By rgpederson on December 9, 2008
As you can tell from the website, the Global Engagement Summer Institute is a unique study abroad program. We think we’ve developed a distinctive learning experience, and past students agree. Below, students from prequel Engage Uganda share some of their thoughts on the success of Engage Uganda:
“Engage Uganda helped increase my understanding of and connection to the non-profit sector. Living and working in a community setting gave me a chance to see how projects are initiated on a local level and in a bottom-up approach, a different framework than I had encountered in prior volunteer experiences.”
“The program was extremely successful. Best learning experience I’ve had in terms of leadership, project development, and cross-cultural communication. Hands-on practice combined with academic reflection made it substantially different.”
“I learned much more from the hands-on project development, plus teamwork skills and cross-cultural understanding.”
“This was the best possible experience I could have had with study abroad… emphasis on experiential learning made it a great experience.”
“The Engage Uganda experience allowed me to see how effective collaboration with my peers can lead to the development of creative initiatives.”
“Engage Uganda undoubtedly reignited my passion to involve fellow students at Northwestern in experiential and service-learning opportunities.”
