# data[].attributes.body
"We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us."
—Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister

Studying abroad helps us gain a wider perspective on the world and our place in it, understanding that we both impact and are impacted by local and global forces. As we wrap up our semester in the UK, we will celebrate our learning and commit to further  changemaking through a reflective Symposium on Collective Action. After final exams and the optional Signature Seminars, our time in London will come to an end.

How did you shape your time in this global megacity? How did it shape you?

# data[].attributes.body
"We’re going to create a different model."
—Farhana Yamin, British Lawyer and Climate Activist

From 1-12 November, Glasgow will host the 26th UN Climate Change conference. We will join global sustainability efforts by volunteering at a community garden before travelling (via train, the low-carbon way!) to Edinburgh to tour the UK’s greenest city. We will also invest in sustainable communities through our Symposium with alumni at Second Home and our afternoon with the world’s first YMCA.

What will you commit to doing, in pursuit of a sustainable model for our planet and its people?

# data[].attributes.body
"I…feel hope. Hope that things are different and that I can make a difference."
—Joanne Anderson, Mayor of Liverpool

To commemorate Black History Month, we’ll journey to Liverpool, where Joanne Anderson serves as the first Black woman to lead a major UK city. There, we’ll celebrate the 50th Anniversary of John Lennon’s “Imagine”, later examining creativity as an anti-racist tool during a Symposium about filmmaking. A trip to the Olympic Park as part of our Wellbeing Wednesday series will critique regeneration and gentrification in East London.

What gives you hope for justice – and what can you do to make a difference?

# data[].attributes.body
Syracuse London students with Professor Joe Kerr, a Transport for London driver, on a sightseeing tour with a bus from the Heritage Fleet.

# data[].attributes.body
Our London staff welcomed everyone during our "Becoming a Londoner" session on Zoom. It was so great to see flats and friends call in together!

# data[].attributes.body
“There's a difference between living somewhere and being part of somewhere.”
—John Boyega, British Film Actor

September launched our “Virtual Take-Off”, online classes preparing us for the semester’s journey. Our all-cohort course on “Mapping London” invites us to navigate our positions as foreigners in the UK. As part of the class, we are creating our own maps of British politics, culture, and heritage.

How will you be a meaningful part of this global megacity over the next few months?