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For many years, I had a sign in my office that encouraged students to “Go Away!” My intention was to get young people—many of whom had never left their hometown or their county of birth—to study abroad. Not surprisingly, “Go Away!” was routinely misinterpreted by many who came to my door…so, I removed the sign and tucked it away in a drawer. My message to students, though, remained the same; indeed, it has only strengthened in volume and conviction over the years. 21 century college students cannot flourish simply by plopping down in a classroom and doing reasonably well passing tests for four years. We live in a global economy and interact in an increasingly diverse society. Students need to leave their comfort zones, leave their campus, leave their home state, and maybe even leave the country. To learn—to really learn—you have to immerse yourself in the world that awaits outside the campus gates. At Gardner-Webb University, if we truly want our students to engage God and humanity, then we need to make it increasingly possible for them to, yes, Go Away.

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Publisher

Gardner-Webb University

City

Boiling Springs, NC

Keywords

President's Blog

January 2020: High-Impact Learning Opportunities

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