Institute for Global Engagement

Lee Sternberger has retired as executive director of the Institute for Global Engagement, effective January 31. She began working at Western Jan. 2, 2020, just months before the nationally instituted quarantine shut down the campus…

International Education Week (IEW) is right around the corner! This year, IEW runs from Nov. 15-19 and is an opportunity for our university to join campuses across the nation in celebrating the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

This joint initiative of the…

International Education Week (IEW) runs from Nov. 16-22 and is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is an effort to prepare Americans for…

International Education Week (IEW) runs from Nov. 16-22 and is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is an…

Quintin Oliver, international conflict resolution expert, and Fiona MacMillan, political communications specialist, will present three short films and lead a discussion about the grass roots sources of peace in Northern Ireland from 1-2:20 p.m. on Wednesday,…

The Seventh Annual Global Gourmets Banquet will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room. 

The event is coordinated by International Student & Scholar Services, the Institute for Global Engagement, and…

Lee Sternberger has been hired as executive director for Western’s Institute for Global Engagement.

Sternberger, hired following a national search, started work at Western on Jan. 2.  She succeeds Vicki Hamblin, who has retired.

“I am very pleased that Lee Sternberger is our…

Search committee chair Francisco Rios is pleased to announce that the Executive Director of the Institute for Global Engagement Search Committee has concluded its review and evaluation of the applications and has selected three strongly qualified candidates to invite to campus for interviews…

Vicki Hamblin will retire as executive director for Western’s Institute for Global Engagement at the end of this summer.

Western’s Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) coordinates the university’s internationalization initiatives, including the management and development of its…

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