On Friday, May 29th, after making the 30-minute trek from Corrymeela to downtown Ballycastle, we made our first voyage using Northern Ireland’s location public transportation system TransLink. After Jessica purchased 17 tickets we took our seats on the...
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Southwest Indigenous Perspectives
Jun 27 2021
We’re piloting a new model of Study Service Term. After two intensive courses on campus in May and June, students take a six week course of immersive, experiential learning first with the Navajo people and then with the Hopi. Students will learn about Navajo and Hopi culture and society through presentations from local experts. They will go on field trips to sites of historical and contemporary significance for the Navajo and Hopi. They will stay part of their time in host families and they will engage with the question, what is service and what does it mean to me?
Study AbroadFirst Translink Trip: Giant’s Causeway
Study AbroadLiving History in Cuenca
By Hillary Harder This week our travels took us to the beautiful city of Cuenca in the south of Ecuador! Because it’s a long ways from Quito, we broke up the drive and spread our travels over the whole week,…
Study AbroadVisit from N. Irish author Tony Macaulay
On Saturday night, Northern Irish author Tony Macaulay visited our group to answer student questions and read from his book Paperboy, which the students were assigned to read before the start of the class. Paperboy tells the story of Macaulay’s...