Other Virtual Engagement Examples

Human rights festival with Kingston University

Faculty and students in the Department of Global Studies spent the fall and early spring semesters (2020-21) collaborating with peers at Kingston University (London) on a human rights festival which Kingston has traditionally hosted every February. A flyer for the festival can be found here.

Beginning in November 2020, faculty and students at both universities began biweekly meetings. At first, they spent time getting to know one another, and then they focused on pitching ideas to fill out the Festival’s schedule. Over time the focus narrowed to six topics, individuals selected the ones on which they wanted to work, and small collaborative groups formed to further develop those topics. In the past, when the Festival has been in-person, it traditionally ran a week, and they followed that model for the virtual Festival.