News & Events
Indiana’s Global Young Professionals
This event will be held virtually in the Fall of 2021. Details forthcoming.
Indiana Language Roadmap Community Showcase
12 - 2 pm, July 12th, 2021
Learn about projects around the state that are supporting our multilingual and multicultural Indiana Hoosiers, network with others, and discuss how we can strengthen our globally connected communities.
Getting Started on Your Indiana Global Career
12 - 1 PM, April 8th, 2021
Panelists from early career, workforce development, and hiring professionals discussed the variety of global careers that exist in Indiana and how high school and college students can build and market their global skills.
Global Leaders in Indiana
4 - 5 PM, April 8th, 2021
Global leaders in diverse sectors and from around the state shared how their global skills have benefitted their organizations, careers, and their fellow Hoosiers.
Summit Information:
The second statewide summit for the Indiana Language Roadmap was held in Indianapolis on Monday, December 3rd, 2018 at the Ivy Tech Corporate College and Culinary Center.
Attendees at the statewide summit of the Indiana Language Roadmap discussed the next steps in strengthening world language learning and cross-cultural competencies to advance the education, economy, and health of Indiana. The afternoon event included a sit-down lunch, a Global Workforce panel, and working sessions on implementation.
The Global Workforce panel featured Elaine Bedel (President of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation), Danny Lopez (Chair of the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet), Marsha Stone (Senior Director of Commercial Enterprise for the Indianapolis Airport Authority), and Marina Hadjioannou Waters (President of Luna Language Services).
The Indiana Language Roadmap held its first statewide summit in Indianapolis on February 10th, 2018 at the Indiana Landmarks Center. A summary of the event is available online.
Summit Description:
Representatives from business, education, healthcare, law, social services, and the community gathered in Indianapolis to discuss the recommendations of the Indiana Language Roadmap plan to strengthen cross-cultural competencies and world language learning and to plan implementation strategies in alignment with priorities in communities around the state.
The Indiana Language Roadmap plan will be made publicly available to all stakeholders, and the summit’s discussions will guide a series of implementation meetings across the state in 2019. Through conversation and collaboration, this initiative will diversify and enhance opportunities, expand resources, and increase access and equity to advance the education, economy, and health of Indiana.
Summit Information:
The Indiana Language Roadmap held its first statewide summit in Indianapolis on February 10th, 2018 at the Indiana Landmarks Center. A summary of the event is available online.
The summit focused on discussions with diverse stakeholders about how language learning and global education for cross-cultural competency can advance the education, economy, and health of the state. The summit defined gaps, strengths, resources, action items, and goals for improving world language learning in Indiana.
The event included a range of speakers, including Representative Bob Behning and Indiana Secretary of Career Connections & Talent Blair Milo, as well representatives from the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana Foreign Languages Teachers Association, health, law enforcement, and legal and social services. National leaders including colleagues from the Defense Language National Security Education Program and Institute for International Education and keynote speaker Dr. Richard Brecht also participated, as the Indiana Language Roadmap is part of national goals to increase global competencies and language proficiency.
The February 2018 summit was a critical first step toward the Indiana Language Roadmap project team’s work with designated regional leaders to write a statewide Roadmap plan with recommendations for strengthening world language learning.
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