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Jan 18, 2012
First impressions can be powerful, but they don't necessarily tell the whole story. Just ask Peter Woo and Dan Read about their thoughts as they arrived in Mumbai and got their first glimpse of India.
Peter Woo (right) at his service learning site in rural India.
"India's a pretty overwhelming place," said Woo, a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame.
"It was complete chaos, and there were so many people and it was so loud, all the cars and everything," Carleton College senior Read added. "It takes your breath away."
For both Woo and Read, those first impressions soon were joined by many other vivid impressions – particularly the warmth of the people they met and the peacefulness of life in villages far from the urban bustle – as they embarked on the ACM India Summer Program: Service Learning & Cultural Immersion.
The two students also found that their service learning projects gave them opportunities to engage in substantive work that has influenced their academic paths since they returned to their college campuses. Read more
Plunging into Daily Life and Learning the Language Are Keys to Opening Doors Jan 5, 2012- As Director of the 2012 Tanzania Program, Ripon College's Molly Margaretten aims to engage students in culture and field work.
From Argentina to Zanzibar, Winning Photos Capture Students’ Off-Campus Study Experiences Dec 13, 2011- Images of drama and humor, mystery and beauty, highlight the fourth annual ACM Off-Campus Study Photo Contest.
Lost in "Wild" Cities in Search of Patterns, Connections, and Surprises Nov 30, 2011- Professors Brian Bockelman and David Miller will team up to lead students in exploring the nature of the modern metropolis on the fall 2012 Newberry Seminar.
"FaCE Value" Highlights the Transformative Power of Collaboration Nov 15, 2011- Capstone conference shows how faculty projects funded by the Faculty Career Enhancement (FaCE) Project have created new models and resources for teaching and learning across the consortium.
Hands-on Field Research Meets Cultural Immersion during Project in Rural Costa Rican Schools Nov 9, 2011- For three ACM Costa Rica participants interested in public health, working together to research childhood obesity included long days, curious kids, lots of data, and many fond memories.
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- Symposium Will Focus on Issues Involved in Conducting Research with Human Subjects Feb 2, 2012
- Faculty group is working to develop resource materials to guide students, both on campuses and on ACM off-campus programs.
- Japan Study to Mark 50 Years of Student and Faculty Exchanges Linking ACM, GLCA, and Waseda University Jan 25, 2012
- Japanese consulate officials will join faculty, program staff, and alumni at dinner to honor unique program.
- Art Historian Andrew Kennedy Joins ACM Program Staff in London Jan 13, 2012
- Will teach course on "London as Visual Text" examining the city's history through its art and architecture.
- Directing an Off-Campus Program (Tanzania, Anyone?) "Makes for a Good Story" Jan 12, 2012
- Visiting faculty positions on ACM programs around the world are available for 2013-14.
- Faculty Selected to Participate in SAIL Seminar, "Considering Animals," in Washington, DC Dec 22, 2011
- Summer 2012 seminar is designed to help faculty pursue their own research interests and develop new courses for juniors and seniors.
- Photos Taken Around the World Will Travel Around the ACM This Winter and Spring Dec 21, 2011
- Traveling exhibit will feature the top 25 student photos from the fourth annual ACM Off-Campus Study Photo Contest.
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ACM students preparing for their semester of student teaching in Chicago on the Urban Education program.
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