Welcome to the first edition of the Global Nebraska Newsletter.
Greetings from Global Nebraska
Welcome to the Global Nebraska newsletter. Every month we will highlight events and resources, and celebrate UNL’s success in the global engagement arena. We will feature the work of the Offices of Global Strategies and Education Abroad, Programs in English as a Second Language, the International Student and Scholar Office, and IANR Global Engagement, and we will also showcase the breadth and depth of global engagement across colleges, departments, centers, and administrative units.
Nebraska is global! More than 136 countries are represented among our students, faculty, and staff; we conduct research on every continent; and we have robust strategic institutional partnerships that continue to expand. We have hosted prestigious programs such as the Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute, Fulbright English Graduate Studies Program, Fulbright Germany and Argentina programs, and close to 300 students are taking part in the UNL Virtual Exchange Project supported by the Stevens Initiative.
We are eager to identify successes, opportunities, and more. If you have suggestions for topics you would like to include in future editions of this newsletter, please send them to globalstrategies@unl.edu.
Thank you for your ongoing partnership and support of Nebraska’s global initiatives on campus and abroad.
Sonia Feigenbaum, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for International Engagement and Global Strategies/Senior International Officer
The Office of Global Strategies is pleased to invite you to host an event in celebration of International Education Week (IEW). IEW 2018 will take place during the week of November 12-16, 2018. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska central administration is offering four teaching and research grants in the Africa and South/Central Asia region due Oct. 31, and a fifth on global themes in class curriculum due Nov. 7. Continue reading…
34 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students were awarded the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship during the 2017-2018 academic year. Combined, UNL students were awarded $132,000 in total to complete programs throughout the year across 20 different countries. Continue reading…
Richard Ferguson, professor and interim head of the Agronomy and Horticulture Department, has been named vice chancellor for the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA), an English language institution dedicated to educating and inspiring a new generation of innovators in Rwanda. Continue reading…
The International Student and Scholar Offices (ISSO) will host a trip to the Omaha Zoo on October 15 and a trip to Roca Berry Farm as part of their fall 2018 social programming. The office and its on-campus partners are currently planning for spring 2019 and welcome suggestions. Continue reading…
The Intensive English Program (IEP) students of the “English for Campus and Community Engagement” class recently completed the UNL Center for Civic Engagements and Lincoln Food Bank’s “Lincoln CAN” food drive challenge. Congratulations to the students for surpassing their goal and a great sculpture. Continue reading…
This summer, the Office of Global Strategies was again the proud host of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Civic Leadership Institute, beginning June 20 and ran through July 29, 2018. Nebraska was selected as one of only 27 institutions across the nation chosen to host the prestigious program. Continue reading…
In late 2017, Dave Long was hired as the new Director of Global Safety & Security in the Office of Global Strategies. Dave works with faculty, staff, and students across the university to ensure their safety and security while abroad. Continue reading…
