FEATURED THIS MONTH:
INTERNATIONAL
ENGAGEMENT
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This summer, CRE students are engaging in international pursuits including research, service, and internships! CRE programs such as IDEA Grants, Global Scholars, and Gap Year Fellows are supporting students as they learn about cultures around the world.
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Many of the students who apply for the IDEA Grant request the funding for travel expenses, as their research questions take them overseas. This year, we have several students engaging in international projects including IDEA Grant recipients Chase Boyer and Sabrina Mato.
Chase Boyer is in Hokkaido, Japan's largest and northern-most island, to study the history of Japanese hunting cultures.
Sabrina Mato is in Valencia, Spain, visiting the
University of Castellón where she is conducting interviews with students and professors about the independence movement and how that is affecting the people of Valencia. She has traveled between Valencia, Castellón, and Barcelona to gather a wide range of perspectives on independence in Catalonia.
IDEA Grant recipient Elias Larralde is also engaging in internationally-focused research by studying the representation of the Santaría religion in Cuban jazz music. He is visiting archives, libraries, and conducting interviews with immigrants in Miami, Florida. He visited the special collections at the Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion at the University of Miami to prepare for surveying for his project.
Hear from the students themselves, as they describe their projects below!
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Chase Boyer, David B. Ford Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Award, "Ethnic Minority Influence and Identity in Japanese Hunting Cultures"
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Sabrina Mato, Phi Eta Sigma Undergraduate Research Award, "Splintering Off: Catalonia's Search for Sovereignty"
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Sabrina Mato captures the distinctive architecture of Catalonia, where old coexists with the new, a metaphor for Catalonia's independence.
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During the summer portion of
Global Scholars, students head to the Global South (Asia, Africa, and Latin America) to engage with community organizations and to learn about social issues affecting local people.
2019 Global Scholar
Caroline Dumoulin is in Kathmandu, Nepal, working for the Center for Migration and International Relations. She states in her
Omprakash blog,
"
After these few weeks working at CMIR, researching human rights conventions, reading actual cases, and contributing to the organization’s litigation efforts, I feel as though I have found a career path that I actually connect to, one that I can see myself doing in the future."
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2019 Global Scholars
Angelica Afandor and
Amy Morales are currently working in Tijuana on the border between Mexico and California. Their organization MadresDeportadas, works directly with migrants from all over the world. Afandor describes a man's journey from Cameroon to Nigeria, through Istanbul to South America, where he walked through the rainforest to arrive in Tijuana. Afandor illustrates that migrants are not just from Mexico, she writes about a mother and her two daughters who came into the MadresDeportadas office after spending five days in a US border facility. "
When they entered the detention center, all of their belongings were thrown away, including their shoelaces. Since their shoes were already too big for their little feet, their mother tore pieces off of the foil blankets they were given and made them laces."
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2019 Global Scholar
Myah Freeman, who is currently in Saint Louis, Senegal, working with Maison de la Gare, interviewed a talibé, the word for a young boy who studies the Quran in school, about his experience.
"The young man who I chose to interview next had a quite unique experience from the ones that I spoke to before. Instead of being sent away to the Koranic schools for years, he only attended whenever grade school was not in session. He’d go and study for about 3 to 4 hours a day and return home unlike many other talibés here in Senegal
'…when there was no school. We went to learn and returned…not living but doing classes 3 or 4 hours and return home…it was beautiful because it was thanks to them that I knew the Qur’an and whipped me but just so that I could learn, and he (the marabout) does not leave the talibés [to beg] because he demanded payment to manage their food…'
– Bassirou
This gave me a new knowledge about the lifestyles of talibés because previously, I thought that all talibés were far from home and did not stay with their parents, but Bassirou is an example of someone who did not live that lifestyle."
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Above: Katie Cappellino visited Guatemala and poses with her shirt "Yo Si Te Creo" (Yes I believe you) to support those whose voices are silenced.
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FSU Gap Year Fellows engage in cross-cultural and service experiences while deferring their admission to FSU for one year after high school graduation. Traditionally, students have used this time to travel internationally.
2018-2019 FSU Gap Year Fellow Katie Cappelino is in Guatemala, where she is learning from the locals about their culture.
She writes in her
blog
, "I have been encouraged and inspired immensely throughout these past six months spent in Guatemala. One way this experience has impacted me has been my view on dreams. I have gained the confidence of knowing that taking a leap of faith and working hard for our dreams opens the doors to so many possibilities."
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2018-2019 FSU Gap Year Fellow Hannah Gundelfinger is living in Slovakia, where she participates in the Rotary Youth Exchange.
She writes in her blog, "
It may feel weird to stray from the typical path that is so ingrained into our minds and to be experiencing something so different than the rest of our friends, but this change is worth it. The highs, the lows, the struggles, and successes; everything is worth it for the change in yourself."
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Hannah Gundelfinger poses at a Rotary conference at the Zofin Palace in Prague, Czech Republic.
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UPCOMING
EVENTS AND
DEADLINES
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Paid on-campus opportunity:
Future Innovators Peer Mentor
Deadline to apply:
Monday, July 8 at 11:55 pm
Apply to be a peer mentor in the CRE's course
Future Innovators
. The course introduces new students to programs, services, and resources here at FSU to assist them in engaging in innovative research, events and entrepreneurship. The peer mentor will help facilitate the course’s weekly meetings and meet with each student at least once during the semester to help them craft their Game Plan for Success.
By participating in the InternFSU program, students gain knowledge and skills related to career decision-making and
critical career competencies
.
Students in the program can intern for 120 hours during the Fall 2019 semester in numerous FSU offices, labs, institutes, departments, and colleges gaining experience in a variety of job functions.
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Wednesday, July 10th, 2019
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House Room 3008
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Summer Research Day is a research-sharing event where Garnet and Gold Scholar Society, Directed Independent Study, and Honors in the Major students give oral presentations on their research projects. Join us this year in HSF 3008 for five presentations on diverse and interesting topics. Light refreshments provided.
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BECOME A UROP RESEARCH MENTOR
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Get involved with UROP by including students in your research project!
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The CRE is recruiting UROP Research Mentors for the 2019-2020 academic year. Faculty, post-docs, graduate students, and campus partners are invited to submit project proposals for the
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
(UROP).
UROP is a CRE initiative engaging 1st-year, 2nd-year, and select transfer students in academic research. UROP students:
- participate in a colloquium introducing them to the practice of research
- work as research assistants for 5- 10 hours a week for an academic year
- present their Research Mentors' projects and their contribution to it at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the spring
Proposal deadline:
August 12, 2019!
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DR. CHRISTINA OWENS
Honors Faculty
UROP Research Mentor
Dr. Owens is part of the Honors Program here at FSU. She teaches a course on feminist perspectives of globalization.
Dr. Owens' research explores the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality in expatriate communities, with a special focus on contemporary Japan.
In her role as
a UROP Research Mentor,
Dr. Owens worked with undergraduate student, Janelle Altamirano, on a project titled "JET and the ever-growing privatization industry in Japan". This project looked at how the Japan Exchange and Teaching program prioritizes white Americans over Japanese English teachers.
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July 9: 1-2pm
July 25: 2-3pm
August 6: 11am-12pm
Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House, room 3008
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Call for proposals from faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and campus partners. Are you currently working on a project and need help with your research? Come learn more about becoming an Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Research Mentor. At this session, you will hear about the benefits of working with a UROP research assistant as well as associated funding and awards.
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Latika L. Young is the Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement. She received a BA in Dance and Environmental Studies from Swarthmore College, an MA in American Dance Studies from FSU, and an EdM in International Educational Development from Columbia University’s Teachers College.
Her interest in the politicization of language and post-conflict education led her to a
Fulbright
in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She has studied Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian at Columbia on a FLAS Fellowship and Turkish in Bursa, Turkey, on a
Critical Language Scholarship
. Her research was focused on Southeast Europe and Turkey, peace/post-conflict education, and artistic practices for social change. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Education Policy and Evaluation at FSU, serves as the President of the North Florida Chapter of the Fulbright Association, as the Vice Chair of the Florida Undergraduate Research Association, and as a member of the Higher Education Committee for the
Gap Year Association
.
Latika can be found camping in the woods, free-style dancing to 80s cover bands, and traveling internationally. Her diet consists of dolmas and Kombucha. Her out-of-work hours are spent doing yoga and taking care of her cats, Moo, Quack, Oink, Whip, and NeighNeigh. Bam. (smiles)
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Latika gardening with her niece.
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Kelly Ramirez
2017 Global Scholar, 2019 Fulbright recipient
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Kelly Ramirez is a recent FSU graduate who double majored in Editing, Writing and Media and International Affairs. As a 2017 Global Scholar, she interned with
Udayan Care in New Delhi, India. Her work there helped her to understand the systems of equal access to education in India, and how they align and differ from the US educational system. As a first-generation college student, this is a topic Ramirez feels passionate about. In her
blog, she discussed the cycle of education and social mobility, and how minority populations are underfunded in schools.
Ramirez was recently awarded a Fulbright research grant to teach English in Mexico for the upcoming year. She hopes to learn more about careers in education advocacy to assist students in US schools who face language barriers.
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Molly Conrad
2016 IDEA Grant recipient, 2015 Global Scholar
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Molly Conrad was an FSU International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies double major who graduated in Spring 2017. In 2015, Conrad volunteered in Morocco as a Global Scholar. There, she met a local human rights attorney who changed her career path toward helping others and working for the public interest.
She received the 2016 Fred and Debbie Tresca Global Scholars IDEA Grant to fund a project which allowed her to survey 50 refugee clients and staff in Jacksonville, Florida. The survey examined happiness levels and language abilities in an effort to assist resettlement agencies to serve refugees in the US.
Conrad now works as the Government Grants Associate at the
Tahirih Justice Center, an organization that advocates for women and girls who refuse to be victims of violence. Conrad continues to dedicate her time to research and volunteer work.
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INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
AT FSU
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The CRE works with several FSU offices and programs, such as the Center for Global Engagement, International Programs, and Center for Leadership and Social Change. Click on opportunities below to learn more!
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Global engagement opportunities for FSU students
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CRE DROP-IN HOURS SUMMER 2019
May 8 — August 15, 2019
Monday 10 - 12 pm
Tuesday 10 - 12 pm
Thursday 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Friday 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Contact:
Morgan Hamilton
mjhamilton@fsu.edu
Visit our
Getting Started
page to learn how to schedule an advising appointment and find more resources for continuing or beginning your research!
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Engaging students in research, innovation, and scholarship is the hallmark of a great research university. Through this engagement, students become better thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers, cultivating a depth of understanding needed to make a positive difference in the world.
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