2023

March

Three Ohio State faculty members were appointed to serve as academic directors for the Global Gateways, Ohio State’s liaison offices in China, India and Brazil. In addition to their faculty appointments, they serve as part-time senior advisors for the Global Gateways and connect with Ohio State’s 15 colleges and regional campuses to identify new partnership opportunities abroad.

Roger Williams, associate professor of forest ecosystem analysis and management in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, is the academic director for the China Gateway; Jay Anand, William H. Davis Chair and Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Strategy at the Fisher College of Business, is the academic director for the India Gateway; and Fabio Leite, associate professor of psychology at Ohio State Lima, is the academic director for the Brazil Gateway.

May

The Ohio State University Alumni Magazine featured alumni from Brazil sharing travel tips on visiting the world’s fifth largest country; a sidebar story highlighted the value of the Brazil Gateway, serving as Ohio State’s mini embassy in São Paulo to drive student recruitment and facilitate education abroad programs, develop and sustain corporate partnerships, advance research collaborations and support and engage alumni.

December

The Brazil Gateway Forum on Climate Change explored agriculture and sustainability with a keynote address delivered by Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources. Experts in the field conducted panel discussions to share their research, challenges, opportunities and solutions to improve social, economic and environmental conditions for a better world.

This forum was sponsored by The Ohio Program and Center for Latin American Studies in collaboration with the Sustainability Institute and the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.