Global Initiatives Miami Dade College and The Salzburg Seminar March, 2005 Photos by Professor Carlos Gonzalez Powerpoint by Professor Lisa Shaw From March 4-14, 2005, 40 Miami Dade Honors College students experienced the opportunity of a lifetime as participants in the Salzburg Seminar On Global Citizenship. We Seek a world in which: Cultures and societies understand one another Justice and reconciliation are inspired by dialogue Education and leadership respond to local, national, and global needs Salzburg Seminar Philosophy: Mission Statement: Our mission is to influence the next generation of Our mission is to influence the next generation of leaders with programs that build bridges, foster leaders with programs that build bridges, foster understanding, and that demonstrate practical understanding, and that demonstrate practical impact on institutions and communities impact on institutions and communities Our Work Focuses on regions of the world that are central to todays challenges Focuses on regions of the world that are central to todays challenges Identifies and recruits current and future leaders Identifies and recruits current and future leaders Convenes practitioners and policymakers to learn, and share best practices Convenes practitioners and policymakers to learn, and share best practices Connects expertise and resources among program participants to create practical impact and intellectual product Connects expertise and resources among program participants to create practical impact and intellectual product Sustains multicultural networks via ongoing alumni activities Sustains multicultural networks via ongoing alumni activities Schloss Leopoldskron the palace in which we dined, discussed, and researched global issues An evening of group discussion in the Schloss Miami Dade faculty chaperones touring Salzburg Old World streets of Salzburg near Mozarts home Students enjoying the seminar. The daily lectures were scheduled from early morning through the evenings with a brief afternoon break. Study Topics Immigration patterns in Europe Building community in post-Soviet Eastern Europe Eastern Europe Cultural conflicts between native and immigrant communities Ethnicity and identity European views of American foreign policy The legacy of the Holocaust The definition of global citizenship Research on immigrant assimilation and conflict Chinese in America Chinese in America Pakistanis in England Pakistanis in England Turks in Germany Turks in Germany Algerians in France Algerians in France Students and Salzburg international faculty chatting during regularly scheduled afternoon tea. A friendly evening of American style BBQ after a heated debate on U.S. foreign policy with visiting Austrian university students Students collaborating on their immigration research project in the Schloss library Along the Beautiful Blue Danube (from the bus) The streets of Vienna Inside a medieval church in Vienna St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna During the Dachau preparatory lecture Professor Shaw at Dachau A disturbing sculpture memorializes the Dachau victims Multiculturalism Our students paid respects at Our students paid respects at multi-national and multi-religious memorials at Dachau. multi-national and multi-religious memorials at Dachau. The Jewish Memorial The circular Protestant Memorial, designed without corners or sharp edges to counteract Nazi precision. Poster of an Italian prisoner at Dachau Sculpture inside Protestant Memorial Sculpture inside Dachau near the convent The ovens in one of Dachaus two crematoriums German soldiers alongside our students, also touring Dachau Miami Dade students with Professor Gonzalez during their final presentation on European immigration The formal banquet at seminars end During the 4 a.m. assembly in the lobby before leaving Vienna for Frankfurt and our journey home Our students acquired Alternative global perspectives Cooperative learning experience New methods of inquiry Objective analytical skills First hand knowledge and experience with diverse cultures Our students practiced Research skills Research skills Listening skills Listening skills Public speaking skills Public speaking skills Formal presentation skills Formal presentation skills and loved it! Audio: student feedback Audio: student feedback Audio: student feedback Audio: student feedback Professor Gonzalez interviews a Miami Dade Salzburg Seminar attendee. Photographs and more student interviews are available on this web site Photographs and more student interviews are available on this web site Miami Dade faculty as i guests in a Salzburg University American history class. The two hour lecture was in German. Our students attended the opera a classical piano performance and a Mozart/Strauss concert Statue of Haydn in Vienna