Founded 2000
College Nine
International and Global Perspectives
College Nine’s theme, International and Global Perspectives, recognizes the importance of cultural competency and focuses on issues such as economic globalization, environmental degradation, human rights, and international and ethnic conflicts.Academic Requirements
College Nine’s core course, International and Global Issues, addresses the college’s focus on identifying, analyzing, and solving issues at the international and global level
while developing students’ writing, reading, oral presentation, and critical thinking skills.Educational Enrichment and Extracurricular Opportunities
- Global Action is an optional two-credit class that explores current world events and provides information on ways to take action. Students can gain experience as teachers by enrolling in Teaching Global Action.
- The College Nine Leadership Certificate is awarded to active student participants in a series of leadership programs, workshops, and volunteer opportunities.
- The Service Learning Program offers opportunities to volunteer locally and abroad: Praxis arranges local volunteer work days, and Esprit de Corps provides credit for work at a local non-profit.
- The college sponsors student participation with campus research centers focusing on international affairs, including the Center for Global, International and Regional Studies.
- The International Living Center, in the Colleges Nine and Ten apartments, offers juniors and seniors the opportunity to live with students from all over the world.
- Practical Activism Conference is a dynamic one-day student led event held every fall, featuring speakers, workshops, performances, hands-on activism activities, and various on and off campus organizations. This popular annual event is an excellent arena in which to develop tools and find allies for local and global change. Students gain leadership skills and experience by joining the planning group the preceding spring.
Housing and Dining
- Residence halls and apartment buildings house students in single, double, and triple rooms.
- All two and four-bedroom apartments have full kitchens, living rooms, bathrooms, and internet connections. Ground-floor apartments have decks, and upper apartments have private balconies.
- Housing Themes and Options at College Nine
- Dining hall is available at this college.