Congratulations to Joseph Connelly, Experiential Education Specialist with CGEE, for his published article in the most recent volume of Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal (JHE) (Volume 10, Number 2 (2021).This volume is focused on 鈥淪olidarity and Global Citizenship鈥�. 聽His article titled, can be found online for free.
Continue reading “Congratulations to CGEE Staff Published in 鈥淛esuit Higher Education: A Journal鈥�”
IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education that celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. 91成人, the Center for Global Education and Experience, International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and the International Student Organization (ISO) will be celebrating the week with multiple activities and events!
Keep an eye out in the daily A-mail for events, as well as ISO鈥檚 Instagram account: @iso_auggie and the study abroad office Instagram account: @global_auggies
Tuesday, November 16:
Power of Language, Christensen Center Lobby, 9am-noon
Auggies come from around the world and speak many languages. Stop by the Power of Language table in Christensen to learn more about study abroad programs that focus on studying language abroad!
Wednesday, November 17:
Study Abroad Tabling, Christensen Lobby, 11:30 -1pm
Come to get inspired and get more information about global opportunities available to Auggies!
Thursday, November 18:
Boren Scholarship Workshop, On Zoom, 1pm-2pm
The Boren Awards fund the intensive study of language and culture abroad by U.S. undergraduate or graduate students. You can .
Friday聽November 19:
“Finding Home” by聽Eve Elizabeth Taft, Augsburg ’18
This is a guest blog post by Augsburg alum Eve, who writes about her global journey to Ireland.聽
I ended up in Ireland because of Ernest Hemingway.
Let me backtrack a little. I鈥檓 writing this post from my partner鈥檚 family home in County Tipperary, supervised by his dog, Poppy. Ashley鈥檚 a Tipp man, born and raised, and I live (when I鈥檓 not out here) in the attic of house that once belonged to the playwright Kate O鈥橞rien. I think my room used to be the servants鈥� quarters. I work running phones for a dental practice by day and copyedit, run a horror-themed column, and publish my own work by night. Continue reading “Finding Home: One Auggie’s Global Story”
CGEE in Namibia is happy to announce our newest study abroad coordinator and instructor has started with us as of September 2021. Welcome to the team,聽Pinias Kashedi! Read below for his biography:
Continue reading “Welcome New Study Abroad Coordinator & Instructor in Namibia!”
The Center for Global Education and Experience (CGEE) is excited to introduce a brand-new two-week summer program for Augsburg students, created in collaboration with Augsburg鈥檚 Pan-Afrikan Center. The pilot program, Anti-Apartheid and Black Lives Matter: Global Movements for Racial Justice, will run May 17 鈥� 28, 2021.
Global Movements for Racial Justice was created in response to the racially motivated murder of George Floyd in our home city of Minneapolis. With much of CGEE鈥檚 work typically focusing on global settings, it became clear in the summer of 2020 that we should use our pedagogy and unique programming style to shed light on the inequities and injustices within our own backyard and in communities across the United States. Continue reading “New Program Brings Together CGEE Southern Africa & the Pan-Afrikan Center”
IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education that celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. 91成人, the Center for Global Education and Experience, International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and the International Student Organization (ISO) will be celebrating the week with multiple activities and events!聽
Keep an eye out in the daily A-mail for events, as well as ISO鈥檚 Instagram account: @iso_auggie and the study abroad office Instagram account: @global_auggies Continue reading “International Education Week 2020”
CGEE is inspired by Paulo Freire鈥檚 philosophy of popular education, as well as other critical, experiential, feminist, indigenous, and postcolonial pedagogies that foment transformation. 聽The goal of all of our educational programs is the empowerment of the participants to work for personal and social transformation.
CGEE draws upon the diverse backgrounds of participants,聽students, faculty, staff, and our domestic and聽international community members聽as the basis of an聽intercultural experience. 聽This experience聽is enhanced by聽facilitated reflection which analyzes cultural traditions, values and ways of interpreting the world, whereby participants look聽at the聽complexities of diverse cultures and deepen their own聽cultural self-awareness.
Our experiential聽programming聽combines a variety of activities such as story-telling, dialogue with host families and a聽range of community members, small group work, excursions, lectures, internships, films, and the聽use of music and the arts with other hands-on experiences. 聽As necessary catalysts for learning, critical聽analysis and reflection聽of the experiences are central to our programs and facilitation. Participants聽are asked to reflect upon both new experiences as well as prior knowledge in a global context.
CGEE is committed to both intellectual and emotional learning. We encourage people to聽reflect upon how they learn best and to grow outside of their comfort zone. Our programs are聽developed with different learning styles in mind.
CGEE encourages participants to analyze multiple perspectives and to develop their own聽viewpoints. Our experiential interactions, combined with background reading and research to聽determine the validity of information, provide the basis for critical analysis of multiple sides of聽an issue.
CGEE believes that the purpose of education is to create a more just and sustainable world. Our聽goal is for learners to engage both in their own transformation and to act to bring about the聽changes they envision for our world. Transformative education leads to greater personal and聽social responsibility.
This reflection was sent to us by Maria Marzullo, a student from Valparaiso University that went on CGEE’s spring 2020 semester program to Namibia and South Africa. Thank you, Maria, for the wonderful reflection and photos you have shared with us!
Memories with CGEE in Namibia & South Africa
I knew I wanted to study abroad since before I even applied to college. I knew I wanted to travel to a place most of my peers would not. I wanted to be challenged and pushed out of my comfort zone. While in Namibia and South Africa, I met some of the greatest people and had experiences I will never forget.聽 Continue reading “Memories of Namibia and South Africa”
This reflection was sent to us by Eliza Martin-Rosenthal, a student from Clark University that went on CGEE’s spring 2020 semester program to Namibia and South Africa. Thank you, Eliza, for the wonderful reflection and photos you have shared with us!
My Experience with CGEE in Southern Africa
My study abroad experience with CGEE was more intense, educational, emotional, and enjoyable than I could have ever prepared for. Arriving in South Africa in January, I was skeptical of the small size of our group (eight students), the hot climate, and the unfamiliar social norms. I was tired from the long flight and full of nervous energy, but as soon as I was greeted by CGEE staff and my fellow classmates, my nerves melted away. Continue reading “Student Experience in Southern Africa”
The following reflection and photos were submitted by Siena College student, Megan O’Neill. Thank you, Megan, for sharing your thoughts on your travels abroad with CGEE! Continue reading “Student Reflection: Guatemala & Nicaragua”
