Center for Global Engagement (CGE)
Do you have a passion for relieving poverty? Are you frustrated by the denial of rights far away? Whatever your specific interest, if you care about global problem solving, the Center for Global Engagement is for you. As Northwestern’s only program design and student support center dedicated entirely to improving your ability to make a difference in your global world, the CGE offers a variety of opportunities and resources ranging from study abroad programs to student project consulting. We build the capacity of young global leaders like you to cross borders and partner with new communities to produce responsible, sustainable solutions to shared global problems.
The CGE focuses on:
- Developing critical knowledge and understanding of a complex world: Short term trainings and curricular programs help students think critically about the relationships and processes embedded in development, humanitarianism, and other forms of global problem solving.
- Enabling student initiative: The Student Project Consulting Center (SPCC) is the one-stop support shop for students with ideas to contribute to the common global good. Strategic planning, financial development, and other types of resources are all part of the SPCC portfolio of student support. The SPCC runs an annual project-based fellowship for graduating seniors, manages the GlobalGiving Partnership challenge, and provides fiscal sponsorship and ongoing resource support for a half-dozen student led projects in Guatemala, Uganda, Mali, China, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
- Enabling communication and collaboration within the global engagement community: The Center for Global Engagement exists to support and enable the community of emerging, active global citizens at Northwestern and around the world. Through a variety of in-development social and technological initiatives, the CGE provides a hub for communication and collaboration within the global engagement community.
For more information visit: http://www.mycge.org |
