Welcome to the GDL
Virginia Governor's World Language Academies is now accepting applications for Summer 2025!
Please take a look at our brochure below to learn more about our technological offerings and daily operations!
GDL Resources
To achieve any endeavor fully and effectively, a collection of resources is essential. The Global Discovery Laboratories have a variety ready for your use in and out of the classroom. These include learning links, technology tips, miscellaneous equipment, and subscription to Mango Languages (an online language learning resource) for W&L students, faculty, and alumni. The Technology and Learning Specialists are employed to serve you in just about any capacity possible. All these are summarized together in the GDL Orientation which we ask users to complete prior to using the laboratories and their services.
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Hours of Operation
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Special Projects
The Global Discovery Laboratories is involved with community outreach within our own Rockbridge region as well as at the state and national level. There are more than just a few interesting projects currently under the direction of the GDL. These are Languages for Rockbridge, where W&L Community volunteers teach world languages and cultures to students in local elementary and middle schools; the Foreign Language Teacher Workshop Series (FLTWS) which offers professional development opportunities to world language teachers and professors in Virginia and beyond its borders; the Virginia Governor's World Language Academies (VGWLA) for which Washington and Lee University has been host since 2011; Re-Mapping Elections with GIS Technology, a project to research voting strategies, districts, and outcomes in Virginia; and the GDL's Initiative on Scholar Research and Project Support, where GDL Specialists can be enlisted to assist faculty and administration investigate topics for future publications or presentations.
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Room Scheduling and Work Orders
Work Orders
Work orders are always best communicated using the form provided through this site; it allows for oversight. Click on the work orders icon; enter the required information; give details if particulars are desired; and submit.
Should you wish to alter your request, return to the work order form as described above and click cancel at the bottom of the page. Doing so will take you to the page listing current work orders. Click on the department name to the left of your instructions, and you will be immediately taken to your work order form for modification. For changes to take place you will have to click close. You may attach a video, audio, or text file to your request using standard procedures for doing so.
Room Scheduling
For faculty and staff wishing to reserve a room, please click on the Room Scheduling icon and you will be taken directly to 25Live which is the central reservation system for the University. You will be notified of your reservation request status within twenty-four hours. Students wishing to use GDL spaces should speak directly with a GDL Technology and Learning Specialist or with Dr. Kuettner.
Rooms Available
The following rooms make up the Global Discovery Laboratories in the Center for Global Learning:
CGL 123
Center for Global Learning 123 - Global Connections Laboratory
CGL 124
Center for Global Learning 124 - Testing Room
CGL 125
Center for Global Learning 125 - Testing Room
CGL 126
Center for Global Learning 126 - Global Communications Laboratory
CGL 127
Center for Global Learning 127 - Project Room
CGL 128
Center for Global Learning 128 - Project Room
CGL 134
Center for Global Learning 134 - Global Exploration Laboratory
Testing and Placement Testing
The Global Discovery Laboratories are a testing and assessment center for a wide variety of disciplines on campus. Students are asked to follow established procedures and always adhere to the University Honor System.
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Contact Us
If you need any assistance, please let us know!
GDL Support Center
gdl@wlu.edu
540-458-8824
Dr. Dick Kuettner
kuettnerd@wlu.edu
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