GlobalConnect Camp: June 23 - 27, 2025
Open to rising 7th - 12th graders

During the five days, students will:

• Study various selected countries and how to locate them on a globe map
• Debunk various myths surrounding some countries
• Engage in culture awareness activities and projects
• Learn about the diverse educational structures and opportunities, religion, and related topics
• Learn basic foreign languages, engage in hands-on arts and crafts work
• Acquire knowledge on how to prepare for global academic success, and engage in activities aimed at enhancing multicultural understanding, global experiences, leadership skills and inspire collaboration among peers
• Participate in discussions, debates, and group project work

Instructors

• Dr. Elizabeth I. Quansah, Director, AU Outreach Global
• Past and Current Fulbrighters
• Other special guests

Elizabeth I. Quansah, Ph.D., MBA
Director, Outreach Global

Dr. Elizabeth Ivy Quansah earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Auburn University (AU), received College/University Teaching Certificate from AU, and holds an MBA in Management from Indiana University (IU).

Dr. Quansah is the Founding Director of AU Outreach Global, an office within the Division of University Outreach. The mission of Outreach Global is to provide opportunities for international engagement, culture emersion experiences, capacity training for global partners, and contributions towards community development across the globe. The office also provides affordable, short-term service-learning experiences to students who cannot afford traditional study abroad programs and for faculty members and staff, a gateway to explore global research and community outreach.

Elizabeth has developed several global service-learning programs in selected countries in Africa, Europe, North and South America. The annual service-learning programs focus on the areas of education, health care, social services, and community outreach. The Outreach Global’s flagship health care program in Ghana, West Africa, and Greece, Europe, has served more than 5,000 patients. The education service-learning program has served over 400 students in Ghana and Tanzania, East Africa. Since the office's inception in 2016, over 120 AU students and more than 25 faculty and staff have volunteered their expertise to the service-learning and capacity building programs. Dr. Quansah has trained more than 700 global partners (both on-line and in person) in the areas of branding, marketing, public speaking, and train-of-the trainers. She is also the creator of the annual Global Community Day Festival for the cities of Auburn and Opelika and their surrounding cities, and she developed the GlobalConnect Summer Camp, as well as the Fulbright In the Classroom (FIC) for high schools and other non-academic institutions in in Lee County to bring the global experience to Alabamians.

Dr. Quansah has presented at several conferences including APLU, Alabama Counseling Association, Southern Regional Faculty and Southern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium (SRFIDC), The Mentoring Network for African Women in Academia (MTAWA), UPCEA, NASPA, and AU Office of International Programs conferences and many more. She is an instructor at Auburn's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) and has been the recipient of numerous grants from the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou, the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs (AOMA), and the Brother's Brother Foundation for in-kind health supplies.

Prior to her work at AU, Dr. Quansah served as the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management at Tuskegee University, Alabama. She has also served as the West African Young People's Coordinator for the World Council of Churches, a subsidiary of the United Nations (UN).

Dr. Quansah was the recipient of the University of Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) National 2020 International Leadership Award and the 2019 UPCEA South Region Conference Emerging Leader Award for her innovative approach to global education and service learning. She is a board member of the Alabama Chapter, Fulbright Association, and the Co-Founder and Co-President of the Joseph and Elizabeth Quansah (JEQ) Foundation.

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Dr. William Josephson
Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering

Dr. William Josephson is a full-time faculty member of Auburn’s Chemical Engineering Department. He has an equal mix of industrial and academic experience; my industrial experiences were in the pulp & paper industries. His research interests continue to be pulp & paper related. He also has an interest in the topic of engineering education: He has helped to revamp curriculums at the institutions he has been associated with and am deeply involved in teaching the use of practical methodologies to our students. He really enjoys the teaching aspects of my job and am active in assisting various Outreach efforts.

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Raveena Baskaran
P2 student in Auburn University’s Harrison College of Pharmacy (HCOP)

She is Albert Schweizer 2025 Fellow, Academic Peer Coach, HCOP Spanish Club President and NexBioHealth Student Advisory Committee Content Team Member

She and her partner Elizabeth Speight are working with the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama to increase internet safety among children in grades 4 to 7 in the Auburn-Opelika area. They are partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of East Alabama to carry out this mission by developing a project that is evidence-based and impactful.

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Camp fees are $200 per camper and will include the following:

• All snacks, and drinks while at camp
• Program instruction, materials, and equipment
• Recreational activities

Registration Deadline*:
June 1, 2025
*No refunds will be issued after this date.

Apply Now

The scholarship application must be completed and submitted by April 25, 2025 to be considered for a scholarship. Scholarship recipients will be contacted on May 9, 2025. Selected students will have until May 14, 2025, to confirm their spot at camp or forfeit their scholarship and spot in the program.

Please note that submission of an application does not guarantee selection.

The Office of Outreach Global's GlobalConnect Camp Scholarship application is open to all students, with good academic standing. Special attention will be given to applicants on the free or reduced lunch program.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact:
Office of Outreach Global at:
outrglb@auburn.edu
(334) 844-5716
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