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"Seeing is better than being told" - Kenyan Proverb
New video!
International Women's Day: Kenya 2010
This video tribute to Kenyan women was put together by two students who participated in last year's service-learning trip to Kenya.About the Program
The Center for Service-Learning began planning an international service-learning program in 2007 that complements our work in the local community and helps meet future demands of student and faculty interest in international education. Currently, our interdisciplinary international service-learning fellows program includes: James Loucky, Anthropology; Kristi Tyran, Business Management; Liz Mogford, Sociology; Marie Eaton, Fairhaven College; and Tim Costello, Center for Service-Learning. Through our international service-learning trip to Kenya, we are developing an international service-learning model that can be used campus-wide and that will help prepare students for the demands of today's complex, interdependent world.
Our Vision:
The world will be a better place through engaged partnerships between students, faculty, and local and global communities, where all participants gain a broader perspective of their role in the social, intellectual and human world. These partnerships are an essential part of Western Washington University's place as the premier public comprehensive university.
What We Want To Do:
- Represent the best of Western Washington University in an international arena
- Develop an interdisciplinary pilot program for international service-learning, using the Kenya project site, that will be transferrable to other international sites
- Develop a service-learning model that is interdisciplinary and faculty-led
- Provide opportunities to students for undergraduate and/or graduate research
- Meet the needs as stated by our community partners, while providing a rich learning experience for our students
- Develop sustained and long term partnerships between WWU and one or more project sites in Kenya
For more information, please contact Tim Costello.
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