Explore the world and learn and grow in the process
Studying abroad affords students excellent opportunities to see the world, gain exposure to new cultures and languages, expand career opportunities, and grow professionally and personally.
Learn about past study abroad trips offered by EEGS faculty on this page below.
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Past Destinations
Social, cultural, and environmental diversity of the Cuban experience
In February 2020, students in GC 300 - Regional Studies: World Cultures: Cuba explored the social, cultural, and environmental diversity of the Cuban experience. Before traveling to the county, the class spent four weeks learning about Cuba’s physical environments as well as its historical, agricultural, urban and economic geographies. For two weeks over spring break, the class traveled to the rural eastern part of the island to explore how Cuban communities were adapting to climate change. Working with the organization EcoThropic, twelve students learned about a range of topics including agroecology, watershed management, Cuba’s national parks and conservation programs, and more. When students returned to the US, they were given an opportunity to connect what they had learned in the classroom to the experiences that they had while in Cuba. Throughout the course, particular attention was paid to how economic, cultural and environmental factors have shaped sustainability challenges in Cuba.
Years active
2020
Faculty leader
Dr. Sarah Mittlefehldt
Additional support
Britt Basel, EcoThropic
Dr. Jessica Thompson, College of Business
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Fisheries and forest resources of the Lower Amazon
Students spend 10 days in northeastern Brazil near the mouth of the Amazon River exploring natural resource use in the Pará region of Brazil. They studied fish, aquaculture, permaculture, plants and animals of the rainforest biome, environmental impacts of oil palm plantations, impacts of cultivating and exporting superfoods such as açaí on the local economy, and access to the foods for local people.
Years active
2015, 2017, 2019
Faculty leaders
Dr. Jill Leonard (Biology)
Dr. Susy Ziegler (EEGS)
Destinations
Belém, Castanhal, and Salinópolis in Pará, Brazil
