For this episode of Brite Ideas, host Sandra Rincon and Alexis Roig, Barcelona’s Chief Science and Tech Envoy and CEO of SciTech DiploHub, discuss how to leverage alumni for science diplomacy.

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Listen in as host Sandra Rincon and Nena Grceva, Director of Alumni Affairs at Hertie School, explore how alumni advancement professionals can thrive and stay relevant in a changing world.

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Advancement professionals spend a lot of time building and nurturing relationships and serving others but can forget to nurture their inner selves.

For this episode of Brite Ideas, host Sandra Rincon spoke to Karen Cairney, CEO and Founder of Cairney and Company—a global company of innovative and creative fundraisers, strategists, communicators, researchers, trainers, and coaches.

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International Education Week (IEW) takes place every year in November. It's an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

To mark the occasion, we spoke to Dr. Dilnoza Khasilova about the importance of lifelong learning. Dilnoza is a postdoctoral fellow at the Global Engagement Office of the University of Wyoming. She has developed a nonformal World Language and Culture Program with a unique structure and a diverse community in Wyoming.

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Listen in as host Sandra Rincon and Dr. Alfredo Estrada, Director of the Sustainability Center at the Universidad de Lima and Coordinator of SR Network of CLADEA, discuss why sustainable development goals are critical to universities and how alumni can support institutional SDG strategy.

For this episode of Brite Ideas, Host Sandra Rincon met with entrepreneur and business owner María Lucía Bermúdez to discuss how institutions can better support (and benefit from) entrepreneurs.

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For this episode of Brite Ideas, we welcomed Robert Li to discuss how podcasting can be a powerful tool to engage alumni communities.

Robert is the Director of Community Development at Alumni FM, a podcast production company that helps universities and organizations produce meaningful podcasts to engage their communities. Robert’s clients include notable universities like UC Berkeley, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Utah.

Listen in as Robert and host Sandra Rincon discuss why podcasting is an effective tool to engage alumni communities, how to create and develop a meaningful podcast series that will resonate with your audience, and how to measure your podcast’s impact on alumni relations. 

For this episode of Brite Ideas, we welcomed Tarynne Swarts. Tarynne is currently studying for her Ph.D. in International Education. She is an alum of Nelson Mandela University, Universidad de Granada, and KU Leuven.

Tarynne applies the philosophy of Ubuntu to everything she does. Ubuntu represents the idea that you exist through the communities you are a part of and that you must help where you can. The term is derived from the Zulu phrase, "Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu", which translates to “I am because you are”.

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For this episode of Brite Ideas, we welcomed Dr. Anita Straujuma. Anita is the Executive Director at Riga Technical University Development Fund in Latvia. She completed her dissertation on knowledge management and alumni engagement.

For this episode of Brite Ideas, we welcomed Dr. Kevin Fleming, Co-founder and CEO of Prosper Non-Profit Advisors. Kevin is an educator, researcher and thought leader with over 20 years of expertise in alumni engagement and non-profit management.