VIP Consortium Virtual Meetings

Time/Day TBD

REGISTRATION LINK COMING SOON

Sessions for Prospective and Early-Stage VIP Sites

• Are you considering starting a VIP program at your university?
• Have you already started a VIP program but have questions about implementation and operations?
• Have you recently joined an existing VIP program and want to learn more about VIP?
• Would you like a refresher about how VIP works?
• Would you like to learn from the experiences of others who have successfully implemented VIP at their institutions?

If so, this session is for you!  

We will be scheduling open sessions for prospective and early-stage VIP sites every other month, beginning in July 2021.  These sessions will be interactive, with plenty of opportunities for Q&A.  If you are unable to attend a regularly scheduled session and would like further information about starting a VIP program at your institution, please contact us any time at info@vip-consortium.org.

9 - 10:15 AM
US Eastern Time

4 - 5:15 PM
US Eastern Time

VIP SOCIALS

Everyone wants to hear what their VIP colleagues have been up to!  Join us for an informal VIP social via Zoom to share your VIP news, questions, and suggestions for the coming year.  Two sessions are being offered to accommodate people in different time zones.  We hope to see you there!

3:00 - 4:00 PM
US Eastern Time

VIP HANDBOOK WORKING SESSION

Do you need advice/resources?. . . syllabi, marketing materials, help with accreditation

Do you have advice/resources to share?. . . recruiting, credit-use policies, annual reports

At the VIP Handbook Working Session the group will:

• Look at our starting-point web-based handbook
• Identify priority sections
• Add content (drag, drop, save!)

9 - 10:15 AM
US Eastern Time

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and Virtual Experiential Intercultural Learning (VEIL) for Vertically Integrated Projects

Presenters from Durban University of Technology, Purdue University, and the University of Strathclyde will share their experiences with Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and Virtual Experiential Intercultural Learning (VEIL).  An interactive discussion will follow, to explore how COIL/VEIL might benefit VIPs and how we can better facilitate these types of collaborations between VIP institutions and across our network. 

10 - 11 AM
US Eastern Time

VIP Marketing and Communications

This presentation will focus on communications and marketing for VIP programs.  Sandra Harrison at the University of New South Wales will discuss strategies for reaching out to various constituencies (e.g., students, faculty, university administrators, potential donors) and will share examples of materials that have been successful for UNSW.

November 19
10 - 11 AM
US Eastern Time

November 24
8 - 9 PM
US Eastern Time

Roundtable with Ray Sokola, Executive Director of VIP Consortium, Inc. 
(Choice of Two Sessions)

Ray Sokola joined the VIP Consortium nonprofit organization as Executive Director in 2020.  (Bio) One of his near-term priorities is to engage Consortium partners in strategic planning efforts.  As a first step, we are hosting two informal “meet and greet” sessions with Ray in November.  Ray is particularly interested in hearing from you regarding:

• Your vision for your local VIP program as well as for the VIP Consortium
• What the VIP Consortium nonprofit can do to help advance this vision
• What you can do to help advance these efforts

We are offering two sessions to accommodate people in different time zones. Participants do not need to attend both sessions.  If you are unable to attend either of these meetings, please feel free to share your ideas and input with Ray on the registration form or contact him via email at ray@vip-consortium.org. 

10:00–11:00 AM
US Eastern Time

Multinational, multidisciplinary, co-curricular project integration 

At the University of Pretoria, integrating the VIP programme and similar initiatives, like the AREND* project, into the formal curriculum is impossible. Yet, without strong curricular alignment, the longevity and productivity of the student teams falter. We present and discuss the phases of co-curricular alignment that we experimented with at the University of Pretoria. We also discuss the challenges and benefits of the experience. 

*Aircraft for Rhino and ENvironmental Defense (AREND) 

Presenters:

Lelanie Smith, University of Pretoria

Nadia Trent, University of Waikato

10:00–11:00 AM
US Eastern Time

IC CAE*: A multi-college VIP program

This presentation will focus on the unique issues faced, solutions found, and experiences had running a multi-college VIP program between Virginia Tech and Morehouse College.

*Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) VIP Team 

Presenters:

Amos Johnson, Morehouse College

William (Chris) Headley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University