Our Mission:  Global Issues Resource Center (GIRC) is dedicated to the exchange of best practices to help enhance the capacity within our community to address social challenges by convening practitioners, academics, and policy makers to provide a global perspective, explore emerging trends, and design sustainable, multi-cultural solutions which address challenges in our community and our world.

The GIRC e-newsletter provides a monthly bulletin of upcoming events and trainings, spotlights books available in our library, and other resources offered by the Center and our collaborative partners.

Bridging Cultures: Education for Global Citizenship and Civic Engagement

June 12-13, 2013:     Pre-Conference Training - Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport Hotel, Middleburg Heights, Ohio

June 14-15, 2013:     Main Conference - Cuyahoga Community College, Western Campus, Parma, Ohio

June 16-17, 2013:     Community Colleges Intensive Working Group Meeting: Curriculum Development and Action Planning - Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport Hotel, Middleburg Heights, Ohio

For more information click HERE

REGISTER HERE

Audience: Those interested in Civic Engagement, Conflict Resolution Education (CRE), Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Peace Education (PE), global education, citizenship education, democracy education and impact of migrating populations, including policy makers, practioners, researchers, educators, college and university faculty, staff, and students, K-12 educators, public health officials, gender based violence, prevention practioners, local, national, and international policy makers, and individuals who work with youth serving organizations. 

Study Abroad in Costa Rica, June 2-15, 2013 

APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The Social, Historical and Political Implications of Peace in Costa Rica 

Learn about Costa Rica's philosophy of peace, with its economic, political and environmental implications.  While in the capital of San Jose, learn from the country's experts on economics, security, sustainability and education.  Visit the United Nations University for Peace, Earth University, the U.S. Embassy, a women's cooperative, the active volcano Poas, museums in San Jose, and more.

Offered by Cuyahoga Community College in cooperation with CCID (Community Colleges for International Development), two other community colleges and our in-country University partner ULACIT.

Applications can be found on our web site and are due February 1, 2013.

For more information on deadlines or to apply, please contact Dr. Roberta Hendrick at 216-987-4548 or roberta.hendrick@tri-c.edu.

 

FREE Faculty Led Book Discussions in Democracy, Global Awareness, Conflict Resolution, and Immigration/Migration

Faculty from across Tri-C campuses invite you to join them for a single book discussion, or the entire series in the Humanities which focus on topics including immigration/migration, global awareness, democracy education, civic engagement, and conflict resolution as themes across disciplines.  These book discussions are free and open to the public.  Copies of the books may be borrowed from our library.

Book: Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities (The Public Square, by Martha Nussbaum)

February 20, 12:00 - 1:30pm, East Campus, more information and registration HERE

OR

February 27, 12 - 1:30pm, West Campus, more information and registration HERE

Book:  Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped Our World and will Define Our Future, by Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron, and Meera Balarajan

March 20, 12:00 - 1:30pm, West Campus, more information and registration HERE

OR

March 27, 12:00 - 1:30pm, Metro Campus Library, more information and registration HERE

Certificate Objectives:  The courses in this program allow students to examine definitions and theories of conflict and diverse views of conflict resolution.  Students explore contemporary studies of individual behavior and social life as they relate to conflict and its role in violent and peaceful social change.  Upon completion of the courses, students are able to apply theories in the field of conflict resolution to local, regional, national, and international situations across fields, and apply conflict management skills and tools to conflicts that may arise in their personal and professional lives.

Students may take these courses individually and do not have to complete the entire certificate program. 

If you have graduated with a Bachelor's degree, you can attain a certificate by taking the three core classes.

The Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies transfers to Kent State University's Center for Applied Conflict Management program.

For more information and Spring 2013 course schedule, please click HERE.

Our award-winning library offers information focused on current and relevant issues including the ongoing threats to global security, environmental dilemmas, and issues of diversity and multi-cultural understanding.  We have over 1,000 books; 340 videos; 30 DVDs, and over 100 simulation games.  Use your Cleveland Public Library card to check out resources.  If you do not have one, you can apply for one at our location.

Also, the library is associated with CLEVNET a consortium of 38 library systems across 11 different counties in Northeast Ohio.  CLEVNET allows you access to the vast collections of every participating library.  Access CLEVNET HERE. 

Who can use these resources?  Anyone!  K-12 teachers + Faculty + Higher Ed + Students + Community.

Exceptional People

How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future

by Ian Goldin, Geoggrey Cameron & Meera Balarajan

The authors explore the critical role of human migration since humans first departed Africa some fifty thousand years ago - how the circulatin of ideas and technologies has benefited communities and how the movement of people across oceans and continents has fueled economies.  They show that migrants in today's world connect markets, fill labor gaps, and enrich social diversity.  Migration also allows individuals to escape destitution, human rights abuses, and repressive regimes.  However, the authors indicate that most current migration policies are based on misconceptions and fears about migration's long-term contributions and social dynamics.  Future policies, for good or ill, will dramatically determine whether societies can effectively reap migration's opportunities while managing the risks of the twenty-first century.