Program

The Program Curriculum includes:

1. English Language Courses at The English Language Institute (ELI)
ELI has an outstanding reputation for language programs, and cultural diversity of its students. Most impressive is its methodology and the flexibility of the program to accommodate the varying skill levels of all the participants.

The ELI offers a variety of courses to students at all levels of English language proficiency that wish to improve their English language abilities for academic, business, professional and social purposes. And all students have the option of sitting the TOEFL test (http://www.mville.edu/eli/index.html).

2. Communication and Leadership Classes
A curriculum of communication skills building and leadership analysis is the core of the GSL training. It focuses on helping students rediscover their abilities, build their self-esteem and sets them to visualize what they can do to help their communities and how this can be done.

Each of the first four weeks emphasize a theme that focuses on skills-building, while the last two weeks are reserved for preparing, writing and delivering an oral presentation of the Action Plans. The skills addressed included:

· Teambuilding;

· Leadership Assessment;

· Interpersonal and Group Communication;

· Networking;

· Identifying Qualities of Leadership in the public domain and in oneself;

· Defining the Responsibility of Leadership to one’s self and community and

· Efficient Writing.

A personal Journal, used for daily personal reflections, is required of each student. Classes are supplemented with numerous games and exercises, which test the students’ perceptions of themselves, and their interactions as team members, facilitators, and leaders. The methodology encourages active discussion, providing another opportunity to test language skills.

3. Computer Classes

GSL is fortunate to have two extremely skilled and flexible teachers who are committed to the GSL mission, Vice-President and Chief Information Officer Larry Arps who helped launch the original GSL Program as well as the first GSL Africa leadership in 2005. Manhattanville Webmaster Tom Joyner whose enthusiasm and commitment for GSL continues to help strengthen and maintain the GSLNET.

The Technology Lab equipped with the latest information technology enables students to learn in a practical and interactive way. During six hours of classes each week, students focus on the importance of globalization and modern technology computer skills. Students are provided a technology manual designed for the GSL program, as well as individual CDs containing the software programs they have used in class for their use at home.

WWW.GSLNET.ORG

The students build and develop individual websites which they keep working on while collectively they work to help expand GSLNET website. The, www.GSLNET.org website continues to be a tool for connecting graduates, mentoring students, and allowing participants to help one another.

4. Mentoring

To provide exposure to diverse leadership forms from other leaders’ experiences, the GSL students participate in numerous meetings with role models and build confidence in conducting interviewing skills.

Accomplished professionals and leaders, from government, organizations and businesses share their stories 2 or 3 evenings each week. These professionals are willing to interact with the students, discussing difficult choices they have made about their education, careers, roles as parents and professionals, and decisions made regarding ethics and principles, and other life situations.

This type of personal intergenerational exchange is rare and gives GSL students’ insight and encouragement. GSL will develop mentor opportunities and pursue these relationships

5. Extra-Curricular Activities
The extra curricular activities were designed so that participants get acquainted with the host country culture and broaden their view of the world. These activities were meant to be recreational and educative at the same time. Activities include trips to cultural sites, visits to various institutions, participants’ country presentations, various cultural events, sightseeing, shopping, movie seeing, as well as some physical activities such as swimming, jogging.

A LIST OF SOME OF THE ROLE MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN INVITED BEFORE

	NAME AND TITLE OF ROLE MODEL	CONTACT	ISSUES DISCUSSED
	RICHARD BERMAN President, M’ville College	Manhattanville College	STRATEGIC PLANNING
	BARBARA BROOKS Director of Marketing and Communications M-ville College	Brooksb@mville.edu	CREATIVE WRITING
	MARY CORRARINO Vice President & Gen. Counsel	Corrarinom@mville.edu	LAW
	SANDRA HORSMAN- Vice President, Institutional Advancement, M’ville College	Horsmans@mville.edu	FUND RAISING
	JOSE FLORES Director of Undergraduate Admissions, M-ville College	Floresh@mville.edu	EDUCATION
	DR. MARY WEED Senior Research Affiliate, Berkeley Asia Pacific Study Center, Univ. of California	University of California	LEADERSHIP
	PAMELA BARNES Vice President, Finance& Administration, International Trachoma Initiative	International Trachoma Initiative	PUBLIC HEALTH
	NANCY BARRY President, Women’s World banking	Women’s World banking	MONEY AND BANKING
	NICOLA CUNNINGAM ARMACOST Linkages and Learning Manager, Women’s World Banking	Women’s World banking	ABOUT WOMEN’S WORLD BANKING
	DAVID COARD Principal Manager, Williams Capital Group	www.willcap.com Williams Capital Group	FINANCE
	EMLY MCDIARMID Director of Admissions, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies	Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies	ENVIRONMENT AND EDUCATION
	SUZETTE CARTY Grad. Student Yale School of Forestry& Environmental Studies	Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies	APPLYING FOR GRADUATE SCHOOLS IN THE USA
	STACEY BAILEY Director of Multicultural Affairs	Manhattanville College	MULTI CULTURAL AFFAIRS
DIEDRE WALSH Teacher			EDUCATION
SUSAN STEHLIK- CEO, Prime Time Ideas Inc.		Prime Time Ideas	COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP
ELZBIETA DEC- Individuals & Systems		Global Student Leadership Program	MICROFINANCE
AMBASSADOR AHMAD KAMAL President of the Ambassador’s Club		United Nations	HISTORY OF THE UN AND HOW IT OPERATES
MARGARET CAUSEY Assistant Professor		Manhattanville College	RELIGION AND ETHICS
NORMA BASS Controller		Manhattanville College Tel 914 323 5128 bassn@mville.edu	FINANCING AND BUDGETING
ANNE GOLD Aide to president for Community affairs		Manhattanville College golda@mville.edu	ADVERTISING AND COMMUNICATION.
LAURA MCCLANAHAN Prof. Rutgers Prep		Photographic Media Lambertsville, New Jersey lwmcclanahan@earthlink.net	PERSONAL LIFE EXPERIENCE
SYLVIA M. MONTERO Senior Vice president Human Resources, Pfizer New York.		235East 42^nd Street Ms: 235/22/7 New York 10017 Sylvia.montero@pfizer.com	LEADERSHIP
DR.JULIA .A. RANKIN Director of Science and Education		Department of Education 52chambers Street New York NY 10007 Jrankin2@nycboe.net	EDUCATION
JOHN LONG Editor of wall Street Journal		105 East 38^th Street Apt 5A New York NY 10016 John.long@wsj.com	JOURNALISM
PAULETTE LONG Senior Consultant Not for profit writers NY		105 East 38^th Street Apt 5A New York NY 10016 Nonprofitgrantwriters@ msn.com	CHOICES AND CAREER
DR. CECILY SELBY Former Prof. of Science Education, New York University		1 East 66 Street New York 10024 SelByC@aol.com	SCIENCE AND HEALTH
LAURA MCCLANAHAN Prof. Rutgers Prep		Photographic Media Lambertsville, New Jersey lwmcclanahan@earthlink.net	PERSONAL LIFE EXPERIENCE

These are some of the Educational Trips students’ make.

Name of Site	Details
The Rose Center, Museum of Natural History, New York	The Rose center, at the Museum of Natural History, integrates science, architecture, exhibition and education. Here students experienced a seamless journey from the outer reaches of the Universe to the inner workings of Earth. They also learnt about the tremendous size and scope of the cosmos and our place in it, experienced the creation of the universe with the Big Bang and chronicled the history of the Universe along the cosmic pathway.
The New York Botanical Gardens	The New York Botanical gardens, a natural historic landmark is one of the world’s largest collections of plants, the regions’ leading educational center about gardening and horticulture and also as the international center for plant research.
The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York. The Val-Kill	Eleanor Roosevelt, “the first lady of the world” was born October 11, 2003. After completing her academic training in 1902 she returned to New York and busied herself working with the city’s poor immigrants. She got married to Franklin D. Roosevelt, her distant cousin in 1905. Since her upbringing taught her to act as a proper society wife, Eleanor tended to the household and five children while her husband embarked on a political career.
The Williams Capital Group L.P.	The Williams Capital Group is a private capital investment company. The GSL students were able to learn the how capital markets and broker companies operate. A very friendly welcome by the Williams Capital Group staff made the visit not only informative but also a pleasant one. Students were walked through the company’s office and explained the mechanisms of making the deals. Students got acquainted with a difficult financial terminology and issues.
The Women World Banking (WWB)	The Women’s World Bank was formed out of the notion that “economic access for poor women would change the way the world works.” Only twenty-nine years old, the WWB is the only women-led organization that caters to the financial needs of poor women in 23 countries of Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
The United Nations and the United Nations Development Programme	The United Nations Development Programme is the development arm of the United Nations, which was formed during World War II. In over 166 countries the UNDP assists the UN by raising the awareness of issues from Poverty Reduction to Energy and Environment to HIV/AIDS, and helping these countries to deal with challenges by sharing solutions on the resources needed to make progress.
Global Youth Action Network GYAN	211 E 43^rd street, New York NY 10017 gyan@youthlink.org

How to apply

Participants’ selection

Trustworthy contacts around the world are asked to find and recommend candidates for the GSL. The participants are selected based on their proven leadership skills and potential, their academic performance, community involvement, willingness to commit to the GSL and knowledge of the English language. GSL does not intervene directly with the student's selection but trusts the "agent" in the selection process.

The student receives the application package, which requires personal information, an application letter, an essay and two letters of recommendation from the ‘agent’. These should be sent back to the GSL contact for approval.

The GSL program takes young students between the ages of 18 and 24.

Apart from the above the students /participants must also be willing to devote one year after the program to implement the action plan in their home countries.

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