Breaking Silos and Building Hubs for Meaningful Global Engagement

Monday, October 20, 2025

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM CST

Session Leader(s)

Eduardo Contreras

Vice Provost
Baylor University

Presenter(s)

Bo M. White

Director of Education Abroad
Baylor University
Andrew Hogue (he/him/his)

Associate Dean
Baylor University
Rebecca Kennedy (she/her/hers)

Assistant Dean for Spiritual Life & Missions
Baylor University

Most universities use outdated structures to tackle modern problems. In this session, one university poses their concept to break these barriers by building global engagement hubs. These hubs, co-created by various campus units in academic and student affairs, aims to foster true collaboration with local communities and provide a meaningful, 21st century approach to global engagement and career readiness for students in areas such as: research, study abroad, and service.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to identify the limitations of traditional university structures and articulate how global engagement hubs can provide innovative, holistic educational experiences.
Participants will enhance their ability to collaborate across various campus units and with local communities, as they engage in group activities and discussions on creating or enhancing global engagement hubs.
Participants will learn how to apply guiding principles (Forum Standards, CBGL, SDGs, University Strategic Plan) to envision and implement global engagement hubs, fostering meaningful career-readiness and global learning opportunities.