{"663191":{"#nid":"663191","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Thirteen Faculty Proposals Funded in First Round of Global Student Experience Initiative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Global Student Experience (GSE) Implementation Team has funded 13 faculty proposals, as part of an initial round of support to fund start-up costs for projects and programs tied to global experiences in undergraduate or graduate curricula.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECo-chaired by Adam Stulberg, chair of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and Amy Bass Henry, executive director of International Education, the GSE was created after the launch of the Institute\u0026rsquo;s strategic plan and is an implementation initiative around the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/focus\/global\u0022\u003EConnect Globally\u003C\/a\u003E focus area. Released in August 2022, the GSE\u0026rsquo;s request for proposals focused on funding for academic and research faculty to develop new academic offerings on campus and abroad, find synergies between faculty research and other goals of the institution, and support Georgia Tech students in their growth, development, and well-being.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFive of the six Colleges are represented in the first round of funding. All projects are global, transnational, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, or tie to a Georgia Tech international campus or initiative, all core values of the GSE. Five of the 13 proposals were co-funded with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sustainabilitynext-plan\u0022\u003ESustainability Next\u003C\/a\u003E and will integrate United Nations\u0026rsquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\u0022\u003ESustainable Development Goal\u003C\/a\u003E (SDG)-related themes into global programs. Proposals that aligned with additional Institute Strategic Plan goals, such as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Transformative Teaching and Learning, were prioritized. The projects include:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELaunch new faculty-led study abroad programs (Turkey, South Africa)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDesign and launch of a new, interdisciplinary capstone (Puerto Rico)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAdapt and integrate a globally- and sustainability-focused technical elective into a School of Civil and Environmental Engineering study abroad program (United Kingdom)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECreate a sustainability-focused Global@Home program\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBolster participation in exchange programs, develop new internship opportunities (Germany)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGSE will invite proposals again for FY24. Inquiries can be directed to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gse@oie.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egse@oie.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of the Vice Provost for International Initiatives (VPII) also issues an RFP for Denning Seed Funds annually in December (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:florence.stoia@provost.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eflorence.stoia@provost.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Global Student Experience (GSE) Implementation Team has funded 13 faculty proposals, as part of an initial round of support to fund start-up costs for projects and programs tied to global experiences in undergraduate or graduate curricula. "}],"uid":"35787","created_gmt":"2022-11-15 13:38:27","changed_gmt":"2022-11-15 13:38:27","author":"tduong45","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-11-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-11-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"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":""}}}