Tanzania: Ecology & Human Origins
Dar es Salaam & Tarangire field site, Tanzania
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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.
Microbes to Elephants – James Godde Views Biodiversity from the Molecules Up Feb 1, 2011- Monmouth College biology professor looks to guide students as they "discover something amazing" on the fall 2011 ACM Tanzania Program.
Tempting, Astounding, Challenging – Read All About It in the ACM Student Blogs Sep 24, 2010- With words and photos, and in their distinctive voices, Global Ambassadors offer unfiltered views of their off-campus study experiences around the world.
Engaging in a Dialogue that Can Both Surprise and Inspire Apr 11, 2010- Students will gather in Chicago on April 16-17 to reflect on their off-campus study experiences at the 2010 Student Symposium on Off-Campus Study.
Portraying the Journey of Life Dec 16, 2009- Encounters with people, cultures, history, and the physical environment are among the experiences chronicled in the prize-winning photos from the 2009-10 ACM Off-Campus Study Photo Contest.
A Path with Many ACM Connections Mar 10, 2009- As a Beloit College graduate and now Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Knox College, important parts of Katie Adelsberger's career path have had ACM connections.
Excitement of Off-Campus Study Reflected in Students' Photos Jan 30, 2009- As part of the 50th Anniversary celebration, ACM sponsored the Off-Campus Study Photo Contest, inviting students to share the images and impressions they gathered from studying around the world.
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For me, studying and researching abroad on the ACM Tanzania program provided a realistic frame of reference for learning about the way that public health studies and interventions are carried out. And no matter what it is you’re doing, the most important thing is to understand the message my history teacher had been repeating in the course of my six months abroad: how we think often determines what we think. Studying abroad is all about the how. Since returning from the program, I’ve surrendered to my fond memories of the place that taught me so much, and I’ve channeled them toward my work. My grades are better-my schoolwork is fortified by a command of knowing how to research and analyze. My focus is sharper- I may not know exactly where I will be working in the future, but I know what my passions are, what I stand for, and the causes for which I will be working.
—Danae Roumis, Tanzania, Fall 2006
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