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International Programs is excited to announce this academic year’s schedule for Engaging Across Cultures, a non-academic, professional development certificate program that creates an opportunity for University of Iowa graduate and professional students to learn more about fostering an intercultural campus while honing skills that will carry into the future workplace.

Engaging Across Cultures includes subjects of interest to both domestic as well as international students.  Participants earn a certificate by completing a series of sessions (a required introductory session + 2 electives), which may also be included in a professional development section on a resume or CV

Please visit the Engaging Across Cultures website for more information: https://international.uiowa.edu/connect/intercultural-training/engaging-across-cultures. Questions can be directed to Brandon Paulson (brandon-paulson@uiowa.edu or 319-335-0335).

To Register - All sessions taken for the program are offered virtually for this academic year, free of charge, and fill on a first-come, first-served basis.  Participants must register in advance here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0uHGq5wzzWikWI6

Description - The session will?create an opportunity for graduate and professional students to learn more about fostering an intercultural campus at their colleges and departments while honing skills that will carry into the future workplace. Content will include subject matter of interest which help graduate and professional students better navigate in academic settings.? 

Participants who attend this session will learn: 

• skills to recognize their own culture (s) and how their cultural lens influences their interactions 
• skills to identify colleagues’ characteristics and working styles to foster effective communication  
• techniques for developing and applying intercultural skills in academia, including in the classroom, lab, or research group 
• strategies to enhance intercultural communication and understand the needs of second language learners 
• strategies to advocate for themselves in different professional settings