Molly Sauerbry, Claire-Marie Hefner, Joel Charles, Katrina Brummer, Todd Brogan
Todd Brogan, a third-year communication science and rhetoric student, plans to intern with the Baha’i International Community in New York City, to research the role that this and other religious nongovernmental organizations play at the United Nations.
Katrina Brummer, a senior double majoring in legal studies and Spanish, will explore issues related to human rights as she travels to San Lucas Tolimán and Santiago, in Guatemala. While there, she will also work on housing, coffee, and reforestation projects coordinated by the San Lucas Mission.
Joel Charles, a senior Spanish, history, and LACIS student, will spend two months in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico carrying out community improvement projects. As a future medical student, Joel will focus on health and nutrition development in this community.
Claire-Marie Hefner, a senior majoring in anthropology and Southeast Asian studies, will continue her research on women in Islam by teaching in an Indonesian boarding school for girls. Apart from research, she will continue to work on her Indonesian and Arabic language skills.
Molly Sauerbry, a senior majoring in biology, will travel to Tanzania, where she will volunteer at the Peace House Foundation, a secondary school for orphans whose parents have died of AIDS. She will also take this opportunity to explore the social implications of AIDS.
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