GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE SYMPOSIUM (GPS)
GPS Motto: Facilitating SDSU Faculty members to internationalize curriculum at home within their classroom settings
About GPS
The Global Perspective Program (GPS) is a program designed to facilitate faculty members to internationalize their curriculum at home and provide international students a platform to share with the SDSU community their global and cultural perspectives within the classroom setting. The program is offered by International Affairs at SDSU to bring together SDSU faculty members, international students, and staff to participate in curriculum internationalization efforts and facilitate the university to give the world global citizens, ethical innovators, and compassionate leaders who will transform our future.
GPS Program brings cross-cultural ambassadors into classrooms to present, interact, and share their global perspectives related to topics selected by professors. Both international and domestic students get opportunities to deepen their connections culturally, socially, and academically.
SDSU professors get a platform to creatively internationalize their course content while developing global citizens.
Internationalization Programs
- Africana Studies
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Climate Change and Sustainable Practices
- Communication
- Conflict Management
- Construction
- Education
- Engineering
- Environment Sciences
- Geography
- Hospitality Management
- Intercultural Communication
- International Business
- International Security Studies
- International Studies
- Media Studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Sciences & Technology
- Social Engineering
- Social Science Studies
- Sociology
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Theater & Acting Studies
- Urban Planning Studies
- Water Engineering
- Women & Gender Equality Studies
Faculty Resources:
GPS Program is available to all SDSU faculty members who are interested in internationalizing their curriculum free of charge. At the faculty members' request, the GPS team put together a panel of GPS Ambassadors from different countries to present in the classroom. The presentations are related to the topics selected by the professors. GPS presentations might include informal topic discussions, presentations, photo exhibitions, folklore music, etc...
The 2021/22 cohort of faculty who hosted the GPS program to Internationalize their curriculum
Students Resources
International Students interested in participating in the GPS Program are encouraged to apply to work as student assistants at SDSU. The GPS program provides a platform for international students to share their global cross-cultural experiences with the SDSU community within classroom settings.
GPS Students Cohort 2022-2023
Sarobidy Vanessa Ranarison
Hobbies/likes: Cooking, Eating, Going to the gym, and hiking
Why you joined GPS: Learn more about diverse countries, Familiarize SDSU students about Madagascar
Languages: Malagasy, French, and English
Country: Madagascar
Mutale Kulilishika
Country: Zimbabwe
Alexandra Lim
Country: Cambodia
Hien Mai
Country: Vietnam
Alisha Alexander
Country: Dominican Republic
Edwin Rodriguez
Country: Colombia
Tanya Fish
Country: US / Russia
Katariina Raudsepp
Country: Estonia
Lea Kawashima
Country: Japan
Thanh Nguyen
Country: Vietnam
Abel Sekone
Country: Burkina Faso
Monika Ham
Country: Cambodia
GPS Important Dates
August 15: Faculty at SDSU submit their GPS Faculty Application Forms for review
August 22: International Students at SDSU apply to become the GPS Ambassadors and participate in the GPS panels.
August 30: Faculty who applied for the GPS program get feedback about the status of their GPS application
September 2: Students who applied to participate in the GPS Program get feedback about their applications
September 5: GPS new ambassadors participate in GPS orientation & training activities
Application
Do you want to participate in the GPS Ambassador Program? Please here
Do you want to learn more about the GPS Program? Access the GPS brochure here
Are you a faculty at SDSU and want to internationalize your curriculum? Please access Faculty Application Form here