Global Questions
Freshman Seminars
During their first year of study, the Fellows will enroll in seminars focused on new and enduring Global Questions taught by UM faculty recognized for their scholarly work and teaching excellence. Freshman seminars are designed to be interdisciplinary courses that fulfill general education requirements while addressing pertinent topics in a small group setting.
Lectures and Discussions
Students fulfilling the Global Questions component of their GLI fellowship are exposed to new concepts, ideas and ways of thinking to aid in the formulation of what some of the most pressing issues facing our world today are. One avenue provided to open up these new ideas is the President’s Lecture series. Fellows completing their Global Questions component need to attend at least two Presidential Lectures or other approved lectures listed below and two accompanying discussion forums. While lectures offer a look at some big picture issues, the discussion series is designed to offer a smaller, more in-depth way to reflect on the questions raised during the lectures. Below is the Fall 2012 schedule of Presidential and other approved lectures to meet GLI requirements. Options for discussion sessions will be announced to students prior to the lectures.
The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude
Presidential Lecturer: Andrew Nikiforuk, Investigative Journalist
Wednesday, September 5th at 8:00pm in the UC Ballroom
The Consequences of American Foreign Policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Presidential Lecturer: Ahmed Rashid, Journalist and Author
Tuesday, September 18th at 8:00pm in the UC Ballroom
Why Peace is Possible in a Post 9/11 World
Speaker: Paul Chappell, West Point Graduate, Iraq War Veteran and Peace Activist
Friday, September 28that 7:30pm in Urey Lecture Hall
While America Sleeps: A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era
Presidential Lecturer: Former Senator Russ Feingold
Monday, October 8th at 8:00pm in the Dennison Theatre
Pioneer in Industry Award: Improving K-12 Education in Montana
Honoree and speaker: Greg Gianforte, Founder of RightNow Technologies
Thursday, October 11th at 6:30pm in the Dennison Theatre
Both Ways is The Only Way I Want It
First Year Reading Experience: Maile Meloy, Author
Wednesday, October 17th at 8:00pm in the Dennison Theatre
Marx on Equality
Presidential Lecturer: Allen Wood, Ruth Norman Halls Professor of Philosophy, Indiana University
Monday, October 29that 8:00pm in the UC Ballroom
Harnessing the Power of Education: RESULTS in Action
Speakers: Ken Patterson, RESULTS Educational Fund, and Genevieve Chabot, Iqra Fund
Tuesday, October 30th at 7:00m in the UC Ballroom
TO THE SUMMIT! Mountaineering and Responsibility to the Planet
Speakers: Peter Metcalf, CEO/President of Black Diamond, Conrad Anker, world class mountaineer, and Rick Reese, mountaineer and educator
Friday, November 2nd at 7:00 pm in the Urey Lecture Hall
The School of Nature in French Art: From Realism to Impressionism
Presidential Lecturer: Gloria Groom, Mary and David Winton Green Curator, Nineteenth-Century European Painting and Sculpture, The Art Institute of Chicago
Monday, December 3rd at 8:00pm in the Montana Theatre
From Test Tubes to the Brain: The Serendipitous Nature of Neurochemistry
Speaker: Richard Bridges, Regents Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wednesday, December 5th at 6:00pm in the UC Theater
Social Events
Students in the Global Questions phase of the program will also have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of fun events put together just for those participating in the GLI program. The year begins with a kick-off BBQ hosted by the GLI Living Learning Community and continues with everything from volunteer events, to ice cream socials, to a night of climbing at UM’s climbing wall. All events except for the BBQ have a limited capacity and Fellows will be allowed to RSVP two weeks prior to the event date. Students that have already participated in one of the limited capacity events will only be allowed to participate in future events if they do not fill up. Events can be found in the Facebook group or listed below:
- BBQ outside of Miller Hall sponsored by the GLI Living Learning Community, September 5th from 5pm-7pm. All Fellows in the 2016 Cohort are encouraged to come.
- Service Saturday (Location TBA), Saturday, October 13th. Participation is limited to 20 Fellows. You will receive notification that registration is open 2 weeks prior to the event.
- Service Saturday (Location TBA), Saturday, October 27th. Participation is limited to 20 Fellows. You will receive notification that registration is open 2 weeks prior to the event
- GLI Climbing Day at UM’s rock wall, Sunday, November 4th from 1pm-4pm. Participation is limited to 25 Fellows. You will receive notification that registration is open 2 weeks prior to the event.
Please check back for Spring events.