Hello fabulous GSP Alumni!
Welcome to another edition of the 2017 - 2018 Alumni newsletter! We're excited to provide an outlet for you all to further your careers as citizens of the world. The GSP alumni network expands each year, and we here at the GSP office want to support you all as best we can - our doors are always open to you! New this semester: a revived LinkedIn Group!
GSP LinkedIn LIVES!
Please request access to our revived GSP LinkedIn Group focused on professional development, international travel accommodations, and personal achievements in global awareness and travel.
Global Engagement Symposium
Saturday, April 7th
Rackham Graduate School
Please join us for our annual end of year symposium. The first-year students have been working all year on Global Engagement Internships around the world. Come enjoy a keynote speaker, individual CG presentations, and reuinte with all your old GSP pals!
Alumni Weekend 2018!
Friday - Sunday, October 5th - 7th
North Quadrangle
Save the date for next year's second annual Alumni Reunion weekend. Keep checking back as more details get finalized, but you can expect: delicious multicultural food, great dialogue, and the comfort of the GSP community.
A Note From The New Director
Greetings from snowy Ann Arbor!
With three months under my belt here at the Global Scholars Program and the U of M, I’m feeling very much at home. That’s thanks to the warm welcome and much help from Ashley, Nita, Eli, Chinmay, Kate, Yuezhong, and all of the GSP students and student-leaders. What a great community I’ve found myself a part of!
When people learn that I came here after living and working in Japan for many years, they ask me how I found out about GSP and why I chose to apply for the Director’s position.
My best friend from college has worked at the U of M for many years, and when he saw that GSP was looking for a new Director, he let me know, thinking that it would be a good fit with my experiences and values. I’m so glad that he did, because what really attracted me to this position was the chance to work directly with students in a diverse and inclusive community committed to social justice.
My own background in this area stems from academic work on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s nonviolent fight for social rights here in the U.S. and citizen peace movements in Japan and Costa Rica as well as my own participation in activism in social justice, anti-war, and anti-nuclear weapons campaigns.
That’s a little bit about me, but I’d also like to know about you. If you have time to tell me about what GSP means to you, please email me ([email protected]) or stop by GSP the next time you’re on campus.
GSP Leader Interview, Winter 2018
What was your inspiration to become a GSP Leader?
Being able to live in NQ with the community immersion. I really enjoyed dialogues and wanted to work with newer members in that space.
What was your favorite GSP moment?
The rising PF retreat! The retreat was so fun and so powerful, especially when we gave testimonials. The PF retreat gave me the unique opportunity to create a deeper bond and understanding with friends I already knew very well.
What was a surprising learning moment for you?
The timeline debrief exercises we did were surprising to me. They helped dissect the various aspects of the cycle of socialization in my own life. In particular, realizing how feelings about my mixed race status were impacted by others from a young age in so many ways I had not realized before.
Future Alumni Engagement Opportunities
Look for these keywords in our next newsletter!
Alumni Guest Speakers ~ GSP Formal ~ GSP Spring Symposium ~ Giving Blue Day
