Family Life and Making a Difference South of the Border SUMMER 2009 -- May 22-31, 2010
Over 9 days, participants will experience the finest, as well as the most challenging, aspects of Latin American culture and family life.
Managua!!! The world is becoming smaller, more globally connected, yet we know so little about our Southern neighbors. Students will see a full spectrum of life in Nicaragua, learning about families, the economy, sustainable gardening, and how a people can rise above their circumstances, and rise even farther when each of us lends a hand. Rosa’s learning center, sustainable garden, and lending library (all from her small home) is just one of many rural experiences we will enjoy. Plenty of time in schools, markets, tours, and restaurants will round out participant’s full exposure to family life and all its’ resiliency in this beautiful Central American country.
Making a Difference!!! The Wisconsin Nicaragua Partnership (WN/P), with offices right here in Stevens Point, has a 40 year history making a difference Nicaraguans lives. They have sent fire engines, ambulances, wood shop tools, sewing machines, boxes of books, and even sun glasses (a major hit with the locals, kids and adults alike) to assist the resilient people of this beautiful, yet impoverished country. In the past, UWSP students sent backpacks full of school supplies to school aged girls, allowing them to go to school and be educated, rather than entering into prostitution. We plan to bring backpacks full of teaching supplies, continuing a legacy of giving, changing the trajectory of individuals, families, a people and a nation, from right here in Stevens Point!!! Other projects will provide hands on service learning for those wanting to make a difference right now!!!
Then What?!?!? How can we make a difference right here right now from our own towns? We’ll answer that question as we take two intensive day trips to St. Paul Minnesota, visiting social service facilities for diverse populations, such as the West African Family Resource Centers and Center for Victims of Torture, as well as agencies and programs serving the Hispanic and Hmong communities of Central Wisconsin and of course, our very own Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partnership. This trip will not just light your fire, it will show you exactly what you can do to get involved, and keep on making a difference in both your personal and professional lives!!!
Application Deadline: March 1, or the first Monday thereafter. We work on a first-come-first-serve basis, however, so a program may actually close before March 1. Applications may be taken after March 1 if a position is available; contact the International Programs Office for any available positions. Late applicants may have a higher airfare cost.
Go to the Applications page to find out how to get an application.
This seminar is open to all majors and minors, not just Health Promotion and Human Development students, as well as to those from any discipline who share an interest in their world. For continuing UWSP students a minimum GPA of 2.25 is required. Priority is given to regularly registered UWSP students, but students from other universities and community members are welcome to apply. All participants will be registered in a college course, for credit or audit at the same cost, and will be expected to participate in the program at an intellectual level. Application forms are available from the International Programs Office or can be downloaded from the International Programs website.
Approximately $2450-2650 Estimation based on 14 participants
Cost Includes:
Overall cost will come down if we reach 14 participants. (Graduate tuition at an extra cost – please see instructor for course numbers.) Click here for latest price estimates
This trip carries a one course option for three transferable UW-Stevens Point credits. Students may enroll in HD 366 Families in Cross Cultural Context, or in one of the three EL courses specific to their major (e.g. HD 386, Family Resource Management in the Environment; SHP 330, Environmental Wellness; or FN 357, Ecology of Foods). Students who have already met the EL requirement may register for three credit hours of Practicum in their respective majors (HD 397 for all FCS/FLE majors) Please see your academic advisor for approval.. Graduate student credit is also available.
Dr. Sterling Wall (715) 346-4653 swall@uwsp.edu
Dr. Wall is an Assistant Professor of Family & Consumer Sciences in the School of Health Promotion & Human Development. Dr. Wall has worked personally with the Hispanic population in the United States for several years and looks forward to becoming more familiar with some of their cultural roots.
Up to ten weeks before the start of the program, all fees except the initial $250 deposit will be refunded. After the time, tuition, airline, tour costs and housing charges are assessed. If the program would be cancelled, all fees will be refunded. Because exchange rates and airline prices fluctuate, International Programs reserves the right to cancel, surcharge, or to alter the program.
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