What We Do

The Global Partnerships & Outreach (GPO) team works in collaboration with faculty, university administrators and partners around the world to advance UConn’s global initiatives. The work of GPO comprises two functions:

• Global Partnerships: On the global partnerships front, the GPO team promotes relationship building and collaboration among the UConn community and partner institutions around the world. This is done through providing support in drafting international agreements; sharing funding and engagement opportunities; planning outreach events; as well as collecting data and reporting on UConn's global activities.  The team works closely with the University’s Office of the General Counsel to construct specialized agreements tailored to School/College and partner programmatic needs. GPO also oversees involvement  in global networks, such as Universitas 21, as well as interaction with United Nations units/programs and subsequent reporting on such efforts.
• Special Initiatives: GPO manages the Vice President for Global Affairs' special initiatives, including but not limited to Norian Armenian Programs and Abrahamic Programs, which includes organizing outreach programs and events with global and local partners.

Allison Casaly, Ph.D.
Global Partnerships Manager
E-mail: allison.casaly@uconn.edu

Allison Casaly, Ph.D. began her position as Global Partnerships Manager in May 2024. Her role is to identify, facilitate, and develop impactful international partnerships that further UConn’s institutional objectives. She also manages and analyzes international collaboration data, oversees numerous special initiatives, and serves as UConn’s Universitas21 Officer. Prior to joining the Office of Global Affairs in December 2022, Allison earned her PhD in archaeology from New York University in 2021. Read More.

Cecilia Davila
Global Partnerships Coordinator
E-mail: cecilia.davila@uconn.edu

Cecilia joins the Office of Global Affairs with experience in international and public education. She worked as a Spanish and TESOL teacher before transitioning to education abroad where she advised students and strengthened relationships with programs all over the world. Cecilia holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the University of Delaware and a master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction from UConn. She studied in Spain twice during her education and is eager to promote global opportunities to the UConn community.

Marisa Tatiwong
Program Coordinator (Global Partnerships & Agreements)
E-mail: marisa.tatiwong@uconn.edu
Phone: +1 860.486.4112

Marisa joined UConn Global Affairs in September 2019 after working in corporate partner relations for UConn’s Center for Career Development since 2017. Prior to coming to UConn, she lived in India and Thailand since 2008, working with social enterprises and a study abroad institute to promote sustainable development initiatives and social justice.

Marisa graduated from UConn with a Master in Business Administration (2021) and B.S. in Business Administration (2008).

Rui Wu
Global Partnerships Graduate Assistant (Research & Database)
E-mail: rui.wu@uconn.edu

Rui is a graduate student in Human Development and Family Science. Before joining UConn Global Affairs, she worked as a research assistant at the HDFS department. Her research focused on bias-based victimization, discrimination, exclusion, and bullying and their impact on adolescent mental health. She also holds a master's degree in Communication.