USFSM Welcomes GLOCER to Campus

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee welcomes the return this week of the Global Conference on Education and Research (GLOCER).

Organized by USFSM and the Association of North America Higher Education International (ANAHEI), the annual conference on teaching methods and research draws dozens of scholars from around the world. The conference is set to run Tuesday through Friday at the USFSM campus, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu

More than 200 academic papers were submitted to organizers and, of those, 130 were accepted for presentation at the conference.

Among the presenters, Benjamin Kutsyuruba, PhD, associate professor at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address, “The Lifecycle of Trust in Educational Leadership: An Ecological Perspective,” on Wednesday at the campus’ Selby Auditorium.

Also Wednesday, Darlene DeMarie, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Education at USF, will present a concurrent session entitled, “Serendipity in a Life: A Narrative Illustrating the Impact of a Fulbright Scholar Award on a Faculty Member’s Personal and Professional Life.”

DeMarie is the USF Fulbright faculty advisor and president of the Mid-Florida Chapter of the Fulbright Association.

Several USFSM faculty members from the College of Hospitality & Tourism Leadership, serve on ANAHEI’s executive board, including Cihan Cobanoglu, PhD, McKibbon endowed chair and director of the M3 Center for Hospitality Technology and Innovation; Faizan Ali, PhD, an assistant professor of hospitality management; and instructor Keith Barron, JD.