Office of International and Global Engagements
We are committed to promoting education with a global focus where international collaborative learning, research, and service are an integral part of the academic community.
Vision
A leader in global social work education actively promoting collective transformation and mutual wellbeing for all.
Mission
Through education, research, service and practice, our work is grounded in human rights, social justice, and anti-oppressive frameworks. We connect, we engage, we learn, we transform, and are transformed by our global communities.
Goals
- To prepare our graduates to effectively engage with a local-global and international context [Curricula].
- To increase recruitment, retention, mobility, career advancement, and a sense of belonging of international students, staff, and faculty [Outreach/Diversity]
- To enhance opportunities for international professional development, research, service, employment, and teaching to embrace the local-global context (Students, Faculty & Staff/Development]
- To promote engagement opportunities that are affordable and accessible for students, staff, and faculty to embrace global learning and involvement [Community-University Engagement]
- To strengthen existing local-global partnerships and foster new opportunities for mutual intercultural collaboration. [Partnerships]
To foster the development of transformative and responsive global citizens guided by principles of anti-oppressive practice, human rights, cultural humility, and social justice.
Note: The local-global perspective goes beyond nation-state borders and encompasses our interdependence and interconnectivity with domestic and international engagements that enhance the quality of life for all.
Meet the team:
- Dr. Carmen Luca Sugawara – Director of International and Global Engagements & Associate Professor
- Dr. Eric Kyere – Chair of the International and Global Engagement Committee & Associate Professor
- Erika Galyean – International Practicum Education Coordinator & Clinical Associate Professor
- Kay Jeter – Administrative Assistant
Office of e-Social Work Education & Practice
What We Do
- Develop consistent, on-brand online courses for use across all campuses
- Adhere to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and standards of universal design for optimal user experience
- Incorporate educational technology innovations, interactivity, and principles of universal design to enhance user engagement across diverse populations
- Advance research on e-social work practices and online social work education
Our vision is to:
- Create a consistent, standardized learning experience for students across different all IUSSW courses and programs.
- Act on the CSWE Future Task Force’s (2018) call for educators to infuse technology-mediated practice into the social work curriculum
- Develop new, efficient, and collaborative online and hybrid education platforms to guide future teaching and learning at the school
Areas of focus
- Social Work Distance Education We use evidence-based design practices and strive to meet federal accessibility guidelines and distance education standards of regular and substantive student interaction.
- Digital Social Work Practice Toward our commitment to digital social work practice, we promote the infusion of technology-mediated social work practice into the curriculum, develop e-simulations for online practice courses, and build CE course offerings through IU expand.
More information contact: eswhelp@iu.edu