Category: Latin America and the Caribbean

American Model United Nations 2018 Conference (AMUN)
December 12, 2018

American Model United Nations 2018 Conference (AMUN)

Career , El Salvador , Professional Development , University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

As an exchange student of International Relations (IR) at University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire (UWEC), I decided to get involved with any possible organizations both on and off campus that could enrich my educational background and shape my professional path in IR. For that, I decided to join the Model United Nations Club, having taken a related course about International Organizations at …

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Fall 2018 Site Visits
November 12, 2018

Fall 2018 Site Visits

Academic Exchange , Academics , American Host Institutions , Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Fayetteville University , Indiana State University , Latin America and the Caribbean , Loyola University Chicago , Middle East and North Africa , South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa , SUNY Plattsburgh , University of Nevada, Reno , Valparaiso University

The World Learning staff have been busy traveling coast to coast visiting current Global UGRAD students and university partners. Continue reading below to hear about their visits. Thank you to the universities and students for hosting us! Himani Reddy at Indiana State University and INTERLINK Himani visited Indiana State University (ISU) and INTERLINK—both first-time Global UGRAD partners located in Terre Haute, …

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Native American Heritage Month
November 12, 2018

Native American Heritage Month

Academics , Alumni , Carroll College , Guatemala , Latin America and the Caribbean

In honor of Native American Heritage Month we asked Global UGRAD student Juan Orozco Coloma to reflect on the importance of studying Native American History, Culture, and Language. As a student at Carroll College, Juan has had the opportunity to learn more about Native American Culture in his studies. Please read his reflection below to learn more about this important …

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Inclusion on Campus
November 12, 2018

Inclusion on Campus

Academic Exchange , Academics , Augustana University , California State University - San Marcos , Career , Carroll College , Guatemala , Haiti , Laos , OPAL , Palestinian Territories , Philippines , Professional Development , The U.S. Perspective , West Virginia University , Wright State University

To be an effective leader, it is important to challenge one’s assumptions of others and create spaces where traditionally silenced groups are given an opportunity to be heard. As part of World Learning’s Global UGRAD OPAL course module “Beyond Tolerance: Inclusion and Diversity Practices,” students were requested to attend an event or club meeting that serves as a space for …

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Alumni Gatherings in Panama and China
November 12, 2018

Alumni Gatherings in Panama and China

Alumni , China , East Asia and the Pacific , Latin America and the Caribbean , Panama

Recently, World Learning asked the Alumni Class Secretaries from 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 to organize a meet and greet with their fellow Global UGRADs in their home countries. Global UGRAD alumni in Panama and China were able to gather discussing their experiences with the Global UGRAD, current adventures, and future plans. Once a UGRAD – Always a UGRAD! Alumni Gathering in …

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Global UGRAD Halloween Costume Contest
November 12, 2018

Global UGRAD Halloween Costume Contest

Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Cambodia , Fayetteville University , Israel , Juniata College , Lewis-Clark State College , Mercyhurst University , Mozambique , Ukraine , University of Missouri , Venezuala

Every year the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program holds a costume contest via our Facebook group to encourage students to share their Halloween costumes and how they are celebrating the holiday in their host universities. This year, as in years past, we had a large number of students submit their funny, scary, creative, and all around awesome costumes. Thank you to …

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Hurricane Florence and Global UGRAD
October 11, 2018

Hurricane Florence and Global UGRAD

Bangladesh , Fayetteville University , Mozambique , Venezuala

While most Global UGRAD students will never have to experience the effects of a natural disaster while they are in the U.S., some of our Global UGRAD participants were caught up in an intense hurricane, Florence, that impacted communities across the Carolinas and the Southeastern United States. These students showed amazing bravery and perseverance in dealing with unpredictable events that …

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Democracy in Action
October 11, 2018

Democracy in Action

Academic Exchange , Academics , Algeria , American Host Institutions , Carroll College , Fayetteville University , Latin America and the Caribbean , Lebanon , Middle East and North Africa , Morocco , Professional Development , University of the Incarnate Word , Venezuala

As the U.S. mid-term elections are just around the corner, Global UGRAD students are also participating in democracy by running for office at their host universities and registering people to vote! Kenza Beladel from Morocco at the University of the Incarnate Word Kenza was recently elected as the Senator of International Students for the Student Government Association. As Senator, Kenza …

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September 12, 2018

Alumni Update: Rosemary Ochoa (Honduras)

Alumni , Honduras , Iowa Wesleyan University , Latin America and the Caribbean

Thanks to Global UGRAD, my semester-long stay in the United States allowed me to widen out and meet women, some of them being Global UGRAD participants themselves, from all around the globe. They were all immensely different, which was revealed at simple sight: our clothing, food, beliefs and traditions. Pictures and videos reveal how our skin tones beautifully contrasted with …

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