"When Home Isn't a Place" MSU Event Series:

Oct. 30th LATTICE (Linking all types of teachers to international and cross-cultural education) event:

LATTICE organizers are eager for more GECP students to get involved with LATTICE! In LATTICE, you will have opportunities to connect with educators locally and globally who share global education commitments.

RSVP to the event here. Learn more about LATTICE here.

Global Experience Student Spotlight

GECP Student Emma Bullock on Study Abroad Program in Ireland:

I always knew I wanted to study abroad, so I went on MSU’s study abroad website and found Dublin! I chose this program because it was one of the only ones that offered a class that was child/education focused, and I had never been to Ireland.

I’ll never forget this experience, because not only did I learn a lot, I got to see different cultures including Ireland, Netherlands, and Germany (I did other traveling since I was already in Europe). Studying abroad definitely made a lasting impact on me since it was my first time traveling since Covid began and the class I took there was my first in person class within a mask! In this way it felt like a “return to normalcy” which was something we all craved for some time.

Here two pictures that I would like to share from my summer study abroad experience. The left one is me visiting the Dublin Castle on a rare sunny day, and beside it, I am representing MSU on the ocean’s beach in a nearby city!

One piece of advice I wish I knew before going is that if you go to Ireland, even in the summer, do not pack shorts. Before August, it’s unlikely it will reach 65°F.

Enjoy fall break!

"Fall tree branch leaves along river" by ForestWander.com is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Upcoming campus events

Flee (2021) Film Screening. Wednesday, Oct. 26th, 7pm, Bessey Hall Room 108.

Description: Award-winning animated docu-drama about a young Afghan refugee in Denmark. A story of global politics and sexual desire directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Discussion with Professor Swarnavel Pillai and Professor Johanna Schuster-Craig

LATTICE (Linking all types of teachers to international and cross-cultural education) session. Thursday, Oct, 27th, 4-5:30pm, Hybrid Session. Location details forthcoming.

Info Meeting - French Language, Literature, and Culture Tours. Thursday, Oct, 27th, 4-5pm, B-342 Wells Hall. Description: Increase your knowledge and understanding of French language and culture in the beautiful Loire Valley, renowned for its architectural heritage and outstanding cultural landscape. More info.

LATTICE Pumpkin Carving & Social Event. Sunday, Oct, 30th, 2-3:30pm, Behind the International Center & Erickson Hall. Description: Greet new and existing LATTICE educators and their friends and families. RSVP here. What is LATTICE?

When Home isn't a Place: Writing in an Unanchord Age with Omar El Akkad. Thursday, Nov. 3, 7pm, Bessey Hall Room 108. Description: Omar El Akkad is an award-winning novelist and journalist. In 2021, he received Canada’s most prestigious literary award, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, for What Strange Paradise. His first novel American War (2017) was also widely acclaimed. What Strange Paradise is the story of a Syrian boy whose family flees the war, seeking refuge first in Egypt and then in Europe. The boy’s perilous journey represents the plight of many Arab, Asian, and African refugees.

GECP Newsletter Archives: Past copies of GECP newsletters are saved on the GECP Blog.

Ways to reach GECP Coordinator, Alyssa Morley

Visit during GECP Drop-in Hours: Thursdays 11am-1pm, Erickson 330 or virtually via Zoom (https://msu.zoom.us/j/94321023062, passcode: GECP)
Book a meeting through Alyssa's Calendly Page
Email morleya2@msu.edu

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