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Penn State Greater Allegheny, strongly committed to the University's internationalization initiatives, has adopted each year a country or region of the world as a common theme to inspire teaching and scholarship. Through comparative study we hope to advance a greater understanding of globalization processes and their impact on the lives of people around the world, including our own region.
The current focus is on Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 20 faculty and staff members are cooperating to explore and reflect on various aspects of the Latin American and Caribbean history, culture, and economic, social, and political reality. Course lectures, student research projects, public debates, service learning activities, theater productions, art exhibits, films and guest lectures will help us learn about this increasingly important area of the world that is home to over 500 million people.
An addition to the program in 2008-2009 was a theme to accompany the regional focus: food security.
Previous countries or regions studied were Haiti in 2004, Africa in 2005, India in 2006, and South Asia in 2007.
For more information, contact any member of the Teaching International Executive Committee:
Dr. Verónica Montecinos (vxm11@psu.edu; 412-675-9462), chair
Dr. Margaret Signorella (msignorella@psu.edu; 412-675-9451)
Dr. MaryEllen Higgins (on sabbatical 2008-2009)
Dr. Kurt Torell (kct1@psu.edu; 412-675-9052)
