RETREAT SCHEDULE
8:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast (optional)
9 a.m.- 9:20 a.m. - Opening remarks by Matt Temkin
9:20 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. - Workshop: Navigating Cultures in the Global Workplace - Part 1
11:05 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. - Break/Pick up boxed lunches
11:25 a.m. – 1:10 p.m. - Workshop: Navigating Cultures in the Global Workplace - Part 2
1:10 p.m. – 1:25 pm - Facilitators available for individual questions as needed
Workshop Description:
"Navigating Cultures in the Global Workplace" is an in-person group workshop, involving a combination of live presentations, discussions, and interactive activities. All participants will be provided with an online, personal assessment: the GlobeSmart Profile.
At the end of the workshop series, participants will be able to:
>Define the concept of culture and understand its levels and dimensions
> Understand and apply learnings from the GlobeSmart profile to work situations
> Reflect more structurally and critically on past and current intercultural workplace experiences
> Use tools and strategies provided to reduce intercultural conflict and misunderstanding
Workshop Facilitators:
Jennifer Gerrard has spent the majority of her career in the field of international education and has held roles focusing on international student program management, academic advising, and educational development in conflict contexts. She has lived abroad in Cairo, Egypt and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Additionally, her work has enabled her to work closely with teams in Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Iraq, Israel, and Jordan. In her current role, Jennifer directs international agreements university-wide for Northwestern. She is also responsible for managing Northwestern’s international relationships via international delegations and visitors, such as government officials and university leadership from institutions abroad.
Janka Pieper, born and raised in Germany, has always had a curious mind — wanting to explore the world and eager to experience the unfamiliar. She moved to the United States in 2001 to attend college, where she found herself surrounded by hundreds of other curious international students. This experience sparked her passion for intercultural communication, a field she went on to study and pursue professionally. After graduating, she settled in Chicago and began her global marketing and communications career in German-American trade relations before spending over 15 years in international higher education at Northwestern University. During that time, she traveled extensively and wrote about her institution’s global programs, partnerships, and activities, and co-established “Northwestern’s Intercultural Learning Initiative.” Janka brings both personal and professional insights into cross-cultural life and is passionate about helping others find meaning, confidence, and connection in their environment.
This event is by invitation only and open to Basic Science Administration staff members.
Yesenia Anaya
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