international and community-based partner organizations participated students traveled during academic breaks to Barbados and Mexico
Fall 2024
Project Highlights
Naco Wellness Initiative – Naco, Sonora, Mexico
Created a digital database for fruits and vegetables grown on a community farm operated by Naco Wellness Initiative
Barbados Biocultural Research Programme / WIRRED / Andromeda Botanic Gardens – Barbados
Co-designed and constructed an accessible garden, launched a sustainability campaign in K-12 schools and installed signage and wildlife capture monitors at a nature reserve
Water Sustainability in the Sonoran Desert – Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Binational water challenges and water conservation in agriculture in partnership with Tec
Nogales
Mexico City
Spring 2025
Project Highlights
Ambos Nogales Watershed – Nogales, Arizona/Mexico
Water smart border cities focusing on green infrastructure and environmental justice in partnership with El Colegio de la Frontera Norte and University of Arizona
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara / BAMX / EIRA –
Guadalajara, Mexico
Women’s health and food insecurity in partnership with Universidad Autonoma Guadalajara, Banco de Alimentos and EIRA
FIFA Mexico – Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey
Human rights and unsheltered populations in partnership with FIFA for World Cup 2026
Water Sustainability in the Sonoran Desert (continued) –
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Binational water challenges and water conservation in agriculture in partnership with Tec de Monterrey-Sonora Campus
Regenerative agriculture and plant biodiversity in partnership with the BERP and WIRRED
Designed and built bee hotels, installed a vetiver grass teaching model and held UN SDG workshops at local schools
Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, US Army, Retired and the 25th US National Security Advisor
Guest Speakers
Over the academic year we hosted a variety of global leaders: former National Security Advisor LTG (R) H.R. McMaster; Ambassador and US Senator from AZ, Jeff Flake; Astronaut Cady Coleman; and Ambassadors Michael Polt, Deborah McCarthy, Laura Kennedy, and Ronald Neuman.
Global Leader Series
Fostering Character Driven Leadership
Global Leader Practicum
Wrapping up a fourth semester, Ambassador Michael Polt and LTG (R) Benjamin Freakley, US Army continue to inspire and mentor students in this dynamic and engaging leadership course. Learning from their cumulative leadership experience, students explore the foundations of character-driven leadership and increase their global literacy.
Intensive Global Courses
In the fall of ‘24, the Barrett in-residence global leader was Mr Roelf Meyer Mr Meyer taught a course on The Art of Peace and Conflict Negotiation, leveraging his experience as the chief government negotiator in the effort to end apartheid in South Africa and current work on ending conflicts around the world.
In spring of ‘25, Amanda Ellis, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific for the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation and Senior Director, Global Partnerships and Networks for the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, returned to teach students about the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Study Abroad
Barrett goes abroad
Global Honors Flex
First-year students and Dr. Joe Foy live and learn in Rome, Italy during the spring ‘25 semester
Barrett in Paris
Barrett in Iceland
7 study abroad programs (141 students)
Combining travel with study expands the global perspective of a student and provides a multitude of opportunities to grow as an individual and scholar while seeing the world. Barrett faculty and students traveled to several locations abroad in 2025 to explore their history and culture while earning HON credits.
Global Intensive Experience (GIE)
Iceland
- Environmental Humanities in the Land of Fire and Ice
Ireland
- Galway, Connemara, and the Aran Islands
Summer Travel Programs
TurkeyFranceBologna, Italy
- Film, Food, and Culture in Northern Italy
Morocco and PortugalGermany and Switzerland
- Finding Frankenstein, the Monster, and Ourselves
The Crossroads of Civilization
Barrett in Paris, Versailles, and the Loire Valley
From Islamic Empire to Secular Nation-State
Barrett places a high importance on providing meaningful global engagement opportunities to honors students by delivering an array of enriching global engagement programs.
From bringing global leaders and practitioners to campus to interact with the Barrett community, to building development projects with grassroots partners in Latin America and the Caribbean and leading study abroad programs, we want our students to engage with the world through cultural immersion, community engagement, research and service. Explore our global initiatives below!
