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The Windows to the World (W2W) offers programs and experiential activities to help students learn about and explore cultural diversity and inclusion. The goal of W2W is to help prepare GSW graduates to engage successfully in the diverse world in which we live. Acquiring cultural competency is a valuable and marketable skill, as well as a lifelong process.
The W2W adventure begins with your UNIV 1000 class and extends across your four-year degree program. All entering first-year fulltime students will attend at least six W2W seminars to meet graduation requirements. Attendance will be monitored and progress tracked on DegreeWorks. Students will complete surveys after each W2W event and will write a reflective essay once all 6 events are completed. Upon completion of the reflective essay, students will be prompted to take the W2W Capstone (INTL 3900) to complete the degree requirement.
GSW faculty, staff, and student organizations are encouraged to submit a proposal to host a Windows to the World Program. Please see W2W Event Guidelines. Proposals should be submitted to the Office of Experiential Learning.
Register your attendance swiping your GSW ID#, providing your name and ID# to a staff person, or using an Event Pass QR code on your cell phone.
Academic Advisors will assist students to ensure they are making progress toward completing the W2W requirement of attending 6 programs.
After completing your sixth W2W event, please email judy.grissett@gsw.edu to be registered for the W2W Capstone course, INTL 3900. This Capstone must be completed prior to graduation.
GSW encourages students to seek out intercultural learning opportunities, both in and outside of the classroom:
Students are required to have six W2W sanctioned events prior to graduation.
All full-time, first-year undergraduate students, regardless of Dual Enrollment or Advanced Placement credit earned before graduating from high school.
Programs, Activities, or Field Trips stating they are Windows to the World sanctioned events or W2W events found on CanesConnect. Participating in a study abroad program also counts toward the requirement.
For each W2W event attended, an INTL 1000 course will be listed on your academic transcript by the end of each semester.
INTL 3900 involves completing a final critical reflection on the W2W program. INTL 3900 is free, fully online and delivered through GeorgiaView.