Center for International Scholarship in which faculty members learned to build, launch, and lead study abroad programs while living like a student and getting a first-hand experience with the student's perspective.
Date: Aug 04, 2023 -
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On-campus Peace Corps recruiter builds on Virginia Tech’s commitment to service , articleThe university — one of just two in the commonwealth with a Peace Corps recruiter — is sending three recent graduates to volunteer in Kyrgyzstan, Guatemala, and Lesotho.
Date: Jun 30, 2023 -
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Computer science students gain code-altering intercultural perspective after six days in Egypt , articleThe Department of Computer Science partnered with Alamein International University in Egypt for a semesterlong capstone project during which students learned to collaborate with international team members, consider global perspectives, and develop computer science-based solutions for international audiences.
Date: Jun 06, 2023 -
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Provost leads delegation to India to inaugurate satellite office, develop new education and research collaborations , articleTraveling more than 2,400 miles across India, senior administrators and faculty members look to strengthen strategic partnerships with counterparts in the South Asia nation with the goals of increasing student and faculty exchange, joint research, dual degree programs, and other partnership activities.
Date: Apr 18, 2023 -
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Fulbright visiting scholar to speak about building a welcoming community for refugee students , articleFrom April 3-7, Virginia Tech will welcome Fulbright scholar Mervi Kaukko, who will present on her research about educational success from the perspective of refugee students.
Date: Mar 30, 2023 -
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Acclaimed author to top off discussion series with look at food, gender, and identity , articleTranscending cultural, gender, political, and geographical divides, food is part of everyone's story. In a series of events in Blacksburg, Nina Mukerjee Furstenau will showcase how research can be guided through conversations in the kitchen.
Date: Mar 29, 2023 -
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Pitching a business in a second language: An extra challenge leads to an unexpected reward , articleEight students from Virginia Tech’s Language and Culture Institute compete in the Apex Center for Entrepreneurship’s KickStart VT program — with an aim that reached far beyond the business ideas or the winnings.
Date: Mar 27, 2023 -
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Lucy Ferrari, Steger Center co-founder and international education trailblazer, honored as director emerita , articleAfter weaving herself into the fabric of the university for more than half a century, Ferrari is honored for her roles in launching and supporting the Steger Center for International Scholarship and fostering untold numbers of study abroad opportunities.
Date: Mar 16, 2023 -
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Global Travel Oversight Committee makes the impossible possible , articleImagine you are studying or conducting research in a foreign country when you discover you have lost your passport, or protesters have blocked major roads, or you’ve tested positive for COVID. What do you do? Whom do you call?
Date: Mar 13, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech establishing India’s first dual degree master’s program in economics , articleStudents will take classes at Mumbai-based NMIMS, one of India's leading universities, and then complete their second year in Blacksburg. They will earn an Master of Science in economics from NMIMS and a Master of Arts in economics from Virginia Tech.
Date: Mar 02, 2023 -
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Study abroad scholarship helps student connect to her heritage , articleSenior Emma de Bara gained a new perspective on the world while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago during a faculty-led program in Spain.
Date: Feb 09, 2023