Beyond the Looking Glass: An Experiential Analysis Of a Multicultural Learning Adventure Annette Craven and Jessica C. Kimmel University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas The issue of globalization is seen daily in local and national media. What were once only national corporations have become multinational or transnational organizations. It is difficult now to imagine a time when there was an environment in which only one language was spoken. Naturally, globalization spread beyond the confines of business, governmental, and scientific environments and into the academic environment, for how else could students be prepared to function globally in terms of the demanding and complex requirements of commerce, politics and cooperative research? Contextual Introduction “…there is no contradiction between the perpetuation of one’s native culture and attaining excellence in the new culture” (Feuerstein, www.icelp.org ). University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is a small, Catholic, Hispanic-serving, liberal arts transitioning to doctoral university nestled scenically in the heart of San Antonio, Texas. UIW was founded by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in 1881; it began as a school serving the K-12 population and soon expanded its offerings to the college level, to include bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Ultimately, in its emergence into a university, it received approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to offer a doctoral degree in Education with emphases in International Education and Entrepreneurship, Organizational Leadership, and Mathematics Education. One currently challenging aspect of the doctoral studies is the international nature of its students including Hispanics, Chinese, Koreans,