Gateway to Global Issues Now Open
Newswise — Fairleigh Dickinson University's new Global Issues Gateway Web site (http://www.gig.org), is a portal to news and views from throughout the world. This impressive new resource serves students of all ages, teachers and all global citizens.
Global Issues Gateway features original content from the FDU community and articles and reports from a wide range of sources, selected by faculty editors.
The editors select articles and features relating to their fields and post them, or links to them, on the site, says Jason Scorza, professor of philosophy and political science on the Metropolitan Campus, who is the general editor of Global Issues Gateway.
"The goal," he said, " is not to be a comprehensive outlet for information and news, but rather a very selective digest that focuses exclusively on issues that truly transcend boundaries and cultures in a meaningful way." Subsections of the Web site focus on culture, economics, ethics, science and politics.
The site also highlights global education for K"12 teachers and provides content and maintains links to lesson plans and other educational materials related to global affairs for primary and secondary school teachers.
In addition to editing the site's content, FDU faculty offer original reviews and commentary. The University's Global Virtual Facultyâ„¢ serve as guest editors or Global Scholars in Residence, offering writings and dispatches from their areas of the globe and hosting discussions.
A special section is devoted to FDU's programs with the United Nations, and all U.N. lectures and videoconferences are available via streaming media.
"FDU's mission is to offer a global education," said Scorza, "and this site is an opportunity to provide global learning for a broader audience."
New Jersey's largest private university, Fairleigh Dickinson has two campuses in northern New Jersey (College at Florham in Madison and the Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck) and a third in Wroxton, England. Dedicated to the preparation of world citizens through global education, the University features more than 100 degree programs and a nationally acclaimed Core curriculum. It also recently became the first traditional university to require that all undergraduate students take one distance-learning course per year. A central part of the distance-learning initiative is the creation of Global Virtual Facultyâ„¢ — scholars and practitioners from throughout the world who contribute to online courses via the Internet.
Contact:
Jason Scorza, Professor of Philosophy
201 692 2765
scorza@fdu.edu
Michael Sperling, Vice Provost for Global Learning
201 692 7360
sperling@fdu.edu
