Programs
Operation: Global Action
Operation: Global Action (OGA) is a non-traditional co-curricular experience, modeled
after the program at the University of Exeter. OGA is an opportunity for undergraduate students
to produce projects and participate in an interdisciplinary, immersive, and innovative
experience focused on global issues related to the United Nations 17 .
Operation: Global Action is a FREE four-week virtual high impact practice learning
experience focused on global issues. Students from USF will work in small groups with
students from Universidad del Norte (Uninorte) in Barranquilla, Colombia. This year's
theme is Innovation and Technology for Social Good. Students will be preparing to be global leaders by developing proposals for innovative
products, ideas, and inventions related to the world’s most complex challenges.
After successful completion of the program, all students earn a Global Innovator certificate and a note of Operation: Global Action Innovator on their transcripts. This is a great opportunity to build impressive resume experiences and gain transcript recognition to enhance employability and graduate school prospects.
The 2024 Operation: Global Action Winning Teams
Congratulations to the winning teams, and to all our global innovators who participated in Summer 2024 Operation: Global Action (OGA) program. This virtual intercultural experience took place from June 3rd to 28th and included students from interdisciplinary majors at USF and UniNorte, Colombia. This was our 9th cohort of students since April 2020 and we now have over 850 students who have completed the experience.
Collaborating across diverse disciplines, cultures, and time zones is challenging. Nevertheless, all student participants accepted this challenge, and we are proud of their innovative and problem-solving projects.
Here are the winners:
1st Place: Global Quest
Team Members: Aminta Camacho, Brittany Cardona, K'yana Edwards, Ella Hasty, and Isabella Trespalacios
Facilitator: Dr. Joy Harris
This group of USF and Universidad del Norte, Colombia students collaborated to create a website that engages users in an exciting challenge focused on uploading photos, videos, and other content related to completing activities linked to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They aimed to put an innovative and fun twist in the way that people are encouraged to act towards creating a more sustainable world rather than a task everyone must do.
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Runner Up: Good name pending!
Team Members: Sofia Guzman, Abil Joseph, Andrea Moncada, Isabella Munoz, and Kristopher Wilhoit
Facilitator: Ms. Natalia Brochero
This group of USF and Universidad del Norte, Colombia students collaborated together to create a website to address the issue of waste management in San Pedro de la Sierra. The vision is to provide infographics, video tutorials and more about several waste products and their potential for recycling.
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The 2023 Operation: Global Action Winning Teams
Congratulations to the winning teams, and to all our global innovators who participated in Summer 2023 Operation: Global Action (OGA) program. This virtual intercultural experience took place from June 5th to 30th and included students from interdisciplinary majors at USF and UniNorte, Colombia. This was our 8th cohort of students since April 2020 and we now have over 800 students who have completed the experience.
It is not an easy task to collaborate across different disciplines, cultures, and time zones. However, all student participants took on this challenge and we are proud of their problem-based and innovative projects.
Here are the winners:
Congratulations to The Bubli Adventure team!
#1st Place: The Bubli Adventure
Team Members: Sabrina Atiq, Juan Manuel Cuadros Palacio, David Ramirez, Vy Pham
Facilitator: Ms. Chloe Mikolasik
This group of USF and Universidad del Norte, Colombia students collaborated together to create a comic book and website to help elementary school students. Bubli is the superhero of the story and is personalized by the reader, enabling them to relate to their life experiences.
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Congratulations to the Chapter Her team!
Runner-up: Chapter Her
Team Members: Isabella Osorio, EstefanÃa Gualtero, Jasmin Pruthi and Carlyah Santo
Facilitator: Dr. Nazek Jawad
This group of USF and Universidad del Norte, Colombia students collaborated together to create a project called, "Teaching Gender Equality Through Literature." Students created a website and a literature-based curriculum specifically for grades 6-8 with books on gender equality in both English and Spanish.
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Congratulations to all our global innovators on a successful completion of Operation: Global Action!