Alumni and families of current students: Come back to campus for Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 2-4! See the schedule and register today
Tuition, room and board and $3800 travel fee. Passport and immunizations if needed.
Sequential SST
India
Theme: Ecological Justice
What to expect:
- Explore habitats from lowland forests to alpine meadows, and everything in between
- Study ways that people have lived sustainably in these places for centuries… and ways that they haven’t
- Experience the social, linguistic, religious and ethnic diversity of the world’s most populous democracy
- Trek across a Himalayan ridge with the support of porters and donkeys
- See the Taj Mahal
- Apply lessons from the other side of the world to your own life in Northern Indiana
Upcoming Terms & Trip Leaders
- May Term 2026-27 – Jonathon Schramm and Luke Kreider
- Offered every other year
Destination Course Specifics
This course will provide an outstanding opportunity to explore the connections between social structures, economic opportunities, and ecological realities in a diverse and fascinating area of north India. We’ll travel from Delhi into the middle Himalaya, including a porter-supported trek through remote villages up to 12,000’ above sea level.
Additional Courses to Complete SST theme
- GLST 241: Foundations, Environmental Sociology OR Ethnography
- GLST 271, Community Engaged Learning, Environmental Disaster and Response with Mennonite Disaster Service, OR Appalachia Build
- GLST 300: Global Issues, Ecological Justice
All courses are 3 credit hours. GLST 241 and 300 are on campus.
Global EducationA Grand Finale
After a course spent in and around the Himalayas, we wrapped our time in the hills up with a full afternoon of student presentations. Each member of the class had researched an issue of their interest, ranging from utility provision…
Global EducationTime for the trek!
This morning we’re heading out for a week of trekking in the inner Himalaya. We’ll be experiencing a bit of life in mountain villages, and trekking from temperate forests into sub-alpine and even alpine ecosystems. Our elevation will range from…
Global EducationBack in Landour
This afternoon we returned from our week long trek higher in the Himalayas. What a trip that turned out to be! Our hike took us from the beautiful village of Agora up to Dodital, a small lake high in the...