September 2017 in GLI

We kicked off the year with our retreat and we officially began our weekly meetings in September.

Our very first guest of the semester was Stephen Deaderick, Program Specialist at the Multicultural Center at The Ohio State University and dear friend of GLI. Stephen spoke about identity and its many forms. It is always fun to have him and watch his TedTalk!

        

Our guest the following week was Professor Jasmine Roberts from the Communications Department, who taught us about email etiquette. She shared some funny emails she has received over the years. We discussed the unintended message an email can send to the reader. We now know the kinds of emails we should not send!

 

The following week was our first monthly dinner!  A detailed blog is posted.

 

 

Introducing the 2017-18 GLI Cohort

New school year, new cohort.

Our GLI family is continuing to expand as we add a new group of cohort members.

This year’s cohort members are intelligent, vibrant, and conversationalists. Bonding with each other came naturally to them; there was no need to give them talking points. Their enthusiasm and willingness to learn definitely shows. We are confident that the bonds we will create this year will be lasting, just as they have been for previous cohorts.

We are excited to see how this year will unfold for us as we begin our weekly meetings, monthly dinners, projects, and social outings. Our plans for this school year are to continue to expose our cohort members to different experiences, give them an open and safe space for discussions, and create a platform for networking opportunities. We will also continue with our yearly project focused around a social issue. The cohort will be divided into six groups to create a project on the chosen topics:  Mental Health, Feminism, Social Justice, Education, Immigration/Refugee, and Culture.

We cannot wait to see the fruition of these projects.

Here are some pictures from our very first meeting.