global citizenship project
DENMARK
SWEDEN
WALES
LITHUANIA
IRELAND
GERMANY
NETHERLANDS
ROMANIA
SERBIA
BULGARIA
TURKEY
MOROCCO
JAPAN
NEPAL
JORDAN
UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES
EGYPT
MALI
MYANMAR
INDIA
CHINA
TAIWAN
OMAN
VIETNAM
THAILAND
ETHIOPIA
GHANA
RWANDA
INDONESIA
SINGAPORE
TANZANIA
MOZAMBIQUE
AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AFRICA
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for the places you’ve seen and a head full of memories with the
people you met along the way. You then tell your stories to many
other communities — your religious community, some old friends
from high school or even a stranger you meet in the grocery
store who mentioned they were going where you once went.
Community is the reason why I celebrate GCP. I celebrate the
relationships I made through this opportunity, whether they were
on campus or in Ethiopia.”
Looking back on the original goals set by the founding committee
for GCP, it’s clear the program has achieved the original intent for
which it was created. A global network increases the value of the
experience for each participant. When a group returns to campus
and makes a presentation, its experiences are brought to life for
the entire campus community, and it invigorates and instills a
passion for discovery and international understanding. While
every individual’s experience remains unique, the sharing of these
experiences creates a true sense of unity across the university. In
fact, when one meets a person who has been on a GCP trip, their
eyes light up as they excitedly share story after story and experience
after experience. This dialogue is what keeps the spirit of learning
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alive on campus and will surely fuel the effort to keep GCP alive
for years to come.
“I think GCP is worthy of celebration, because it was a
commitment and a risk the university took for the right reasons,”
said Good. “It was about learning first, and it continues to pay
off. When you ask people to describe a hallmark of a Shenandoah
University experience, so frequently they will say the GCP. It’s a
mark of who we are now. It’s part of our DNA, our identity, and
who we’ve become. You can’t find this program anywhere else;
nobody does it how we do it,” said Good.
Clearly, there is no program quite like the GCP, and Shenandoah
University has Dr. Nancy Larrick Crosby, the founding committee
of faculty and staff, President Tracy Fitzsimmons, and the board of
trustees, as well as the countless travel guides and participants to
thank for keeping the tradition alive for the past 10 years. While
it cannot be easy to sustain a program of this caliber for 10 years,
the GCP has not only thrived at Shenandoah University, it has
grown as time has passed. Happy 10-year anniversary to the GCP
program — and here’s looking forward to the next 10 years!
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