RU Global

A Regent University social network to discuss global competency.

A Regent University social network to discuss global competency.

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  • Emil Abujaber
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  • William Cox
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Jay Gary

Climate Gate: global challenges & solutions?

Posted by Jay Gary on December 21, 2009 at 10:00am

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Bolllywood fever reaches the workplace!

Posted by Jay Gary on March 14, 2009 at 11:08am

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QEP-- strikes the right balance?

Posted by Jay Gary on March 4, 2009 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

 

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How NOT to Change the World -- Hunter

Started by Jay Gary May 20, 2010.

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Avatar and global competence? 5 Replies

Started by Jay Gary. Last reply by Jay Gary Feb 7, 2010.

A Window to the Middle East website

Do you want to get the most out of the RU Global Roundtable? Then take the time to explore A Window to the Middle East. The website takes you on a tour of Middle East cultures and history via Regent's RU Global initiative:

SEE: Take a virtual tour of the Middle East and Northern Africa.
CONNECT: Understand Middle Eastern communication patterns and their potential impact on the classroom.
LEARN: Explore Middle Eastern Educational Resources.
LEAD: Investigate guidelines for educational leaders.

Did You Know?...

Students from the Middle East may be uncomfortable with a close teacher/student relationship due to the large Power Distance Index. Students expect the teacher to separate themselves from students and not to approach students as a learning facilitator. Non-authoritative approaches to education may make students feel uncomfortable at first and may take some time and extra attention to help middle eastern students understand that they can approach a professor for help.

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How NOT to Change the World -- Hunter

Books and Culture has done a good review on James Davison Hunter's new book, To Change the World, (Oxford, 2010). It is worth reading, both the review and the book! I've been discussing the book with GLE students since it's release in March. Many will remember Hunter's earlier book on Culture Wars (1991). In To Change the World Hunter again promotes a model of substantial, over…See More
Discussion posted by Jay Gary May 20, 2010
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Patricia Campos Bowie commented on Jay Gary's video
I can totally relate personally to this gentlemen of Indian ancestry in this video. My inlaws do this to me all the time. I am of Mexican ancestry but I was born here in the U.S. My inlaws are always pointing out in public to others that I am of…
Feb 26, 2010
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Dr. Pat Robertson offers a call to global leadership, at the conclusion of "A Window to the Middle East," the 2nd RU Global Roundtable, February 11, 2010, in the Com Arts Theater.
Feb 12, 2010

Did You Know?


…that Arabic is spoken in 24 countries, including the Middle Eastern countries of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia? 

…that there are three forms of Arabic?

  1. Classic, used solely for reading the Koran.
  2. Modern, used in books, newscasts, and for formal communication with speakers of diverse dialects.
  3. Spoken, which includes many different dialects.

Learn a few Arabic phrases in the Bedouin dialect Other useful Arabic phrases

Take the pre-event survey. This survey will help us assess the Regent community's growth toward global competency.

This Did You Know email is brought to you by the QEP Round Table Committee.   Register now for the next RU Global Roundtable, A Window to the Middle East, on February 11, 2010. The Roundtable includes a discussion about skills leaders need to succeed when working with Middle Eastern cultures.  If you’re off campus or just can’t attend, check the Regent portal after 2/18 for a link to the webcast.

Register now for the RU Global Roundtable

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