CILMAR Consultant Services, cont.

Kris Acheson-Clair speaking at the Leadership & Mentorship Community Banquet, December 6, 2024, sponsored by the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence

Since CILMAR's founding in 2016, the Center's reputation as a resource in intercultural learning, mentorship, assessment and research continues to grow--both on the Purdue campus and beyond. Below we offer examples of topics on which the staff has been invited to offer expertise.

Keynote Addresses

Principles and Practical Solutions for Intercultural Learning

Speaker: Kris Acheson-Clair

Event: Intercultural Learning for Global Engagement Conference
Host: International Network of Universities (INU)
Date: March 29, 2023
Format: Virtual

For more information: https://www.inunis.net/ilge-conference-2023/

Thinking Big: Scaling Up Global Learning Assessment

Speaker: Kris Acheson-Clair

Event: Assessment Institute
Host: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Date: October 31, 2023
Format: In-person

For more information: https://assessmentinstitute.indianapolis.iu.edu/program/program-files/2023/featured-2023.html

Assessing Global Learning

Speaker: Kris Acheson-Clair

Event: Internationalization Institute
Host: Florida International University (FIU)
Date: November 3, 2023
Format: Virtual

Event: Internationalization Institute
Host: Florida International University (FIU)
Date: November 30, 2021
Format: Virtual

For more information: https://news.fiu.edu/2021/fius-2nd-forum-on-learning-to-implement-global-learning

Assessment in Virtual Exchange

Speaker: Kris Acheson-Clair

Event: Institute on Virtual Exchange/Collaborative Online International Learning
Host: American Association of Colleges and Universities
Date: October 25, 2023
Format: Virtual

For more information: https://www.aacu.org/event/2023-institute-on-virtual-exchange-collaborative-online-international-learning

Intercultural Competence: What? Why? How?

Speaker: Kris Acheson-Clair

Event: International Week
Host: EducationUSA (US Department of State) and Mackenzie Presbyterian University (Brazil)
Date: September 19, 2022
Format: Virtual

 

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Invited Webinars, Workshops, and Panels

The CILMAR staff has become highly sought after as presenters and facilitators of intercultural learning on a variety of topics. We extend our thanks to all of those who have been so gracious in inviting us to their campuses and programs. A sampling of the invited topics is provided below. The names of CILMAR staff members at the time of the presentation are bolded.

Webinars

The Intercultural Pendulum: A Practical Model for Turbulent Times

Presenters: Kris Acheson-Clair and Sundae Schneider-Bean

Host: SIETAR-USA
Date: September 14, 2022

For more information: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sietar-usa_sietarusa-webinarseries-2022sietarusaconf-activity-6970182836544839680-tVx6/

Assessment of Intercultural Learning Outcomes in COIL

Presenter: Kris Acheson-Clair

Host: SUNY COIL community webinar
Date: March 16, 2022

Crossing Cultures in the Hard

Presenters: Kris Acheson-Clair and Sundae Schneider-Bean

Host: Global Life in the Hard series
Date: October 7, 2021

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=186496353625240

Metacognition and the Role of Metacognitive Skills

Presenters: Kris Acheson-Clair and Elizabeth Barajas

Host: Uniminuto, Summer School Series
Date: July 10, 2020

For more information: https://www.uniminuto.edu/noticias/exitoso-summer-school-sobre-emprendimiento-creatividad-e-innovacion-reune-mas-de-700

Virtual Exchanges & Summer 2020: Ideas and Resources

Presenters: Kris Acheson-Clair and Mary Lou Forward

Host: Forum on Education Abroad, Responses to Coronavirus series
Date: April 2, 2020

For more information: https://vimeo.com/403525067

Intercultural Competencies for Entrepreneurs

Presenter: Kris Acheson-Clair

Host: US Embassy, Ankara, Turkey, Workshop for Young Leaders
Date: March 7, 2020

Understanding Emotion Labor and How to Recover

Presenters: Kris Acheson-Clair and Annette Benson

Host: SIETAR-USA webinar series
Date: January 10, 2024

For more information: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cilmar_webinars-1-activity-7150139709237735424-g72m/

Intercultural Communication in Practice

Presenters: Meredith Henderson (moderator), Annette Benson, Jennifer Lewis, Molly Morrison, Amy Nichols, and Carrie Anne Thomas

Host: NAFSA, Trainer Corps
Date: October 29-30, 2020

Aligning Disciplinary & Peace Corps Competencies – A Moroccan Learning Partnership

Presenters: Aletha Stahl, Natasha Watkins, and Katherine Yngve

Host: Forum on Education Abroad
Date: November 30, 2023

 

 

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In Person Workshops

Interactive—Even Fun!—Resources for Reviewing the Intercultural Development Continuum

Presenters: Annette Benson

Host: NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo, Highlight Session from Regions VI & VIII
Date: June 2, 2023

For more information: https://washington.org/meetings/75th-nafsa-annual-conference-expo

Ramping up from Theory to Facilitation

Presenters: Annette Benson and Aletha Stahl

Host: Wake Forest Global, WISE conference
Date: February 6, 2023

For more information: https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/18/2023/01/2023-WISE-Final-Program-1.pdf

Dynamic Exercises to Shift Debriefing Time from Mundane to Transformative

Presenters: Annette Benson, Alankrita Chhikara, and Kelsey Patton

Host: Wake Forest Global, WISE conference
Date: February 8, 2024

For more information: https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/18/2024/02/WISE-Conference-2024-Program.pdf

Intercultural Communication in Practice

Presenters: Annette Benson and Devin Flanigan Blankenship
Host: NAFSA Region VI, Trainer Corps presentation
Date: November 4, 2018

Presenters: Annette Benson and Jennifer Lewis
Host: NAFSA Region VI, Trainer Corps presentation
Date: November 2016

Leveling Up Intercultural Learning in the Classroom
Presenters: Aletha Stahl
Host: East Carolina University
Date: May 8-9, 2023
Practical Training Based on Hofstede’s Six Cultural Dimensions

Presenters: Annette Benson and Carrie Anne Thomas

Host: NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo, Region VI Highlight Session
Date: May 2017

A Holistic Approach to World Language Education

Presenters: Tatjana Babic-Williams and Aletha Stahl

Host: Grand Valley State, A Workshop for Modern Languages and Literatures
Date: September 22, 2023

Mapping Intercultural Learning into Your Curriculum

Presenters: Aletha Stahl

Host: Grand Valley State, A Workshop for Modern Languages and Literatures
Date: September 22, 2023

Intercultural Competence: An Introduction

Presenters: Daniel C. Jones

Host: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship
Date: July 5, 2023

Intercultural Competence Series

Presenter: Daniel C. Jones
Host: University of Notre Dame Graduate Student Committee
Date: August 3, 2023

Presenter: Daniel C. Jones
Host: University of Notre Dame Graduate Student Committee
Date: April 29, 2024

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Panels

Innovative Responses to Internationalization during the Pandemic: Supporting Faculty and Staff in Providing Intercultural Competence through Virtual Exchange Opportunities

Panelists: Daniel C. Jones, Michael A. Brzezinski, Elizabeth Barajas

Event: Polytechnic Summit
Date: May 27, 2021

COILogue: Building the Perfect Student Learning Assessment

Panelists: Kris Acheson-Clair, Stephanie Doscher, Jos Beelen, Eithne Knappitsch, and Kyria Finardi

Hosts: Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI) and São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Date: October 27, 2022
Format: Hybrid

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