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Center of Global Initiatives

Center for Global Initiatives

The Center for Global Initiatives at Rollins College leads efforts to enhance campus internationalization and global learning, and provides students, faculty and staff with opportunities for global engagement.

The Center for Global Initiatives and Global Initiatives Committee enact the College's mission of global citizenship by increasing global engagement, campus internationalization, and enhancing global learning. The committee collects and analyzes data on global engagement and learning to guide its global programming. They manage the Rollins International Grant (RIG) program and allocate internal funding for internationalization efforts in accordance with strategic goals and needs. The committee has also developed a Global Experiences Index, endorsed by the College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee to guide faculty on educating for global citizenship. To increase student engagement, the center and committee are focused on promoting pathways to global citizenship such as on-campus activities, courses with an intercultural orientation, and study abroad and making these accessible for CLA, Holt, and Crummer students. They also sponsor a variety of global events on campus for faculty, staff, and students and support campus-based global initiatives through the Global Initiatives Committee grant program.


  • Dan Chong, Faculty Coordinator - Committee Co-Chair
  • Giselda Beaudin, Director of Global Initiatives - Committee Co-Chair, Office of International Programs
  • Jenifer Ruby, International Student and Scholar Services Representative
  • Ed Bustos and Brandy Fransen, International Admissions Representatives
  • AJ Althuis, Ja'Nya Jenoch, Robin Gerchman, Juan Guevara Pinto, Sana Alaya Seghair, Jie Yu: Divisional Elected College of Liberal Arts Faculty Representatives
  • Mary Choi Robinson - non-voting member
  • Jim Johnson, Crummer Graduate School of Business Representative
  • Kathy Rovito, Hamilton Holt School Representative
  • Tonja Powell, At-Large Elected Staff Representative
  • Victoria Albuquerque Brito and Allie Evangelista, Student Representatives

  • Rollins Spring ‘24 Study Abroad students are starting their semester programs in locations such as Australia, France, Italy, and Morocco. 
  • February 12, 2024: Lunar New Year Event. Dragon Dance (4:30 pm on Mills Lawn), guest speaker Ricky Ly (6:00 pm), panel about food and culture (6:30 pm Crummer Auditorium), and refreshments.
  • February 12, March 25, April 8, 2024: Multiracial and Multicultural Community Space CAPS Counselor Eli George offers this identity-based space for students who identify as multi-racial and/or multi-cultural to connect, relax, and be in community. 
  • February 13, March 5, April 9, 2024: Latinx Student Community Space CAPS Counselor Stacey Lopez offers this identity-based space for students who identify as Latinx/o/a or Hispanic to connect, relax, and be in community.  
  • February 15, 2024: Deadline for RIG grant application for Faculty/Staff to travel between June 1 and December 31. 
  • February 23, 2024: Applications for Fall ‘24 Semester are due Friday February 23rd, apply on RIPA! 
  • September 15, 2024: Deadline for RIG grant application for Faculty/Staff to travel between January 1 and May 31. 
  • September 17 - 22, 2024: Global Peace Film Festival. Free for Rollins students with R-Card.  
  • October 5 - 7, 2024: The 30th Annual South Asian Film Festival, themed Beyond Bollywood, showcases diverse images of the Indian subcontinent, its culture, and heritage through acclaimed independent films from across the globe. This program is part of Enzian Theater’s cultural festival circuit and is co-presented with the Asian Cultural Association. 
  • Olin Library has the El Camino Faculty-Staff Travel Research Guide, which highlights the 2023 faculty-staff travel seminar to Galicia, Spain. They hiked the Camino de Santiago, which has pilgrimage routes dating back to the medieval period. 

Interpreter and Liaison Recruitment 

The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Language Services (LS) is actively recruiting for Interpreters and Liaisons representing all kinds of diversity. For IVLP support, we are especially in need of great Liaison (Administrative) Interpreters for Arabic, French, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Spanish. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we welcome applicants recommended by the Global Ties Network. Visit our webpage to learn more and access the application.