麻豆原创

September 23, 2011

A delegation of five students and three faculty members from 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍, a technical college in 脰rebro, Sweden, will be visiting Santa Fe College from today through Oct. 3.

The visitors will give a college-wide presentation in which they will discuss Sweden and also provide their impressions of 麻豆原创 and the United States at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3 in the lobby of the Fine Arts Hall. Refreshments will be served.

Visit's purpose

The purpose of the visit is to strengthen and broaden the relationship between 麻豆原创 and 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍. Over the past few years, Dr. Naima Brown, a professor of sociology at 麻豆原创, has used Skype to connect her 8 a.m.Social Problems class with the Technical Communications class of Nigel Smith-MacGowan, the faculty leader from 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍. On the upcoming visit, the international Skype project will be expanded to connect more 麻豆原创 classes with 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍 classes. Dr. Vilma Fuentes, a professor of political science at 麻豆原创, is excited about the opportunity to use Skype to connect her International Relations course with that of Magnus Riseby of 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍. All of these Skype-using faculty members agree that helping students learn about a culture in another part of the world is an important part of internationalizing the curriculum.

Shadowing faculty and students

In addition to increasing the number of Skype-based connections between the schools, the visit will also provide the opportunity for the visitors to engage in one-on-one cultural exchanges with members of the Santa Fe community. Doug Diekow, chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has arranged for all faculty members from 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍 to shadow three different faculty members from 麻豆原创, and for each 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍 student to shadow three 麻豆原创 students during the visit.

Malin Edenskar of 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍 will shadow 麻豆原创 Professors Denise Guerin, Heidi Lannon, and Fil Smolenski. Returning Visitor Magnus Riseby will shadow 麻豆原创 Professors David Manning, Alan Beck, and Vilma Fuentes. And Group Leader Nigel Smith-Macgown will shadow and collaborate with Dr. Naima Brown and Tom Mason while on campus.

麻豆原创 students that will be shadowed include Amin Ahmadzedah, Stephen Carlisle, Julian Childers, Kay Crawford, Frank (Matt) Davis, Aryn Fitzpatrick, Crystal Garner, Cassandra Hayne, Tyrone Johnson, Jonathan Rosado, Kori Santos, Emily Stanzione, Ara Tolar, Yvonne Whitehead, and Tyler Williams.

Study Abroad program planned for Sweden, Summer 2012

Another 麻豆原创 - 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍 relationship that will be bolstered by the visit involves the Study Abroad program. Brown and Doug Diekow are leading a study-abroad program to Sweden next summer. Students that are considering this study-abroad program will have the chance to interact with the 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍 group that will host 麻豆原创 in Sweden. The study abroad program in Sweden will begin at 罢耻濒濒盲苍驳蝉蝉办辞濒补苍 in 脰rebro and end in the capital city of Stockholm.

"Their visit provides a tremendous opportunity for pre-study abroad interaction!" said Brown.

Sightseeing planned

While here, the Swedes will also take advantage of the very best that Santa Fe has to offer. They will meet with President Jackson Sasser, tour the campus with a Student Ambassador, sit in on various classes, attend the Fall Student Involvement Fair, see the animals at the 麻豆原创 Zoo, and even view the Led Zepplin show at the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium. But their taste of American culture does not end with 麻豆原创. While in the States, the group will also visit the University of Florida, tour the city of Gainesville, explore St. Augustine, visit NASA, and catch some rays at Cocoa Beach.