Hello, I’m Joey Rossiter a current Senior Finance major. I’m involved on campus as the Director of Public Relations for the Interfraternity Council as well as a member of Sigma Chi.
I took this course in order to better understand what the meaning of being a global citizen really was. Over J-term I took the Business in the Pacific Rim trip and got to see four different countries in South East Asia. The trip opened my perspective on how different cultures operate and are formed.
Hello! My name is Kate Wenzler and I am a sophomore here at Elon. Currently, I am planning on majoring in management and minoring in sociology. On campus, I am involved in the student health group, SPARKS.
I decided to take this course for a few reasons. First, Elon stresses the importance of having a global perspective; something unique to our university and should be embraced. I see the benefits of having a general sense of the reality of what is going on within the world. Secondly, I decided to take this class as my brother has recently enlisted in the army. The topics in this course, such as the threat of ISIS, will help me better understand the experiences my brother will be going through.
Classes I have taken that will help guide me through Being/Becoming Global Citizens are Intro Into Sociology and Quantitative Research Methods. With these classes, I have been provided with a background in both sociology and anthropology.
Hi everyone! My name is Monica Planinsek and I am a senior. I am majoring in marketing and minoring in communications. At Elon, I have been involved in Elonthon. I chose to take this course because I am very interested in learning more about what it truly means to be a global citizen. I needed an advanced study to graduate and thought that this course seemed perfect. I am excited to learn more about many of these social issues, in my business and communications classes we never really speak about these important issues that I believe everyone should be more aware of. I also love traveling and learning more about others cultures, so I thought I should know more about what it means to be a ‘global citizen.’
My COR 110 class was three years ago so I don’t remember everything that we covered. I do remember diving into racial issues and covering a lot of topics around that. We also talked a lot about important current events that were happening. I have not taken many classes that directly relate to this one, besides an intro to psychology class my freshman year.
Hey ya’ll! I’m Micalah, and I’m a senior sociology major, no double major or minors here. I signed up for this course because I’ve come to realize that for many of the social issues I’m interested in, like racial injustice, women’s rights, and climate change, I’ve learned to care about them largely through a U.S.-centric lens. However, I know these issues have tremendous global impact and need to be addressed on a global scale as well as a national scale, so taking this course will allow me to take the next step in learning about how these issues play out on the global stage. My COR 110 class was about the globalization and global impact of soccer, which was quite interesting and helped me to think a lot more outside the box of the U.S., but learning about others’ experiences in COR 110 made me realize that the Global Experiences courses don’t really help the majority of students understand what a “global citizen” is or how to be one, as much as Elon emphasizes it’s importance. I’ve taken related classes in sociology, anthropology, and political science/policy studies, including social stratification, criminology, anthropology of the everyday, race, ethnicity, and politics, and intro to policy studies.
Also, I’m the one on the right in the photo. Yes, I’m a twin. Surprise!
Hi everyone! My name is Kate and i’m a senior majoring in psychology with minors in communications and sociology. During the past 3 years at Elon, I have been involved with Elonthon, Younglife, New Student Orientation, and working for the Office of Advancement. With one semester left at Elon and needing to finish my minor, I saw this class and it grabbed my attention immediately. I have always been interested in traveling and other cultures, but have never taken a class that dives deeper into some of these aspects. I think that this course will challenge me, as I haven’t taken one like it while here at Elon, but the idea of “global citizenship” has always intrigued me and I would love to learn more about it.
While my COR110 class was 3 years ago and I admit that I am having trouble remembering the specifics of it, I do remember diving into aspects of global citizenship. We talked about a range of topics dealing with international policies and current events. I remember really enjoying aspects of it that dealt with global citizenship and would love to expand my knowledge by taking this class.
While I haven’t taken classes directly dealing with topics of this course besides my COR110 class, I have taken several psychology and sociology classes for my major and minor including Criminology, Gender and Crime, Criminal Behavior, & Quantitative Research Methods that may intersect a bit with this class.
I found this video to be extremely powerful and well-made!
Hey everybody!
My name is Kenzie, she/her pronouns, from Atlanta, GA and have, what some would call, an excessive amount of ATL pride. I am a Sociology Major with a triple minor in Teaching & Learning, Poverty & Social Justice, and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies.
COR110 for me was nothing more than a requirement and I remember very little from this course. The professor that taught my section was not passionate about the subject and did not engage the class so very few of us actually engaged in any of the material. He attempted to cover all of the subsections of what a COR class could be rather than focusing on one and therefore we ended up moving so quickly that nobody seemed to retain any information.
As a sociology major, however, I believe I have learned a lot in my previous courses that will be applicable and interesting in this particular course. I just returned from the SOC/ANT J-term abroad trip in Australia and my eyes were opened to a culture and community on the opposite side of the globe, facing horrific racial, gender, and class oppression. This trip was powerful and educational because rather than hitting all the major tourist sights, we were shown around by people of Aboriginal descent and brought to sites that had spiritual and historical significance despite the Europen colonizers doing all they could to turn a blind eye to the horrors of their genocide on this culture. I am extremely excited to be in this class and learn more about what it means to be a global citizen and looking at things from a more ethnocentric view.
Also, this picture is me being a *cough cough* global citizen
Hello! My name is Katherine Evans and I am currently a senior majoring in Sociology at Elon University. During my time at Elon I served as the Treasurer, Vice President, and President of Elon College Democrats. Additionally, I worked in the Writing Center and participated in Elon’s Design Thinking Studio. I chose to take this course because I am truly interested in learning what it means to be a global citizen. Additionally, I am fascinated by the topic of aid workers and was lucky enough to work with Dr. Arcaro for my senior seminar research project, which focused on whether strong anti-immigrant political and social rhetoric influences trust between immigrants and aid workers.
My COR 110 class, taught by Professor Ahmed Fadaam, focused on the Arab Spring. First, we learned the history of the region now referred to as the Middle East. Next, we learned about the contemporary Middle East, the struggles each country faces, and the influence of western nations on the current instability of the region. Finally, we discussed the Arab Spring and the influence of social media in sparking each revolution.
While I have not taken any courses that are directly relevant to this course, I have taken a plethora of Sociology courses including: Rethinking Race, Sociological Theory, Sociology of Criminology, Sociology of Suicide, and Sociology of Business and Culture. Additionally, I am taking American Government this semester and I am excited to see the intersection between Sociology and Political Science.
I’ve included a song by Sebastian Kole called “Love’s On The Way.” I find this song incredibly powerful, sad, and also uplifting. Take a listen!
Hello everyone! My name is Jordan Vaughn and I’m a junior. I’m a Public Health and Sociology major with minors in Leadership studies and French. I’m involved in a number of things on campus such as being a Tour Guide, RA, and VP of the Black Student Union.
I signed up for this course because I find Elon’s fascination with being a Global Citizen highly interesting but I don’t think that concept is ever fully defined of analyzed. After my time in Cape Town, South Africa I got to thinking more and more about the idea of a global citizen and how that idea can sometimes go so wrong so fast. I think it will be interesting to understand this concept for a sociological perspective and will help be execute being a global citizen in a more effective way.
My COR110 class focused a lot on sex trafficking and humanitarian work which is a lot of what this class will focus on. We often talked about missions trips and conservation techniques but I am excited to talk about it from a more intellectual perspective rather than just the facts and figures. Another class I have taken that I think will be highly relevant is a class I took abroad called Social Justice and Inequality which talked heavily about the colonization of South Africa and global cities around the world. It focused a lot on humanitarian aid and the progression from that into colonization. 
(my friends and I often discuss the what it’s of the world and this is one that is particularly interesting )
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