Global Access Project

The Office of International Programs was invited to join the twelve-institution Global Access Project (GAP) by the American Association of State Universities and Colleges (AASCU) and funded by the U.S. Department of State (DOS). The project was designed to link State Department resources to colleges and universities, and by extension, to the communities they serve, as well as stimulate interest in public diplomacy. GAP activities included hosting State Department "town meetings," using digital video conferencing to broadcast State Department speakers to member campuses, and sponsoring student participation in seminars, briefings and other State Department activities in Washington, D.C. Other members of the project include: Ball State University, Dickinson State University, Georgia Southern University, Old Dominion University, Portland State University, South Dakota State University, Troy State University, University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of North Carolina System, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, and Western Connecticut State University.