Thomas Determan Global Perspectives Endowment

A nonprofit organization

The Thomas Determan Global Perspectives Endowment supports students and teachers who (in Thom's words) "see themselves as visionaries, pioneers, and paradigm shifters." All educators are global educators, and all students are learners within a larger global community. We have the responsibility to expand the boundaries of what students and educators need to know, help students practice the skills needed for a lifetime, and become analytical thinkers. Infusing global perspectives into classroom management and teaching results in improved student engagement in learning, improvement in student application and leadership competence. As students' global and cross-cultural awareness increase and they gain personal confidence, they are poised to become more involved in their local and global communities. We believe this "world class" education is key to improving the quality of life in the Dubuque region.

To accomplish these goals, we present Global Perspectives Leadership workshops. We are also developing a Global Perspectives Teacher Institute that will help educators infuse their lessons with a global perspective.

Testimonials

"I think ultimately my globally oriented activities in high school and college have led me to be more conscious of my responsibilities as a person. I think it's so important to be engaged in global issues, even though they may seem irrelevant to our everyday life when living in such an ethnocentric country. The truth is that our daily lives as Americans have direct consequences that affect billions of others with little power to resist. It's inexplicably wrong to turn a blind eye to that fact. While thinking globally makes us conscious of our civic duty, it also gives us the opportunity to broaden our horizons and feel part of a fantastic human machine." Hannah Birch, 2014 Scholarship Winner

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Organization name

Thomas Determan Global Perspectives Endowment

Address

fbo Thomas Determan Global Perspectives Endowment 700 LOCUST ST STE 195
DUBUQUE, IA 52001

Phone

563-213-8357

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