{"id":14580,"date":"2022-08-10T12:41:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T16:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=14580"},"modified":"2022-08-11T14:09:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:09:37","slug":"president-becerra-shares-lessons-and-mu-innovations-with-usaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/president-becerra-shares-lessons-and-mu-innovations-with-usaid\/","title":{"rendered":"President Becerra shares innovations with international audience at USAID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Late last month, Marymount University <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/about-mu\/about-becerra\/\">President Irma Becerra<\/a> spoke at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\">Institute of International Education<\/a> in Washington, D.C., where she shared her thoughts with university presidents and vice chancellors from across the world on how to build long-term institutional ties and university partnerships with innovation. She also reflected on her journey from growing up in Cuba to today serving as President of Marymount.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI owe all my career success to higher education,\u201d Dr. Becerra said. \u201cI firmly believe that it is the great equalizer and it offered a pathway to the American Dream for this Cuban refugee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was born in Cuba, and immigrated to the U.S. with my parents when I was just an infant to escape (Fidel) Castro\u2019s revolution. My family had to start from nothing, and there were many challenges we faced. However, those experiences gave me a passion for knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Becerra was invited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/education\">United States Agency for International Development\u2019s (USAID) Bureau for Development, Democracy and Innovation (DDI)\/Center for Education<\/a> and Asia Region Bureau to share her experiences on being a female leader at an institution of higher learning. DDI\/EDU hosted 20 presidents and vice chancellors from USAID partner universities affiliated with the USAID-funded Higher Education Systems Strengthening Activity (HESSA) project in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe delegation visiting from Pakistan was composed of university vice chancellors, and one of the priorities of the country is to promote women leadership in higher education,\u201d said Ghazala Syed, Senior Education Adviser at USAID. \u201cThey really enjoyed hearing Dr. Becerra\u2019s personal approach and the examples from her work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PresBecerraUSAID.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PresBecerraUSAID.jpg 700w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PresBecerraUSAID-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to her journey of becoming a university president, Dr. Becerra spoke about governance at higher education institutions and the importance of access to information. She highlighted her work in launching a new <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/office-of-planning-institutional-effectiveness\/strategic-planning\/\">Strategic Plan<\/a> when she began her tenure as President of Marymount in 2018. She also spoke about <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.workday.com\/en-us\/2022\/workday-podcast-marymount-university-transformed-student-experience.html\">implementing a new information technology system, Workday<\/a>, that would better deliver the quality of service needed for the school community.<\/p>\n<p>When she previously served as a professor at Florida International University\u2019s College of Business, Dr. Becerra taught for years about the strategic value of information systems and the importance of organizations having a fully integrated enterprise system, which essentially acts as the organization\u2019s central nervous system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorkday revolutionizes how we manage data, processes and people across campus, and we are growing and improving our business practices while delivering an exceptional service experience to our students and prospective Saints,\u201d President Becerra said. \u201cThe pandemic has made it clear that our enterprise technology must exist in the cloud. In case we have to pivot again in the future to remote work, having that technology at the ready is required.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-partners-with-netflix-and-2u-to-launch-virtual-tech-boot-camps\/\">Marymount partnered with Netflix and 2U<\/a> to launch a virtual tech boot camp for the University\u2019s undergraduate students in high-demand IT areas that include Data Science, Java Engineering and UX\/UI Design. With the goal of increasing diversity in tech fields, President Becerra spoke on how the curriculum is designed to further develop students\u2019 industry-relevant technology skills and teach them how to apply what they have learned in the classroom to real-world business solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents partner up with seasoned employees on Netflix\u2019s engineering and data teams to gain industry insights and key learning through regular one-on-one mentorship sessions, as well as dedicated support services and career coaching from 2U\u2019s expert team of advisors,\u201d President Becerra said.<\/p>\n<p>Her engaging talk showcased how Marymount has become a cutting-edge institution that will continue to grow in the years to come, especially with Workday powering the campus full time. The delegation appreciated President Becerra\u2019s insights on partnering with the private sector to improve student employability, student campus life and effective university governance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Late last month, Marymount University President Irma Becerra spoke at the Institute of International Education in Washington, D.C., where she shared her thoughts with university presidents and vice chancellors from across the world on how to build long-term institutional ties and university partnerships with innovation. 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