The Global Spotlight Initiative is an effort led by the Office for Global Engagement to promote global awareness throughout Utah Valley University. It is carefully designed with the intent to trigger global and intercultural engagement across campus and within the community. Faculty may have up to $1500 of approved expenses reimbursed to their department to help make the event a reality.

Please review the Funding Request Rules carefully before submitting a proposal. The Global Spotlight experience must include an international component which benefits students directly. See older events here.

• Funding for the event/activity will be in the form of a UVU department index reimbursement of approved purchases after the event has concluded.
• Based on an estimated budget, funding for approved items up to $1500.00 can be requested.
• The budget needs to be submitted before final approval for funds can be given.
• Only Items purchased via UVU Department funds (i.e. P-cards and Travel cards) are eligible for reimbursement.
• Copies of receipts must be submitted to goglobal@uvu.edu before funds can be transferred to UVU Department index.  
• Once a faculty member has received funding, there will be a three-semester moratorium (including summer) before a new application can be considered.
• The planned event must have Department Chair Approval before submission of the Funding Request Form.

Funds cannot be used for:

• Funds may not be used to pay honorariums, to purchase books or other “give-away” items, or for decorations or backdrops.
• Any items purchased with personal cards will not be eligible for reimbursement.

Funds can be used for:

• Funds may be used for travel and/or lodging of a guest speaker, and on-campus food for the event and/or hosting a meal for a guest.
• Faculty will be responsible for all other promotion, including printing physical posters and event promotion off-campus.

Organizing faculty wll be responsible for:

• Designing a poster for digital promotion and submiting them to on campus digital screens.
• Promotion on and off campus and on Social Media.

Click here to submit a funding request.
You will receive an initial response within 7 business

Examples of previous Global Spotlight events:

• The UVU Music Department invited a German Composer who taught master classes on German music.
• Irish Folk Dancers worked with the UVU Dance Department and taught Irish dances to UVU students.
• A Spanish professor presented European models of education to secondary and elementary teachers.
• A UVU Art Department Faculty taught traditional Japanese flower arrangement.

 

Please direct any questions related to the Global Spotlight Initiative to: Amy Barnett at abarnett@uvu.edu 

Past Spotlights

Global Spotlight 2022 - 2023

 

Global Spotlight 2021 - 2022