Programs
Operation: Global Action
Operation: Global Action (OGA) is a non-traditional co-curricular experience, modeled
after the Grand Challenges 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 Sustainable Development Goals.
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, Columbia. This year's
theme is Innovation and Technology for Social Good. You will be preparing to be global leaders by developing proposals for innovative
products, ideas, and inventions related to the world’s most complex challenges.
All students earn a Global Innovator certificate after successful completion of the program.This is a great opportunity to build impressive resume experiences, and gain transcript recognition to enhance employability and graduate school prospects.
Important Dates:
- Applications are open through May 5.
- Applicants will be notified on May 8 if their application has moved forward to the interview stage.
- Interviews will take place May 13 - 17.
- Students will be notified by May 21 if they have been accepted to the OGA program.
- The Summer 2024 session of Operation: Global Action, will take place June 3- June 28.
FAQs
Q: How is the course delivered?
A: Operation: Global Action is a fully online course where students from USF work
with students from Universidad del Norte (Uninorte) in Barranquilla, Columbia. Most
work is completed asynchronously. Weekly meetings with your team and facilitator are
synchronous.
Q: What does the schedule look like?
A: The experience is conducted fully online over the course of 4 weeks. There are
self-paced modules that need to be completed as well as weekly meetings with your
facilitator and team that last approximately 1 hour. Between meetings, you will work
with your team on the project you have selected.
Q: How much time would students be expected to commit on a daily or weekly basis?
A: The amount of hours vary based on the project each group chooses.
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. Following successful completion of this global high impact practice, a note of Operation: Global Action Innovator is added to student transcripts.
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
Inquiry Team: 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.
Website: Bubli's Adventure , Comic: BUBLI´s Language Adventure
Congratulations to the Chapter Her team!
Runner-up: Chapter Her
Inquiry Team: Isabella Osorio, Estefanía 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.
Website: Chapter Her
Congratulations to all our global innovators on a successful completion of Operation: Global Action!