Anthropology instructor Jason Shepard led a group of six students from MSU to Guatemala and Honduras for a three week study abroad course this summer. This is the fourth summer that students from the university traveled to Central America to study Spanish and Tzutujuil language while living with local Mayan families. In the process of studying local subsistence, … [Read more...] about Anthropology Group Participate in Study Away trip to Guatemala and Honduras
Dr. Patrick Scott, Professor of Political Science and MPA Program Director, spent a portion of his summer vacation in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee. During the second week of June he traveled to Johnson City, Tennessee to volunteer with a nonprofit organization, the Appalachian Service Project (ASP). Their work involved putting in a new floor in a home for an elderly … [Read more...] about Patrick Scott Takes Public Affairs on Vacation
Dr. Scott Worman, assistant professor, and a group of students from the Sociology and Anthropology department are in New Mexico for a four week field school. … [Read more...] about Sociology and Anthropology field school in New Mexico
Volunteering can be a great way to learn about yourself and your future desires. Jessica Garcia, junior sociology and Spanish student, had this very experience while volunteering with a variety of organizations and social campaigns. Garcia has been actively involved with Kids Club, Inner City Outreach, NightLight International and many more. Through Garcia's efforts in … [Read more...] about Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., student volunteers time
Bailey Wiles, a double-major in global studies and religious studies, participated in a four-month study away trip to Chambéry, France. She took intensive French classes, a wine and cheese course, and multiple cultural awareness classes—all taught in French. Wile's continued to travel France for another two months. During this time she visited Plum Village, the Buddhist … [Read more...] about Religious studies major travels abroad, finds beauty in cultural diversity