Schedule of Events
Day 1: Thursday, April 14, 2022
8:30 am - Registration and light breakfast
9 am - Opening Remarks
Kent Devereaux, President, Goucher College
Dr. Elaine Meyer-Lee, Senior Vice President and Provost, Goucher College
9:15 am - Keynote Speech: "Keep at It"
Dr. Allan Goodman, CEO, Institute of International Education
10 am - Session 1: Strategic Leadership and Implementation
Dr. Luchen Li, Professor of Literary Studies and Associate Vice President of Global
Education, Goucher College
Dr. William Durden, President of the International Universities Alliance and Chief Global Engagement Officer of Shorelight Education
Discussion on how to leverage faculty expertise and interest to implement international curriculum design.
10:30 am - Panel and Interactive Session on Faculty Development
Dr. Bill Harder, Director of Faculty Professional Development & Teaching Excellence,
Goucher College
Dr. Muhammad Hamad Khan, Associate Professor and Program Director, Business Management, Richmond, the American University of London
Dr. Mary Robert, Dean of Learning and Teaching, Richmond, the American University of London
12 pm - Lunch
1:30 pm - Session 2: The Connected Classrooms Experience
Christine Shiau, Managing Director, Stevens Initiative, The Aspen Institute
Dr. David Grossman, Associate Professor of International Business and Marketing, Goucher College
Dr. Arlette Ngoubene-Atioky, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology, Goucher College
Dr. Simon J. Büchner, Lecturer and Course Coordinator in Life Sciences, University of Freiburg
Leveraging faculty and staff expertise to expand on experiential and curricular offerings for undergraduate coursework.
3 pm - Break
3:30 pm- 5pm - Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Global Seminars
Moderated by Lindsay Johnson Walton, France-Merrick Director of Community-Based Learning
Dr. Natalie van Breukelen, Assistant Professor of Practice in the Biological Sciences and Post-Baccalaureate Premed Programs, Goucher College
Dr. Evan Dawley, Associate Professor of History, Goucher College
Dr. Rebecca Free, Associate Professor of Theater, Goucher College
Dr. Emily Perl, Associate Vice President for Student Success, Goucher College
Presentation and analysis of IDS 310-“Global Engagement Seminar,” an interdisciplinary seminar that combines both academic and experiential components of intercultural learning and global leadership acumen.
6 pm - Networking Reception
Day 2: Friday, April 15, 2022
8:30 am - Light breakfast
9:30 am - Welcome
Dr. James Fielder, Secretary of Maryland Higher Education Commission
9:45 am - Guided Discussion on Faculty Engagement and Collaboration in Global Curriculum Design and Delivery
Dr. Bill Harder, Director of Faculty Professional Development & Teaching Excellence,
Goucher College
Mark Bladel, Assistant Director, Office of Global Education, Goucher College
All participants in small break-out groups
11am - Presidents’ and Provosts’ Panel
Moderated by Karin Fischer, Senior Writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education
President Kent Devereaux, Goucher College
Dr. Elaine Meyer-Lee, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Goucher College
Dr. Mary Papazian, President of San Jose State University (2016-2021)
Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed, Chief Academic Officer at American Society for Engineering Education
Dr. Amir Reza, Dean, Babson College Academy and Global Education
12:30 pm - Lunch and Closing Remarks
Dr. Luchen Li, Professor of Literary Studies and Associate Vice President of Global
Education, Goucher College