By Nicholas Allen | January 13, 2020
The library will continue to publicize the collection we developed with the help of World View.
World View is pleased to feature the work of Michael Rose of Guilford Technical Community College’s High Point Campus Library in this Educator Spotlight. Rose is a reference and instruction librarian whose student population ranges across age groups, comprising middle college students, recent high school graduates and non-traditional students seeking curriculum course credits or one of GTCC’s many professional certificates or diplomas. Options like Entertainment Technology, Pharmacy Tech, Computer Science & Game Design, Drug & Alcohol Counseling, ESL and Adult Basic Education attract students from around High Point.
Rose’s involvement with World View began when he attended the Fall 2017 Community College Symposium, “Innovation and Technology in a Global Age,” but his interest in global education emerged before that: he began serving on GTCC’s Global Education & Literacy Committee in 2016. “Each year the committee develops and publicizes events across campuses during International Education Week in mid – November, and a smaller series of events during the Spring Semester,” noted Rose. “These events include speakers, film, food, music, and panel discussions. They serve to not only make GTCC students aware of the cultural diversity we enjoy here in central North Carolina, but illustrate the connections and commonalities between cultures around the world.”
After being awarded a Curriculum Development Grant from the N.C. Global Distinction Program in 2018, Rose and his colleagues developed a collection of Global Resource materials on Africa and Latin America to support curriculum development for instructors who want to globalize their courses at GTCC using guidelines from World View. GTCC’s expansion of global education on campus is impressive: “As of December 2019, GTCC offers 15 Global courses, and 19 courses that have been globalized to meet requirements of the Global Distinction Program. There are 83 students currently enrolled in the Global Scholars program, and 13 students completed all requirements for the Global Scholar of Distinction program in the 2018 – 2019 academic year,” stated Rose.
Rose doesn’t intend to let this momentum lose traction. “The library will continue to publicize the collection we developed with the help of World View. I plan on continuing my work with the Global Education & Literacy Committee that supports instructors interested in globalizing courses.”
World View is thankful for the work of Michael Rose to bring the world to Guilford Technical Community College and for all North Carolina educators who prioritize global education in their schools and districts.