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GEN*E299*47
Service-Learning in San Francisco: Poverty in Urban America
Michelle Behr, Jessica Pincham King, and Emily ornton
Prerequisites:
None
Open To:
All Students
Grading System: S/U
Max. Enrollment: 10
Meeting Times:
On campus meetings Jan 4-6, Travel Jan 7-25
Students will travel to San Francisco to work with the outreach programs
of the Glide Foundation. is project focuses on cultural immersion through
service, allowing students to examine and reflect on urban poverty,
homelessness, social service, and programs that work to eradicate poverty.
Participation in this project is a major commitment, requiring that students
be self-motivated and self-disciplined. Requirements include careful
examination of readings, full participation on site, willingness to be engaged
in teamwork, a reflective journal, and a final reflective essay. Evaluation will
be based on the quality of the student’s work on each of the requirements
listed above. To apply, contact Dr. Behr, Dr. Pincham King, or Emilyornton
in the Bunting Center.
Estimated Student Fees: $2500
GEN *E299*48
Service-Learning in Uganda
Amelia Spencer and Kristin Harper
Prerequisites:
None
Open To:
Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Grading System: S/U
Max. Enrollment: 12
Meeting Times:
On-campus meetings Jan 4-6, Travel Jan 7-29
Project participants will travel to Mukono, Uganda, to work with the
primary purpose of teaching English at the Buiga Sunrise School. Students
will experience cultural immersion through service. Participants will also
experience the culture and natural resources of Uganda, visiting Murchison
Falls National Park and the source of the Nile River. Participation in this project
is a major commitment by the student—both prior to and during Exploration
Term—requiring self-motivation and self-discipline. Requirements include fall
preparation meetings, lesson planning, active participation on site in January
and in discussions during class meetings, reading assigned literature, a
reflective journal, and a final reflective essay. Evaluation will be based on the
quality of the student’s work on each of the above requirements.
Note: Participants will be selected through an application process.
Estimated Student Fees: $5000
GEN*E299*45
Science and Culture of the Ancient Maya
Scott Dorman
Prerequisites:
None
Open To:
All Students
Grading System: S/U
Max. Enrollment: 12
Meeting Times:
On campus meetings Jan 3-8 and 24-31, Travel Jan 9-23
It has long been known that the ancient Maya of Mexico and Central
America were highly skilled astronomers and mathematicians. is travel
project will investigate the observation methods developed by the Maya
and what science may have meant to them as a people. e group will fly
into Guatemala City where they will spend their first two nights and attend
introductory lectures on Ancient Maya Civilization and the infamous “end of
days” prediction in 2012. Day trips in Guatemala City will visit the National
Anthropology Museum and what remains of Kaminaljuyu, the massive
ancient Maya city underneath the foundations of modern Guatemala City.
We will then fly to the Peten region of Guatemala to explore Tikal, the largest
city ever built by the ancient Maya. In Tikal, participants will learn how to
read the calendar dates on its monuments and about how the city timed
its battles to key risings and settings of Venus. After seeing the ancient
observatory at Uaxactun, the group will travel up the Passion River to the
collapsed city of Seibal, deep into the jungle of Guatemala. A visit to Copan,
an ancient Maya ruin in the mountains of western Honduras, will be the
next travel destination. Copan has an abundance of archaeoastronomical
evidence, both in elaborate architectural forms and hieroglyphic texts. In the
ruins of Quirigua, we will measure some of the largest carved monuments
ever produced by the Maya (some stand in excess of ten meters in height!).
Returning to Guatemala, the project will travel to Antigua, the beautiful
volcano-ringed capital city of the Spanish conquest for all of Central America.
We finish at the shores of Lake Atitlan, where we’ll have the opportunity to
compare modern Maya shamanic rituals to the ancient rituals depicted in
inscriptions throughout the ruins we’ve visited.
Estimated Student Fees: $3850
GEN*E299*46
Service-Learning in Cuba
Vince Gawronski and Julie Holly
Prerequisites:
None
Open To:
Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Grading System: S/U
Max. Enrollment: 9 (FULL)
Meeting Times:
On-campus meetings Jan 4-6 and one meeting
upon return, Travel Jan 9-21
Travel to Cuba during this historical transitional period to explore the culture
and to better understand the people while serving in partnership with United
Methodist churches in Cuba. We will participate in worship services, help with
light construction, and build an outdoor pavilion for community gathering
space. Experience life in Cuba as we visit the small town of Guaimaro as
well as the cities of Camaguey and Havana. Prior to travel, readings and
films will be assigned during the fall semester and Christmas break. At least
three group meetings will be held during the fall semester as well as four
Exploration Term on-campus meetings days prior to and after trip.
Estimated Student Fees: $2400-2800
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