Students and faculty from every corner of communications have found a place for their skills in Center for Global Engagement projects. From film to journalism to public diplomacy, our initiatives value every communications skill set.
Through experiential learning, each project has taken a new approach to tackling a global issue in collaboration with partners from around the world.
Israel Reporting Project
Each year during spring break, a group of journalism students traveled to Israel with associate dean of graduate programs Joel Kaplan. There, they reported on various topics, such as relations along the Israeli-Palestinian border, and published their stories online. They also visited locations including the Old City of Jerusalem and the West Bank and met with Israeli journalists. The trip was hosted by the Jerusalem Press Club.
South Africa Video Portal Project
Read about a series of video portal installations that were created to bring together academic and community members from South Africa and Syracuse to facilitate organic and organized interactions through the use of audio-visual sites.