We read Global Citizenship in Theory and Practice by Hans Schattle. We discussed what the term cosmopolitan means and our individual visions of  the word. The idea of global citizenship is pretty much what the name implies: everyone being a common citizen of the world under a unified justice system/governing world body. If only it were that simple. There is so much standing in the way of unity such as world hunger, the Anti-Globalization Movement, lack of dedicated resources, nations not wanting to sacrifice power/wealth, and much, much more.

Last semester I took a class called Global Issues and Social Change (Which is a rare offering at HCC). I specifically wrote my paper on over population, and one of my main arguments was that we would eventually reach our carrying capacity and not have enough food to go around; as a result of lack of food, people would become malnourished and more prone to sickness and begin to naturally die out until sustainable levels can again be reached. Why is this important? The importance is that we have yet to reach our carrying capacity and we have people all over the world even in America going without a meal. We have more than enough food on the planet to feel everyone, so why are people going hungry?

We discussed the abuse of international corporations who go to less developed, poorer nations to log their forest,or to mine their minerals and they tear up the area and leave it as a barren wasteland that can take possibly 1,000 years to recover. This is just not a tree-hugging message but a message of looking out for those more vulnerable than us. The corporations take advantage of these people and leave them with possibly no money and no resources to help build up their worth.

We talked about much more but these were some of my points of interest. I was surprised how much this article got my mind moving. Than you Dr. Speer as well for moderating the discussion and helping to bring these ideas and more out of the group. I am looking forward to next week!

I have published scientific articles and books in the fields of relativistic astrophysics, gravitational radiation, optical fiber sensors, optical properties of superconducting / semiconducting materials, spectroscopic instrumentation design, and adaptive optics instrumentation for ophthalmoscopy.

During the last 12 years, I have been teaching physics at HCC-Central and I am interested in global issues, for our student population is very diverse. After my second round of applicacions, I have been fortunate to be selected by my peers to attend this summer of 2012 the Salzburg Global Seminar. This is not only a unique professional development activity overseas at a magnificent venue, but it definitely broadens our view of how to modify our teaching approaches toward an everyday more global student population and world. I, therefore, encourage every fellow faculty colleague to pursue this opportunity that the Office of International Initiatives offers every year. Ms. Do and Ms. Rivera are very helpful and encourage students and faculty to participate. Thanks.-

Vice President of Commission on Colleges Dr. Robin W. Hoffman led the review team which included Ms. Suzanne Barr, Chair, Associate Vice President for Planning and Accreditation for Trident Technical College, Dr. Barbara Tansey, Vice President of Academic and Student Services for Fayetteville Technical and Community College, and Dr. David Moore, Associate Vice President for International Education of Broward College.

The SACS special review team met with Deputy Chancellor, Dr. Art Tyler, Ms. Gigi Do, Executive Director of Office of International Initiatives, and Mr. William Carter, Vice Chancellor of Informational Technology at the Saigon Institute of Technology. Everyone spent 3 days with Dr. Van Sau Nguyen, Chancellor of Saigon Tech, and Dr. Anh Thu Nguyen, Vice Chancellor.

The Community College of Qatar accepted student registrations for testing and orientation for classes at the new campus buildings in Doha for September 2010 enrollment. For more on the Community College of Qatar, visit sites.hccs.edu/qatar

2012 CCQ Graduates

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Kidding aside, I am looking forward to discussing the readings. More excitedly, I get to meet again with my fellow recipients. We have not had much time to get to know one another but I’m sure that will change.

I am very political and I hope to have some meaningful discussions: after all this is a trip based on global issues. Everyone has been so kind to me so far and I am grateful for the support! I’ve attached a photo to test the photo uploading.

HCC students and faculty will travel to several countries including, Austria and Brazil, this summer for study abroad trips.

I am honored to be a part of our group! I am excited to have the opportunity to attend an international program and represent our school this summer. We are so fortunate to have programs like these available to us. I wish everyone who is attending a program this summer the best of luck! Have a great time and I hope to see lots of pictures. I know there will be plenty of fantastic photos coming from the Salzburg group.

Finals are approaching this next week. So this week will be studying and re-reading Global Citizenship in Theory and Practice.

We have a set of readings we must complete so we can become more rounded on historical issues and globalization. There are some interesting  readings set for us and one I recommend is an essay called “The World House” by Martin Luther King Jr. I suggest everyone read it. It’s only a Google away. Good Luck on finals everyone!

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