What does Global Engagement Mean to Me?
Henry Leighton Wesleyan University Class of 2025
What does Global Engagement Mean to Me?
Henry Leighton Wesleyan University Class of 2025
Work, experiences, and reflections associated with the global engagement minor introductory class CGST 205.
As part of CGST205: Global Engagement Introductory Seminar, we conducted a story circle with students from the American University in Cairo, with an optional interview component where the Egyptian students interviewed GEM students for a project. Because I was sick for the story circle activity, I volunteered to be interviewed, resulting in this reflection. Although …
I watched the movie Rafiki and wrote this reflection as part of a Power of Language Week assignment for CGST205: Global Engagement Introductory Seminar. I returned to expand on my ideas in CGST305: Global Engagement Capstone Seminar, shown below. I had read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book The Thing Around Your Neck and so I thought …
I wrote this reflection in response to a language panel event that my class attended as part of CGST205: Global Engagement Introductory Seminar. The speakers included a Mandarin professor and Ganju speaker, who I believe was a music professor, and an American Sign Language (ASL) professor. What resonated with me throughout this panel were the …
