{"id":500,"date":"2014-12-03T21:10:11","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T02:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stetsonfaculty.wordpress.com\/?page_id=500"},"modified":"2019-09-19T10:03:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T14:03:29","slug":"ifds-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/brown-center\/2014\/12\/500\/","title":{"rendered":"WORLD Class Travel Awardees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stetson University’s teacher-scholar faculty travel abroad as WORLD Class\u00a0Travel Award recipients to engage in professional development seminars, exploration trips, and other learning experiences. They investigate innovative approaches to internationalize curricula to increase global and intercultural learning. To become a\u00a0WORLD Class\u00a0Award recipient at Stetson University, click here<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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2016-2017 Awards<\/h3>\n

Yves Clemmen<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0French,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0[CIEE IFDS]<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Foo<\/em><\/a><\/strong>,<\/em> finance, <\/strong><\/em>[CIEE IFDS]<\/p>\n

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Elisabeth Poeter<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, German,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>[Conference matching funds]<\/p>\n

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2015-2016 Awards<\/h3>\n

Phillip Lucas<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, <\/em>religious studies,<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Modern Debates Along an Ancient Way,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Spain<\/strong>\u00a0 [CIEE IFDS]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>Phillip Lucas, professor of religious studies, participated in the seminar to explore the rich history and
\ntradition of the Camino de Santiago in Spain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis seminar will have a significant influence on the
\ninternationalization of my courses at Stetson University,\u201d said Lucas. \u201cWhat I learned on the trip will augment my discussions of\u00a0pilgrimage in courses like \u2018Sacred Traditions of the World\u2019, \u2018Spirituality\u00a0East and West\u2019, and \u2018Religions of India\u2019. Relating my first-hand\u00a0experience of being a pilgrim on the Camino will give my students\u00a0a tangible example of a Western Christian spiritual practice that\u00a0has continued to grow in popularity with contemporary people of\u00a0many faiths or no faith at all. I will be able to give students valuable\u00a0observations concerning contemporary Spain, its culture, history,\u00a0religion and cuisine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucas is creating a 20-minute documentary that he plans to share with the Stetson community. In addition, he plans to develop a\u00a0faculty-led study abroad program for students to experience Camino\u00a0de Santiago. He envisions the program attracting students from\u00a0multiple disciplines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe course will be of interest to students of religious studies, history,\u00a0art history, architecture, marketing, the Spanish language, the social\u00a0sciences, and economics–in fact the Camino is a powerful economic engine for contemporary Spain,\u201d said Lucas. \u201cIt would make a very\u00a0accessible and safe first foray for our students who are interested in visiting Europe during their time at Stetson. Students also will\u00a0benefit from their contact with the many thousands of pilgrims from\u00a0countries and cultures around the globe who are walking the Camino.\u201d<\/p>\n

William Nylen<\/a>,<\/em> political science<\/em>:\u00a0<\/strong>Contemporary\u00a0Cuba – Present\u00a0and Future Challenges,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Cuba<\/strong>\u00a0[CIEE IFDS]<\/p>\n

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William Nylen, professor of political\u00a0science and director of the\u00a0International Studies Program,\u00a0participated in the\u00a0faculty seminar to get better understanding of how students could\u00a0engage with recent geopolitical\u00a0changes in the northern hemisphere.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a specialist in Latin American politics and international political\u00a0economy, I am often forced by the flow of history to incorporate into\u00a0my teaching events issues, and countries about which I have very\u00a0little background information or training,\u201d said Nylen. \u201cThe recent\u00a0thaw in U.S.-Cuban relations was one example of this . . . Some\u00a0students are fascinated by it, in many cases because they have real life\u00a0experience with the Cuban diaspora here in Florida. Because of\u00a0the intensity of feeling that Cuba and U.S.-Cuban relations often\u00a0elicit, however, I have always felt that I needed more knowledge and\u00a0understanding of contemporary Cuba beyond what I learned in my\u00a0college years 25 to 35 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nylen has plans to invite Cuban lecturers and academics\u00a0from the program to Stetson for a symposium on U.S.-Cuban\u00a0relations and hopes to develop a Mentored Field Experience program for\u00a0Stetson students in Cuba.<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Poeter<\/a><\/strong>,<\/em> German,<\/em> Ruin & Revival – History, Modern Memory & Identity,\u00a0<\/em>Germany & Poland\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>[CIEE IFDS]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Elisabeth Poeter, associate professor of German, explored the role of historical memory in the formation of individual
\nand national identities in Poland\u00a0and Germany during the summer seminar. Poeter, director of Stetson\u2019s Gender Studies\u00a0Program and is co-director of the university\u2019s summer program un Freiburg, Germany. During the IFDS, she examined\u00a0\u00a0Germany and\u00a0Poland through the lenses of historical context, institutional\u00a0responses, and artistic expression.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe balance between lectures, site visits and meetings\u00a0with directors of political and cultural institutions was\u00a0very effective,\u201d said Poeter. \u201cIt provided me with a more\u00a0comprehensive understanding of the challenges, successes and drawbacks\u00a0in creating a climate of political, social and\u00a0cultural understanding, cooperation and tolerance between\u00a0two countries, East Germany and Poland, whose people share\u00a0experiences and memories of WWII, the holocaust and life under\u00a0socialist regimes until 1989.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was, indeed, a rich and transformative experience for me,\u201d\u00a0said Poeter. \u201cI am currently revising the pedagogy of GERM\u00a0304B, Modern German Culture, with specific focus on the postwar period to provide\u00a0a forum for class discussions that fosters\u00a0cross-cultural and intercultural reflections and comparisons\u00a0about ideology and politics of memorialization in the U.S.\u00a0and Europe, its function as an instrument for national identity formation\u00a0and the questions that arise for new generations\u00a0about the process of forming a personally and collectively\u00a0diverse sense of identity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manuel de Murga<\/em><\/a>, music,<\/em>\u00a0Contemporary Cuban Transformations: Social Inequalities and Social Policy,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Cuba <\/strong>[CIEE IFDS]<\/p>\n

William Andrews<\/em><\/a><\/strong>,<\/em> ,\u00a0Moldova\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>[Exploration]<\/p>\n

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Dejan Magoc<\/strong><\/a>, <\/em>health science,\u00a0Serbia\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>[Exploration]<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Magoc traveled to Novi Sad, Serbia, to develop a program in the cross-cultural aspects of health. The program will expand Stetson\u2019s course offerings in the health sciences to an international arena.<\/p>\n

Magoc, a graduate of the University of Novi Sad, anticipates the program having interest to students from multiple disciplines. Stetson students will be given a unique opportunity to engage in the local culture while interacting with students and faculty from the University of Novi Sad, one of the largest comprehensive universities in the region. Students will participate in a variety of collaborative tasks that will be used to enhance social relations through team-building within a diverse setting.<\/p>\n

Robert Sitler<\/strong> <\/a>(Ecuador<\/strong>) [Exploration]<\/p>\n

\"\"Professor Sitler spent June 2016 in Cuenca, Ecuador developing relationships with representatives from the University of Cuenca to offer a Spanish Language and Latin American Studies summer program.<\/p>\n

Sitler, who is also director of Stetson\u2019s Latin American Studies Program, established a homestay program in which students will live with local families and fully immerse themselves in Ecuadorian culture and Spanish language. Students will also visit two different indigenous communities, one in the Kichwa villages around Saraguro and the other with the Ca\u00f1ari people of Tambo. Sitler\u2019s project builds on relationships initiated in Spring 2014 when a Stetson exploratory team from the College of Arts & Sciences (Karen Ryan, Robert Sitler, J. Anthony Abbott, Nancy Vosburg) and the School of Business Administration (Jennifer Foo) traveled to Ecuador and Chile. Since then, Stetson has established a student semester exchange program in Chile. The Ecuador program has potential for expansion to diverse disciplines, including environmental science.<\/p>\n

Michael Denner<\/strong><\/a>, history,\u00a0Georgia\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>[Exploration]<\/p>\n

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Anthony Abbott<\/a>,<\/strong> environmental science and studies, Germany <\/strong><\/em>[Exploration]<\/p>\n

\"\"Professor Abbott worked with faculty and administrators at the P\u00e4dagogische Hochschule Freiburg in Freiburg, Germany and at Stetson to develop a robust model for Faculty Exchange Programs at Stetson. Building on a relationship established more than 40 years ago, Abbott\u2019s work creates the foundation for other faculty exchange opportunities. He is currently developing a faculty exchange handbook for Stetson University.<\/p>\n

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2014-2015 Awards<\/h3>\n

Christopher Bell, religious studies, <\/em><\/strong>The Influence of Religions on Women in Contemporary Tanzanian Society\u00a0<\/i><\/b>[CIEE IFDS]
\n\"christopher-bell\"<\/a>Chris Bell, assistant professor of religious studies, participated in The Influence of Religions on Women in Contemporary Tanzanian Society<\/i> seminar during January 2015 in Tanzania.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe daily interactions, interviews, and examples of religious commerce I experienced provided me with ample anecdotes that I can bring to my classes and research exercises that impact my scholarship,\u201d said Dr. Bell. \u201cThe seminar was a pedagogically valuable experience for the many learning opportunities it provided. I would certainly recommend this and other development seminars to other faculty for the academic connections, scholarly models, and myriad teaching inspirations that it provides.”<\/p>\n

Rachel Core, sociology, <\/em><\/strong>The Influence of Religions on Women in Contemporary Tanzanian Society<\/i><\/b>\u00a0[CIEE IFDS]
\n\"rachel-core\"<\/a> For Dr. Core, assistant professor of sociology, meeting with the women affiliated with the Matumaini Center was one of the highlights of the IFDS seminar, The Influence of Religions on Women in Contemporary Tanzanian Society<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile these women certainly were not wealthy, they were the most empowered women we met during the trip,\u201d she said. \u201cThey talked about how they were proud to be single and how it allows them to control their own time and money.\u201d Core began internationalizing her classroom on the morning after she returned from Tanzania. \u201cTalking to these women about some of the issues they face has given me concrete examples, which I have already incorporated into classroom discussions,\u201d she said. \u201cMany students in Understanding Society (SOCI 101S) are concerned with the issue of religious tolerance. In [SOCI] 101S I have also introduced differing values regarding children\u2019s toys in our discussion on socialization. Certainly, in American culture, many toys are colored, packaged, and presented as being either for boys or for girls. By contrast, at the women\u2019s center in Iringa, I saw a little boy with a baby strapped to his back. When I asked his mother about this\u2014noting that in America it is often only girls who play with dolls\u2014she stated that in Tanzania dolls are gender neutral.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ranjini Thaver, economics, Brussels\u00a0& Amsterdam: EU Integration and Global Business in Current & Historic Perspectives, <\/em><\/strong>[CIEE IFDS]
\n\"image\"<\/a>When professor of economics, Ranjini Thaver, traveled to Europe in May 2015 to participate in summer seminar<\/i>, she had no inkling the international seminar would be as transformative as it was.<\/p>\n

\u201cVisiting Europe was a startling and humbling reminder that stereotypes are a human condition, and unless met with education head-on, we perpetuate further misperceptions,\u201d she remarked. \u201cI believe that the process of internationalizing my classroom based on my IFDS experience began the day I arrived in Belgium.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though I am on sabbatical this semester, as I prepare my learning modules for ECON 103 I already am focusing on the EU, the refugee crisis and its impact on the economy, and the parallels between Greece-Germany and the US-China relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Noel Painter, music, Music in Ireland: A Study of Identity, Politics, and Space seminar in Ireland and Northern Ireland <\/em><\/strong>[CIEE IFDS]
\n\"image\"<\/a>Prior to the summer 2015 Music in Ireland: A Study of Identity, Politics, and Space seminar in Ireland and Northern Ireland<\/i>, Noel Painter, associate dean of the School of Music and associate professor, expected to add content on the music of Ireland in his Music Culture course.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving now completed my journey, I understand how limited, possibly na\u00efve, my initial expectations for the trip were,\u201d Painter reflected. \u201cIndeed, the experiences that our group of eight faculty had\u2014learning not only about music, but also politics, religion, perceptions of authenticity, regional culture, and more\u2014led me to a clearer understanding of the importance of both title words\u2014Music and Culture\u2014in the class that I offer our freshmen.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertainly the class embraces both terms currently, but in previous years in this class I have taught about the music of different cultures. I now understand, after having experienced this seminar, how important it is to convey to the students the cultures that result in different musics. The wording change is slight, but the change in emphasis\u2014from music toward culture\u2014may result in a completely different pedagogical approach to the class.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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