Author: Joelle Brown

Brown, Joelle M - Asst. Director, Global Community Engagement, UPO

Study abroad over winter break in Sydney!

Joelle Brown

Gain a deeper understanding of international business in Sydney, Australia. Focus on global business in the Asia Pacific region through company presentations, tours, cultural activities, and a course led by Dr. Nigel Bairstow of the University of Technology, Sydney.   For more information, see here.

  • 11 days in Sydney, Australia over winter break (Australian summer)
  • Experience a dynamic, global class with a local professor
  • Learn from business executives through company presentations and visits
  • Earn credit toward marketing major or international global issues gen ed
  • Fulfill a portion of the International Business Certificate
  • Enjoy a cultural excursion day and free days to explore Australia
  • Network with business students from other universities
  • Scholarships available

 

Info Sessions:

  • Friday, May 6, 2-3p, C106 PBB
  • Tuesday, May 10, 12-1p, C150 PBB

Introduction to Global Business: Northern Italy

Joelle Brown

Tippie is launching a brand new virtual study abroad program with CIMBA!  The program will build a foundation of concepts in international business, including key political, socio-economic, and cultural factors that impact trade daily. This unique virtual class will be the start of your journey understanding key concepts of global business through the lens of beautiful Northern Italy and the European Union.

The program will also include loads of cultural learning opportunities! A cooking class, a live Zoom tour of Rome, and each student will receive a cultural box sourced from Northern Italy.

Apply today!

Details:

  • The first 15 students to apply receive an automatic $500 scholarship for the program
  • The course runs for 3 weeks (May 16-June 2)
  • Counts for RISE and International & Global Issues GE
  • Counts for IBC (Int’l Bus or Study Abroad)

Have questions? Contact Joelle-Brown@uiowa.edu

 

 

Join International Buddies at Tippie!

Joelle Brown

Experience a new culture at Tippie while sharing your culture with someone new. International Buddies at Tippie places international and American students in small groups based on mutual interests.

Throughout the semester, you’ll regularly meet up with your small group for dinner, coffee, studying, or anything that you enjoy doing. We also host buddy events throughout the semester including a massive kick-off at the beginning of the semester and a celebration at the end.

The opening celebration will be the evening of Wednesday, February 9!

APPLY HERE.

Working Internationally

Joelle Brown

Are you an international student looking for an internship or a full-time job? Are you a domestic student exploring working abroad?

 

Monday, Nov. 15 | 6:30-7:30 in S307 PBB

 

Meet other Tippie students to celebrate International Education Week!

Learn about Interstride, a new tool built for international students & international jobs, from a Pomerantz Career Center advisor.  Interstride is a website for finding jobs and internships and includes data about work-based visa options.

Welcome to all international students & domestic students looking for international experiences.

Presented by Tippie’s Global Engagement Student Advisory Board & the Pomerantz Career Center.

Join International Buddies at Tippie!

Joelle Brown

Experience a new culture at Tippie while sharing your culture with someone new. International Buddies at Tippie places international and American students in small groups based on mutual interests.

Throughout the semester, you’ll regularly meet up with your small group for dinner, coffee, studying, or anything that you enjoy doing. We also host buddy events throughout the semester including a massive kick-off at the beginning of the semester and a celebration at the end.

The opening celebration will be the evening of Wednesday, February 9!

APPLY HERE.

Tippie Monday Memoir | Reaching Out in Business

Joelle Brown

This spring, the Tippie UPO & the Tippie DEI committee are partnering to host a monthly event featuring a different Tippie community member who will tell their story of Who I Am. Storytellers will be faculty, staff, students, and alums.

Our May storytellers represent stories of PRIDE.  All four alumni were involved in Reaching Out in Business!

When: Monday, May 3rd from 12-12:30pm

RSVP here.

Working Internationally: Alumni Panel

Joelle Brown

On Monday evening, April 19, at 7pm, you are invited to join a special alumni panel focused on working internationally.  The event will occur on Zoom.

If you are interested, please RSVP here. All students participating will receive the Zoom link on Monday afternoon.

 

Wenran Xie is a manager at Thoma Bravo, a Private Equity firm based in Chicago. Prior to Thoma Bravo, she worked for EY, where she held several titles with her final being Assurance Manager.  Wenran is a native of China and was very involved in many University of Iowa programs while a Hawkeye.

 

Rita Guzmán currently advises online graduate students in her role as an Enrollment Advisor for All Campus. As a college student at Tippie, Rita studied abroad in London and participated in the Tippie Dublin Summer Internship Program. After graduating in 2018 with a marketing major, international business certificate, and Portuguese minor, she taught English in Portugal through the Fulbright Program.

 

Sydney Alexander is a Senior Analyst of Consumer Insights & Analytics at Choice Hotels International at their global HQ. While she now lives in Washington DC, Sydney is a proud Michigan native. Sydney graduated from the University of Iowa in 2018 with degrees in both Business Management and Theatre Arts.  While at Tippie, Sydney interned in London.

Tippie Monday Memoir

Joelle Brown

This spring, the Tippie UPO & the Tippie DEI committee are partnering to host a monthly event featuring a different Tippie community member who will tell their story of Who I Am. Storytellers will be faculty, staff, students, alums, and community members. Join our monthly zoom call on the first Monday of the month to hear from someone different, ask them questions, and learn together!

Our April storytellers are three amazing Tippie students: McKrina Lopez, Luz Alcala, and Zahra Aalabdulrasul. Join to hear more about their experiences in the BizEdge mentoring program, supporting DEI, and more!

When: Monday, April 5th from 12-12:30p

RSVP here.

Summer 2021 Virtual Study Abroad to Asia Pacific

Joelle Brown

Introduction to Global Business: A 3 Week Virtual Study Abroad to Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia

 

This summer, Tippie is offering a unique virtual study abroad experience that will explore four different locations in Asia Pacific.  This online adventure will feature lectures from professors in each of the four locations, briefings from leading businesses in the region, and fun cultural activities (like a cooking class!). Don’t miss your chance to engage with one of the most important regions and economies on the planet.

In every measurable way, business is booming in Asia. Over half the world’s internet users are based in Asia. In 2020, 218 companies from the Fortune 500 list were based in Asia. By 2040, Asia will top 50% of the global GPD and will drive 40% of the world’s consumption. Asia is also a leading innovator in some of the most important arenas of the day: e-commerce, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence.

Basically, if you want a future in international business, you’ve got to be ready to engage with Asia.

About the Class:

  • Application opens soon!!
  • Earn 3 s.h. that count toward International & Global Issues for Tippie Students
  • Earn credit toward the International Business Certificate
  • Fulfill Tippie RISE
  • Program dates: June 13-July 2
  • Class is live on Zoom from approx. 6-9pm CST
  • Many scholarships available!

If you’re interested, email Joelle Brown for more information.  Joelle-Brown@uiowa.edu

 

 

 

What Every International Student Should Know about U.S. Employment

Joelle Brown

Looking for jobs in the United States after graduation? Interested in hearing how H-1B sponsorship happens from the inside? Dan Beaudry, former head of campus recruiting at Monster.com and author of “Power Ties,” shares the potent job search system used by many international students to find U.S. employment. Students of all majors and levels of study are welcome.

Date: Thursday, February 25 at 5:00 pm CST
Zoom Link: https://apps.its.uiowa.edu/swipe2/site/engineering/signin/virtual/career 

International Women’s Day: Tippie Monday Memoir

Joelle Brown

This spring, the Tippie UPO & the Tippie DEI committee are partnering to host a monthly event featuring a different Tippie community member who will tell their story of Who I Am. Storytellers will be faculty, staff, students, alums, and community members. Join our monthly zoom call on the first Monday of the month to hear from someone different, ask them questions, and learn together!

Our March storytellers will honor International Women’s Day!  The Global Engagement Student Advisory Board will host a conversation with two amazing women in business: Yasmina Cassab Mejia and Natalia Gil Lallana.

When: Monday, March 1st from 12-12:30pm

RSVP here.

Tippie Monday Memoir

Joelle Brown

 

This spring, the Tippie UPO & the Tippie DEI committee are partnering to host a monthly event featuring a different Tippie community member who will tell their story of Who I Am. Storytellers will be faculty, staff, students, and alums.

Join our monthly zoom call on the first Monday of the month to hear from someone different, ask them questions, and learn together!

The first storyteller is Jeffrey Ding.  Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2016 after pursuing Economics in Tippie, political science, and Chinese.  He also completed the International Business Certificate.  Jeffrey pursued his graduate studies at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

When: Monday, February 1st from 12-12:30pm

RSVP here.

Update your Time Zone on ICON!

Joelle Brown

Did you know you can set your own time zone for your ICON account and have your local time zone display throughout Canvas? Displaying dates in your local time may help you stay up to date on assignments and due dates, especially if your course time zone differs significantly from where you reside!

Here’s how: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-set-a-time-zone-in-my-user-account-as-a-student/ta-p/414 

Fulbright Workshop

Joelle Brown

Are you a U.S. citizen interested in doing graduate study, research or creative work, or teaching English abroad—free of charge?

Join UI Fulbright alumni, Fulbright Faculty Mentors, and Associate Director of International Fellowships Karen Wachsmuth to learn more about applying for a Fulbright this year! Juniors and seniors and graduate students applying in 2021 should plan to attend; first-year students and sophomores are welcome.

You can apply for a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship!

  • Students from all disciplines can apply, including arts, humanities, business, social sciences, and STEM
  • Opportunities available in more than 140 countries

Learn more about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program at http://international.uiowa.edu/funding/fulbright-us-student-program 

Pre-registration required for the zoom webinar (please register even if you cannot attend the entire session).

Tippie’s Winter Read!

Joelle Brown

Tippie is excited to launch a new winter break program: Tippie’s Winter Read!

Join together as we read a novel together in the month of January.  The book is Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. 

Sign up to participate individually or with your student organization!  If you sign up, we’ll send you discussion questions throughout the month of January!

 

 

Homegoing is a novel that will allow us to reflect on history, on family, and on the current Black Lives Matter movement. The book starts in the 1700s and is about the family lineage of two Ghanian sisters. One sister stays in Ghana while the other sister is sold into slavery. Each chapter of the book is about another generation of the family lines: we read about southern plantations, jazz-era Harlem, Ghanian colonization, and more. The book weaves together wisdom through these stories because the author, Gyasi, is in some ways writing part of her story as a Ghanian-American.

Homegoing tackles difficult topics — depicting racism, violence, and demeaning language. Yet, its power is in the truths that it tells through the stories. The books is about 300 pages and was published in 2016.  It has won endless awards and can be found at libraries, online, or at any book store.

 

 

Happy International Education Week!

Joelle Brown

This week, we celebrate international education!

 

Tippie is home to many international students from all around the world, and many students who choose to study abroad in cities across the globe. Business is international, and this week we honor everyone – students, staff, and faculty – engaging in global learning and exchange! For a list of all University of Iowa IEW events happening this week, see here.

There are many ways to get involved in international education at Tippie.  Ask your academic advisor if you have questions.