/ en /deadline-for-the-wwu-global-learning-program-community-building-in-rwanda-is-midnight-on-sunday <span>Deadline for the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Global Learning Program–Community Building in Rwanda is midnight on Sunday, April 29</span> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/users/thomps94">thomps94</a></span> <span><time datetime="2018-04-24T10:46:15-07:00" title="Tuesday, April 24, 2018">Tue, 04/24/2018 - 10:46am</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--onecol--page-width"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block wwu-banner block--_23c4359-9e61-43e2-947c-4088f9653c63 black-overlay min-height--25vh headings--big-and-bold"> <div class="content"> <div class="body"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p style="color:white;font-family:var(--font--title);font-size:var(--h1-size);font-weight:var(--font-weight--black);text-transform:uppercase;" aria-hidden="true">²ÝÁñÉçÇø News</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="background-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/news.wwu.edu/files/styles/banner_larger/public/2024-08/drone_night_012023_0974.jpg?itok=KUQTEyNC 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1301px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1206" height="867"> <source srcset="/sites/news.wwu.edu/files/styles/banner_larger/public/2024-08/drone_night_012023_0974.jpg?itok=KUQTEyNC 1x" media="all and (min-width: 951px) and (max-width: 1300px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1206" height="867"> <source srcset="/sites/news.wwu.edu/files/styles/banner_medium/public/2024-08/drone_night_012023_0974.jpg?itok=vynJFfeP 1x" media="all and (min-width: 581px) and (max-width: 950px)" type="image/jpeg" width="840" height="604"> <source srcset="/sites/news.wwu.edu/files/styles/banner_small/public/2024-08/drone_night_012023_0974.jpg?itok=_sloATSG 1x" media="all and (max-width: 580px)" type="image/jpeg" width="580" height="417"> <img loading="eager" width="1206" height="867" src="/sites/news.wwu.edu/files/styles/banner_larger/public/2024-08/drone_night_012023_0974.jpg?itok=KUQTEyNC" alt="aerial view of Western's campus at night, with golden lights surrounded by dark trees"> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block--_0eb0b0e-9168-4be4-ac3a-18f98da6f764 wwu-beyond-basics-block"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><nav aria-labelledby="in-page"><h2 class="visually-hidden" id="in-page">On This Page</h2><ul class="menu horizontal"><li><a href=/#stories">²ÝÁñÉçÇø Stories</a></li><li><a href=/#releases">News Releases and Announcements</a></li><li><a href=/#in-the-news">²ÝÁñÉçÇø in the News</a></li><li><a href=/#campus-news">Campus News and Information</a></li></ul></nav><style type="text/css">.menu.horizontal li { border-top: none; border-bottom: none; } .menu.horizontal li:first-child { border-left: none; } .menu.horizontal li:last-of-type { border-right: none; } </style></div> </div> <div class="block block--nodenews-itemcontent-moderation-control"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol--full"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block--nodenews-itembody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p><drupal-entity data-embed-button="media" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-id="27925" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.full" alt="Rwanda trip poster"></drupal-entity>The application deadline for the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Global Learning Program–Community Building in Rwanda has been extended to midnight&nbsp;<strong>Sunday, April 29</strong>!</p> <p><strong>Apply at&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://www.learnlivego.org/">www.learnlivego.org</a></p> <p>Western students of all levels and majors are invited to participate in an international service-learning experience in Gashora, Rwanda during summer quarter 2018.&nbsp;The course will explore the history and cultures of Rwanda through a 7-week program that includes intensive pre-trip preparation and six weeks on the ground. Students will actively collaborate with in-country experts on community-based field experiences that include partnerships with a refugee camp, regional health center, area schools and more.</p> <p>&nbsp;Through this faculty-led study abroad course (INTL437I – 12 credits) students will:</p> <ul> <li>Learn about the cultures, politics and development in rural Rwanda</li> <li>Develop an understanding and practice of cultural humility</li> <li>Engage in community engagement projects to support local development initiatives</li> <li>Nurture&nbsp;and sustain longstanding international partnerships</li> <li>Apply learning for positive social change</li> </ul> <p>Space has opened up in the program and applications will be prioritized as they are received.&nbsp;</p> <p>More information can be found&nbsp;at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.learnlivego.org/">www.learnlivego.org</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol--full"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block--basic"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> <style type="text/css">.page-title { --h1-size: var(--font-size--5xl); 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Students will actively collaborate with in-country experts on community-based field experiences that include partnerships with a refugee camp, regional health center, area schools and more.</p> <p>&nbsp;Through this faculty-led study abroad course (INTL437I – 12 credits) students will:</p> <ul> <li>Learn about the cultures, politics and development in rural Rwanda</li> <li>Develop an understanding and practice of cultural humility</li> <li>Engage in community engagement projects to support local development initiatives</li> <li>Nurture&nbsp;and sustain longstanding international partnerships</li> <li>Apply learning for positive social change</li> </ul> <p>Space has opened up in the program and applications will be prioritized as they are received.&nbsp;</p> <p>More information can be found&nbsp;at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.learnlivego.org/">www.learnlivego.org</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol--full"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block--basic"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> <style type="text/css">.page-title { --h1-size: var(--font-size--5xl); 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Students will actively collaborate with in-country experts on community-based field experiences that include partnerships with a refugee camp, regional health center, area schools and more.</p> <p>&nbsp;Through this faculty-led study abroad course (INTL437I – 12 credits) students will:</p> <ul> <li>Learn about the cultures, politics and development in rural Rwanda</li> <li>Develop an understanding and practice of cultural humility</li> <li>Engage in community engagement projects to support local development initiatives</li> <li>Nurture&nbsp;and sustain longstanding international partnerships</li> <li>Apply learning for positive social change</li> </ul> <p>Space has opened up in the program and applications will be prioritized as they are received.&nbsp;</p> <p>More information can be found&nbsp;at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.learnlivego.org/">www.learnlivego.org</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol--full"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block--basic"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> <style type="text/css">.page-title { --h1-size: var(--font-size--5xl); 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Students will actively collaborate with in-country experts on community-based field experiences that include partnerships with a refugee camp, regional health center, area schools and more.</p> <p>&nbsp;Through this faculty-led study abroad course (INTL437I – 12 credits) students will:</p> <ul> <li>Learn about the cultures, politics and development in rural Rwanda</li> <li>Develop an understanding and practice of cultural humility</li> <li>Engage in community engagement projects to support local development initiatives</li> <li>Nurture&nbsp;and sustain longstanding international partnerships</li> <li>Apply learning for positive social change</li> </ul> <p>Space has opened up in the program and applications will be prioritized as they are received.&nbsp;</p> <p>More information can be found&nbsp;at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.learnlivego.org/">www.learnlivego.org</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol--full"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block--basic"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> <style type="text/css">.page-title { --h1-size: var(--font-size--5xl); 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Students will actively collaborate with in-country experts on community-based field experiences that include partnerships with a refugee camp, regional health center, area schools and more.</p> <p>&nbsp;Through this faculty-led study abroad course (INTL437I – 12 credits) students will:</p> <ul> <li>Learn about the cultures, politics and development in rural Rwanda</li> <li>Develop an understanding and practice of cultural humility</li> <li>Engage in community engagement projects to support local development initiatives</li> <li>Nurture&nbsp;and sustain longstanding international partnerships</li> <li>Apply learning for positive social change</li> </ul> <p>Space has opened up in the program and applications will be prioritized as they are received.&nbsp;</p> <p>More information can be found&nbsp;at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.learnlivego.org/">www.learnlivego.org</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol--full"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block--basic"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> <style type="text/css">.page-title { --h1-size: var(--font-size--5xl); 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Students will actively collaborate with in-country experts on community-based field experiences that include partnerships with a refugee camp, regional health center, area schools and more.</p> <p>&nbsp;Through this faculty-led study abroad course (INTL437I – 12 credits) students will:</p> <ul> <li>Learn about the cultures, politics and development in rural Rwanda</li> <li>Develop an understanding and practice of cultural humility</li> <li>Engage in community engagement projects to support local development initiatives</li> <li>Nurture&nbsp;and sustain longstanding international partnerships</li> <li>Apply learning for positive social change</li> </ul> <p>Space has opened up in the program and applications will be prioritized as they are received.&nbsp;</p> <p>More information can be found&nbsp;at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.learnlivego.org/">www.learnlivego.org</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol--full"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block--basic"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> <style type="text/css">.page-title { --h1-size: var(--font-size--5xl); 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Students will actively collaborate with in-country experts on community-based field experiences that include partnerships with a refugee camp, regional health center, area schools and more.</p> <p>&nbsp;Through this faculty-led study abroad course (INTL437I – 12 credits) students will:</p> <ul> <li>Learn about the cultures, politics and development in rural Rwanda</li> <li>Develop an understanding and practice of cultural humility</li> <li>Engage in community engagement projects to support local development initiatives</li> <li>Nurture&nbsp;and sustain longstanding international partnerships</li> <li>Apply learning for positive social change</li> </ul> <p>Space has opened up in the program and applications will be prioritized as they are received.&nbsp;</p> <p>More information can be found&nbsp;at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.learnlivego.org/">www.learnlivego.org</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol--full"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block--basic"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p> <style type="text/css">.page-title { --h1-size: var(--font-size--5xl); 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