Reading the Globe Brings World Home for Students
While TAMIU’s name makes
it apparent that an international
experience will infuse its mission,
perhaps no program better makes this
manifest than “Reading the Globe”
(RTG).
Launched in 2008, RTG requires
First Year students to read a book
focused on an international topic. Part
of the freshman seminar, it provides
discourse about issues relevant to
students, while raising social awareness
on a local and global scale.The book is
part of the City of Laredo’s “One City,
One Book” program.
Through a competitive essay,
students apply to join a group traveling
to the book’s setting, amplifying the
experience and text.
WE EXPLORE
This year, students traveled to
Eastern Europe: Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia, Hungary and Serbia for
“The River Runs Salt, Runs Sweet: A
Memoir of Visegrad, Bosnia” by Jasmina
Dervisevic-Cesic, who visited the
campus.
Dr. Conchita Hickey, Dean of
University College, said RTG is a
validation of the TAMIU experience.
“We believe this shared
experience, and becoming part of
a study-travel component to share
this with others, helps underscore
understanding of society and culture
one of our undergraduate learning
principles,” Dr. Hickey said.
RTG travelers were Javier Alonso,
Sergio Barragán, Luís Díaz,Yesenia
Garner, Alejandra Guajardo, Andres
Marcos, Jazmín Ornelas, Reyna Ortiz,
Alejandra Padilla, Julian Quesada,
Angelica Salinas, Leslie Sánchez, Ruth
Solis, Nadia Tabbara and Daisie Urdiales.
RTG students have traveled
to Poland, Ghana, Cambodia, Chile,
Turkey, and South Africa. In 2016 RTG
travels to India, setting for “A LongWay
Home,” by Saroo Brierley.
To learn more about the students’
impressions of their RTG experience,
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