Our Commitment to Providing a Welcoming Environment: Action Items
The Global Engagement Office recognizes that our Statement of Commitment to Providing a Welcoming Environment must be demonstrated through meaningful action. We share here our continuing initiatives. We aim to hold ourselves accountable to what we have pledged by sharing our work with our community.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Online Virtual Exchange (UMOVE)
Launched in the spring 2021, UMOVE brings diverse faculty and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ together -across culture, languages, border of time, place, and discipline -to engage in intercultural dialogue and meaningful collaborations. UMOVE uses Collaborative Online International Education (COIL) methodology to prepare Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ for a world of increasing diversity, complexity, and interdependency, by utilizing technology to connect Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ and faculty with their peers across the globe through collaborative projects and discussions as part of their coursework.
Inclusive Success Abroad
UM Education Abroad created a webpage called Inclusive Success Abroad to introduce resources designed to support Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ in navigating their study abroad program selection.
The Global Engagement team welcomes refugee Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to campus and recognizes the value that refugee Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ bring to the campus community. Our team is committed to creating a safe space and a supportive environment for every refugee student on campus.