This Collegial Conversation featured members of the International Education Leadership Knowledge Community running a panel interview with Jolynn Shoemaker, Director of Global Engagements in Global Affairs at University of California, Davis. Jolynn is the co-author of the book Global Goals, Global Education: Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (NAFSA, 2024), and of the new downloadable resource Starting with the SDGs: A Practical Framework (NAFSA, 2025). Are you curious about how to incorporate the SDGs on your campus, or wondering how you can advocate effectively for them? Listen to this conversation to learn more.
Speakers
Cathy Lee T. Arcuino, PhD
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Ball State University
Dr. Cathy Lee T. Arcuino is the Executive Director of Graduate & International Admissions and Services at Ball State University. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan, taught English for several years in Japan, Thailand and Poland, worked for a non-governmental organization in Kyrgyzstan and...
Samira Pardanani
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Shoreline Community College
Past-Chair, International Education Leadership Knowledge Community
Samira Pardanani leads a comprehensive international education department at Shoreline Community College, located just north of Seattle, Washington. In this role, she oversees international recruitment, admissions, academic and university transfer advising, study and teach abroad, international...
Jolynn Shoemaker
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University of California, Davis
Jolynn Shoemaker is the Director of Global Engagements in Global Affairs at University of California, Davis (UC Davis). In this role, she is leading efforts to integrate the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into internationalization efforts and to engage members of the campus community in the...
Ann-Margaret J. Themistocleous, PhD
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Anderson University
Co-Leader, Communications & Engagement (Leading Internationalization (LIZN) Network Leader), IEL KC
Ann Margaret J. Themistocleous is the Director for Global Engagement and Senior International Officer at Anderson University. She has held positions leading both education abroad and international student services. In her current role, she supports study abroad, national scholarship advising...