Three Elon teams present at the WISE Conference

On Feb. 3 and 4, three teams from Elon University presented at the Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement (WISE) Conference on intercultural learning at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Research on Global Engagement (CRGE), Eric Hall, professor of exercise science and director of the Undergraduate Research Program, Caroline Ketcham, professor of exercise science, and Amy Allocco, associate professor of religious studies and director of the Multifaith Studies Program, presented their research on “Reimagining Mentoring Undergraduate Research in Global Contexts: Supporting Intercultural Learning and Well-Being.”

Professor of English Steve Braye and Ryan Zaslaw ’22 presented “The Impact of Beginning Abroad: Reflections from a First-Year, First-Semester Engagement.” CRGE Pre-Doctoral Researcher Janelle Papay Decato, Danielle Lake, director of the Center for Design Thinking, and Shineece Sellars, executive director of the African American Cultural Arts and History Center, engaged participants in their presentation, “Exploring the Role of Power and Place in Decolonial, Critical Internationalization.” Maia Stewart and Denise Teeters, staff members of the Isabella Cannon Global Education Center, also attended the conference.