Globally Aware

What can LGS do for my major?

I'd first like to start out this post by inviting questions from anyone—whether you're an LGS Freshman or Junior, prospective student, or you're just curious about the program—to ask questions about LGS! While the LGS website can answer a lot of questions, sometimes it can be great to just hear about the program from the eyes of a student. So feel free to e-mail me at nicolerodriguez@mail.adelphi.edu, or comment on this or any blog post. Students can also talk to other LGS students across various majors by visiting the Talk with a Levermore Scholar page.

What can LGS do for my major?

This question is something that seems to pop up quite often. While certain majors—International Studies, Political Science, History, to name a few—all seem to fit with the focus of the program, some students of other majors are left wondering why they should be in LGS in the first place. They may not realize that LGS fits with any of the majors that one could take here at Adelphi.

The program requires its students to become globally aware, gain global knowledge and to also become aware of the needs of the community around them by participating in community service.

Some may question how these things could work into certain majors—maybe those majors in the sciences for example—but this focus that LGS has and the thinking that it will require from its students can benefit everyone regardless of what their major is.

As I stated in the Study Abroad Misconceptions post, becoming more aware of the world around oneself is good no matter what one's major is. The world is becoming "smaller" due to technological advancements, and no matter what one winds up doing for a career, it can only be beneficial to be "globally aware."

Businesses are constantly moving into other countries, Teachers need to be culturally sensitive to their students, Doctors are needed all over world, Computers are becoming a necessity and both, developed and developing societies need to design and implement comprehensive policies that will enhance the level of information and technological literacy among their citizens. These are only a very small example of how majors can be used "globally," and with a little thought and creativity, I'm sure everyone can realize how LGS can not only relate to a major, but complement it as well.

LGS is raising a group of leaders by encouraging global activism, community service, and much, much more. This leadership experience combined with the global knowledge aspect of the program gives a student valuable experience that he or she might not get if they were not in LGS. Once again, this brings benefits to all majors across all of the schools here at Adelphi, no matter what one's career path may be.

I hope that those considering LGS, those accepted to the program and those considering it will realize how the program can work for them and what they can bring to the program. It may seem like a major might have nothing to do with the Levermore Global Scholars' Program's focus, but as I've stated above, that's not the case here and I hope that many people realize just how much LGS can provide students with a unique and enriching college experience.