{"345791":{"#nid":"345791","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A World of Difference: Understanding Cross-Cultural Communication in a Global Economy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Wednesday, November 12th 2014, undergraduate and graduate students from across campus gathered to participate in an intercultural professional development event\u0026nbsp;sponsored by the Office of International Education,\u0026nbsp;Center for Career Discovery and Development, and the Office of Diversity Programs.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E The event included a viewing of a film entitled\u0026nbsp;\u0022A World of Difference: Understanding Cross-Cultural Communication in a Global Economy.\u0022\u0026nbsp;This DVD is used by many large corporate organizations that are looking for a way to \u201cbring cultural factors to life\u201d and explore the challenges that international teams face due to cultural misunderstandings. \u0022A World of Difference\u0022 is also applicable to university students as it is a tool to prepare them for\u0026nbsp;today\u2019s competitive global economy. During this session, students learned best practices to succeed in diverse international teams as well as improve their own intercultural communication skills.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E This event was one of ten included in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oie.gatech.edu\/professional_development\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFall 2014 International Student Professional Development Series\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; However, unlike other sessions included in the series, \u0022A World of Difference\u0022 brought together both international and non-international students for an evening of intercultural training and career preparation. The diversity in attendance was very valuable during the debrief that took place after the film viewing. Career Development Advisor, Lanie Damon, from the Center for Discovery and Development stated that during the debrief students \u0022expressed some eye-opening reactions\u0022 to the movie.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Associate Dean of Students, Stephanie Ray, added that \u0022it was an outstanding event, and it appears the students had several take-aways.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E For a preview of \u0022A World of Difference\u0022 click\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y7pRSj6flSg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On Wednesday, November 12th 2014, undergraduate and graduate students from across campus gathered to participate in an intercultural professional development event ."}],"uid":"27787","created_gmt":"2014-11-13 16:39:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:30","author":"Emily Dolezal","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"21851","name":"cultural differences"},{"id":"3093","name":"culture"},{"id":"7027","name":"dean of students"},{"id":"1802","name":"international"},{"id":"4374","name":"international students"},{"id":"4373","name":"professional development"},{"id":"109811","name":"professional development series"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}