On June 15, 2021, 18 GC students left for six weeks in Arizona where they are visiting Navajo and Hopi communities. While this group won’t need to fumble with a new language or unfamiliar currency, their SST experience is in some ways more challenging than going abroad: it requires…
by Jan Bender Shetler DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, we have not sent students abroad at all in 2020-2021. Students were disappointed but not surprised. Some kept hoping for the best and went through three cancellations. Meanwhile, we worked hard to help our seniors finish their SST requirements in…
David Lind and Kendra Yoder are currently in Arizona, leading GC’s Native American SST unit. The two are veteran SST leaders who have also led Senegal units in 2012 and 2014. They are looking forward to returning to Senegal with students in May 2022. As sociologists, David…
Related:SST in a pandemic year: Challenges and opportunities THIS SPRING, the Global Engagement Office surveyed alums who had been part of an SST unit in the past 10 years. Thanks to those of you who responded! We were particularly interested in what barriers you…
