Spring 2012: CCEL Faculty Colloquia Breakfast: Dorn Van Dommelen
by Jamie Gonzales |
Feb. 29, 8:30-10 a.m.
Gordon Hartlieb Hall, Room 105
For the past five years, Dorn Van Dommelen has partnered with Heifer International
(HI) to develop curriculum and a service-learning component in GEOG/INTL 101. His
fall semester sabbatical focused on furthering this relationship by helping HI to
develop university program plans. A CCEL minigrant assisted with the opportunity to
visit two of HI's country-level program offices (Canada and Senegal) for a more intimate
look at the organization's work in the field. The in-country field visits are intended
to lead to strategic opportunities for further service-learning, including student
research and short-term study abroad opportunities. For the colloquium, Van Dommelen
will review what he learned from the country visits and discuss the student and faculty
opportunities in greater detail.
For more information, contact the Center for Community Engagement and Learning at krjoseph2@uaa.alaska.edu.
