by Tasmiah Akter I met Lois Amponsah at the beginning of her freshman year on a field trip to the United Nations. The trip was focused around social entrepreneurship and we got to hear from people who were on the ground running their own organizations. A year and a half later, I get to interview…
By Adriana Alfaro Liendo My name is Adriana Alfaro and I am the Global Engagement and Intercultural Learning Student Assistant in the Fries Center for Global Studies. This is the second part of an interview series that I decided to give a voice to people at Wes whose stories or perspectives are unique, special, and…
By Adriana Alfaro Liendo ’25 and Anita Deeg-Carlin On December 6th of 2024, in Fisk 201 (The Global Commons), students from CGST 205: Introduction to Global Engagement celebrated the end of the course’s first year as a designated Community Engaged Learning course. CGST 205 is the gateway course to the Global Engagement Minor (GEM), and…
by Adriana Alfaro Liendo My name is Adriana Alfaro and I am the Global Engagement and Intercultural Learning Student Assistant in the Fries Center for Global Studies. This is an interview series that I decided to give a voice to people at Wes whose stories or perspectives are unique, special, and uncommon. I decided to…
by Oleksandra Volakova International Education Week is soon approaching — a nationally acknowledged week of celebrating the diversity of cultures and exploring international education. Mark the week of November 14 – 22 and visit events about international language, culture, and history. With more than 20 events being hosted, finding an appealing event will not be…
Searching for an international career in the private, public, or non-governmental sector? Perhaps a Masters, Mid-Career, or PhD Program is what’s next for you! Whether you’ve just started your search or have a shortlist in mind, join representatives of top international affairs and public policy graduate schools on October 24. Register today at bit.ly/fairoct24 to answer your questions about: Go beyond…
by Adriana Alfaro Liendo My name is Adriana Alfaro, and I am the new Global Engagement/Intercultural Learning Student Assistant, working with Anita Deeg-Carlin in the Office for Intercultural Learning. As a junior double majoring in Government and Theater with a minor in Global Engagement, I was attracted by how the Fries Center will help me…
by Adriana Alfaro Liendo Interested in learning more about current issues in Chinese Politics? The New University in Exile Consortium is offering a free 10-week online seminar held in Chinese that will offer a series of timely debates in Chinese and aimed at a global Chinese audience, focusing on the most important and controversial issues that involve…
by Anita Deeg-Carlin, Director of Intercultural Learning Iracambí, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is a rainforest research center that is becoming steadily more familiar to our community as Wes students spend their summers interning there. Minas Gerais literally translates to “General Mines” and is an area historically known and mined for its mineral wealth.…
by Serena Plage Students in Prof. Nadja Aksamija’s seminar Eloquent Forms: Topics in Renaissance and Baroque Sculpture went on a 12-day, faculty-led study trip to Rome and Florence over spring break (March 9-21, 2024). Some of the highlights in Rome included the Capitoline Museums and the Roman Forum, St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Museums, the Villa Borghese, and…
