Global Conversations sessions are 90-minute lively Zoom synchronous sessions in which students from several international partner institutions interact in a guided, facilitated manner on a list of global topics. In these sessions, DePaul faculty members have partnered with faculty from our international partner universities from countries including Brazil, India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Australia, the UK and more. These dynamic sessions have cultivated intercultural, meaningful discussions on how global issues affect various academic disciplines and industries, such as psychology, public health, business and more.
The next round of Global Conversations will be held April 26 - May 6, 2027.
Program Details
The sessions are designed for student dialogue and international connection, NOT as faculty lectures.
Sessions are co-facilitated by faculty members from various participating international institutions, preferably including a DePaul faculty member. Faculty teams are often most manageable when they are composed of 2-4 members. Faculty members are encouraged to form their own international teams in advance. The Global Engagement team at DePaul can also assist in finding a faculty partner at DePaul.
The Global Engagement team will take care of the logistics of the sessions, coordinating the registration, and providing an in-room assistant that will help manage the Zoom room.
Faculty teams are expected to:
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Maximize student participation by incorporating the sessions as part of their current syllabi as they see fit.
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Commit to bringing at least 7 students per faculty member to participate in the session.
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Identify two learning outcomes, with at least one outcome that includes how students, through participation in the Global Conversation, will build intercultural competencies such as those outlined by Dr. Darla K. Deardorff's Intercultural Competence Model.
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Have a team of at least two faculty members from two different institutions in two different countries (the total number of faculty facilitators in a single session must not exceed four).
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Have one DePaul faculty member be the leader of the group, calling the team together.
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Commit to conduct at least one synchronous planning meeting in advance of the session, ensuring that the team finalizes the structure of the sessions and the discussion questions that will guide students' participation.
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Be flexible and adaptable during the planning stages and during the synchronous session. For example, if a topic is proposed without faculty partners, be willing to work with your faculty team to compromise on a revised session topic. The Global Engagement team does our best to match faculty with similar interests or disciplines, and therefore, proposed topics must often be revised to meet the whole team's talents and expertise.
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Share their feedback with the Global Engagement team by completing a short survey after all sessions conclude.
Proposals will be prioritized based on:
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Clear descriptions of how student interaction will be the primary focus of the session;
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Clear learning outcomes addressing intercultural competencies;
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International teams established with a DePaul faculty member;
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Details of how you will promote and encourage student attendance.
Sessions conducted bilingually are welcome and encouraged, as long as all faculty are bilingual in the chosen languages.
For a list of former Global Conversations conducted, please click here. For any questions, please email the Curriculum Internationalization team at
CI@depaul.edu.