Bridging Creativity & Career Readiness Through Global Learning Experiences

Monday, October 20, 2025

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Session Leader(s)

LESLYN TONGE

Dean of Students
UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

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Presenter(s)

Deanna Blyden-Allen (she/her/hers)

Coordinator for Student Professional Development
University of the Virgin Islands

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This session explores how UVI’s Passport to the World Program fosters creativity, adaptability, and career readiness through education abroad. Using research-backed insights from the EAAC model, participants will examine strategies to enhance global skill development, overcome barriers for underrepresented students, and integrate creative problem-solving into program design.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will learn how UVI integrates creativity and career readiness into global learning through its program design.
Upon completion, participants will develop strategies to adapt the UVI Passport to the World model to their institutional goals.
Upon completion, participants will gain insights into using the EAAC model to enhance creativity and global competencies.
Upon completion, participants will gain practical tools for creating equitable education abroad programs.