Mission of the Center for Global Studies:

Students at the Center for Global Studies will bridge international
and cultural distances and will understand and accept the
differences they will encounter in our increasingly global society.

Goals:

Students will understand and accept the differences they
encounter in our increasingly global society.

Students will understand the importance of global awareness
and the ways in which globalization shapes history, international
cultures, the economy, politics, and society.

Students will recognize that literature, history, art, and language
have common themes and connections regardless of nation of
origin.

Students will comprehend the ways in which the literature,
history, art, and language of a region reflect the culture and
people of that region.

Students will understand how to communicate and bond with
people of different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.

Students will understand how to be assertive, confident, and
independent while maintaining interconnected with others.

Students will understand the importance and role of technology
in a global society.

Students will understand the power of one individual to shape a
region's perception of a country and a people.