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GPE VI, the sixth annual conference of 
the Global Partners in Education (GPE) 
will be convened at Krosno State 
College, Poland on May 6, 2013 and will 
be adjourned on May 11, 2013.  Topics 
to be covered at this year’s conference 
include training needs and certification 
for GPE teachers and technical support 
personnel, collaborative projects, the 
GU Wiki site and its use in the 
classroom, discussion of alternative 
formats for the Global Understanding 
(GU) course, open discussions on other 
collaborative ideas and courses beyond 
GU, and presentations from partners on 
different ideas and challenges they have 
faced throughout the past year.  These 
discussions will help continuing efforts 
to enhance and refine existing global 
initiatives and develop new ideas and 
opportunities for all GPE partners.  The 
award for teacher, technology 
personnel, and institution of the year will 
be presented.  The cultural event will 
acquaint participants with the unique 
culture of Poland that has survived 
thousands of years of middle Europe 
political and economic change. For 
more information visit http://thegpe.org 

                       ~ GPE V – 2012 ~ 
                                GPE V, the fifth annual conference of the Global Partners in   
                                 Education was held at East Carolina University, USA, May  
                                 7-11, 2012.   Delegates from 16 countries around the world 
attended the conference. Collaborative projects to improve students’ experience 
were discussed and initial successful samples were presented. Potential 
agendas of further collaborative research efforts were also discussed and 
planned. Poster sessions and presentations contributed by participants were 
visited by ECU faculty and the Greenville community giving the opportunity to 
explore future cooperation. In this conference, a new leadership track was 
provided for administrative participants to discuss the strategic direction of the 
GPE. Global relations as a stepping stone to economic development were also 
discussed as part of that track. Some of the sessions were broadcast to 
accommodate our partners who could not travel to ECU. The GPE V 
conference was a successful gathering for all participants who were present 
and participated online.  
 
 
 
~ New Staff Announcement ~ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

                        Promoting Positive  
                                   Educational Opportunities… 

 

                       
                              
                              

Beginning in the fall of 2012 Dr. Leslie 
Pagliari joined the staff of Global Academic 
Initiatives at East Carolina University. Dr. 
Pagliari is working with Dr. Rosina Chia in a 
variety of new and existing initiatives. Leslie 
brings a rich background of experience at the 
faculty member, department chair, and dean 
levels. She had worked with Rosina on other 
projects so the synergy of collaboration 
ensured the continuance of existing and new 
activities. Rosina has begun the transition to 
a role as senior advisor for the Global 
programs and will continue her active 
contributions to GPE.  

 
 



~ GPE Awards ~ 

Congratulations to the 2nd Annual GPE Award winners. After careful 
consideration, the 2012 GPE  Awards Committee selected the following winners: 
 
 
   The Excellence in Technical Support Award
        Jonathan Mori Bustos of ESAN University, Peru  
 
   The Excellence in Teaching Award  
       Marion Eppler of East Carolina University, USA    

   The Institution of Excellence Award
      Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia - accepted by Alla Nazarenko 
 
 
While special congratulations go to our award winners,  
all those who were nominated deserve recognition for  
their outstanding work in the GPE organization. 

 
Excellence in Technical Support Nominees: 

• Jonathan Carraway, East Carolina University, USA 
• Ibrahim El Zein, Modern university of Business and Science, Lebanon 
• Eslam Khatab, Pharos University of Alexandria, Egypt  
• Matthew Poole, East Carolina University, USA  
• Łukasz Sanokowski, Krosno State College, Poland  
• Youcef Tounkob, Université Abou Bekr Belkaid, Algeria 
• Junhao Yan, Henan Polytechnic University, China 

 
Excellence in Teaching Nominees: 

• Kalpana Chavan, St. Xavier’s Institute of Education, India 
• Jessica Chen, Shandong University, China 
• Mariko Eguchi, University of Shimane, Japan 
• Viktoria Fandei,  Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia 
• Luci Fernandes, East Carolina University, USA 
• Daniela Gutierrez, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico 
• Wang Jing, Henan Polytechnic University, China 
• Heidi Luchsinger, East Carolina University, USA 
• Humberto Marquez Garcia, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico 
• Susan Pearce, East Carolina University, USA 
• Ludmila Sizikh, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia 
• Sean White, Ryukoku University, Japan 

 

 

 

 

 

Please submit news about your institution or programs to  
gpeinfo@ecu.edu 

 

 

  

New Partners   

Currently GPE has 52 member 
institutions in 28 countries and 5 
continents in the Middle East, Africa, 
Asia, Europe, North, and South 
America.  Over 2,300 students around 
the world participate in GPE 
programming each year.  A warm 
welcome to our new partner 
institutions:  

• Association Brasil-America, Brazil 
• China Pharmaceutical University, 

China   
• Guangdong University of Business 

Studies, China  
• Lebanon International University, 

Lebanon   
• University of Gdansk, Poland 

Announcement 
GPE VII will be hosted 

by Istanbul University in 
Istanbul, Turkey in May 
2014. We hope to see

you there.
 


