Final AVP for Global Engagement Candidate to Visit UW Monday

The final candidate for the position of associate vice provost for global engagement at the University of Wyoming is scheduled to give a public presentation at UW Monday.

The candidates are Susan Bender, senior director of global affairs at the University of California-Irvine, and Tony Ogden, executive director of education abroad and exchanges at Michigan State University.

Bender’s public presentation is Monday, May 14, at 10 a.m. in Room 133 of the Classroom Building. For those who can’t attend in person, the event will air via the WyoCast system at https://wyocast.uwyo.edu/WyoCast/Play/68f32013e7614ad09650ab1f8dbeedfd1d.

For more information about Bender, go here.

Ogden’s public presentation was last week. It may be viewed at https://wyocast.uwyo.edu/WyoCast/Play/9a5505befbf74bfd816e96f0d278c86a1d.

For more information about Ogden, go here.

To submit input to the search committee on the candidates, go to https://survey.uwyo.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=mlK3m89MJ#.

The associate vice provost for global engagement is a new position in the Office of Academic Affairs to oversee UW’s new Global Engagement Office. Creation of the office is part of UW’s strategic plan, “Breaking Through: 2017-2022,” which calls for expanded recruitment of international students and broadened exposure of faculty and students to international events and cultures.

The Global Engagement Office includes the Education Abroad Office, formerly the Office of Study Abroad; the International Students and Scholars Office; and the English Language Center.