{"id":1370,"date":"2013-07-18T10:33:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T10:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:55:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/connected-learning\/global\/about-us","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Global Initiatives is responsible for developing and implementing an internationalization strategy for UW Bothell. Global Initiatives collaborates closely with the Offices of Global Affairs at UW Seattle and UW Tacoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Initiatives is part of the Office of Connected Learning reporting to the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs. Located in the Truly House, the unit is staffed by a director and part-time student assistants, with administrative support from the OCL. A part-time faculty advisor supports the COIL Fellows program and the development of global learning strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Study abroad programs offered at all UW campuses are available to UW Bothell students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Build on-campus support for study abroad, especially addressing the needs of underrepresented students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expand local opportunities for global learning, including  incorporating collaborative online international learning (COIL) into courses across the curriculum and promoting globally-connected community engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lead and support campus-wide efforts to integrate students from diverse cultural backgrounds, especially focusing on the needs of international students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage international partnerships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define global learning outcomes and develop assessment tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pursue grant funding and external revenue for internationalization projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Memberships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Initiatives joins a broader community of institutions working on global education through its affiliation with the following professional organizations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aacu.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&amp;U)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aieaworld.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iie.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute of International Education (IIE)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Director of Global Initiatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/connected-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/11\/srcl-natalia-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/connected-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/11\/srcl-natalia-square.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/connected-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/11\/srcl-natalia-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/connected-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/11\/srcl-natalia-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/connected-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/11\/srcl-natalia-square-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natalia Dyba<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Director of Global Initiatives, Natalia supports the growth of global learning across campus, including: education abroad, curricular integration, most notably through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), international fellowships, and opportunities for global involvement locally. Prior to coming to UW Bothell, she worked for the Institute of International Education on developing and implementing an innovative scholarship program for a new university in Saudi Arabia. In 2007, she was a Fulbright 足彩app哪个是正规的 Scholar at the National University of Mar del Plata in Argentina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Natalia has earned a Master of Arts degree in Central European Studies from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, and a Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science, Psychology and Policy Studies from Rice University in Houston, TX. She has served as a board member of the Greater Puget Sound Chapter of the Fulbright Association and was a 2013-2014 Association of International Education Administrators Presidential Fellow. She chaired the inaugural International Virtual Exchange Conference and currently serves on the IVEC Steering Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both virtual and in-person appointments are available!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peer Study Abroad Advisors<br>Email<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:uwbworld@uw.edu\">uwbworld@uw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Natalia Dyba, Director of Global Initiatives<br>Email<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:nataliak@uw.edu\">nataliak@uw.edu<\/a><br><strong>Phone<\/strong>: (425) 352-3261<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-white-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwb.campus.eab.com\/\">Make an appointment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*Note<\/strong>: Graduate students, alumni, faculty and staff: please email to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helpful links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/globalaffairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UW Office of Global Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/studyabroad.washington.edu\/\">UW Study Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tacoma.uw.edu\/global-affairs\/global-affairs-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UW Tacoma Global Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/studyabroad.washington.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.SimpleSearch\">Study abroad program search<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Initiatives is responsible for developing and implementing an internationalization strategy for UW Bothell. 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