Once students have found their new place in the world of higher education, we
ask them in the second year to turn attention to their place in the larger
world. In Global Perspectives they will investigate communities, societies,
political systems, and cultures other than their own. Global Perspectives
highlights the influence and importance of cultural differences, as well as the
articulation and integration of globally dispersed ideas and activities, in
shaping the world we live in. We ask students to understand culture as a lens
through which to view a complex and changing world and its peoples, where events
unfold and are chronicled with ever-increasing speed.
Because globalization and the “global” perspective can be examined in many
disciplinary contexts, Global Perspectives offers a selection of theme-based
courses taught by a group of faculty from diverse academic disciplines. Although
the themes are unique, the courses share one or more common readings and
assignments, and all emphasize communication skills introduced in the first
year.
2010-2011 Waid Prize for Research Writing in Global Perspectives:
First Prize:
Katherine M. Jerabek, “Alleviating Poverty in
Zimbabwe”
Second Prize:
Alex J. Kane, “The Battle for Legal and Cultural Liberty: An
Examination of the Struggle Toward Freedom and Understanding by
Mexican-American Immigrants”
Third Prize:
Jessica L. Jones, “Traditions of the Pumpkin: from Thanksgiving to
Halloween”
2009-2010 Waid Prize for Research Writing in Global Perspectives:
First Prize:
Hope Grebner, "Ethnic Conflict: The Nightmare in
Northern Uganda"
Second Prize:
Scott
Hultgren, "Rice in Haiti"
Third Prize:
Nora
Carleson, "Yerba Mate and the Global Economy"
2008-2009 Waid Prize for Research Writing in Global Perspectives:
First Prize:
John A. Kaiser, “Corn: The Gold Flowing Through
the Veins of the Americas”
2007-2008 Waid Prize for
Research Writing in Global Perspectives-Comparative Societies:
First Prize:
Adam Schneider, "Land Use in Mexico,
Post-NAFTA"
2006-2007 Waid Prize for
Research Writing in Global Perspectives-Comparative Societies:
First Prize:
Nick Carlson, "Rwanda: The Evolution
of Genocide"
Second Prize:
Anna Coutts, "Deforestation of Malaysia: History, Causes, and
Consequences"
Third Prize:
Brad Horn, "The Ku Klux Klan: A Look at the Beliefs, Rituals, and
Strategies of Terror"
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