Northern Arizona University

 

   

Accepting Learning Community applicants for the 2010-2011 Academic year

The Global Village LC is a residential and academic community designed to foster global awareness and global citizenship among first year students. It's ideal for students interested in contemporary global issues and cross-cultural diversity, and who wish to explore the social sciences. LC residents live together in Cowden Hall.

 

Common Courses

Seats in certain high-demand classes will be reserved for Global Village LC residents. Your advisor will help you enroll in these courses, which you will attend with other members of your LC. Visit Priority Enrollment to find out more about enrollment and advising. For fall ’10, seats will be reserved in:

SBS 101: The Global Village
An interdisciplinary course designed to introduce students to many of the disciplines in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences that foster global understanding and global citizenship. The course will emphasize the linkages between the global and the local, human and cultural diversity, sustainable global communities, global justice and human rights, and global communication and connection, among other contemporary themes. Fulfills Liberal Studies credit in Cultural Understanding, and serves as the introductory course for the Global Studies minor.

 

First Year Seminar – Contemporary International Controversies
This course will introduce you to contemporary topics in the international arena through a small seminar format. Each week, students will delve into a new current issue, such as transnational environmentalism, terrorism, globalization, social movements, Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, expansion of the European Union, US Hegemony and the “Bush Doctrine”, civil war and ethnic violence, genocide, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 

Activities and Events

Each year LC residents work with residence hall staff to plan exciting and meaningful activities. Possible events in the Global Village LC include:

Welcome Gathering

Meet other LC residents and discuss future activities and events

 

Faculty Interaction

Get to know faculty members from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

 

Peace Corps Presentation

Learn more about the Peace Corps and what opportunities may be right for you

 

Intro to Study Abroad
Find out what it takes to study abroad and learn about other international travel opportunities.

 

Develop Global Awareness
Participate in campus programming promoting global awareness, including foreign film festivals, and interact with exchange students from other countries.

 

Community Mentor Support
The Community Mentor is a student staff member who provides leadership in the Global Village Learning Community. Community Mentors assist students with their transition to the university, and connecting them with faculty and peers within their major and/or area of interest. The Community Mentor is assigned to help new students in making the transition to college life easier and assisting them in furthering their academic pursuits.