Global Understanding Series
Delaware Technical Community College presents a Global Understanding Series that features programs and workshops free to the community, Delaware Tech students and staff. Global Series presentations and performances are generally 60 minutes long, and provide a personal perspective on a global issue, region, culture, or people.
Four different components comprise this new series:
- Global Voices –provides a personal perspective on a global issues, region, culture, or people
- Postcards from Abroad – presented by Delaware Tech staff and students from different cultures or who have participated in previous study abroad programs
- Global Skills – interactive workshops which teach participants new skills they can use in a workshop activity
- Culture & Arts – an immersion in dancing, cooking, traditional dress or theater
Dover - Spring 2020 Events and Guidelines
| DATE | EVENT |
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Monday, |
Global Neighborhood |
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Friday, |
Black History Month: Bus trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture |
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Thursday, |
International Women's Day Celebration |
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Wednesday, |
Global Voices |
Georgetown - Spring 2020 Events and Guidelines
| DATE | EVENT |
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Thursday, |
Arts & Culture: Art Around the World |
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Wednesday, |
Global Voices: Global Neighborhood |
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Thursday, |
Black History Month: Harriet Tubman Tour |
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Thursday, |
Postcards from Abroad/ Global Voices: International Festival |
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April 15 - May 15 |
Asian American Pacific Islander Month |
Stanton - Spring 2020 Events and Guidelines
| DATE | EVENT |
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Wednesday, |
Global Neighborhood |
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Thursday, |
Black History Month: Staged Reading: Liars Don't Qualify |
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Thursday, |
Study Abroad Showcase |
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Monday, |
Global Voices: Climate Conversations |
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Wednesday, |
Asian American Pacific Islander Month |
Wilmington - Spring 2020 Events and Guidelines
| DATE | EVENT |
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Tuesday, |
Global Neighborhood |
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Tuesday, |
Black History Month Arts Festival and Honorees |
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Wednesday, |
Women's History Month |
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Tuesday, |
Asian American Pacific Islander Month |
Annual Global Understanding Study Abroad Experience Drawing Guidelines for Students:
Students will receive one (1) raffle entry for each Global Understanding Series event for which they attend and complete 2020 Global Understanding Series Participant Survey during the 2020 calendar year. Students must:
- arrive on-time;
- scan in with their Delaware Tech student ID card;
- stay for the entire event; and
- complete the following survey questionnaire for each event attended.
Students may attend and participate in Global Understanding events on any campus, and there is no limit to the number of events a student may attend in a calendar year.
The annual winner will be selected in November 2020, and will win a study abroad experience (coverage of the study abroad travel expense) for a Delaware Tech study abroad course of his, her or their choice in Spring 2021. The study abroad program credit must be used for the upcoming study abroad year (January – December). Students must enroll in the course for their chosen study abroad destination. The monetary credit does not include the cost of the course tuition and registration fee. This award cannot be transferred or postponed to later semesters.