TAMIU Annual Report 2020

Student advocates inTAMIU’s internationally recognized Reading the Globe program identified two charities to be recipients of ‘glocal’ award donations totaling $5,000 this year. Dr. Conchita Hickey , TAMIU retired Dean Emerita and senior lecturer, said the students wanted to provide award donations that would have both global and local impact. “ Reading theGlobe is a cornerstone programat theUniversity. For the 12 years since its inception, students have travelled and visited 11+ countries. They frequently conduct fundraisers thereafter, building a fund that can be awarded in the future. Reflec- tive of their global experience, they wanted to select a global charity. In recognition of their home and love of community, they also wanted a local charity to share in the award. Overarching both gifts is the 50th Anniversary of our international university and the opportunity to give in a way that recognizes both our international perspective andour pride of home…The combination is a ’glocal’ gift,” Dr. Hickey explained. The charities splitting the “glo- cal” award were the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Sacred Heart Children’s Home. Reading the Globe provides freshmen students a common read text, frequently a memoir by an international writer. Students engage with the work, discussing it in seminars. The author often visits the campus to address the entire freshman class. An essay competition follows with 15 Reading the Globe Ambas- sadors selected to travel to or near the common read’s setting in a StudyAbroad experience focusedonhelping thembecome responsible global citizens. It introduces narratives about events of the highest global importance. TAMIU ’READING THE GLOBE’ STUDENTS AWARD $5,000 IN ’GLOCAL’ DONATIONS TO CHARITIES DONORS Since its inception, more than 10,000 TAMIU freshmen have en- gagedwithReading theGlobe tohave a transformative international experience. Over 170Ambassadors have traveled toCambodia, Chile, China, easternEurope, Ghana, India, SouthAfrica, Poland, Russia and, most recently, Brazil. “READING THE GLOBE IS A CORNERSTONE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY.” - DR. CONCHITA HICKEY Reading the Globe students present one of their ‘glocal’ gifts to the Sacred Heart Children’s Home.Front row fromL to R: Dr.Hayley Kazen,Andrea Flores,Sister María Isidra Valdez, Sister Teresa Escamilla,Lourdes Marquez,Mary Joy Patricio and Dr.Conchita Hickey. Back row from L to R: Marcos Enriquez, Astrid Veliz, Mariana Ponce, Estefania Magallanes, Lesdy Posadas and JuanManuel Sánchez. 5