The University of Maryland, Baltimore is the region’s premier institution educating physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, lawyers and social workers . Our global influence has grown tremendously in recent years, and as a result, I have assumed the additional role of executive director of protocol and special events. The University welcomes international researchers, educators and students and the function of my new position is to ensure they are made to feel welcome and comfortable during their stay. These sometimes lengthy visits are designed to enable our visitors to work hand in hand with colleagues from around the world in an effort to find solutions to scientific and social problems affecting the world in which we live. The course Train to be a Corporate Etiquette and International Protocol Consultant will greatly enhance my knowledge of international protocols and will enable me to perform my job more effectively and expand the University’s reach even further.