We are dedicated to training students to address global problems and promoting activities that link Sewanee with the rest of the world. As part of that effort, we strive to cultivate global citizens in our community who can effectively engage across boundaries and respond to challenges facing the world.
Looking to go someplace new? Try New Zealand, New Delhi, New York, or somewhere else new on any of the seven continents (yes, even Antarctica!). Whether you want to travel for three weeks, a semester, or somewhere in between, we can help you find the program that’s right for you.
From your application through your graduation (and beyond!), we support your academic, social, and personal endeavors with international student orientation, immigration and acculturation advising, off-campus trips, on-campus events, Friendship Families, and more.
Study abroad is only a drop of water in the (Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern) ocean of international opportunities open to Sewanee students. Dive in and explore international internships, jobs, and research and volunteer opportunities to see how much more there is to the world.
The Office of Global Citizenship offers resources to support faculty and staff in various international and educational endeavors. Some of these include leading programs abroad, advising international students, hosting international scholars, and acquiring and maintaining immigration status.
"Sewanee Around the Globe" is the quarterly newsletter published by the Office of Global Citizenship, and it celebrates global citizenship on and off the mountain.
The Office of Global Citizenship would love to hear from you! We are located at 143 S Carolina Ave. Come see us!
CHRISTINA KWAUK, C'05 | HUNTSVILLE, AL | BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
For many people around the world, things we take as basic rights — clean water, clean air, an education — are seen as privileges. Christina Kwauk, C’05, is working to change that.
While she works to shift these issues from privileges to rights, she acknowledges that the ability to do this work itself “is such a privilege.” This theme ripples through her understanding of global citizenship and the work she does: the ability “to ‘think global’ is a privilege as it means that one’s most basic needs of food, shelter, safety, belongingness, a reliable income, etc., have all been fulfilled (i.e. one’s ‘local’ must all be in order before thinking global)."
Each day that Peter Kusek enters his place of work, the World Bank Group (WBG) in Washington, DC, he sees the words “Our Dream is a World Free of Poverty” carved in stone, an enduring testament to the nature of the issue and to the elusive solution. For Kusek, the search for a solution to that problem and the nature of global citizenship are linked to the same idea: connection. Global citizenship “means taking a keen interest in and concern for what is happening in our world...It also entails an understanding and appreciation that our actions in one country affect citizens of other countries, and conversely, actions elsewhere in the world affect us.
To create an immersive learning experience, Sewanee has several language houses (French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Italian) that simulate real-world language and cultural encounters. The head resident is a native speaker, and students speak their house language while “at home". Events throughout the year showcase educational and recreational aspects of the language house and the culture it represents.
International & global studies at Sewanee stretches far beyond the gates. Involving faculty members from departments across the College, the program spans disciplinary and thematic boundaries. The rapid pace and complex nature of our world require dexterity to navigate. At Sewanee, you will study the ever-changing political, economic, and cultural issues that characterize our world today. Here, experiencing the real world begins in the classroom.
At Sewanee, we pledge to offer each student an opportunity to study abroad. And at Sewanee, we keep our promises. Travel, learn, and cultivate your knowledge by communicating across cultures and acquiring a sensitivity to other ways of life. Apply social scientific methodologies to various frameworks. Learn to formulate solutions to global problems and apply those theories at home in a local context.
