Global Laureates Academy

A network of Faculty and Staff dedicated to making a globally-focused impact on the WFU campus community.

The Center for Global Programs & Studies, which administers the Global Laureates Academy (GLA), is currently involved with developing future strategic initiatives for Global Wake Forest.

As we work to identify the path forward, GLA will take a pause for the 2024-25 academic year. Participants currently working on final projects are welcome to finish at their convenience.

Faculty and Staff

Deadline: TBD

The Program

The Global Laureates Academy (GLA) is a network of faculty and staff who aim to make an impact on the Wake Forest University community by exploring topics and challenges associated with the five global learning threads.

• Intercultural Inquiry: Interpret global events, values, and practices from multiple cultural perspectives. 
• Self Awareness: Explain how their own perspectives and experiences influence their understanding of other cultures. 
• Intercultural Communication: Negotiate intercultural interactions using appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication skills. 
• Citizenship/Community Interaction: Collaborate across diverse cultures and settings to address complex global challenges. 
• Global Responsibility: Formulate solutions to global challenges through informed decision-making and reflection. 

Whether it be professional development or personal improvement, the motivation to participate may be different for each person. From the perspective of GLA, we hope members of each cohort – whether this be their first step in cultural curiosity or part of an ongoing process – will develop their cultural agility and global awareness on both individual and collective levels as they strive to implement a final project for the greater good of the Wake Forest community.

The Process

Faculty and staff may apply early in the fall semester each year. Completion of the GLA will take three semesters, and includes both collaborative learning and independent reflection.

Each fall (see 2023 Schedule for reference) a new cohort will engage in a series of workshops that address relevant topics aligned with the five global learning threads. Individuals or self-selected teams will then propose and implement a final project that will positively impact the Wake Forest global campus community. This is not meant to be a burden, but rather an opportunity to look at current job responsibilities with a fresh perspective and find a way to incorporate something new or make a change based on what you’ve learned in GLA.

This three-semester program concludes with an opportunity for participants to share their projects with each other and the leadership team of the Center for Global Programs & Studies. Participants successfully completing all requirements will become a WFU Global Laureate, earning recognition on our website and a memento for their participation.

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Past Faculty & Staff Participants