Everyone has a memorable story of studying or working outside the country of birth. What is your story about studying overseas? What are your cross-cultural experiences from exchange programs or study abroad? Are you a current or former international student? Tell your stories of exploring the words, the world, and the wonders.

Application Deadline:All essays must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. EST on October 30

Provided by Swansea University, Wales.View the itinerary(PDF,).

• Welcome by Student Ambassadors/US students currently studying at Swansea
• Visit toSwanseanew window&the Gowernew window, a spectacularly beautiful, ecologically diverse coastal region
• Visit toBig Pit National Coal Mining Museumnew windowto explore how this industry shaped Wales over several centuries
• Cooking lesson on how to makeWelsh cakesnew window, a popular and practical traditional treat in Wales
• Creative writing/poetry class following Welsh traditions, the oldest literary traditions in all Northern Europe
• Introductory Welsh language lessons (Parts 1 & 2)
• Celtic workshop atSt. Fagan's National Museum of Historynew window, an open-air museum full of historical structures
• Welsh rugbynew windowcoaching session – the national sport
• History lesson on the longstandingsuppression of the Welsh by the Englishnew window
• 虚拟媒体与传播专家讲座;additional discipline-specific talks may be available

• Introduction to Trinidad & Tobago, including historical context, carnival, transnationalism & multi-cultural citizenship
• Visit to theNational Museum & Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobagonew windowto explore the natural & cultural heritage
• Visit to theMinistry of Health – North Central Regional Health Facilitynew windowto explore health disparities in the Caribbean
• Visit to theMinistry of Financenew window(Central Bank) & Money Museum, with a lesson on Trinidad & Tobago’s currency
• Viewing ofLavwaynew window, 2021’s tribe carnival production, including economic & cultural aspects of the event & costuming
• Local steelpan drum lesson with theBP Renegadesnew window
• Lesson on behavioral change, mental health & human development in Trinidad & Tobago
• Visit to theWild Fowl Trustnew window
• Visit toPitch Lakenew window& Pitch Lake Museum, location of the world’s largest natural deposit of asphalt
• Exploration of Trinidad’s East Indian Heritage through visits to key sites in Central Trinidad

In this thought-provoking intercultural event, we will explore the various ways in which Spanish and English coexist in the United States. We will unspool questions of language maintenance, national and cultural identity, the role of the U.S. Spanish-language media, as well as issues of language policy.

Professor Eddy Aranaa (World Languages, Spanish and German PPHI Honors Internships) will facilitate an engaging talk about the local manifestations of linguistic contact zones between Spanish and English in our DMV regions.

Our featured guest speaker, local sports journalist, Moisés Linares, will share remarks about his personal and professional journey as a bilingual sports anchor with Telemundo 44/NBC 4.

Attendees will be invited to ask questions at the end of each event language segment.

Note:这一事件将被记录下来。如果您不希望出现在相机或音频中，请将麦克风静音并关闭相机。

View the event flyer(PDF,)并注册此活动，并收到您的Zoom链接。Please email your questions toEddy Enruquez Aranaa.

Former PPHI intern Nyreneee Monfortee (MC ’21) and Project Lead Patty Arteagaa NMAH), will share remarks on their work on the NMAH’s Undocumented Organizing Collecting Initiative. Said initiative is a “three-year project tracing the emergence of undocumented youth activism over the past twenty years by recording, analyzing, and interpreting political strategies via the collection of oral histories and objects.”

Suggested reading:Documenting Undocumented Political Organizing Movementsnew window. Monarch wings are an important symbol to undocumented organizers. Each year, monarch butterflies take flight across the North American continent to survive. The butterflies’ journey speaks to migration, survival, transformation, and the power of communities. These wings will be exhibited in the National Museum of American History’s upcoming show Girlhood (It's complicated), opening on June 12, 2020.

Our moderator, Prof. Eddy Aranaa (PPHI Honors Internship Program Coordinator and World Languages faculty--Spanish and German) will lead an inspiring interdisciplinary and collaborative event. General information about PPHI Honors Internships and other internship opportunities at the SNMAHH will be provided.

Attendees will be invited to ask questions of our two presenters at the end of event.

Note:This event will be recorded,except的问答部分。如果您不希望出现在相机或音频中，请将麦克风静音并关闭相机。

View the event flyer(PDF,)并注册此活动，并收到您的Zoom链接。Please email your questions toEddy Enruquez AranaaorSara Ducey.

View the event flyer(PDF,).

2:00-2:30 — Welcome and Opening Remarks by:• Cinder Barnes, Director, Global Humanities Institute • Margaret Latimer, Vice President and Provost, Germantown Campus • Sanjay Rai, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
2:30-3:30 — Break-out Rooms with Table Topics(see below)
3:30-3:50 — Large Group Report-Outs
3:50-4:00 — Closing Remarks

Table 1:气候变化的视觉描述:艺术如何展示人类的影响?— Amanda Miller (Art) and Gillian Backus (Biology, NVCC)

Table 2:Can the Free Market Solve the Climate Change Problems We Can No Longer Avoid? — Arthur Grinath (Economics) and Diane K. McDaniel (Geology)

Table 3:Documenting and Displaying Climate Change Using Proxy Data Sources — Chip Gladson (English) and Bill Krayer (Meteorology)

Table 4:Teaching Climate Change — David Fallick (ELAP) and Teresa Peachy (Meteorology)

Table 5:Human Ecodynamics and Integrating Humanity into Environmental Science — Kevin Gibbons (Anthropology) and Alejandra Morales Picard (Psychology)

Table 6: Ocean Acidification — Anita Mohan (Chemistry, NVCC) and Rita Kranidis (ENGL)

Table 7:Global Ecotourism — Craig Benson (Chemistry) and Greg Malveaux (English and Study Abroad)

Table 8:Climate Change in Literature — Cinder Cooper Barnes (English) and Victoria Schneider (Environmental Biology)

Table 9:Making Teachers out of Students: Optimizing Action and Expression through Project-based Learning — Brandon Wallace (Education) and Ingrid (Van) Scott (Mathematics)

Q & A followed each session.View event flyer(PDF,).

Staying Safe: Travel Awareness for Off-site Instruction

Michelle Lieberman, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Garrett Community College (and former police officer) and Mark Bennear, Behavioral Health Clinician, Psychology Instructor & Martial Artist.

Virtual Global Education: The Howard Community College Model

Mary Allen, Director of International Education & Dr. Matthew Van Hoose, Executive Director of Academic Engagement, Howard Community College.

International Education in a Virtual Environment Virtual Study Abroad

Virtual Study Abroad:Joe Meringolo, Director of Program Development, EdOdyssey
Virtual Internships Abroad:Jenepher Mackin, Programs Manager, Global Experiences
Collaborative Online Interactive Learning (COIL):Hope Windle, Community Development Lead & Jan McCauley, Assistant Director, State University of New York's SUNY COIL Center