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JY Zhou, EdD

Associate Provost for International Initiatives & Executive Director, Center for Global Engagement
James Madison University

Dr. JY Zhou is the Associate Provost for International Initiatives & Executive Director, Center for Global Engagement at James Madison University. She is responsible for developing campus-wide comprehensive internationalization and leading the CGE to be instrumental in preparing our students to be educated and responsible global citizens through being the agents of change and collaboration in both local and global communities. She keeps an active research agenda and has published a series of articles on a new theoretical framework to define and assess comprehensive internationalization as a dynamic system. Her research and practices also include defining and assessing global learning, virtual engagement in international education, and internationalizing the campus through faculty. She designs curricular and co-curricular projects to integrate and enhance the roles of technology, languages and cultures, community engagement, and collaborative teaching in global learning initiatives. AAC&U (American Association of Colleges and Universities) has recognized her work as a campus model for global learning. She is frequently invited to consult and share her practices at prominent conferences and various universities. She also serves in several leadership roles in a variety of international education professional organizations. She holds a doctorate in Educational Theory and Practices from Binghamton University-SUNY.

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