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Plog '10In Cocora Valley, Colombia, in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Plog) Bryanna Plog '10Sitting with her most recent travel book: ``Make sure you have a map``. (Photo courtesy of Plog) That’s partly what she says her life as a park ranger is like, living in a national park and learning about it on a more intimate level. “Just like studying abroad, how you always learn about the place you are living in,” she said, “I get to do that an entire summer or winter where I visit and grow to know about the

Studying Abroad as a Muslim Woman Heritage Seeking StudentsHeritage Seeking StudentsFrom Diversity Abroad: Heritage Seekers Traveling Abroad For many ethnic minority students, learning about their heritage is very important. Going abroad presents these students with an opportunity to connect and learn about their ancestral history and culture firsthand. These students, called “heritage seekers”, pursue study abroad in the country where their families come from “not because it is unfamiliar and new, but

and develop teacher trainings, community programs, exhibits, and classroom resources.  Ilana received her B.A. from the University of British Columbia and M.A. at the University of Connecticut. Ilana is a recipient of the Pamela Waechter award for Jewish Communal Service, an Alfred Lerner Fellow from the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, a Jackson Leadership Fellow, and has participated in numerous Holocaust education programs nationally and internationally.  Ilana has helped to plan and lead

Prize. Conference ScheduleVentresca’s research and teaching explore the role of religion in European fascism, as well as religious involvement in the Holocaust with a special focus on the Catholic Church. He was a founding member and inaugural co-chair of the former Center for Catholic-Jewish Learning at King’s University College at Western University. Ventresca has also been named a member of The Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.Jacques KornbergPresentation

planning, foster care, adoption; and the current status of child well-being around the world, exploring the impact on children of such issues as poverty, war, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, access to education, access to health care, care for orphans, street children. (4) SOCW 325 : Social, Educational, and Health Services in Tobago - VW, GE Explore strengths and needs of Tobago and effects of history and colonialism on the development of community problems. Through service learning, interaction with agency

studies of the watershed this year. Lastly, many thanks to my friends and family for pushing me towards finishing and finding the passion in this work. I am grateful for a year of learning and growing, and hope to showcase the value of preserving this treasure of Parkland for years to come. 2:40-3:00pm, Housing First: A Human-Centered Solution to Housing and Water Crises in Tacoma, Washington Dylan RuggeriSince the 1940s, Tacoma has had a growing population of unhoused residents, with that population

distinctive cultures emerge. 200-Level courses You’ll choose a total of four 200-level courses to taken during your 2nd and 3rd year. These classes are not organized around learning one way of seeing many problems (which is what you do when you take a class in a conventional academic department, like economics, political science, biology, etc.), but which instead use many ways to analyze one theme or problem. IHON 253: Gender, Sexuality, and CultureUses multicultural, international, and feminist

Gómez “This class is very different from a high school class because you get to learn about various countries in Latin America and about the different types of habla in the countries. The type of learning environment that Profesora Davidson created in our class was amazing, you really feel like you’re in class with your friends.” Valeria A. Pinedo Chipana “I was nervous about signing up for HISP 252, because I didn’t practice my Spanish with anyone besides my mom. The class encouraged me to apply to