Liberty’s Global Focus Week showcases the world’s cultures and customs The Children of the World Choir made an appearance at Liberty University Convocation Sept. 14 with their dancing, singing and brightly-colored, native dress as they signaled the start of Global Focus Week. According to the LU Serve webpage, Global Focus Week seeks to help students, faculty and staff become more […]
Read moreWeek events help reach the world Global Focus Week kicked off Monday, Feb. 8 at Liberty University and is in full swing across campus. Students now get the opportunity to familiarize themselves with countries from all over the world with culturally engaging events planned throughout the week. The semi-annual conference, which is sponsored by Liberty’s Center for Global Engagement (CGE), […]
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Global Focus Week provides diverse experiences Liberty University students experienced the tastes and sounds of different cultures from around the world during this semester’s Global Focus Week, held Sept. 7-11. Culture Breaks took place each day over the course of the week and included opportunities for students to play global games, try chocolate from five different countries, learn phrases in […]
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Center for Global Engagement prepares for upcoming Global Focus Week Seeking to “foster a global perspective within the Liberty community,” the Center for Global Engagement (CGE) will host Global Focus Week Sept. 7 -11, according to the CGE website. Featuring an international chocolate tasting, a world music festival and more, the CGE seeks to help Liberty students of all backgrounds […]
Read moreInfluenced by the fall 2014 Global Focus Week, sophomore nursing student Leah Wright served on a global trip to Cameroon through CGE. Wright said Global Focus Week inspired her to use her talents on a global scale. The diversity presented at the 2014 Global Expo encouraged her interest in working in a different culture. “You’re living with the (Cameroonian) people […]
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Global Focus Week exposes students to various cultures and nationalities Global Focus Week (GFW) is one of the many aspects that separate Liberty University from other colleges around the world. This year, GFW took place Feb. 9-13. Monday’s Convocation kicked off the week with the Parade of Nations, where dozens of students walked through the Vines Center waving flags from […]
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CGE prepares to welcome worldwide guests Liberty University’s Center for Global Engagement (CGE) will hosts its semiannual Global Focus Week conference Feb. 8-13 in an effort to promote global awareness. Global Focus Week allows students to hear influential speakers from around the world, network in interactive cultural sessions and connect with cross-cultural workers. Throughout the week, students will have the […]
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“Who is going to go to all the hell holes on the planet and speak the Jesus solution into their lives?” With this poignant question, Nik Ripken, author of “The Insanity of God,” set the stage for a powerful Global Focus Week that challenged me. Even as I sit here and read through notes from Convocation, I’m deeply convicted again. […]
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CGE hosts internationally inspired events The Liberty University campus gained a global perspective last Monday through Wednesday, Sept. 15-17, as the Center for Global Engagement (CGE) hosted Global Focus Week. Global Focus Week is a semi-annual conference that, according to the CGE, exists to raise student, staff and faculty global awareness. In an effort to expose students to ongoing Christian […]
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