About Us

GASI is an interdisciplinary scholarly non-profit organization that seeks to:

Promote awareness of the diversity of cultures within our global communities and to recognize that all human beings are included in the process of globalization;

Meet GASI’s Executive Officers

Dr. James C. Pomfret

Mathematics Professor Emeritus

GASI Interim Executive Director

Executive Director

Dr. William Lalicker

Professor of English

GASI President

President

Dr. Eunice Akoto

Associate Professor of Public Mgmt

GASI Vice President & President Elect

President Elect

Dr. Deborah Kessler

Assistant Professor of Spanish

GASI Treasurer

Treasurer

Dr. Cheryl Knight

Assistant Professor of Social Work

GASI Secretary

Secretary

Dr. Colleen Fisher

Associate Professor of Social Work

GASI Media & Outreach Officer

Media Officer

Dr. Rejoice A. Addae

Associate Professor of Social Work

GASI Immediate Past President

Immediate Past President

Ms. Carolina Hidalgo-Ahmed

BSW/MSW student

GASI Student Liaison Officer

Student Liaison

Dr. Jay Nathan

Professor of Management

JGA Editor-in-Chief and GASI past president

Student Liaison

GASI History

The initial idea for our organization was first conceptualized by Dr. Chang S. Roh (Bloomsburg University) in 1990. Dr. Roh sought to create a global interdisciplinary organization that could overcome geographic and disciplinary boundaries to address emerging issues of globalization, build understanding of our increasingly interdependent "global village," and promote world peace. Soon after, Dr. Daniel B. Lee (Loyola University of Chicago) joined these efforts and the two formalized the name "Global Awareness Society International."

The organization was officially launched in 1991 with three additional founding members: Dr. James Huber of Bloomsburg University, Dr. Shah Megrabi of Montgomery College, and Dr. James Pomfret of Bloomsburg University. GASI went on to become an official non-profit organization, receiving 501(c)(3) status in the U.S. in 1992.