Session Schedule

All sessions take place in the Library Fishbowl (Lib 209) unless otherwise indicated

February 10, 2025

Hear from students that have recently studied abroad for a summer, semester, or year!

10:00am to 10:50am

Kerry Gonzales, International Programs

States, Cities, Counties and Tribes are increasingly operating at the international level. This session will explore what a second Trump Adminstration may mean for sub-state actors and global governance.

11:00am to 11:50am

Alison Holmes

Info session about ESM/GEOG 301, May 27-June 7, 2025. Learn about ecotourism, sustainable development and the field course from coleaders and past participants

12:00pm to 12:50pm

Andrew Stubblefield, Rosemary Sherriff & Miguel Karian

How the technology of printing drove the expansion of the public sphere, fueling dissent, social mobility, and the birth of science in Renaissance Europe

1:00pm to 1:50pm

Abigail Queen

Presentation and discussion focused on imaginative media products as ways of grappling with global and national tensions

2:00pm to 2:50pm

Mary Scoggin

Diplomat in Residence will offer information and insights on internships with the State Department

3:00pm to 3:50pm

Susan Wong, Diplomat in Residence

Diplomat in Residence will discuss joining and working in the Foreign Service

4:00pm to 4:50pm

Susan Wong, Diplomat in Residence

Keynote in Goodwin Forum w/reception & food from 5-5:30

5:00pm to 6:50pm

Keynote Speaker: Nelson Cronyn

February 11, 2025

Obesity is one of today’s most visible yet neglected public health problems. Millions will suffer from severe health disorders if immediate action is not taken. Dr. Kwon will present an innovative approach to solving the obesity problem and the Cal Poly Humbodlt Exercise is Medicine On Campus movement.

11:00am to 11:50am

Young Kwon, School of Applied Health

TBA

12:00pm to 12:50pm

Beth Wilson - RPCV stories

TBA

1:00pm to 1:50pm

Sean Murphy - PC recruiter

TBA

2:00pm to 2:50pm

Mateo Dean - PC Certificate

An overview of the many ways that the private sector, at home and abroad, supports the goals of economic development in developing countries

3:00pm to 3:50pm

Featured Speaker Sheri Pitigala, Deloitte Consulting, International Donor Organizations

A Global Dance Show featuring dance styles from around the world.

5:00pm to 6:50pm

Tani Sebro and Kyleigh Brine

February 12, 2025

For decades, the U.S. has funded efforts to "modernize" legal systems in the Global South, and insisted that economic and social development would be impossible without modernization. This session will discuss why such modernization rarely works.

11:00am to 11:50am

Featured Speaker Tom Kelley, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law

Aluma Kellie (Soc major - year) How does the promotional narrative around study abroad participation differ between institutions and change over time? What does the marketing strategy surrounding study abroad say about the relationship between globalization and U.S. institutions of higher education? Through a computational approach, this project applies sociological thoughts to historical and current marketing efforts designed to invite participation in study abroad programming to illustrate how study abroad is institutionally impacted by globalization at fixed points in time.

12:00pm to 12:50pm

Featured Speaker: Kellie Wilkerson

HIST 392 @ IEW

1:00pm to 1:50pm

Ben Marschke

Learn more about studying abroad (or in the USA) with Wildlands Studies

2:00pm to 2:50pm

Erisy Watt, Wildlands Studies and Kerry Gonzales, International Programs

An overview of the interaction between trade development and the empowerment of women, youth, and other disadvanted groups in developing countries

3:00pm to 3:50pm

Featured Speaker Nihal Pitigala, Trade Advisor

TBA

5:00pm to 6:50pm

Featured Speaker: John Berry

February 13, 2025

Cross-cultural integration simulation experience.

9:00am to 9:50am

Joshua Frye

Cross-cultural integration simulation experience.

10:00am to 10:50am

Joshua Frye

Learn more about study abroad opportunities through USAC.

1:00pm to 1:50pm

Charles Petranek, USAC and Kerry Gonzales, International Programs

Info session about applying for a Fulbright Fellowship, Department of State, and Department of Education grants to either teach or conduct research abroad.

2:00pm to 2:50pm

Tani Sebro & Vincent Biondo

How do we pursue development when confronted with intersecting crises such as climate change, resource depletion, biodiversity and cultural loss? Should Western concepts of development apply to the Global South?

3:00pm to 3:50pm

Morgan King, Office of Sustainability

TBA

5:00pm to 6:50pm

Joseph Dieme

February 14, 2025

Did you know that CPH had a program for international students that lasted for nearly 40 years and once had a profoundly beneficial impact on both students and the community? In this session, I will share my experience both as a student participating in the conversation program with the IELI and, later, as an instructor.

9:00am to 9:50am

Jonathan Maiullo (College of the Redwoods + Mendocino College)

Records from Japan, Brazil and Nigeria to help document the ways that music and musicians communicated /contested injustices.

10:00am to 10:50am

Maxwell Schnurer

Members of the Transformative Restorative Education Center, Communication Department and Project Rebound will discuss the current global trends on prison education. The Cal Poly Humboldt BA and work at Pelican Bay will be included in the talk.

11:00am to 11:50am

Steve Ladwig, Sidney Asfarzadeh, Mark Taylor & Maxwell Schnurer

Reflections of a 15-year career as an International Aid Worker. Sharing insights to working in armed conflicts while attempting to stay neutral and provide life savings support.

12:00pm to 12:50pm

Jocelyne Takatsuno

Learn more about study abroad opportunities through CEA CAPA.

1:00pm to 1:50pm

Matt Janus, CEA CAPA and Kerry Gonzales, International Programs