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KU students complete Global Awareness Program certification

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LAWRENCE — More than 110 students from 30 departments completed the Global Awareness Program at the University of Kansas this spring.

The program recognizes students for studying abroad, taking courses with an international focus, learning foreign languages and being involved in international co-curricular activities. All undergraduates are eligible to participate. To receive certification, students are required to complete two of three requirements. This semester, 10 students completed all three requirements.

“Educating students in the context of an interconnected world gives them a much needed advantage as they set out to work in a global economy,” said Jane Irungu, program coordinator.

The newest organization to be affiliated with the Global Awareness Program is Students for Global Awareness, which was formed by program ambassadors to reach out to more students on campus and to allow graduate students and other interested students to participate in related forums and volunteer activities.

Launched by International Programs in fall 2004, the Global Awareness Program has recognized more than 600 students in the past three years. Students earn certification on their KU transcripts and are honored at a luncheon in the spring. More than 1,200 students are currently participating.

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