2014-2015 Members

Tess AndersonName: Tess Anderson
Year: Junior
Majors: Globalization Studies and Spanish; Minor: Portuguese
Hometown: New Philadelphia, Ohio
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I love listening to and playing music. I play 5+ instruments. I like to rock climb and play ultimate Frisbee, and I was born in Chile

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
By breaking down the barrier between domestic and international students, both groups will have a better experience here at OSU.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
By working now with a diverse group of students from all different backgrounds, I will be able to work with other people who are just as diverse.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
As the world becomes more and more globalized, it is becoming a necessary skill to be able to work with people from different countries and backgrounds. GLI is a program that will help people accomplish this.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I am really looking forward to making friends from all over the world.

 

Jai Min Cham

Name: Jai Min Cham
Year: Sophomore
Major: Finance;  Minor: Economics
Hometown: Selangor, Malaysia
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I love meeting new people, social, reading and playing badminton. I can’t sing.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
I love the international environment which I get to experience different cultures by meeting people from all around the world, develop my cross cultural skill and be more open-minded. This is a great environment to learn more and improve myself.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
GLI provides chances of meeting and interact with professionals. Their succeeded experiences become great lesson for me and keep myself motivated. It is a great networking opportunity by working with GLIers from different backgrounds and have better understanding of different cultures.This program also helps to develop my leadership and communication skills which prepare me to be a good leader in future.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
Get involved and engaged in the campus, expand networking by meeting great people from different part of world. Gain more college experience and develop interpersonal skills in an enjoyable environment!

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
Build strong friendship with GLIers, get to learn more and develop my personal skills.

 

Christopher CowlyName: Chris Cowley
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa
Interests/hobbies/fun facts: I am on the swim team here at Ohio State. I am also a bit of an adrenaline junky and have gone bungee jumping off the highest bridge jump and have gone shark cage diving.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
Ohio State’s campus has a large population of international students and this results in a large amount of interaction between domestic and international students. Being united as Buckeyes, it is important that students have a global view and understanding of different cultures. That being said, internationalization at Ohio State is important for growing as a community and family.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
The world is ever growing into a more collaborative environment. GLI prepares use to be leaders in the globalized environment by teaching us not only about leadership but how to implement leadership amongst a diverse range of people and a diverse environment.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
As I said before, the world today is very globalized and there is a large amount of communication between different nations, whether this is for business or pleasure. Being in a program like GLI will expose you to global diversity and teach you how to interact and be a leader in a globalized world.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I am excited to learn from our guest speakers and interact with prominent figures in the community. I am also looking forward to developing friendships that will be cross borders.

 

Luke Rojo GallantName: Luke Gallant

Year: Senior

Majors: Chinese & International Studies; Minor: Spanish

Hometown: New Albany, OH
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: playing music (guitar and drums), sports (soccer, basketball, tennis, cycling), traveling, reading (especially about history and philosophy)

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
I have studied abroad twice, and both times had friends, teachers, and language partners help me assimilate to their culture.  Now I hope to return the favor!

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
GLI brings together many capable people from different backgrounds but with similar interests.  It helps us recognize the great things we can accomplish when we truly collaborate towards achieving a goal.


How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
I think that everyone could benefit from being involved in any kind of student organization, but GLI in particular focuses on improving global awareness and leadership skills in a very positive and forward thinking environment.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
Making new friends and learning about different cultures.

 

RyanName: Ryan Hedrick
Year: Senior
Majors: Linguistics and Political Science; Minor: Slavic and East European Studies
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: Born in West Virginia

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?

Internationalization helps us better understand the world around us, which is becoming more important everyday, and also allows us to learn more about ourselves as we reflect on our differences and similarities.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
GLI gets a great group of students to delve deeper into each others lives and cultures to find out how to better lead in any community.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
Other programs like GLI allow more students to gain all of the great insights that us that are a part of GLI get to enjoy through everything that GLI is and does.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I am most looking forward to developing some great friendships with this awesome group of GLIers!

 

Seung JunName: Seung Jun
Year: Junior
Major: Computer Science and Engineering; Minor: Neuroscience
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea / Worthington, Ohio
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: Golf, penny boarding, and star gazing

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?

When I first came to The Ohio State University, I made many international friends.  By spending time with them, I had the great opportunity to value different cultures, understand different ideas and gain new perspectives. Diversifying my friend group allowed me to rethink ideas I had taken for granted. However several months later, I saw the difficulty international students were having connecting with the domestic students and vice versa. Through my experiences in GLI, I want to help international and domestic students connect better so that these two diverse groups can share the amazing experiences I have had at OSU.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
GLI prepares students by giving them the opportunity to learn from their colleagues from diverse backgrounds and form new perspectives through experiences and connections made during the program.
 
How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
Programs like GLI would help students gain important leadership skills and connections with friends and leaders from the international and domestic communities, learn and embrace other cultures – all while having fun.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I am looking forward to making a difference in a problem I am passionate about finding a solution for.

 

Misty Marie KerstetterName: Misty Kerstetter
Year: Senior
Major: Forensic Biology and Criminology; Minor: Security and Intelligence
Hometown: Sheffield Village, OH
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: Running Half- Marathons, Traveling

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community? 
It teaches you how to work together and also be a leader in an diverse group of people. It also teaches you how to listen to opinions of others who have completely different viewpoints than you do.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
It really exposes you to new ideas and new people, which helps you to keep an open mind about things. Attending a school in such a diverse environment like Ohio State keeps life interesting, and this program enhances relationships and the importance of different values.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
The new friendships and valuable knowledge of other cultures and experiences I will gain.

 

Krystal KohName: Krystal Koh
Year: Junior
Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences; Minors: Business and Asian American Studies
Hometown: Singapore
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I’ve been to all the universal studios in the world.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
Studying abroad at Ohio State is a special experience, and having a wonderful buckeye experience is only made possible by having a cohesive student community which doesn’t discriminate based on race or nationality. Being an international student, while I’ve had an amazing Ohio State experience so far, I still sense a divide between domestic students and international students, and I hope to help change that.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
GLI allows us to hold meaningful conversations about becoming leaders in this globalized world as well as network and befriending domestic and international students from all over the world.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
Hearing about programs like GLI will bring up conversation about global issues with other students. Having programs like GLI is a good opportunity for people to mix, mingle and learn about different cultures.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I’m looking forward to forming strong friendships with the other GLI members!

 

Naveena EllekayName: Naveena Gopal Krishna
Year: Sophomore
Major: Finance; Minor: Fashion Retail
Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I love going to concerts, traveling, volunteering and I participated in a student exchange program in Perth, Australia.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
I believe that internationalization is important because it helps bridge the gap among domestic and international students.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
GLI prepares me to become a future leader with the amazing workshops that they have. It allows me to learn more about my strengths and weaknesses that will benefit me in everyday life.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
I believe that GLI gives us an opportunity to learn about the new cultures and diversify our group of friends.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I am looking forward to better myself as well as build friendships with the other GLI members!

 

Sobin KwonName: Sobin Kwon
Year: Junior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Gunsan, South Korea
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts:
 Watching good movies;  Reading Philosophy books; Visiting small arts galleries; Eating nice Asian food

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you? 

As an international student,  it is honor of me to meet lots of other international students from different cultures and domestic students. If Ohio State become the place for students to start to make the connection, students can dream higher and can start first step to be a global leader as an international student.

 

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?

GLI leads me to be more engaged with  lots of amazing international students. Lectures and activities enrich me to learn more things to initiate new things that would be totally different from the things that I used to do at my hometown. For instance, trying to understand more efficient communication skills, listening to more opinions from other people and taking a responsibility as a group member.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?

I believe both international students and domestic students who want to be engaged in global leadership program can learn more than what they expect. They would learn how to bring all the different types of people in the world together for one goal which could be extremely valuable skills in everywhere.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
For this year and next year, I want to have a strong connection with all GLI members and want to know how the diversity inside the group can make better work and cooperation.

Name:
Marisa Lanker
Year:  Junior
Major:  International Studies: Development; Minors: Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability and Spanish
Hometown:  Wooster, Ohio
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts:  I drink tea like an old British Lady.  Until being reminded by someone this morning, I had forgotten about the existence of hairdryers.  If you plant a garden, I will be right over to mount a war against the weeds and to harvest the vegetable bounty.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?  
“Weird” is a word I hear spoken in a negative tone by too many of my peers.  An mind that is open to the world makes for a vastly more interesting and grounded life.  A collection of open minds create a campus culture that engages and learns from each other.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
It takes all this passion and energy bopping around my insides and gives me the chance to channel it into intentional thought and action.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?  
As GLI builds our group’s skills and confidence, we are gong to be spreading the international knowledge and love to any students we can catch for more than two seconds time.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?  
A little less U.S. of A., a whole lot more “Hello, world and all its inhabitants–how are you doing today?”

 

Duke 'Kunlin' LiName: Kunlin Li
Year: Junior
Major: Finance; Minor: Computer and Information Science
Hometown: Jinan, China
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: Basketball, Soccer, Computer Games and Photography.   I interned in Berlin, Germany of Summer 2014 and traveled to Belgium, Netherlands, France and Hungary.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
My major is Finance, and I am seriously considering consulting as my career path. The job would not only require me to physically travel globally, but require me to think in an international way as the world economy is becoming more and more inter-dependent. Internationalization at Ohio State will prepare me to interact with people of different backgrounds, broaden my horizon and bring me closer to my future success. Also, internationalization will further increase the status of international students, making it more convenient for me to leave a mark.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
By pairing me with a domestic student, I can start my journey of becoming a global leader via deeper communication with my partner. And since there are other students from different countries, I will be able to learn about the conditions –  both life and work – from them through weekly meetings and maybe dinner or lunch. And that is the information which is much more accurate and valuable. It will help me fulfill my bag of knowledge as well as strengthen my ability to deal with complex problems with international components.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
Through our introduction and marketing, I believed that more and more international and domestic students would be willing to spend more time to communicate with each other. It is critical to make the first step as it truly gets us out of the comfort zone. If everyone could engage in this activity and grasp this opportunity, we will be able to build a wonderful cultural exchange circle and pass this spirit on and on.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I am looking forward to networking with all of these lovely people, enhancing my communication skills and really thinking and acting as a global leader.

 

Yiqun LiName: Yiqun (Casey) Li
Year: Sophomore
Major: Accounting; Minor: Economics
Hometown: Taiyuan, China
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I love painting and photography. I really enjoy looking up the sky and finding different clouds and color of sky every day. Also, I love cooking!

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
As an international student, I really expect to feel the diversity and inclusion on campus in the United States. I hope we could get more chance to engage, learn and grow.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
GLI workshops give me a chance to know my strengths and weaknesses much better, which helps me find my potential leadership types. Also, I feel like the first step to be a leader is to be a follower, to actively listen to others and then raise questions. This is what GLI gives to me.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
For international students, we get to know American culture and society much better and could help others step out of their comfort zone and make friends with Americans. For domestic students, they can get in touch with different cultures in the world and then be diverse and multicultural.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I am looking forward to making friends with other GLIers. GLI can be a cohort or program, but it can also feel like a family!

 

Henry 'Haoyu' LuName: Haoyu “Henry” Lu
Year: Junior
Major: Actuarial Science
Hometown: China
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I like eating all kinds of food from around the world.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?  
I am from China and now I study at Ohio State. The internationalization of campus will let the students who come from other countries feel like they’re at home.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
I can meet and learn how to talk with people who have different background of culture. I will work with those people and learn about them culture. And then I can improve my communication and team work skills, which I can use in my future.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
We will provide a lot of opportunities for the people who want to learn about different culture, who want to travel all over the world, who want to have some international work experience. We can connect the two different culture to help them chase their goals.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I am looking forward to making more friends. And I hope we can travel to another country and do one global program together.

 

Justin LuName: Justin Lu
Year: Senior
Major: Marketing; Minor: Chinese
Hometown: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I love all things basketball related, Taiwan related, traveling, entrepreneurship, business, and I was recently in a video on YouTube that has 420k+ views in counting!

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
As a Taiwanese American, internationalization is important to me because it bridges the gap between domestic and international students. It creates that cultural awareness and brings diversity amongst our campus. You truly get the best of both worlds!

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
The world is constantly in a process of globalization, and being in GLI allows me to experience that firsthand. GLI prepares me to become a future leader by giving me the opportunity to interact and communicate with global citizens from all sorts of diverse backgrounds.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
Students would benefit from programs like GLI because it gives them the opportunity to be culturally aware, develop leadership skills, be engaged through a global perspective, network, and develop lasting friendships.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?​
I am looking forward to applying all of the different skills and knowledge learned throughout GLI to my personal and professional life.

 

Maggie LuName: Mei (Maggie) Lu
Year: Junior
Major: Accounting; Minor: Leadership Studies
Hometown: Guangzhou, China
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I love dancing, singing and traveling. I’m a dancer of Queen of Aces and I’ve traveled to 14 countries.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
Since I’m an international student, I can see the difference between me and other domestic students. Internationalization at OSU can help me to be more engaged on campus, and also let more people know and understand my cultural identity. There’s not many places like OSU where you can meet people from different parts of the world. It’s really cool.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community? 
To let us know how to embrace other cultures, how to take leadership role in a multicultural community.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
It’s good to get engaged in a program like GLI to make friends with as well as work with students with different cultural identities.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
Long-lasting friendships and leadership skills.

 

Yuta MikiName: Yuta Miki

Year: Junior
Major: Business Economics
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Interest/Hobby/Any fan facts: I have played soccer since I was 5 years old. I started to play golf recently.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
Ohio State has many domestic and international students from all over the world. There are also many faculties from different countries and Columbus has many diverse residents as well. So, Ohio State should be the hub place that everyone from different backgrounds can interact with and motivate each other to become global people.


How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
GLI offers many well-organized programs throughout a year, which is great opportunity for us to learn about and improve ourselves. Also, GLI has great students who have different major, backgrounds and nationalities. We are able to learn so many things from other students in a weekly meeting.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
This is wonderful opportunities to work as one team. By cooperating with others, we will find out many new things, improve communication skills and understand other cultures more.

What are you most looking forward to about your up coming year with GLI?
Talking with other members and meeting interesting faculty members.

 

Thy Thy NguyenName: Thy Thy Nguyen
Year: Senior
Major: Political Science; Minor: English
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I love taking pictures of abstract art with my camera, I also love reading fictional based novels such as Jane Eyre and The Fault in Our Stars, I am also a big movie fanatic. Every movie I watch as many blockbusters as I can from the movie theater. My favorite food is pasta.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
I think people should be exposed to new cultures so that they are able to learn more about the different kinds of political events that are happening around the world. If more people are able to learn about the backgrounds of different cultures, than they are able to help defy certain kinds of stigmas and stereotypes.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
GLI helps me to become a future leader in the global community by teaching me key leadership and communication skills. GLI hosts workshops that help individuals discover their own personal strengths and weaknesses. I use my strengths as a way to apply myself to the tasks that I am assigned to everyday.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
Other students can benefit from GLI because they are able to meet other people that are not from the same country as them. Students are able to act as mentors for each other in GLI and they are also able to help form friendships with one another. International Students can also find a way to practice English with other domestic students in GLI.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I am most looking forward to meeting new people in GLI and making new friendships and bonds with fellow GLI members.

 

Cindy 'Xinyue' PangName: Cindy Xinyue Pang
Year: Junior
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Chengdu, China
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I’ve played the violin for 14 years.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?

Because I could know people with different culture backgrounds. We could gain plentiful experiences and knowledge from them, in the meanwhile, we could develop ourselves and exchange our colorful cultures with students.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
In GLI, I could get to know people from different places and participate in series of events to practice and develop my leadership skills. I could learn a lot from students mentors, such as public speaking skills, and confidences, which is really nice for us in the global community.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
The could know how to be respect and to communicate with people from different culture background. They can also gain vital skills and experiences through events and projects they participated.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I am most looking forward to developing my leadership skills and making friends with everyone in GLI.

 

Ariel_RenName: Ariel Ren
Year: Sophomore
Major: Finance; Minor: Economics
Hometown: Jinan City Shandong Province, China
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: Traveling, playing badminton

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
Internationalization means cultural exchange to me.  As a international student, learning about different culture can help me build competencies that connect my hometown to the global, cultivate critical thinking and  intercultural understand from the multiple perspectives that international engagement offers.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
The GLI program’s emphasis on global engagement and leadership development build up a connection between the complex world and American local intercultural diversity. The combination of the “Local” and the “Global”  brought me different perspectives and better understanding of social responsibility.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
We will have chance to deal with the real world cases, which will develop all our members in positions. Also, our mentors’ feedback of teamwork and weekly meeting will help improve our presentation skills, team-building methodology and become resilient and adaptable leaders in the future.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
I hope to build up life-long friendship with all GLI candidates. Moreover, the real cases from our college in the upcoming year are also worth waiting for.

 

Vivek SeelamneniName: Vivek Seelamneni
Year: Sophomore
Major: Public Health; Minor: Globalization Studies
Hometown: Great Falls, VA
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I’m in the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?

I want my fellow students to celebrate cultural differences and embrace the diversity that is all around us.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
GLI equips me with the skills and knowledge to interact with people of different mindsets and customs.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
It will help bridge the gap between domestic and international students, especially as our community and economy become more global.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
Getting to know Buckeyes from all over the world!

 

Alison StreackerName: Alison Streacker
Year: Senior
Majors: Spanish (Latin American Studies) and International Studies (Globalization)
Hometown: Fremont, OH
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts:
 My interests and hobbies include traveling, the Spanish language, issues involving fair trade, food policy, and immigration, as well as rowing.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
I believe internationalization is important at Ohio State because there is such a large presence of an international community. Students need to be more aware of the global influences around them on campus. In addition, it’s important that domestic and international students engage with one another so that they can learn more about culture, language, and global issues.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?

GLI is preparing me for a future as a global leader by exposing me to the global community in and around Ohio State. Through GLI, I am also meeting and networking with other students, as well as with faculty and staff. These things will further connect me to the global community, as well as benefit me in future career paths.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
GLI could benefit other students by introducing them to international students, in addition to the many issues occurring in the globalizing world. Finally, GLI is a great way to learn, network, and develop leadership skills.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
This year with GLI, I am looking forward to getting to know my cohort, along with the many speakers and guests we are able to interact with. I am also excited to learn and grow in new ways through weekly meetings and events – whether they be educational, informative, or fun!

 

Wenqi XueName: Wenqi Xue
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Shenzhen, China
Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: I like swimming. I did my first triathlon this June.

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
As an international student, i think internationalization is important to me because it allows both sides, the domestic and internationals, to really have a more comprehensive understanding of the ever changing and “shrinking” world. Not just what we read on news and learn from the text book, but real life experience and personal relationship building. It is unique to each person and that’s a beautiful thing.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
By building relationships with both domestic students and international students with different backgrounds and upbringings, it allows me to see the world issues through different minds. And by learning lessons from professionals and community leaders, it allows me to see how internationalization, communications and leadership skills are put into action in real life setting.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
By making friends with people with different nationalities, social backgrounds, life experience and age, that’s how you see the world.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
Inspiring conversations and… good food!

 

Yuqi WenName: Yuqi Wen
Year: Junior
Major: Finance
Hometown: Kunming, China


Interests/Hobbies/Any fun facts: Volunteer and help others

Why is internationalization at Ohio State important to you?
The number of international students is increasing on campus, but they are hard to really get involved in American culture, let alone make an impact in the Ohio State. Internationalization never means the increasing number of international students, but the change of students’ perspectives to cultural difference. GLI is first step for us to get to know American culture and also let domestic students connect with international students. It is our responsibility to affect people around us and really make internationalization works at Ohio State.

How does GLI prepare you to become a future leader in our global community?
As globalization developed, a future leader tends to work in a global community. To be a good leader in global environment, communicating with people from different cultures is a crucial skill. Being a GLI member, I am able to talk to people around the world and know their culture. The weekly communication will help me better get involved in various cultures.  This specific experience will help me to understand deeply the cultural difference and then lead a team with people around world by connecting with them with an open heart.

How would other students benefit from programs like GLI?
At first, GLI’s weekly meeting is beneficial by talking to guest speakers. Each meeting has a specific theme, which is set specially for students to improve themselves by a series of cultivation, from individual evaluation to group work and final cross-countries’ cooperation. Secondly, GLI’s weekly meeting lets every student in this program gets to know each other very well. Small group meeting allows everyone from various cultures become real friend, share ideas, study together and then improve at the end of GLI’s year.

What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming year with GLI?
For the excited upcoming year with GLI, I do expect that I can see the evident improvement on myself, not only the personal development, like self-evaluation, confidence, and public speech skill, but also the skills to communicate among people from different culture.