International Affairs Student Organizations
The GPIA student government shapes the future of the GPIA by representing and advocating for the rights and interests of the GPIA student body. Our goal is to encourage and support more student participation in GPIA related activities. By liaising between faculty, administration and the student body, we work to increase transparency and accountability in administrative decision-making, raise student awareness of policies, procedures and opportunities and bring student interests to the forefront of program development decisions.
Project Africa
Project Africa will serve as a site for both the exchange of ideas and a change of outlook. Academics, students and practitioners will be encouraged to create and promote a fresh representation of Africa as a diverse and potential-filled economic, social and political entity — and where necessary, be challenged to reexamine outdated conceptions of Africa. Click here to learn more.
Latin America Forum
Currently Latin America is evolving in unprecedented ways with dramatic political changes and a rethinking of its economic and social development models. Combining these shifts with Latin America’s multicultural character and diverse history provides for an interesting time in the region. These many transitions taking place in Latin America and the Caribbean had sparked the interest of several GPIA students and in Spring 2006 they created Latin America Forum. Latin America Forum emerged from a group of students who envisioned these exciting events as a great opportunity to stimulate and facilitate the discussion on the wide range of issues related to Latin America and the Caribbean. Click here to learn more.
Imagining Global Asia
Imagining global asia (iga) is a collective that takes Asian Studies beyond the classroom to investigate the challenges, victories and shifting identities of Asian cultures and people in a global world. iga combines educational and research initiatives with public events, multimedia projects, publications and web resources to foster an ongoing dialogue about imminent economic, political and cultural issues facing Asia today. iga examines these issues via the lens of media technologies focusing on the experiences of people who face the daily impacts of these shifting tides of globalization. Click here to learn more.
Health in International Affairs Working Group
The Health in International Affairs Working Group is an organization whose goal it is to address the cross-cutting issue of health in international affairs. They generate discussion on current critical themes in health and public health during meetings held every month, compile and share resources on relevant issues/topics relating to health, and invite speakers to better inform GPIA students about the important issues in world health today. Click here to learn more.
