8:30 – 8:35

Welcoming Remarks by Representatives from University of Illinois International and Area Studies Centers

“The South Asia Book Award: Fostering Partnerships between NRCs and K-12 Educators”
Emera Bridger Wilson, Associate Director and Outreach Coordinator, South Asia Center, Syracuse University

“Publishing in Regional & National Media”
Barbara Brown, Director of the Outreach Program, African Studies Center, Boston University

“Opening Digital Access: Designing Outreach Platforms”
Lily Herbert, Program Assistant, Center for European Studies | A Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

“Incorporating Digital Resources for K-16 Teacher Development”
Sarah Brown, Outreach Assistant, Carolina Asia Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

“Transformative Journeys: Challenges and rewards of internationalizing faculty experience”
Thamora Fishel, Associate Director, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University

“UO CAPS NRC K-12 Outreach: Language and culture in the classroom”
Holly Lakey, Program and Grant Coordinator; Katie Gillard, Master Teacher/Consultant, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies; Michelle Crowson, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Oregon

“Promoting Critical Language Study at the K-12 Level: The case of Russian”
Mark Trotter, Associate Director/Outreach Coordinator, Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University

“Global-to-Local Service-Learning Initiative”
Nicole Palasz, Program Coordinator, and Dina M Wolf, K-16 Outreach Coordinator, Institute of World Affairs and Center for International Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

“Outreach to K-14 Communities Through University Student Service Learning”
Elizabeth Bucrek, Carolina Navigators Program Manager and Instructor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

“Illinois International Educator Advisory Board: Participatory and reflective K-12 outreach programming”
Jeremie Smith, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Global Studies; Duane Johansen, Outreach Coordinator, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies; Sebnem Ozkan, Outreach Coordinator, European Union Center; Alejandra Seufferheld, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Angela Williams, Associate Director, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“Successful Strategies for NRC Engagement with Pre-service Teachers”
Keira Philipp-Schnurer, Supervisor of Community Education Programs, Latin American & Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico

“Connecting Regional Content and Pedagogy Through University Collaboration”
Anna Mudd, Curriculum and Digital Project Coordinator, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

“Developing Area Studies Certificate Programs for Educators”
Breeanna Elliott, Outreach Specialist, African Studies Center, Boston University

“We Are Changing: How partnerships with MSIs and community colleges enhance opening access initiatives”
Barbara Anderson, Associate Director and Outreach Coordinator, Associate Director, African Studies Center; Thupten Norbu, Interim Director and Outreach Coordinator, Carolina Asia Center; and Ricky Hurtado, Executive Director, Scholars Latino Initiative, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“Cross-Disciplinary, Collaborative Approaches: What’s the world got to do with it?
Meredith Clason, Associate Director, Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies, University of Chicago; Ann Peters, Director of Development and Outreach, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

“Internationalization and Inclusion: Refugees in Community colleges”
Brenna Fitzgerald, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University

“Exploring India: Navigating the pitfalls of short term study abroad”
Richard D. McLain, Onondaga Community College, State University of New York