Catherine Roche
Rockland Community College, United States
Catherine Roche is a resident professor in the Business Department at SUNY Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York. In 2013 she was awarded the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. She is a former Business Department and Business and Professional Studies Division Chair. From 2014 to 2024 she served as COIL Coordinator, an initiative she introduced to the campus. Since 2016 she has developed and delivered many COIL collaborations with professors and students from Morocco, the Netherlands, Colombia, and Poland. In addition, she has facilitated five cohorts with Iraq and Jordan through the Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge, another virtual exchange platform. She is an advocate for online and experiential learning, incorporates OER materials into all classes and has served as a mentor for business honors and internship students. She has co-authored seven publications and has presented at numerous national and international conferences.
“In working with their peers from around the world, students don’t just learn about another culture and how to navigate the differences. They begin to understand their own values and discover new abilities and strengths they didn’t know they had.”
Project Information
“The Examination of the Influence of Culture on Communication Styles in Morocco and U.S. – Focus on Employment Communication through e-Portfolios”
Mohammed Guamguami/Mohamed I University in Oujda, Morocco
7 weeks – Fall 2017
“Cross-Cultural Communication and Applications in Engineering and Marketing”
Mohammed Guamguami/Mohamed I University in Oujda, Morocco
7 weeks – Spring 2018
“Global Brand Marketing Strategies in the United States and the Netherlands”
Randy Bundel/Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
10 weeks – Fall 2018
“Transnational Education: Connecting ENSA and RCC Students through a COIL Project”
Mohammed Guamguami/Mohamed I University in Oujda, Morocco
7 weeks – Spring 2019
“Developing Soft Skills through an Intercultural COIL Lens”
Mohammed Guamguami/Mohamed I University in Oujda, Morocco
6 weeks – Spring 2021
“The Influence of Culture and the Macroenvironment on Global Marketing Strategy”
Carolina Velasquez Mora/Universidad de La Sabana in Chia, Colombia
8 weeks – Fall 2021
“Communicating Interculturally Through Technology”
Mohammed Guamguami/Mohamed I University in Oujda, Morocco
8 weeks – Spring 2022
“Utilizing Research Insights from a PESTEL Analysis to Construct a Business Model Canvas for an International Product Launch”
Prof. Beata Balczyńska-Chwalisz/Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
7 weeks – Spring 2024
“Marketing in Context: A PESTEL Analysis of the U.S., Poland, and and Seven Other Countries (Erasmus)”
Prof. Beata Balczyńska-Chwalisz/Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
6 weeks – Spring 2025
Facilitated – Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge – 8-week virtual exchange
Spring 2020 – University of Anbar in Ramadi, Iraq (Prof. Imad Sameer)
Spring 2021 – Middle East University in Amman, Jordan (Prof. Fayez Albadri)
Spring 2022 – Soran University in Kurdistan Iraq (Prof. Sarwan Hasan)
Spring 2023 – Al-Balqa Applied University in Al-Salt, Jordan (Dr. Khetam Shraideh)
Spring 2025 – Ammon Applied University College, Amman, Jordan (Prof. Salam Tadros)