Penn State EDGE Faculty

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EDGE at Penn State

Penn State’s EDGE (Experiential Digital Global Engagement) program offers a tremendous opportunity for students and faculty alike! What better way to equip our students for the workplace than to provide them with an opportunity (at no additional cost to them!) to develop crucial 21st century skills such as intercultural interaction, project collaboration, distance collaboration, and digital skills. The EDGE program provides our faculty the opportunity to build a collaborative relationship with international faculty, develop engaging learning experiences, and cultural awareness to the classroom.

Penn State is committed to helping students increase their global awareness, global literacy, global competency, intercultural competency, and global citizenship. One way to approach this is through study abroad. According to Penn State statistics, about 4% of Penn State students studied abroad in the 2017/2018 academic year, and the percentage is less than 10% nationwide. We recognize that not all students have the financial or personal flexibility to study abroad. That is the strength of our EDGE program. EDGE projects are embedded into our Penn State courses: our students team with students from around the globe and are tasked with solving a problem, thereby developing and strengthening their global awareness and perspective.

EDGE Collaboration System

If you would like to express interest in EDGE collaborative projects, please use the following forms:

If you are faculty, you can use your respective form to find a partner and to submit details about your current EDGE project for Penn State Global records, if applicable.

For faculty who would like to find a partner, you will be given access to the EDGE Collaboration System to review form responses of faculty who have also completed the form. The following details you provide will be shared:
– Title, preferred name, and official job title
– Course name(s) and themes/topics
– Implementation date ranges
– Additional notes

If you are an administrator, you will be given access to the EDGE Collaboration System to review faculty interest form responses.

To be e-introduced to any faculty within the EDGE Collaboration System, please reply to the email confirmation which is sent upon submission of your respective form.

Note: Email introductions are only made between faculty (i.e, not between administrators and faculty). Please share the form link with interested faculty so that they can be personally introduced.

EDGE in the News

In Memoriam: Penn State Beaver EDGE professor Chapin remembered

Chapin completed five EDGE projects with Université Paris Nanterre partner, the most projects on record

April 14, 2024

Image of John Chapin Beaver Campus
Dr. Lynn Hartle standing with her partner, Dr. Luciana Cabrini Simões Calvo in front of their poster presentation about their EDGE collaboration at the February 8-9, 2024, VALIANT conference in León, Spain.

Penn State Brandywine EDGE professor Hartle joins forces with Brazilian University in virtual exchange

April 1, 2024

Penn State Lehigh Valley EDGE professor Kaur leads virtual exchange program with Serbian university

February 15, 2024

Andjela Kaur speaking at a podium at The International Conference "Why Do We Need Disability Studies?" at the University of Novi Sad.

Penn State Scranton EDGE faculty LaBuda accompanies Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) students to Egypt for HIVER global competition finals

January 4, 2024

Students with pyramids in Cairo, Egypt
Jessica Divens and Dr. Tammy Divens stand in front of presentation screen

Penn State Shenango EDGE faculty-student research team present at virtual exchange conference in Brazil

December 7, 2023

Lehigh Valley students embark on cross-cultural project through EDGE program

February 8, 2022

Four Lehigh Valley students and instructor Tracey Carbonetto stand for photo

Penn State University Park EDGE faculty Habashy and Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence Associate Research Professor Cruz publish in International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning

June 30, 2021

US Embassy in Ljubljana support project with Penn State University Park faculty Zeiders and University of Primorska faculty

July 28, 2023

Michelle Zeiders and Asset Arystanov presenting at 2023 Education Summit @ Esri UC

Penn State University Park faculty Zeiders and Kazakh faculty co-present at 2023 Education Summit at Esri UC

July 8, 2023

EDGE Team participates in new AAC&U Institute on Virtual Exchange/Collaborative Online International Learning in Bergen, Norway

June 19-20, 2023

Penn State Brandywine faculty Hartle and Brazilian Co-Author publish virtual exchange article in Education and Information Technologies

June 20, 2023

EDGE Program announces 2022-23 awards for new and returning EDGE faculty (new partner or same EDGE partner)

September 23, 2022

EDGE Professor in Charge MacQuarrie presents at Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) Internationalization Workshop in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

March 24, 2023

EDGE program seeking 2 faculty to participate in a grant-funded Internationalization at Home project with MSU faculty

January 21, 2022

Center For Global Studies (CGS) announces new mini-grant and teaching material awards for EDGE Programs

January 12, 2023

Penn State Berks and Moscow State students collaborate to promote sustainability with EDGE program

January 12, 2023

Penn State Hazleton EDGE faculty Stylianides organizes Cross-Cultural Collaboration Symposium with UEAU

November 29, 2021

Penn State Abington EDGE faculty Akande partners with Langara College in Vancouver, B.C. through Virtual Exchange

October 21, 2021

 

 

WE believe in Penn State Students being global citizens

Penn State faculty who participate in the EDGE program connect their students to classrooms around the world for collaborative projects.

Distance Collaboration

Collaborate on solving a global issue through technology and apply digital skills.

Intercultural Interaction

Connect with students from other cultures and discover different ways they learn and study.

Preparation for a Global Workplace

Students learn how to develop their 21st century skills further and prepare for their future.

Strategic PLan

EDGE supports Penn State’s Strategic Plan as it engages our students, fosters and embraces a diverse world, and enhances global engagement.

Learn More!

If you are a faculty or administrator at Penn State or an international institution and are interested in learning more about EDGE, please contact us!

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