>> My name is Malaika Marable Serrano and I'm the assistant director
for Global Communities at the University of Maryland.
So, Global Communities is a living learning program.
We admit incoming freshman and they live in the --
they live with us for two years in the program and they engage in a variety
of different internationally themed activities.
So they take several courses together on globalization issues, global issues,
as well as engage in a number of different kind of experiences such as studying abroad,
international internships, service learning, with refugees
or international alternative break, and in addition we also do a lot of really cool things
such as we take the students to embassies, the world bank,
other kinds of co-curricular programs and at the end of the experience,
those who successfully complete the program are able to receive a notation on their diploma.
So, I see a little bit of everything.
My job is essentially to sort of oversee the day-to-day operations of the program
which would include the recruitment admissions, marketing, alumni development is a new one
that we're looking into, as well as other kind of development activities,
some fundraising is kind of on the horizon.
I also do all the scheduling and make sure that all courses are in the University
of Maryland system and some teaching as well.