Greetings from the freshly formed affinity group of UP, the Global Perspective Seekers (GPS)!
Who are we?
Global Perspective Seeker is an affinity group to entice faculty and staff’s interest on issues surrounding the global communities. We want to strengthen the awareness of different aspects on issues globally and build community among staff and faculty with lived cross-cultural experience.
We open the participation to any faculty and staff member who lived in more than one country, and/or enjoy learning new perspective of other cultures.
Some of the group’s objectives include:
- Create opportunities to share and discuss issues that happen in other parts of the world, and examine how opinions are formed.
- Foster community amongst staff and faculty with cross-cultural experiences
Format
Monthly to bi-monthly meetings and discussions in casual settings for faculty and staff to participate. We will likely gather once monthly for a brown bag lunch, and once quarterly for a happy hour, this format will be flexible based on group feedback.
With that said, we are very excited to invite you to our first open meeting on Wednesday, August 16th from noon to 1pm in the Diversity Center.
Co-leads:
Federico Martinez-Garcia Jr. (martinef@up.edu)
Edward Yuen (yuen@up.edu)
Rebecca Seibert (seibert@up.edu)
Contact us or request to be added to the distribution list at global@up.edu.
We hope to see you soon!