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2024 GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
The 5th Annual Global Engagement Conference
on May 22 was a tremendous success with around 200 attendees including over 60 undergraduates across five colleges and universities presenting research and projects connected to the theme: "SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR INTERDEPENDENT WORLD." Dr. Dawn Michele Whitehead, VP Office of Global Citizenship, AAC&U, delivered the keynote, "Global Innovation for the Public Good: Advancing Our Societies Locally and Globally."
Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards joined Dr. Whitehead and Dean Rachel Endo, UWT School of Education in an afternoon panel on "Global Education for Career Readiness and Community Impact," moderated by UWT Associate Vice Chancellor, Dr. Divya McMillin.
Photo credits: Brian DalBalcon, Nathan Blanchard.
Dr. Dawn Whitehead, VP Office of Global Citizenship, AAC&U
Dr. Dawn Whitehead, VP Office of Global Citizenship, AAC&U
Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange
Dr. Divya McMillin, UWT Associate Vice Chancellor
Conference welcome by Dr. Danica Miller, Citizen of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians & Associate Professor, SIAS
Holly Bamford Hunt, Director of the Bamford Foundation
Erin Brown, 2024 Student Bamford Fellow
Dean Rachel Endo, Faculty Bamford Fellow
Career Readiness Panel: Dr. Endo, Dr. Whitehead, Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards
Innovation and Design Panel
Poster Session
Health and Human Rights Panel
Health and Human Rights Panel
NextGen Civic Leader Corps Graduates
Poster Session
Poster Session
Poster
L-R: Dr. Divya McMillin, Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange, Dr. Dawn Whitehead, EVCAA Andrew Harris
We thank all who made the conference a great success!
UW Tacoma Campus Leadership, Keynote Speakers, Student Presenters and Faculty Advisers, Student Volunteers, Panel Moderators, Conference Respondents, Media Services, Office of Advancement Marketing and Communications, Office of Events and Conferences, Office of Global Affairs, Global Honors Faculty and Capstone Faculty Advisers, IIGE Faculty Council and Executive Committees, IIGE Community Advisory Board & Innovation Action Network, Integrated Facilities Management, Campus Safety, ALL who attended, and last but not least, the IIGE team!
PANELS | PANELS | POSTERS |
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Bamford Fellowship in Global Engagement Erin Brown, “Toward Innovation for Multicultural & Justice Practices in Education: A Comparative Analysis of Japan and the U.S.“ Global Honors | Faculty Adviser: Dr. Rachel Endo |
Health & Human Rights: Gender and Racial Equity Lisa Zoller, “Exploring the Struggles and Resilience of Cameroonian Women Through the Intersectionality of Gender, Race, and Colonial Legacies”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Margaret Griesse
Nicole Reyes, “Reframing the Filipina as a Militant: The Ongoing Revolutionary History of the Philippines”, Global Honors | Faculty Adviser: Dr. Tabitha Espina
Emily Gormley, “The Political Advancements & Hinderances of Women’s Autonomy in Lebanon”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Cynthia Howson
Marina Koch, “Health Education and Female Genital Cutting”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Babafemi Akinrinade, Western Washington University
Kalea M. Velasco-Cosare, “Towards Menstrual Health, Healing, and Justice for Native Hawaiian Women: The Reclamation of Ancient Hawaiian Menstrual Practices Through a Modern Menstrual Health Framework”, Global Honors | Faculty Adviser: Dr. Christine Stevens |
Suweyda Abdi, "Designing Justice: Creating Thrive Center through Design Thinking" Maria Babko and Tien Cao, "Unboxing Creativity - Lifeskills Design Thinking Workshop” Dakota Billops-Breaux, "Systems Change: Public Health & Sustainability, Costa Rica, Summer 2023" Jack Cheung, "Reshaping Advocacy: Design Thinking Workshop" Salese Clark, “Spanish Language & Culture – Alicante, Spain” Isabelle del Castillo, "Elevating Education Through Design Thinking" Anuvir Dhaliwal, "Shared Futures for Sustainable Conversations" Elaiza Ginez, "Into the Heart of Seoul" Zainab Hamadi, "Design Thinking for Student Advocacy" Elana Klopfstein, "Spring in Vienna" Rebecca Leong, "Tacoma City Ballet along the Port of Tacoma" Whitney Lopez, "A Quantitative Analysis of Taxation's Impact on Women's Socioeconomic Rights in Brazil" Jannat Musawi, "Informational Display About the Tideflats" Jannat Musawi, "Prototyping to Build Our City" Jannat Musawi and Cecil Susi, "Design Thinking For a Better World" Kara Nichols, Arwen Pearson, Firdowza Isse, Justin Nagato, Cameron Ball, "Energy Modeling & Renewable Implementation of a Single Family Residence" Mikayla "Mak" Pennington, "Preparing to Reshape Advocacy with Design Thinking" Rayne Lyl Renney, "Climate Change and Financial Disparity", North Seattle College Elizabeth Riffel, "Genetic Analysis of Postpartum Depression Through DNA Methylation" Kayla Rosales, "South Korea: Global media and Cross-Cultural Psychology" Zeth Rosell, "Humanitarian Campus Contribute to the Refugee Crisis" Sotharith Sieng, "Ideationg Your Ideal City" Cecil Susi, "Reshaping Advocacy: Design Thinking for Student Resources" Maria B. Villa, "Building Your Ideal Tacoma Through Empathy" Rick Zhang, Jacob Givens, Jacob Cornett, and John Diep, "Creative Thinking in Sustainable Aerospace Design"
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Human Dimensions of International Law and Policy Ben W. Everett, “Culinary Soft Power: Evaluating Gastrodiplomacy's Efficacy as a Niche Strategy for Underrecognized Nation Brands”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Pierre Ly, University of Puget Sound
Juniper Washington, “Minority Language, Minority Voices, Minority Nation: Wales”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Cynthia Howson
Ashley M. Lowy, “Undocumented and Empowered: How legal environments in California and Arizona impact psychological outcomes of undocumented youth”, Global Honors | Faculty Adviser: Dr. Rachel Hershberg
Reese Ramirez, “Decelerating War: A Strategy to Reduce Urban Violence”, Global Honors | Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ben Meiches
Tammy Thorpe, “Strength and Vulnerability: A Qualitative Exploration of Mexican Immigration in the Pacific Northwest and Beyond”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Rachel Hershberg |
Innovation & Design Stephen Martin, “Crazy Train: The Politics of High-Speed Rail”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. John Bowen, Central Washington University
Mikayla "Mak" Pennington, “Universally Accessible: An Investigation of College Accommodations for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States and Netherlands”, Global Honors | Faculty Adviser: Dr. Miranda Kucera
Carey C. Stokes, “Taking Root: The Story of Marmot Inc. and its Lessons on the Dynamics of Worker Cooperatives”, Faculty Advisers: Dr. Bernadette Junblut, Dr. Kevin Archer, Central Washington University
Ryan Wicklund, "The Micro Forest Project", Faculty Adviser: Dr. Rubén Casas
Suweyda Abdi, Anuvir Dhaliwal and Zainab Hamadi, "Silver Linings Yoga App", Faculty Adviser: Dr. Huatong Sun
Rachel Skilton and Maura McDougall, “Park Pals Map App for Older Adults”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Huatong Sun
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Climate & the Environment: Sustainability and Innovation Catherine Rawlings, “From Colonialism to Collaboration: A History of U.S. Environmentalism with Indigenous Communities”
Sengravi Tiara Phakoxay, “The Role of Government Policies in the Lao People's Democratic Republic's Shift from Subsistence Farming to Commercial Agriculture”, Global Honors | Faculty Adviser: Dr. Christine Stevens
Erin Brown, “Acknowledging Local Stakeholders in Sustaining Okinawa”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Tom Koontz
Eamon Challinor, “Remediation Gardens in Polluted Sites”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Anne Taufen
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Inside Democracy: A panel and roundtable discussion Andrew Tsang, “The Simple Process to Effectively Communicate with Your Legislator: A Washington State Legislative Intern Reflection”, Global Honors | Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ben Meiches
Annika Christensen, “Polarization in U.S. Politics”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ben Meiches
Andy Lopez Membrilla, “A Compromised Democracy: A Government for Which People?”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Ben Meiches
Roundtable: Annika Christensen, Amit Bali, Jaya DeHerrera, Jason Golliet, Andy Lopez Membrilla, Jasmine Orthouse, Kris Page, Mahamed M. Rage, and Reese Ramirez. |
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Health and Human Rights: Food and Wellness Stephanie Butler, “The Roots of Food Justice: A Mixed-Method Exploration of Innovative Practices to Promote Well-Being”, Faculty Adviser: Leighann Chaffee, M.A.
Ethan Li, “Addressing Food Insecurity among International Students by Creating a Culturally Appropriate Food Bank” , Global Honors: Faculty Adviser: Dr. Christine Stevens
Rayne Lyl Renney, “Climate Change and Financial Disparity”, Faculty Adviser: Dr. Alif Laila Tisha, North Seattle College
Mikayla "Mak" Pennington, “Mental Gardens”, Faculty Adviser: Janeil Engelstad, M.F.A.
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Making Study Abroad Sustainable through Identity-Based Preparation Courtney Kroll and Angel Reddy, Office of Global Affairs, featuring UW Tacoma students Brooklyn Jay, Nicole Renee J, and Kayla Rosales (Global Honors).
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