An innovative academic community dedicated to preparing students to become global thinkers and leaders in a changing world.
Build your global awareness through classroom study, events and conferences at the United Nations, internships and study abroad.
An interdisciplinary university-wide initiative that fosters global awareness, prepares students for leadership, and addresses pressing global challenges.
In the 21st century, those who have the ability to understand and address interconnected global issues such as climate change, sustainability, world health, poverty, peacebuilding and human rights will be the leaders of positive social and global change.
Levermore Global Scholars (LGS) challenges students to examine complex issues and tackle global problems and prepares them to become leading professionals in their chosen fields. The program enriches any major with an interdisciplinary global perspective through seminars and a variety of co-curricular activities, including cultural excursions, internships, study abroad, service projects and activities at the United Nations.
The program empowers them to think critically and integratively about global challenges and encourages them to take an active role in shaping a better future, as they acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to become emerging leaders in an ever-changing world.
As an academic and experiential program, LGS fosters global citizenship by cultivating students’ academic, personal and professional development in the following areas:
Levermore Global Scholar Chitralekha (Pooja) Kar ‘18 tells her story.
Levermore Global Scholars recognize and internalize the importance of social responsibility and justice, civic participation, community engagement, global awareness and global activism, all of which is reflected in scholars’ activities that include:
Shota Mikautadze, a rising senior who came to Adelphi from the Republic of Georgia, is this year’s recipient of a Newman Civic Fellowship. Awarded by Campus Compact, the fellowship is an annual honor and yearlong program for select student leaders from across the country who are committed to making positive change.
“These scholarships are a way to give back because Adelphi’s given me so much,” said the proud Adelphi alumna.
Undergrad Nino Burjanadze, a Levermore Global Scholar, has been selected for a semester-long internship with The Washington Center Academic Internship Program in Washington, D.C. She will advocate for better resources for schools located in areas with funding challenges, like Native American reservations and low-income housing communities.
Candice Garwood came to Adelphi from Kingston, Jamaica, and has discovered the richness of immigrant stories through her studies at Adelphi. A student in the Levermore Global Scholars program and Adelphi’s 2024–2025 Newman Civic Fellow, Garwood found inspiration within the African, Black and Caribbean Studies program.
