Soccer Watch Party - Spain vs. Austria

International Center, Room 115 

What does it mean to live, learn, teach, and engage through the lens of Ubuntu? This interactive workshop shines a spotlight on Ubuntu - the value-based African sociocentric philosophy rooted in collective humanity, interconnectedness, and interdependence - as a solid conceptual and applied framework for shaping teaching and learning as well as everyday encounters across diverse relationships.

The workshop draws on the course "IAH 205: Africa and the World - Portraits of Historical and Contemporary Africa," offered by Dr. Upenyu Majee, Inaugural Director of the Institute of Ubuntu Thought & Practice (IUTP), Michigan State University, and Grace Tukurah, PhD Candidate in the College of Education, Michigan State University. Facilitated by the two instructors and featuring the diverse voices and reflections of select students and course guests from fall 2025 and spring 2026, the workshop invites participants to experience firsthand what an Ubuntu-informed teaching and learning space feels like and produces.

Who is this for?
This workshop is equally relevant for classroom instructors looking to integrate Ubuntu's relational tenets into their pedagogy and for anyone curious about how applied philosophy can deepen daily interactions, community-building, and collaborative encounters.

What to expect:
Together, we will step into an environment intentionally structured for us to learn with and from each other - through generous listening and reflective sharing. Attendees will walk away with tangible, practical, and customizable Ubuntu approaches (such as interactive and reflective processes) designed for integration into both formal curriculum and everyday relational practices.

REGISTER ON ZOOM

We hope you can join us for our Third Annual Potluck in the Park! This casual gathering of RPCVs (families welcome!) and those interested in learning more about Peace Corps will serve as a place to see both new and familiar faces. This event is being hosted by the Michigan State University Peace Corps Recruitment Office.

See sign-up link for full details.

• Curious about joining a 14-Day Writing Challenge?
• Planning for AY26-27 but uncertain on how to best incorporate global pedagogies or technologies?
• Looking for motivation, tips, and ideas to advance your global project or get it started?
• Interested in connecting with other global learning enthusiasts or sharing insights about your own global work?
• Simply struggling to focus given all the noisy/disruptive campus construction?

If you have answered "yes" to any of the above, join us in a relaxed environment to learn more and/or make progress towards your global project or writing goals.

No registration needed; coffee and light snacks provided!

Questions? Contact TLS.info(at)msu.edu

• Curious about joining a 14-Day Writing Challenge?
• Planning for AY26-27 but uncertain on how to best incorporate global pedagogies or technologies?
• Looking for motivation, tips, and ideas to advance your global project or get it started?
• Interested in connecting with other global learning enthusiasts or sharing insights about your own global work?
• Simply struggling to focus given all the noisy/disruptive campus construction?

If you have answered "yes" to any of the above, join us in a relaxed environment to learn more and/or make progress towards your global project or writing goals.

No registration needed; coffee and light snacks provided!

Questions? Contact TLS.info(at)msu.edu

In-person OPT Presentation.