b'OFFICE FOR GLOBAL RESEARCH ENGAGEMENTU.S. FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS NOTABLE EVENTS DR. CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY DR. MICHAEL KUNGUF was named a Fulbright Scholar Top Malta, School of Special Education,Taiwan, International Education College of EducationAdministrators Program,Producing Institution (2024-2025) DR. EVE BOHNETT International Center The UFIC led a delegation of UF leadership Kyrgyzstan, LandscapeDR. JOSEPH MEERT and faculty to South Korea, Taiwan, and Architecture, College of Design,India, Geological Sciences, CollegeJapan to explore new collaborations and Construction and Planningof Liberal Arts and Sciences DR. ALIN-MIHAI CEOBANU DR. ZACHARY SELDEN strengthen existing programs related to Romania, Sociology andBelgium, Political Science, CollegeAI, Semiconductors, and Smart Cities. Criminology & Law, College ofof Liberal Arts and Sciences OGRE participated in the SIMUVACTION Liberal Arts and SciencesDR. ANASTASIA ULANOWICZ project, an international initiative on DR. MARK DAVISON Poland, English, College of LiberalAI ethics and policy; forty students Spain, Urban and RegionalArts and Sciences Planning, College of Design,engaged in virtual training and a five-day Construction and PlanningDR. SAMANTHA WISELY simulation in Quebec City, role-playing as Serbia, Wildlife Ecology and MS. NICOLE FULS Conservation, College ofpolicymakers, journalists, or lobbyists to India, International EducationAgricultural and Life SciencesAdministrators Program,debate AIs ethical and societal impacts. International Center DR. KAREN TALIAFERROInternational agreements, including Morocco, Humanities, Hamilton DR. JASMEET JUDGE CenterMOUs, Reciprocal Exchanges, and India, Agricultural and BiologicalERASMUS+ are now housed in OGRE. Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences INTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2024Senior Faculty Category Junior Faculty Category Staff CategoryDR. ROSALIE KOENIG DR. ANTHONY AULETTA LAYNE PREBORLecturer, Agronomy Lecturer, Entomology andAssistant Director of College of AgriculturalNematology Admissionsand Life Sciences College of Agricultural andLevin College of LawLife SciencesGROWING TOGETHER: MEET THE NEW FACES OF OGREAGHANE (AGNES)SHARON BROWNANTUNES BESIANA (BES)International Global FellowsBALLA Agreements Program Coordinator Program ManagerCoordinator Aghane Antunes joined OGRE as aBes Balla is an innovationSharon Brown recently joined the Coordinator in November 2024, managingstrategist with experience acrossOGRE team as the International the Global Fellows Program to supportacademia, venture capital, andAgreements Coordinator. early-career faculty in internationalpublic sector transformation.She started her career at the research. She is a Ph.D. candidate inBefore joining UFIC, she wasInternational Center in 2020, Geography at UF, with a background inAssociate Director for Digitalassisting with agreements and communications and GIS. With over aGovernment at the Lisbon Councilcoordinating events, including decade in corporate communicationsin Brussels and consulted in thethe Study Abroad Fair and across sectors like energy and mining,health and defense sectors. Shethe International Student Aghane brings strong stakeholdertaught at Sciences Po Paris andAchievement Awards. She also engagement and outreach skills. Atlater supported deep tech startupsuses her experience with the UF UFIC, she brings her communications,with Entrepreneur First inFoundation to assist with alumni geography, and interdisciplinary researchBerlin. Now based in Gainesville,engagement and fundraising expertise to support faculty in developingshe brings global expertise toefforts. Sharon received her BA global research partnerships, connectingthe OGRE team, focused onin Political Science at UF. new and existing research teams, andbuilding strategic international identifying external funding opportunities.partnerships.20 |Global Engagement Report 2025'