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Available Global Connections Experiences in the U.S. for Fall 2009
(Continued from Bulletin home page)
Fall 2009 Global Connections Experiences through Domestic Exchange Programs in the United States
(Application Deadline: March 30)
“Because you will study at an institution that has a pre-existing collaboration with Arcadia, you will find that processes, from applications to credit transfers, are streamlined. You get to travel to another part of the country without the hassle of taking a leave of absence. Your financial aid remains intact, and you do not pay any additional tuition,” says Skilton-Sylvester.
Whittier College: Located just outside of Los Angeles, this exchange would allow you to explore Latino culture in Southern California. Apply now.
North Central College: Participate in The Chicago Term: An Urban Experience and explore this multicultural American city. This experience includes courses as well as internship opportunities. Apply now.
Glenside Course-based Global Connections Experiences for Fall 2009
In order to fulfill the Global Connections Experience, students who choose these local options will do an additional 15 hours of experiential learning in conjunction with course requirements.
CJ 325: Inside/Outside Program
9 a.m. - noon, Fridays
A dozen “outside” students from Arcadia join a similar number of inmates (“inside” students) in a weekly criminal justice seminar held in a Philadelphia County prison, part of a national network of such courses. Enrollment is limited to those who will be juniors and seniors in Fall 2009 and is by permission only from the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice. Interested students must contact Dr. John Noakes for an application form. Applications are due by March 30, 2009. Please note that tudents can have this course serve as a Global Connections Intellectual Practice course or as the foundation for a Global Connections Experience, but not both.
SP 270: Hispanic Experience in Philadelphia
12:10 - 1:50 p.m., Tuesday/Thursday
Prerequisite: Students must have had at least 1 semester of college Spanish prior to taking this course.
The purpose of Spanish 270 is to utilize Spanish learned in a classroom in a practical setting, the Latino community. Students will hone their language skills while simultaneously learning about the Hispanic community in Philadelphia. A principal component of the course is two hours per week teaching elderly immigrants English, in conjunction with Project Shine, a service learning program based at Temple University. With Project Shine, students provide literacy and citizenship tutoring to elderly immigrants and refugees at senior centers and residencies, community centers, cultural associations and churches across the city. In the classroom, students will combine their practical experience with their previous knowledge of literature, history, and linguistics.
SO 207: Introduction to Social Welfare and Community
9:45 - 10:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the synergy of governmental entities and organizations that fund and provide social services in the United States, with emphasis on the greater Philadelphia area. The course includes 30 hours of community service. The course includes an overview of how social problems and social needs have been regarded in past eras and examines various historical responses to social problems. It also compares how social problems and needs are regarded in the United States in comparison to how they are regarded in a sample of developing countries.