University of Central Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
Strategic Partner: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, Mexico
Summer Language and Culture Immersion through Ecological Sustainability
The University of Central Arkansas and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente’s new proposed program will leverage previous experiences to inaugurate the partnership through the exchange of 10-15 undergraduate students from each institution to study at the respective partner’s campus during the summer term. Both institutions will target minority students studying in the STEM disciplines and from underrepresented populations, such as those from indigenous or economically-disadvantaged backgrounds, providing the opportunity for English and Spanish language and cultural immersion while gaining knowledge on the globally binding issues of ecological sustainability through service-learning projects that will engage students in the assessment of water quality of local streams and rivers in the host cities of Guadalajara, Mexico and Conway, Arkansas.