Global Partnerships & Outreach

The Global Partnerships & Outreach (GPO) team works in collaboration with faculty, university administrators and partners around the world to advance UConn’s global initiatives. With over 180 global partners, the GPO team promotes relationship building within the UConn community and its international partnerships through programming, research opportunities, and collaboration with university units. GPO supports drafting international agreements; sharing funding and engagement opportunities; planning outreach events; and collecting data and reporting on UConn's global activities.  GPO also oversees involvement in global networks, such as Universitas 21; interaction with United Nations units/programs and subsequent reporting on such effort; and manages special initiatives such as the Norian Armenian Programs and Abrahamic Programs. To discover more about GPO, learn more... 

Team Members

Allison CasalyAllison Casaly, Ph.D.
Global Initiatives Coordinator
allison.casaly@uconn.edu

Kinga H. KarlowskaKinga H. Karlowska
Global Initiatives Coordinator
kinga.karlowska@uconn.edu

Marisa TatiwongMarisa Tatiwong
Program Coordinator (Global Partnerships & Agreements)
marisa.tatiwong@uconn.edu

Rui WuRui Wu
Global Partnerships Graduate Assistant (Research & Database)
rui.wu@uconn.edu

Global Training & Development Institute

The Global Training and Development Institute (GTDI) is a unit that offers academic services and specialized training to international students and professionals through exchange programs across multiple disciplines. Since 1961, more than 10,000 government officials, business and non-profit leaders, and university students from 130 countries have participated in the Institute’s education and training programs. Some of the current programs offered by GTDI include the U.S. State Department Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), Study at UConn, and the Technology and Entrepreneurship summer program. To find out more about these and other programs, learn more... 

Team Members

A. Tolga TurkerA. Tolga Turker, Ph.D.
Director of Global
Entrepreneurial Programs
atturker@uconn.edu

Laura LabatoLaura Labato
Assistant Director
Administrative Director, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI)
laura.labato@uconn.edu

Roy PietroRoy Pietro, Ed.D.
Project Director/PI, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI)
roy.pietro@uconn.edu

Glenn E. RobinsonGlenn E. Robinson, M.A.
Founder/President, Global Acceleration Lab
Academic Director, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI)
Coach, Convergence Accelerator, Nation Science Foundation
glenn.robinson0427@gmail.com

Trevor J. SchantzTrevor J. Schantz, M.P.P.
Graduate Assistant, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI)
trevor.schantz@uconn.ed