DA Global is a student success organization that leverages global engagement to achieve institutional priorities. We work at the intersection of global engagement strategy and operations. Our work across each practice area is grounded in three principles: access to opportunity, technology as infrastructure, and institutional integration.
Global Engagement Strategy
The strategic case for global engagement is strongest when it connects to institutional priorities: retention, first destination success, and student satisfaction. This practice area focuses on building that connection — aligning global engagement with leadership priorities, student success metrics, and the offices responsible for delivering it.
Connecting global engagement to retention, persistence, and first-destination success
Cross-unit and cross-functional alignment to connect global engagement with the teams responsible for delivering it
Building the institutional and organizational case for shared investment in global engagement infrastructure
Internationalization planning and institutional case-making
Student Safety & Duty of Care
Institutions have a legal and ethical obligation to support every student traveling globally — not just in how they’re prepared before they go, but throughout the experience. This practice area focuses on building the infrastructure and documentation systems that allow institutions to meet their duty of care for every student, accounting for the full range of risks and identities they bring with them.
Pre-departure preparation and program risk assessment — accounting for the full range of student identities and destination-specific risks
Health and safety resource integration across education abroad, travel safety, and related global offices
On-program support, incident response, and re-entry resources
Duty of care framework assessment and development
Access & Opportunity
Global education’s impact depends on who has access to it. This practice area focuses on ensuring all students — regardless of background, financial situation, or prior exposure to global learning — can participate in and benefit from global engagement opportunities. Broadening access requires both intentional outreach and the organizational infrastructure to support students once they’re participating.
Access barrier assessment and action planning
Outreach and recruitment strategies that reach students and communities across institution types
Funding access strategies, including scholarship integration and grant program design
Holistic student support across the full global experience lifecycle
People Development & Success
The professionals who lead global engagement bring deep expertise, institutional knowledge, and genuine commitment to student success. This practice area invests in their continued growth — building individual capacity, strengthening teams, and creating the operational conditions where great work can scale.
Advisor and practitioner professional development planning
Team operating structure and change management support
New staff onboarding and operational standards
Leadership development for directors and senior global education professionals