CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — Global Charleston, the One Region Roadmap lead agent for the global fluency arm, officially opened its office after a ribbon cutting ceremony on the campus of Charleston Southern University Friday, March 15.
Stephanie LeVan, executive director of the CSU Center for Global Education, serves as president of Global Charleston, which is located in the Hunter Center.
LeVan said, “My hope is that Global Charleston serves international residents and businesses well. I lived overseas for many years. Many people made my life better because they demonstrated hospitality and kindness when I was a stranger in their countries. It is a privilege to do that for others now.”
Global Charleston will be a center that serves international businesses and residents. There is currently no organization like it in the Charleston business ecosystem. Global Charleston will serve the community by supporting international residents who come to the Charleston area to establish internal companies through a variety of ways, including information about complex relocation processes, an online directory, learning opportunities, and more.
“This center serves as a declaration to our global partners that the Charleston Metro area walks in the ancient, proven, well-worn paths of friendship, respect, trade, and diplomacy,” LeVan said to a crowd of global leaders and supporters on Friday. “These pillars have built good will among nations for centuries, and we rely on these same pillars today as they have created the strong, vibrant, gloriously global community that we call home. Our mission at Charleston Southern and at Global Charleston is to strengthen these ties that bind us in our region and ensure that the global community is served well not only with the information they need to live, but with information they need to thrive.”
The One Region Roadmap is a regional partnership representing the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester region. According to One Region, the partnership was formed to strengthen the economy and generate opportunities for all by delivering strategies and actions that will make a difference for all. “As One Region’s Lead Agent for Global Fluency, Charleston Southern University has delivered a transformative resource for the region’s international community with the launch of Global Charleston,” Ryan Wilcox, One Region managing director, said. “We applaud their efforts in strengthening the region’s capacity to welcome people from around the world and quickly connect them to the community, resources and support they need to begin a fulfilling and successful life here.”
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