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~ Nelson Mandela

February Final Project To Do List
  • Meet with your preferred faculty and ask them to serve as your Faculty Mentor. If your faculty member is not on the GPC Faculty Mentor list, they may sign up on our website. 
  • Secure a Faculty Mentor no later than March 1!
  • Submit your Faculty Mentor request form to formalize the working relationship.
  • Start working on your Final Project, whether it is creating an outline, a matrix, or a mind map to organize your thoughts, ideas, and concepts you would like to include in your final project.
  • If you are doing a presentation, start identifying possible presentation venues.
3 Tips for a Successful Faculty Mentor Partnership
  • Do some research! Has your professor or instructor served as a GPC Faculty Mentor in the past? Are they new to the GPC? Anticipate the questions your faculty may ask about the program, their role, and the amount of time you are asking them to commit to help you with your final project. If they are new to the GPC, be prepared to answer their questions in detail and gather additional resources for them, such as the link to our website and a copy of the final project rubric.
  • Have an idea of what you would like your partnership to look like. What are your expectations of your Faculty Mentor? What should your Faculty Mentor expect from you? Consider how often you would like to meet with your Faculty Mentor to discuss your project, what are the best means of communication between you (in person, online, email, etc), and at what points in your process you would like to receive feedback.
  • Be prepared for your Faculty Mentor meetings. What are the outcomes you would like to see from your Faculty Mentor meetings? If this is the first time you are sitting down with your Faculty Mentor to discuss your project, having a couple of ideas on the topics and format of your final project and a physical copy of the final project rubric may be helpful. If you are meeting your Faculty Mentor to discuss your progress, consider what are the priority agenda items you want to discuss, the timing of your deliverables (first draft? potential public presentation venues?), and factor in time to allow them to review your work and provide feedback. 
Featured GPC Student
Allison McLeod
Major(s)/Minor(s)
Science, Technology, and Society (B.S) Minors: Nonprofit Studies and Africana Studies
Why did you chose to join the GPC program?
I chose to join the GPC program as a Sophomore because it gives recognition to activities, classes, and international trips that I am already involved in. GPC doesn't add anything to my plate but, simply organizes my experiences into a certificate.
Tell us about your international experience. 
My international experience pertains to mission trips [affiliated with my minors] that my home church offers each year. In the summer of 2015, I traveled to Kampala, Uganda where our team spent time sharing the Gospel and necessary supplies to prisons and schools across the country. We also had the opportunity to distribute Samaritan's Purse Shoeboxes and enjoy a safari on the Nile River. Also, each summer I have the opportunity to volunteer at a children's home in Reynosa, Mexico. Although each week is different, we complete construction-like projects at the home to improve the stay of the children and house parents.
How has your world view changed or been enhanced in your international experience?
Through my international experience, I have gained a greater understanding of world cultures and an understanding of international service. Before going on these trips, I possessed an ethnocentric worldview that dominated my approach to service. When traveling to the countries, I learned that the people we were serving had adequate and efficient ideas to fix the problems that they saw most pertinent but, lacked the resources they needed. Also, I learned that the cultures of the world are BEAUTIFUL and unique in every way.
Have the courses you have taken as part of the GPC program enhanced your worldview?
Similarly, the class that I have taken to fulfill the GPC requirements have allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of the cultures that I have experienced first hand. These classes have challenged my constricted worldview and solidified my infatuation with the countries that I first fell in love with as a teenager.
Any words of advice for other GPC students?
My advice for other GPC students is to plan and plan early. This will allow you to enroll the required classes and fulfill the other requirements for the certification before the last minute. If you plan, there is less stress!
What are your career goals?
In the future, I aspire to be a dentist and missionary for a nonprofit (hopefully Hope Smiles) in Uganda.
Want to be one of our GPC featured students of the month? 
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Chinese Culture Workshops

The Confucius Institute and the Office of International Services welcome you to participate in Chinese Culture Workshops offered in the month of February!  Attendance is free but registration is required. Priority is given to the first 20 students to sign up. To sign up, go to go.ncsu.edu/nihaowolfpack

*** TODAY *** February 15th from 6:00-7:00pm: How to create a culturally inclusive environment
Learn about Chinese customs and how to prevent misunderstandings and encourage friendship

February 20th from 5:30-8:30pm: Cultural Trip & Dinner at Grand Asia Market
Have dinner at the Asian Market and enjoy a scavenger hunt.

  • All sessions will meet in University College Commons Room 104. 
  • Students may receive UCCC credit for these workshops.
  • This program is sponsored by the OIED Diversity Grant to promote diverse programs on campus to create a more inclusive Community
24th NCSU Ethnographic Field School
May 22 - July 13, 2017 (7.5 weeks)
Learn how to design, conduct, investigate and write up your own independent project while living with a local family on the shores of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. Throughout the program, you will learn about the Maya while developing skills in project design and fieldwork as you carry out your own research project.
Deadline: February 15th, but rolling decisions
Sign up here!
Featuring 6 Films and a look into French Cinema!
  • Fidelio, l'odysee d'Alice / Fidelio:
    • Feb 16, Witherspoon Cinema
  • Mon amie Victoria / My friend Victoria:
    • Feb 23, Witherspoon Cinema
Brought to you by the NCSU Global Training Initiative, NCSU Union Activities Board Films Committee, and NC State Libraries.
Each film will count towards 1 GPC co-curricular hour.

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