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Every year the Office for Global Engagement celebrates the faculty who have collaborated with us on a Global Spotlight event during the academic year. The Global Spotlight Program allows faculty to provide a global experience for their students by making funds available to bring a renowned speaker to UVU or to host an international cultural event. The Global Spotlight experience must include an international component which benefits students directly.

More information about Global Spotlights can be found here.

Below are the most recent faculty to receive the Global Spotlight Fellow award.

2025 Global Spotlight Fellows and Global Scholars

Global Fellows
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2024 Global Spotlight Fellows

Anne ArendtAnne Arendt
College of Engineering & Technology
Kyrgyz Republic – Utah IT Forum
(Sept 23)
Tammy ChristensenTammy Christensen
Languages and Cultures
France and Human Rights, with Anne Lair, Honorary Consul of France in Utah
(Nov 23)
Mari De DiosMari De Dios
Languages and Cultures
Utah’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, with Exec. Dir. Juan Pascua 
(Oct 23)
Heath OgdenHeath Ogden
College of Science
Darwin Day Celebration, keynote speaker Dr. Joseph L. Graves
(Feb 23)
Yasuko SaitoYasuko Saito
Languages and Cultures
Japanese New Year
(Jan 24)

 

Sayeed SajalSayeed Sajal
College of Engineering & Technology
International Mother Language Day
(Feb 22 & 24)
Maritza SotomayorMaritza Sotomayor
Woodbury School of Business
Special Recognition for continuous support of the Global Spotlight program.
David SsejinjaDavid Ssejinja
College of Hummanites and Social Science
Rescuing Children in Uganda from Human Trafficking, with Peter Sewakiryanga
(Nov 23)
Violeta VasilevskaVioleta Vasilevska
College of Science
Mathematics for Human Flourishing, with Dr. Francis Edward Su
(Feb 22)
Alex YuanAlex Yuan
Languages and Cultures
Chinese New Year
(Feb 24)

 

 
 
 
 
 

2024 Global Spotlight Fellows Awardees

5 winnersMari De Dios, Sayeed Sajal, David Ssejinja, Violeta Vasilevska, Alex Yuan with Deputy Provost Kat Brown
Maritza SotomayorMaritza Sotomayor with Deputy Provost Kat Brown
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