Director of KU Institute for International & Global Engagement
Candidates
Presentation Topic: Recognizing that the institute is new and that this director will need to work with campus partners (the Area Centers, International Affairs, Provost’s Office and Office of Research in particular) to define and operationalize a clear mission and vision for the IIGE, what do you see as the most significant community engagement opportunities before us (community needs)? How do those opportunities relate to KU’s international and global capacities (academic and operational)? How do you see the new institute functionally serving to align those capacities with community needs?
Presentations will be conducted in person and available for live streaming via Zoom. Details for each candidate are below.
Megan Greene
Associate Professor and Associate Chair
Department of History
University of Kansas
Presentation:
May 2 | 10 - 11:15 a.m. | Room 455, Watson Library
Zoom Registration - Megan Greene Presentation
PASSCODE: 597135
Peter Bobkowski
Associate Professor, Clyde M. Reed Professor of Journalism
School of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of Kansas
Presentation:
May 5 | 10 - 11:15 a.m. | Kansas Room, KU Memorial Union
Zoom Registration - Peter Bobkowski Presentation
PASSCODE: 734499
Shannon O’Lear
Professor and Director of the Environmental Studies Program
Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science
University of Kansas
Presentation:
May 9 | 10 - 11:15 a.m. | Room 455, Watson Library
Zoom Registration - Shannon O’Lear Presentation
PASSCODE: 382553
Melissa Birch
Associate Professor and Director of International Programs
School of Business
University of Kansas
Presentation:
May 10 | 10 - 11:15 a.m. | Room 455, Watson Library
Zoom Registration - Melissa Birch Presentation
PASSCODE: 560543