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Impact of virtual exchange and why it matters

Impact of virtual exchange and why it matters

At DePaul, virtual exchange is known and experienced primarily through our Global Learning Experience (GLE),  a successful and award winning program that has served over 4000 DePaul students over the past ten years. 

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Dick Farkas

Faculty Feature: Dr. Dick Farkas

Most of Dr. Richard Farkas's academic career has been at DePaul, with 2024 marking his 51st year at the institution. Prior to his tenure at DePaul, he spent two years teaching at the State University of New York at Geneseo in upstate New York.

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Study Abroad is more than travel: Engaging with global social justice issues

Study Abroad is more than travel: Engaging with global social justice issues

​The portfolio of DePaul's Study Abroad programs is vast and very diverse, offering a broad spectrum of destinations and subject matters... read more

Introducing new GE team members

Introducing new GE team members

This past summer, Study Abroad welcomed Kat Kozlik to the team as a new Program Manager.  Kat is a DePaul graduate, and... read more

 Save the date for Global Conversations April 28-May 8, 2025

Save the date for Global Conversations April 28-May 8, 2025

​​​Since May of 2020, Global Conversations (GCs) have been engaging students from all over the world in dialogue over a variety of fun,... read more

DePaul launches Global Competency Certificate for Graduate students

DePaul launches Global Competency Certificate for Graduate students

“With the significant demographic shifts within our nation and the increased globalization of our work experiences, cross-cultural... read more

Global Learning Experience (GLE) program turns 10!

Global Learning Experience (GLE) program turns 10!

​DePaul University’s award-winning Global Learning Experience (GLE) program is celebrating 10 years of innovative, international,... read more

 Impact of virtual exchange and why it matters

Impact of virtual exchange and why it matters

​ At DePaul, virtual exchange is known and experienced primarily through our Global Learning Experience (GLE),  a successful... read more

Welcoming Dr. James Dorsett to International Student & Scholars Services

Welcoming Dr. James Dorsett to International Student & Scholars Services

​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​This May, Global Engagement was delighted to welcome our new Director of International Student and Scholar Services, Dr.... read more

Winter International Mobility Updates

Winter International Mobility Updates

​​​Short-term Study Abroad Data 296 students studies abroad over spring break 15 programs went to 13 different... read more

Faculty Feature: Dr. Dick Farkas

Faculty Feature: Dr. Dick Farkas

Most of Dr. Richard Farkas's academic career has been at DePaul, with 2024 marking his 51st year at the institution. Prior to his... read more

New Zealand: Creating New Worlds on Film

New Zealand: Creating New Worlds on Film

​New Zealand: Creating New Worlds on Film is a short-term study abroad program which offers a unique experiential learning opportunity to... read more

ESL 500: Facilitating International Students' Academic Transition

ESL 500: Facilitating International Students' Academic Transition

In an effort to smooth international students’ transition to their academic career at DePaul, the Global... read more

Student Feature: Beemnet Desta

Student Feature: Beemnet Desta

At DePaul, Beement Desta has not only built her own global community but has also been involved in the process of... read more

Faculty Feature: Dr. Vahap Uysal

Faculty Feature: Dr. Vahap Uysal

Navigating the ever-changing landscape of academia requires individuals with an unwavering commitment to fostering... read more

Changes in Study Abroad (SA) program administration

Changes in Study Abroad (SA) program administration

​​During the past ten years Study Abroad at DePaul has almost doubled both the number of short term faculty led programs (STFL) offered each... read more

MEAL at DePaul is back!

MEAL at DePaul is back!

​​​​​It is official. After a long COVID hibernation, International Student and Scholar Services has brought back MEAL with DePaul! ... read more

Faculty Feature: Dr. Margaret Workman

Faculty Feature: Dr. Margaret Workman

​​At DePaul University, faculty members like Dr. Margaret Workman are actively engaged in global initiatives to address pressing issues such... read more

Expanding international collaborations between DePaul and Nottingham Trent University

Expanding international collaborations between DePaul and Nottingham Trent University

​​​​​​Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research institution located in  Nottingham,  England, UK, with a solid... read more

Introducing our new Associate Director for Regional Initiatives (ADRI) - Latin America - Dr. Martha Martinez-Firestone

Introducing our new Associate Director for Regional Initiatives (ADRI) - Latin America - Dr. Martha Martinez-Firestone

​​​​In early January 2023 Prof. Maria de Moya Taveras left DePaul for a new adventure at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Maria was... read more

 Winter International Mobility Updates

Winter International Mobility Updates

Our graduate international enrollments increased by 48% from Fall 2021 to 22, (from 758 to 1119), with the vast majority (60%)... read more

DePaul University and Hanyang University collaborate on an innovative data science project

DePaul University and Hanyang University collaborate on an innovative data science project

​​​​​In May 2022, the DePaul Center for Data Science in collaboration with Global Engagement hosted a group of Korean students from Hanyang... read more

Pope Francis: Inspiring Words for a Global Community

Pope Francis: Inspiring Words for a Global Community

​​​​​DePaul’s Global Conversations initiative has given us global exposure as a provider of quality virtual opportunities for students... read more

Fall International Mobility Updates

Fall International Mobility Updates

In Fall 2022, DePaul enrolled 2268 international students, representing a 24% growth over Fall 2021 and a 5 year high.  Approximately,... read more

DePaul’s Fulbright Specialists from Global Engagement and Center for Teaching and Learning

DePaul’s Fulbright Specialists from Global Engagement and Center for Teaching and Learning

Between 2021 and 2022, two staff members closely working with DePaul University’s Global Learning Experience program applied and were... read more

Reinvigorating our Partnerships In-person

Reinvigorating our Partnerships In-person

​​Now that we have learned how to live with COVID and to reconnect again  in person, international education professionals and faculty... read more

India in-country Representative

India in-country Representative

​​This Fall, DePaul entered into a new strategic partnership with One Step Global to provide on-the-ground recruitment support in... read more

The Vincentian Summer Program and Leaders have returned!

The Vincentian Summer Program and Leaders have returned!

​​DePaul University was happy to have the Vincentian Summer Program back in-person after 2 years of a pandemic related pause. This program... read more

New Associate Director for Regional Initiatives

New Associate Director for Regional Initiatives

​​​​​After serving for six years as Associate Director for Regional Initiatives (ADRI) - China within Global Engagement, on July 1, 2022,... read more

Featured Global Conversations

Featured Global Conversations

​In Spring 2022, the 5th round of Global Conversations invited faculty members to incorporate Dr. Darla Deardorff’s Intercultural Competence... read more

Upcoming GLE faculty Visits at DePaul

Upcoming GLE faculty Visits at DePaul

​With international travel resuming, DePaul University’s Global Engagement office is pleased to start welcoming again international faculty... read more

DePaul Welcome Ukranian Students

DePaul Welcome Ukranian Students

​​​​​The Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) is a private institution, the first Catholic University to be opened in a former Soviet... read more

Get to Know ISS: New Staff

Get to Know ISS: New Staff

Have you ever experienced the joy of traveling, studying or living abroad?  Do you wonder about the inspiration that leads people to... read more

Filmmaking Across Continents

Filmmaking Across Continents

As citizens of this world we all have stories and experiences we can all relate to, even in our differences. Whether it is about love, the... read more

Mobility Data

Mobility Data

​​Emerging from the COVID19 pandemic, Study Abroad continues to recover with growth in their Winter programs. Growing from 12 to 17 programs... read more

Showcase Your GLE Work at IVEC 2022 in Valencia, Spain

Showcase Your GLE Work at IVEC 2022 in Valencia, Spain

​​DePaul is a founding member of the International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC). IVEC 2022 will take place in Valencia, Spain, on... read more

Faculty Ambassador Program

Faculty Ambassador Program

​In Fall 2021, like many students eager to study abroad, DePaul faculty were also looking to return to international travel. Three DePaul... read more

Virtual International Internships

Virtual International Internships

​DePaul students are building professional skills for success in the global, digital workforce through Virtual International Internships.... read more

Comprehensive Internationalization Committee (CIC) Updates

Comprehensive Internationalization Committee (CIC) Updates

​The Comprehensive Internationalization Committee (CIC) welcomed several new members this Fall. Windsor Aguirre, associate professor of... read more

Global Learning Experience (GLE) Updates

Global Learning Experience (GLE) Updates

​​​​​​​At DePaul, Virtual Exchange projects (which include Global Learning Experience projects, as well as language acquisition focused... read more

Student and Faculty Mobility Data Update

Student and Faculty Mobility Data Update

Our international student population in 2020-21 declined only slightly over prior year, with a total of 1275 F/J students and 950 INTL or... read more

DePaul Welcomes New Group of International Students!

DePaul Welcomes New Group of International Students!

International Student and Scholar Services (ISS) excitedly welcomed a new group of international students to DePaul this term orienting them... read more

Partner Feature: Hainan Normal University

Partner Feature: Hainan Normal University

The joint undergraduate Early Childhood Education (ECE) program between DePaul and Hainan Normal University (HNU) welcomed a second cohort... read more

Studying Abroad During the Pandemic

Studying Abroad During the Pandemic

​​​​​​​​This past year was not a typical year for students wishing to study abroad. Many programs were canceled due to the pandemic, but a... read more

Student and Faculty Mobility

Student and Faculty Mobility

DePaul’s international student enrollment decreased 9% year-over-year from 1,814 in Spring 2020 to 1,644 in Spring 2021, but remained... read more

Global Engagement Updates

Global Engagement Updates

Over the past 6 months, the Global Engagement division has ramped up its efforts to build and engage our global alumni network.  We... read more

England: The Business of International Sports in London

England: The Business of International Sports in London

The virtual iteration of England: The Business of International Sports in London brought together 16 DePaul graduate and undergraduate... read more

Partner Institution Feature: Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP

Partner Institution Feature: Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP

​​As we have remarked in the past, most of the work we do at Global Engagement depends greatly on the assistance and support of our partners... read more

Student Feature:  Teodora Preradovic

Student Feature: Teodora Preradovic

​​​​​​​​Students like Teodora Preradovic (Tea) who crave a global experience during their college years, do so even more when confronted... read more

Winter 2021 Student & Faculty Mobility Updates

Winter 2021 Student & Faculty Mobility Updates

​​ Study Abroad ran 11 programs this Winter, providing 78 students with education abroad experiences.  87% of students... read more

Save the Date: International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) 2021- fully online October 27-29, 2021

Save the Date: International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) 2021- fully online October 27-29, 2021

​​​​​​The International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) is the largest and most prominent event on virtual exchange (know at DePaul as... read more

Workshop on Virtual Exchange Design and Implementation gains popularity

Workshop on Virtual Exchange Design and Implementation gains popularity

​When DePaul launched the Global Learning Experience (GLE) program in 2013, we were one of few early pioneers of this pedagogy.... read more

Introducing DePaul’s Virtual Global Study Initiative

Introducing DePaul’s Virtual Global Study Initiative

​​The challenge of a pandemic to international education sparked ideas for several innovative programs that will be incorporated into Global... read more

Faculty Feature: Dr. Isidore Udoh

Faculty Feature: Dr. Isidore Udoh

​​​In 2016, at the International Peace Research Association conference in Sierra Leone, DePaul’s Dr. Isidore Udoh met Dr. Idorenin Eyo, a... read more

Faculty Feature: Dr. Michele McCay

Faculty Feature: Dr. Michele McCay

​​Dr. Michele McCay is a senior Health Sciences lecturer at DePaul. Dr.McCay teaches several courses in the Health Sciences... read more

YOY Data

YOY Data

​​- International student enrollment in the 2019-20 academic year was 1,511 F/J students, slightly below prior year which was 1,526. ... read more

Global Conversations

Global Conversations

Now that DePaul has completed over 7 months of mostly online learning, students are aching to connect with others and return to “normal.”... read more

Virtual Exchange - Global Learning Experience

Virtual Exchange - Global Learning Experience

​​​In times when physical mobility has been limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in the virtual exchange (VE) field has rapidly... read more

International Alumni Engagement

International Alumni Engagement

​​​Reengaging our international alumni community both in the US and abroad, has been an important goal of the Global Engagement team. ... read more

Spotlight on a Global Partner - Australian Catholic University

Spotlight on a Global Partner - Australian Catholic University

​​​​​Most of the work we do at DePaul to offer students a broad portfolio of international experiential learning leverages our global... read more

Global Fluency Certificate Update

Global Fluency Certificate Update

​​​​​Launched in Fall 2019, our Global Fluency Certificate (GFC) officially recognizes undergraduate students who have demonstrated... read more

Winter 2020 International Mobility Trends

Winter 2020 International Mobility Trends

​​​As of the Winter 2020 census, there are 1,878 international students at DePaul, 66% of whom are enrolled in graduate programs and 34% of... read more

Global Engagement Welcomes New Team Members

Global Engagement Welcomes New Team Members

​​​With the start of the new year, we welcomed two new team members to the Global Engagement team: Emily Kraus joined as our Assistant... read more

DePaul’s GLE Program Wins POD Innovation Award

DePaul’s GLE Program Wins POD Innovation Award

​In November 2019, the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education recognized DePaul with its 2019 POD... read more

New Tokyo Study Abroad Program

New Tokyo Study Abroad Program

​In recent years, student demand for term-long study abroad programs in Japan has consistently outpaced our availability. Interest is high... read more

Global Gateway student shines as co-host of the Chinese New Year Festival

Global Gateway student shines as co-host of the Chinese New Year Festival

​​​​​​​​The DePaul Lunar New Year celebration showcased the talents of DePaul students and our surrounding community.  Throughout the... read more

 Global Engagement’s Response to COVID-19

Global Engagement’s Response to COVID-19

​​The Global Engagement division remains committed to providing support to our students, faculty and staff during this difficult time. ... read more

 International Student Recruitment and Study Abroad Participation

International Student Recruitment and Study Abroad Participation

In 2018-19, DePaul welcomed 1526 international (F/J visa) students from 121 different countries.  While our total population of F/J... read more

GLE courses now searchable in Campus Connect

GLE courses now searchable in Campus Connect

With the launch of DePaul’s Global Fluency Certificate, Global Learning Experience (GLE) courses’ popularity continues to grow among... read more

IVEC2019 a success! Save the date for IVEC2020!

IVEC2019 a success! Save the date for IVEC2020!

The 2019 International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) in Tacoma, WA was a huge success! Over 360 attendees from several institutions in... read more

New Associate Director for Regional Initiatives-Latin America

New Associate Director for Regional Initiatives-Latin America

​​​​​ Global Engagement welcomed a new team member at the start of this academic year. Maria DeMoya Taveras, Associate Professor of... read more

Expanding collaborations with Symbiosis International University

Expanding collaborations with Symbiosis International University

During the first week of August 2019, five DePaul faculty members from the College of Communication visited  Symbiosis... read more

Global Fluency Certificate Gains Popularity

Global Fluency Certificate Gains Popularity

This September 2019, Global Engagement launched the new Global Fluency Certificate (GFC), a credential  that recognizes students who... read more

Global Fluency Certificate Launching in Fall 2019

Global Fluency Certificate Launching in Fall 2019

The Comprehensive Internationalization Committee (CIC) developed a proposal for a new Global Fluency Certificate. The certificate recognizes... read more

 ACE US-Japan COIL initiative

ACE US-Japan COIL initiative

In the Spring of 2018, the American Council of Education (ACE) launched a call for proposals among American institutions of higher... read more

International Virtual Exchange (IVEC) 2019 Conference

International Virtual Exchange (IVEC) 2019 Conference

IVEC 2019 is the largest and most prominent event on virtual exchange, providing a forum for an audience of practitioners, professionals,... read more

Global Learning Experience (GLE) Updates: Record Growth

Global Learning Experience (GLE) Updates: Record Growth

​Virtual Exchange projects (also known as the Global Learning Experience projects) are reaching record numbers at DePaul- 100... read more

Faculty Feature: Juan Mundel - Connecting the world through Public Relations & Advertising

Faculty Feature: Juan Mundel - Connecting the world through Public Relations & Advertising

Juan Mundel joined the DePaul community with his international wheels already in motion. Halfway through his second year as an Assistant... read more

New International Graduate Recruiter - Karen Mark

New International Graduate Recruiter - Karen Mark

DePaul recently established a new position to tactically recruit international students at the graduate level.  Karen Mark was hired as... read more

DePaul launches Global Pathway Program (GPP)

DePaul launches Global Pathway Program (GPP)

We are excited to announce that in Winter 2019 we officially launched a new initiative, The Global Pathway Program (GPP).  The GPP is... read more

Faculty Involvement: Comprehensive Internationalization Committee

Faculty Involvement: Comprehensive Internationalization Committee

Faculty at DePaul are encouraged to get involved with Global Engagement in many ways. In this edition of the newsletter we call attention... read more

International Student Recruitment and Study Abroad Participation

International Student Recruitment and Study Abroad Participation

Study Abroad Updates In 2017-18 Study Abroad administered 82 programs, an increase of 10.8% from last year. This is the largest number of... read more

Upcoming Faculty Workshop – “Reflecting on Inclusivity in your Teaching”

Upcoming Faculty Workshop – “Reflecting on Inclusivity in your Teaching”

The Center for Teaching and Learning will be offering a 2-hour faculty workshop on November 8 and 9 entitled “Reflecting on Inclusivity in... read more

Global Learning Experience

Global Learning Experience

DePaul's Global Learning Experience program continues to grow. Since the program launched in Fall of 2013, a total of 54 courses... read more

Pronunciation Training for Success

Pronunciation Training for Success

One of the challenges international students face is the ability to communicate fluently with clear, articulate speech and the... read more

New international student orientation

New international student orientation

It all starts with a dream, a dream made up of possibilities… adventure, learning, growth and success. The dream is also interlaced with... read more

DePaul’s School of Hospitality Leadership Prepares Students for a Global Industry

DePaul’s School of Hospitality Leadership Prepares Students for a Global Industry

Over the past year, the School of Hospitality Leadership at DePaul has increased its efforts to make global engagement a priority in the... read more

Global Learning courses fully tagged in the system

Global Learning courses fully tagged in the system

Thanks to the hard work of our student worker, Tanaya Singh, all courses identified by the ten Colleges and School that have substantial... read more

International Student Recruitment and Study Abroad Participation

International Student Recruitment and Study Abroad Participation

Student participation in our December, Winter Term, and Winter/Spring semester-long study abroad programs increased from 308 to 370,... read more

Global Learning Experience (GLE) updates

Global Learning Experience (GLE) updates

DePaul's Global Learning Experience program continues to grow. Since the program launched in Fall of 2013, a total of 54 courses... read more

Supporting faculty in a global classroom

Supporting faculty in a global classroom

As DePaul continues working to increase international enrollment, faculty are now teaching in increasingly global classrooms.  This... read more

Faculty Feature - Christie Klimas

Faculty Feature - Christie Klimas

​ How does what I purchase and consume affect others that I don’t even see? Are there ways that I can change my habits to help change... read more

International Student Recruitment and Study Abroad Participation

International Student Recruitment and Study Abroad Participation

Global Engagement continues to focus on student and faculty mobility as a key part of DePaul University's internationalization... read more

Global Learning Experience (GLE) updates

Global Learning Experience (GLE) updates

  Update on tagging of global courses  With the assistance of all the Colleges and the... read more

DePaul Students Teaching at Huaqiao University this Academic Year

DePaul Students Teaching at Huaqiao University this Academic Year

Two DePaul students, Allison Gourley and Jordan Weber, travelled to China in August in order to teach English for a year through the... read more

Language and Pedagogy Institute at DePaul University

Language and Pedagogy Institute at DePaul University

​The Language and Pedagogy Institute (LPI) program started in 2011 with the goal of providing professional development to international... read more

DePaul hosted COIL Conference in October

DePaul hosted COIL Conference in October

Collaborative online international learning (COIL) is a pedagogy that allows faculty members to open their classrooms to concrete... read more

ISS Supports Students: Immigration Ban

ISS Supports Students: Immigration Ban

On January 27, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Immigration (EO) containing provisions that directly affected our DePaul... read more

Fulbright Mentor for Faculty

Fulbright Mentor for Faculty

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to teach for a semester in a different country, or to start a new research project... read more

New Study Abroad Director

New Study Abroad Director

In February, we announced the appointment of our new Director of Study Abroad, Marty McGivern.  Marty has been a member of our Study... read more

Student and Faculty Mobility: New Study Abroad Partnership

Student and Faculty Mobility: New Study Abroad Partnership

Study Abroad announces a new partnership with University College Cork in Ireland. UCC offers DePaul students courses in 70+... read more

Global Teaching and Learning Updates Spring 2017

Global Teaching and Learning Updates Spring 2017

GLE The Winter/Spring training cycle of the GLE faculty development program recently concluded and involved 20 active DePaul faculty... read more

International Graduate Recruitment Strategy

International Graduate Recruitment Strategy

The university recently revised its Global Engagement strategy, which includes a goal to coordinate our graduate level international... read more

A New Link to China

A New Link to China

Hui Lin, PhD, Associate Professor in the School of Accountancy in the Driehaus College of Business, joined the Global Engagement team this... read more

Global Learning Experience (GLE) Updates Winter 2017

Global Learning Experience (GLE) Updates Winter 2017

The Fall/Winter training cycle of the Global Learning Experience (GLE) faculty development program concluded at the beginning of... read more

Tagging of Global Courses

Tagging of Global Courses

Global Engagement’s first strategic theme was to develop and expand innovative learning opportunities for students and faculty by... read more

A Strong Partnership in India

A Strong Partnership in India

This summer, through Global Engagement’s India Initiative, six faculty members visited Symbiosis International University (SIU) in Pune,... read more

Global Engagement Structures and Communication Update: Fall 2016

Global Engagement Structures and Communication Update: Fall 2016

Global Engagement’s third strategic theme involves strengthening the coordination among existing global engagement structures and... read more

FY@broad New Programs

FY@broad New Programs

​FY@broad programs combine a Focal Point seminar with travel abroad to enhance students' learning. At the end of the designated course,... read more

Global Teaching and Learning Stats for AY 2015-16

Global Teaching and Learning Stats for AY 2015-16

Here are the Global Teaching and Learning numbers from Academic Year 2015-16: In 2015-16, 224 students participated in 14... read more

Student and Faculty Mobility Numbers AY2015-16

Student and Faculty Mobility Numbers AY2015-16

Global Engagement’s second strategic theme focuses on international mobility of students, faculty and staff through enhanced services,... read more

English Language Academy Celebrates 20 Years

English Language Academy Celebrates 20 Years

DePaul's English Language Academy (ELA) celebrated its 20th year of operation in September, and hosted an event for over 100... read more

Fall by the numbers 2024

Fall by the numbers 2024

​Inbound International Students​Arriving F1 students: 714 | Arriving J1 students: 13 Active Students | Arriving J 1 scholars: 2Total Active... read more