FW: Creation of a new Course and out of class experience

-----Original Message-----
From: Rebecca J. Wood [mailto:rwood@ksu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:33 PM
To: Julius W. Mayo III
Subject: Re: Creation of a new Course and out of class experience


Okay, that's interesting, because I was thinking this project could be
implemented just about ANYWHERE in the U.S.  For example, I have community
development experience in Liberal, KS, pop. ~19,000, where there are over 20
different nationalities in the community, with a historic black community
that has been economically suppressed for years.  In addition, the Hispanic
community has grown to approximately 40% of the population, including a
range from well-established residents to illegal immigrants.  Then, there is
a large number of Vietnamese and other southeast Asian groups.  I imagine
you could get into any of these various groups and experience a totally
different culture- in terms of food, traditions, language, ideas, etc... all
within the U.S.  I would be interested in seeing a team go to Britain & live
& work with a black community (if that exists), then have a team go to a
place like Liberal, KS and do the same thing.  Your comparison could come
from the students' reflections, I suppose.

Sorry, I'm not helping much in you finding a site in Britain!  I just like
this topic.  :)

Rebecca Wood
Learn & Serve Coordinator
Community Service Program
Kansas State University
8D Edwards Hall
Manhattan, KS  66506
(785) 532-0675
Fax:  (785) 532-0671


----- Original Message -----
From: Julius W. Mayo III <mayo.2@osu.edu>
To: 'Rebecca J. Wood' <rwood@ksu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: Creation of a new Course and out of class experience


> I have had some experience with Lancaster (England) University as part of
> the OSU Educational and Policy & Leadership Student Affairs Internship
over
> the past two summers, where we focused on looking at comparing issues of
> gender equity, racial and class issues, and socioeconomic status between
the
> U.S.and Britain. The exprerience was very enlightening for me, and I am
> looking to replicate the experience (on a less complex scale) for
> undergraduate students. Thanks for asking. Julius Mayo.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rebecca J. Wood [mailto:rwood@ksu.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:09 PM
> To: Julius W. Mayo III
> Subject: Re: Creation of a new Course and out of class experience
>
>
> I am curious...why Britain?
>
>
> Rebecca
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Julius W. Mayo III <mayo.2@osu.edu>
> To: <service-learning@csf.colorado.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 1:43 PM
> Subject: Creation of a new Course and out of class experience
>
>
> > Hello. I am a current Ph.D student who is working on helping to create
an
> > undergraduate course that helps make students connect the importance of
> > cross-cultural understanding when (or prior to) engaging in
> service-learning
> > experiences.  Additionally, I am planning an Alternative Break
Experience
> to
> > go along with this course to London, England during the second to last
> week
> > of March in 2002.  I am looking of a service-learning experience that
> could
> > be done in Britain that would encourage students to think about issues
> such
> > as race, class and/or religion when working with communities that may
> differ
> > significantly from ones that they might have experienced prior to the
> > cultural encounter.
> >
> > If anyone has suggestions for the course, and/or service experiences in
> > Britain, I would greatly appreciate it.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>