Office of International Education and Development

Proposals due by Monday, October 9, 2023.

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the Appalachian State University Global Symposium to share with the campus community what they are doing globally. The proposal should be a one-page (minimum) overview, or summary, of your proposed presentation. It should provide both the main idea you want to convey and an outline of your main points. Most presentations will be limited to 20 minutes, with an option for a 50 minute presentation if needed. Please carefully consider the focus of your presentation.

Proposals may address one of the following areas:

Teaching

• Course development
• Curriculum
• Partner Institutions

Research and Creative Activity

• Encompasses all research and creative activity

Educational Research

• Arts, cultures and societies
• Environment and sustainability
• Business, labor and industry
• Physical and life sciences

Students

• Study abroad experience
• Global Internship experience
• Research abroad or virtual global engagement

Detailed proposal information for faculty, staff and students:

Faculty

Submit a proposal for an area corresponding to your interest and expertise: teaching, research and/or service. This is an opportunity to share on-going research, teaching practices, and other aspects of global learning with colleagues across campus. Artistic performances or other interactive presentations are encouraged.

Staff

Submit a proposal for an area corresponding to your interest and expertise. This is an opportunity to share on-going global learning practices and other aspects with colleagues across campus.

Students

Consider submitting a proposal for presentation at the Symposium. This is an opportunity to share on-going research, teaching practices, and other aspects with colleagues across campus.

 Because you will be limited to 20 minutes, you need to consider carefully the focus of your presentation. You will not be able to speak about your education abroad experience in its entirety, so think about one facet of your overall experience and how you can convey its significance in that 20 minutes. You want a sharp focus so that the audience gets a clear and precise understanding of your topic.

 You might want to consider focusing on your academic, or cultural or personal experience abroad. For example…

• What struck you about the teaching methods or student learning styles abroad? What did you appreciate about them, or find challenging? How did you come to put those differences into t the larger context of the host culture?
• What did you learn in your classes (or a specific class) abroad that made the subject stand out in a different light, that gave you an additional insight, that you now see form a different perspective?
• In your life outside of the classroom, what did you learn about (pick one) family life, gender relations, politics, attitudes, toward the environment, social class, consumer behavior, religion, etc. What did your observations suggest to you about your host culture?
• In what ways did your expectations, your pre-conceptions, not match or were even shattered by the reality of your host culture? What did you learn about the culture as a result of this experience? What did you learn about the way your expectations or pre-conceptions were formed in the first place?

Contact the Appalachian Global Symposium Planning Committee at marshallkb@appstate.edu.