Global Conversations

​​​​When the COVID 19 pandemic struck in the beginning of 2020 and all in-person classes converted to online classes, Global Engagement decided to host a series of sessions offering students the opportunity to connect and reflect on the impact of COVID-19 with students from across the globe. In these sessions, DePaul faculty members have partnered with faculty from our international partner universities from countries including Brazil, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Australia, the UK and more.  These dynamic sessions have cultivated intercultural, meaningful discussions on how the pandemic has affected various academic disciplines and industries, such as psychology, public health, business and more. 

​​Upcoming Global Conversations​​​

The fourth round of Global Conversations are scheduled for October 11-21, 2021. Please check back here soon for a list of sessions and information about registration. 

​Global Conversations De​tails​​​​​​​​​

• Global Conversation 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. 
  

• The session is designed for student dialogue and international connection, NOT as a faculty lecture. 
  

• Sessions are co-facilitated by faculty members from various participating international institutions. Faculty teams are often most manageable when they are composed of 2-4 members. Faculty members can form their own international teams if they already have partners, or they can request to be matched with an international/DePaul partner(s). 
  

• ​The Global Engagement Team at DePaul 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:​​

• Commit to bring at least 7 students per faculty member to participate in the session. Faculty are encouraged to incorporate the sessions as part of their current syllabi as they see fit.​

• Have one DePaul faculty member be the convener of the group, calling the team together.  The Global Engagement team will help find a DePaul partner if you are not a DePaul faculty member and need one.

• Adjust their proposed topic session slightly if they propose a topic without faculty partners. We do our best to match faculty with similar interests or disciplines, and therefore, proposed topics must often be revised to meet the whole teams’ talents and expertise. 
  

• 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. ​

• Be flexible and adaptable during the planning stages and during the synchronous session.

• Share their feedback with DePaul’s Global Engagement team by completing a short survey after all sessions conclude.

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Thank you to our partner institutions: