Biggest Challenges for Associate Director Global Programs at Lehigh University Education
Julia's biggest challenge as Associate Director of Global Programs at Lehigh University is navigating the "long time horizons of partnerships," requiring sustained effort to maintain consistency across years of collaboration with multiple faculty and staff to achieve shared goals. This highlights the complexities of developing and maintaining international university partnerships, a key aspect of their role.
Project Management, Communication, Teamwork, Partnership Development, Long-Term Vision
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Julia Aughenbaugh
Associate Director of Global Programs
Lehigh University, College of Education
UC Santa Barbara
MA in International Higher Education from the University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Environmental & Related Sciences
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Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, LGBTQ
Video Highlights
1. Working with long time horizons of partnerships and the many people involved is a significant challenge.
2. Developing partnerships requires collaboration between numerous faculty and staff, and involves navigating complex timelines.
3. Maintaining consistency throughout the lengthy partnership development process is crucial but difficult.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
One of my biggest challenges is working with the long time horizons of partnerships. Developing partnerships between universities requires input and collaboration between many different faculty and staff members at an institution.
The partnership timeline can stretch over years, depending on who is involved and the shared goal. Therefore, maintaining consistency throughout the partnership development process can definitely be a challenge.