Fairleigh Dickinson University and the Internationalization Collaborative of the American Council on Education (ACE) will host a conference, “Developing Global Competencies in Higher Education,” Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5, at Lenfell Hall in the Mansion, College at Florham.

The two-day event features scholars and experts on global education and global citizenship who will seek to define essential elements of and develop a blueprint for global competencies.

Specific sessions include: “Why Educate Global Citizens?” with President J. Michael Adams and Ahmad Kamal, president of The Ambassador’s Club at the United Nations and New College (Metro), who was instrumental in developing the University’s U.N. Pathway Lecture Series; “Global Competencies — Defining New Skills,” with Scott Sernau, associate professor of sociology, Indiana University South Bend; “Transforming a College Environment,” Madeleine Greene, vice president for international initiatives, ACE; “Education in the Multilateral World,” H.R.H. Prince Zeid Al-Hussein, permanent representative of Jordan to the United Nations; “The Role of Technology in Creating Global Competencies,” moderated by Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro); and “Global Education Around the Globe,” with members of FDU’s Global Virtual Faculty.

The event is supported by a grant from the AT&T Foundation. The conference cost is $150, $125 group rate. There is no charge for faculty and staff, pending availability. For more information, see http://www.globaleducation.edu.

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College at Florham, Madison, N.J.

Metro =
Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J.

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