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(KNSI) –

St. Cloud State University announced the launch of the Center for International Disability Advocacy and Diplomacy at the USA Pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai.

The center’s mission is to promote the rights of people with disabilities both locally and globally. The center will serve as the hub for interdisciplinary collaborative research with faculty, domestic and international students, community members and visitors at St. Cloud State University.

“To embrace this expanded initiative of diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education and across the globe I am honored to formally announce the launch of a St. Cloud State University Center for International Disability Advocacy and diplomacy,” Wacker said. “The Center for International Disability Advocacy and Diplomacy will develop global academies, strategic network partnerships, leadership training programs, and conduct interdisciplinary research and development and promote disability policy and advocacy.”

Jake Judd (KNSI News)

The center’s mission is focused on five pillars of development:

  • strengthening cross-cultural knowledge and understanding through global academies
  • developing strategic networks and partnerships for advancing the U.S. CRPD
  • promoting and advancing the rights of people with disabilities through education and training
  • promoting scholarly research, training and development
  • promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility at all levels of public policy and diplomacy

Dr. Kathy Johnson and Dr. Amy Knopf will lead the center. Dr. Johnson is the director of Chinese Language and Culture Programs at SCSU, while Dr. Knopf is the director of the Rehabilitation Counseling and Addiction Counseling programs.

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