UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Global Service Leadership

USC Encouraged Faculty, Staff, and Students to
Create Change through Global Service Leadership

October 3-5, 2012.

Social Entrepreneur in Residence,
Greg Van Kirk

100% of surveyed students said they are more likely
to implement integrative learning methods or collaborate with others

Global Service Leadership Week focused on three of the five USC Connect Pathways – Global Study, Community Service, Peer Leadership – and provided opportunities for students to consider and international venue for the pathways of Research and Internships.  In addition, the week provided multiple opportunities to bring together over 500 faculty, staff, and students together to talk collaboratively about integrating global study, service, and leadership into their coursework and professional lives. 

“I realized that while school is very important,…you need to try to integrate everything that makes you passionate” (Student participant)

Follow up work with participants showed that 100% of those surveyed found their attendance and involvement helpful in making connections to specific theories, concepts, or ideas in their work.

“[I] learned more about Social Entrepreneurship Corps, and had some discussions with other staff/faculty on campus about collaborating to increase service learning opportunities for USC students” (Staff participant)

The week-long event featured International Social-Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Greg Van Kirk. Highlights included a keynote address and targeted sessions for faculty, advisors, and students with Professor Van Kirk.

“[An] Understanding of the speaker’s approach to service learning [was helpful]”  (Faculty participant)

Global Service Leadership Week was sponsored by USC Connect in collaboration with the Office of Study Abroad, the International House at Maxcy College, the Center for Teaching Excellence; and the Moore School of Business.

Global Service Leadership: You Creating Change

Poster Awards

First place: Meghan Conroy
How to Eliminate Female Genital Cutting
from Modern Society

Second Place: Brewer Eberly
An Alternative Spring Break:
Medical Mission to Belize 2012

Third Place Tie

• Leila Heidari
  Is radioactive contamination from the Fukushima accident increasing genetic damage in animals?
• Candra Chaisson
  Gumbo and Stinky Tofu: A Creole and Taiwanese Expedition

Honorable Mention

• Marvin Brown
• Jessica Bunning and Sara Newton
• Humna Fayyaz
• Michael Gabriel
• Rebecca Marasco