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GLOBAL CAMPUS HISTORY

Global Campuses Foundation, GCF, was formed for the purpose of providing advanced learning opportunities for underserved populations worldwide, foremost people with disability. The philosophy and methodologies of Global Campuses offer a unique education paradigm that reorients the experience of disability to a positive life experience with an emphasis on ability.

In 2001, Global Campuses Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)3 was founded by James and Sheryl Tewksbury seasoned college faculty in the areas of disability studies and women’s history. They decided to bring their passion for higher education and cross-cultural experiences to the formation of GCF’s mission of GCF to participate with and support adults with differing abilities worldwide to create, manage, and sustain campuses of advanced learning to enhance their lives.

GCF’s educational philosophy and methodologies are based on an academic college model as the reference source. Key to the mission is honoring the voice and full participation of campus participants as the creators and producers of their educational experiences. Curriculum and programs emerge out of their passions, interests, dreams, and challenges as they lead campus development in the roles of student scholars, teaching faculty, and campus staff administrators. Read More >