University of Montana Global Leadership Initiative Kicks off Second Year

The old cliche tells you to think globally and act locally. But for last year’s inaugural class of Global Leadership Fellows, that’s been revised to: think globally and act globally.

Last year, the UM Global Leadership Initiative http://umt.edu/gli/default.html challenged 160 students to think about the major issues we face in today’s society. The Global Leadership Fellows did this by participating in seminar-style classes, attending the Presidential Lecture series and having structured discussions with faculty and international experts. This helped the Fellows start framing their studies with a global perspective.

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