{"id":8329,"date":"2025-08-20T10:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/?page_id=8329"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:47:18","slug":"welcome-to-the-institute-for-global-understanding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Institute for Global Understanding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mission-statement\">Mission Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The Institute for Global Understanding (IGU) at Monmouth University promotes cultural and intellectual engagement on local and global levels. IGU serves as a central hub for fostering meaningful connections among students, faculty, staff, and community members. Through its programs and initiatives, the Institute advances the University\u2019s commitment to global citizenship, interdisciplinary learning, and community-based scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav  aria-labelledby=\"h69e4b2004e40a\"  class=\"wp-block-group related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 id=\"h69e4b2004e40a\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center component-title\" id=\"related-links\">Related Links<\/h2>\n\n\n<div  role=\"list\" class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/advisory-council\/\">Members<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/pearson-world-cinema\/\">Pearson World Cinema<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/fulbright\/\">Fulbright Program<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/global-understanding-convention\/\">2025 Global Understanding Convention<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div><span id=\"expander-8329\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-shadow-blue-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-grey-background-color has-text-color has-link-color 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