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<div class="row large"> <div class="large-8 columns"> <h1 class="highlight">Get Involved On Your Campus</h1> <p class="highlight">Penn State offers a host of opportunities to engage globally on and away from campus with faculty, staff and students from across the United States and around the world.</p> </div> <div class="large-4 columns quicklinks"> <h3>Quick Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sites.psu.edu/studyabroadspotlights/" target="_blank">Education Abroad Student Spotlight</a></li> <li><a href="/category/international-student-orientation-iso">International Student Orientation</a></li> <li><a href="/article/student-engagement-and-intercultural-learning-team">Student Engagement and Intercultural Learning Team</a></li> <li><a href="/article/volunteer-global-programs">Volunteer with Global Programs</a></li> <li><a href="/article/international-student-spotlights">International Student Spotlight</a></li> <li><a href="/intlstudorgfunding">Student Organization Funding</a></li> <li><a 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It is Pennsylvania’s only land-grant institution, its largest University, and one of the most prominent public research universities in the United States.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row column"> <div class="small-12 medium-6 large-6 columns"> <h3><a href="/category/fulbright">Fulbright</a></h3> <p>The Fulbright Scholars Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department and provides funding for scholars, teachers, and professionals to undertake advanced research and teaching around the world.</p> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 large-6 columns"> <h3><a href="/category/campus-contacts">Campus Contacts</a></h3> <p>Global Programs works with many departments at University Park and across the Commonwealth to offer a variety of on-campus, globally-focused services and intercultural learning opportunities. The goal is to enhance student’s transition and success at any of the Penn State campuses.</p> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 large-6 columns"> <h3><a href="/category/awards">Awards</a></h3> <p>Global Programs celebrates and honors global engagement of students, faculty, and staff through a variety of annual events, conferences, and awards.</p> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 large-6 columns"> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="programming" class="full-width first block">  <div class="row column"> <div class="large-12 columns"> <h2>Signature Programming and Events</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 large-4 columns image-row"> <img src="/sites/all/themes/global_programs/img/international-student-orientation-weekend.jpg" alt="Group of 11 male and female international student orientation leaders in signature green shirts" /> <h3><a href="/category/international-student-orientation-iso">International Student Orientation</a></h3> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 large-4 columns"> <img src="/sites/all/themes/global_programs/img/international-parent-orientation-weekend .jpg" alt="Parents registering at computer" /> <h3><a href="/internationalparentorientation">International Parent Orientation</a></h3> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 large-4 columns"> <img src="/sites/all/themes/global_programs/img/education-abroad-fair.jpg" alt="Male student speaking with female education abroad provider" /> <h3><a href="/EdAbroadFair">Education Abroad Fair</a></h3> </div> </div> <div class="row column"> <div class="small-12 medium-4 large-4 columns image-row"> <img src="/sites/all/themes/global_programs/img/program-leader-with-group-of-international-students.jpg" alt="Program leader with a group of international students at a lake in the mountains" /> <h3><a href="/article/global-engagement-and-leadership-experience-gele">Global Engagement & Leadership Experience (GELE)</a></h3> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 large-4 columns"> <img src="/sites/all/themes/global_programs/img/pre-departure-orientation.jpg" alt="Banquet facility with over 100 parents and students at pre-departure orientation in China" /> <h3><a href="/predepartureorientation">Pre-Departure Orientation</a></h3> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 large-4 columns"> <img src="/sites/all/themes/global_programs/img/global-careers-institute.jpg" alt="Logo with text: Global Careers Institute" /> <h3><a href="/globalcareersinstitute">Global Careers Institute</a></h3> </div> </div> <div class="row column"> <div class="small-12 medium-4 large-4 columns"> <img src="/sites/all/themes/global_programs/img/hub-building-with-international-flags-hanging-above.jpg" alt="Many countries' flags hanging in a building on campus" /> <h3><a href="/article/international-education-week">International Education Week</a></h3> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 large-4 columns"> <img src="/sites/all/themes/global_programs/img/student-filling-out-paper-with-staff.jpg" alt="Two women doing coursework at a desk" /> <h3><a href="/category/get-involved-campus">Back From Abroad</a></h3> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 large-4 columns"> <img src="/sites/all/themes/global_programs/img/watw-performers.jpg" alt="Audience members taking photos of performer at We Are The World" /> <h3><a href="/worldwknd">We Are The World</a></h3> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="featured-article" class="full-width news-feature clearfix">  <div class="small-12 medium-6 large-4 large-push-1 columns feature-intro"> <h2>Global Engagment Leadership Experience</h2> <p>Penn State GELE program fosters new perspectives <a href="https://eca.state.gov/programs-initiatives/international-education-week/" target="_blank">International Education Week</a> (IEW).</p> <a href="/article/global-engagement-and-leadership-experience-gele" class="button">learn more</a> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 large-7 columns feature-image "> <img src="/sites/default/files/GELE-feature-3.png" alt="Two women participating in a teambuilding exercise during Global Engagement & Leadership Experience" /> </div>  </div> <div id="upcoming-events" class="row news-events"> <div class="small-12 medium-6 large-5 columns events-section" > <h2>Events</h2> <div class="row column"> </div> <a href="/story/list/C5" class="button">more events</a> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 large-7 columns news-section">  <h2>News</h2> <div class="row column"> <div class="small-12 medium-12 large-8 columns news-content"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/story/university-supports-ukrainian-academics-through-nonresidential-scholars-program" target="_blank"> University supports Ukrainian academics through Nonresidential Scholars Program </a></h3> <p>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:0</p> <p> <p>Penn State is one of nine Big Ten schools providing an academic lifeline to scholars in war-torn Ukraine. The University is sponsoring seven Ukrainian academics as part of the 2025 IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program.</p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="row column"> <div class="small-12 medium-12 large-8 columns news-content"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/global-programs/story/scranton-professor-conducts-virtual-exchange-egyptian-university" target="_blank"> Scranton professor conducts virtual exchange with Egyptian university </a></h3> <p>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:4</p> <p> <p>Melissa LaBuda, assistant professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Scranton, recently completed an Experiential Digital Global Engagement project with students from her course, HDFS 301: Values and Ethics in the Helping Professions and partners from Helwan University, Egypt. Her students then proceeded to participate in the Harnessing Innovation through Virtual Exchange for Enhanced Results (HIVER) program.</p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="row column"> <div class="small-12 medium-12 large-8 columns news-content"> <h3><a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/global-programs/story/visit-highlights-empathy-education-university-galway-and-cillian-murphy" target="_blank"> Visit highlights empathy education with University of Galway and Cillian Murphy </a></h3> <p>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 08:3</p> <p> <p>Earlier this year, Sabine Klahr, the interim vice provost for Penn State Global, attended an “Acting with Empathy”<em> </em>event in Dublin, alongside Marc Brennan, professor and UNESCO chair; Max Crowle and Michael Donovan from the Penn State Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center; and two student delegates. 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