GECP News & Updates
Friday, Nov. 5, 2021
Upcoming events
Attend weekly 'Coffee Hours': Meet international students and scholars and connect with others who share global interests
Hosted by the Office for International Students and Scholars, "Coffee Hour" is a free event where students, staff, faculty, and community members gather to connect over coffee every Friday from 4-6pm. Different hosts offer educational programs, information on how to get involved on campus, and fun activities that change throughout the year. 

The location will be in the Spartan Rooms B&C, located inside the International Center food court. 

Check out the website for locations, hosts, and themes.
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Education Abroad Information Session: Please register by Nov 12
Education Abroad Info Session Flyer
Event Overview
  • Organized by GECP Coordinator with GECP student interests and needs in mind
  • Event features
  • Presentations and Q&A
  • Education abroad offices and academic advisors
  • Consideration of both virtual and in-person exchanges
  • Register by Nov 12

Meeting Info
  • Friday November 19
  • 10:30-11:30am
  • Erickson Hall Room 252
MSU launches 'Peace Corps Prep' certificate
Peace Corps Prep Program Launch Tues Nov 16 2021 4 to 5 pm Room 303 International Center
Peace Corps Prep is a certificate program available to undergraduate students interested in serving as Peace Corps Volunteers or elsewhere within the international development and service communities. This initiative builds on MSU’s long and successful history of Peace Corps partnerships.

Students, advisors, faculty, staff, and RPCVs are all welcome to join us at the official launch of the new Peace Corps Prep program at MSU on Tuesday, November 16 from 4:00-5:00pm in Room 303 of the International Center.

MSU's Peace Corps Prep Website offers more information about this new program.
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Free virtual exchange conference Nov 15-19
This conference will appeal to students and faculty considering various dimensions of virtual (or in-person) exchanges. Sessions include:

"Creating accountability towards difference in online settings: a decolonial perspective" (workshop)

"What can virtual exchanges look like?" (case studies)

A cosmodynamics class titled "how to bring the body to the online space?"
does virtual exchange work - conference 15 through 19 November 2021
Register on the conference website.
Student Spotlight: Chloe Ruelle (she/her)
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What is your favorite book?
"Wonder" by R.J. Palacio

If you weren't planning to be a teacher, what job would you choose for yourself?
I would be a social worker and work with children.

Do you have any secret talents?
I can speak French fluently.

What are your hobbies?
I love to run and watch "The Bachelorette."

Is there anything else you'd like to share?
Joining GECP has given me the opportunity to meet my closest friend. Hopefully we can study abroad together this summer in Germany, France, Belgium, and The Netherlands.
Notes and miscellany
International Education Week is Nov 15-19: "International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences." -International Education Week website
Share your Study Abroad Experience @ MSU's Learning Abroad Conference: "Co-sponsored by the Office for Education Abroad and the Office for International Students and Scholars, the Annual MSU Learning Abroad Conference (LAC) features presentations from students returned from international learning experiences and international students currently studying abroad here in East Lansing. The conference will take place March 18, 2022. Proposals to present are due December 10, 2021." Learn more at the conference website.
Call for content: Would you like to share an event, announcement, or advocacy opportunity with the GECP community? Email Alyssa to have it included in the newsletter.
Missing a water bottle? Two very nice water bottles were found at the Oct 7 GECP welcome event. Terry Yuncker in the TE department (room 313) is holding onto them. You can pick them up any weekday 7am-4pm.
Ways to reach GECP Coordinator, Dr. Alyssa Morley