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50-Minute Sessions

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS)

Enhancing Belonging for Students Through Faculty-Staff Collaboration

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
8:15 AM – 9:05 AM PST
The session explores challenges in fostering belonging for diverse students. Attendees explore strategies to enhance collaboration between faculty and staff as they refine inclusive programs, policies, and pedagogies that support student success, whether for international students at U.S. colleges or U.S. students studying abroad.

Learning Objectives:

  • Examine challenges faced by international students on U.S. campuses and education abroad students regarding belonging versus marginalization.
  • Identify the critical role of faculty and staff in enhancing students' sense of belonging and discover innovative curriculum to ensure equitable success, whether students are incoming or outgoing.
  • Highlight the crucial role of international students on U.S. campuses as cultural ambassadors and drivers of "globalization at home".