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We will study tropical ecology and wildlands conservation issues, practice sea kayak skills, marine navigation and sailing. As we travel along the coast of the Everglades there will be time for swimming and observing the wildlife, including turtles, fish and multitude of birds. At night we will set tents or sleep under the stars.

Each day is spent on the river paddling its fast-moving water, soaking in natural hot springs, and exploring fascinating canyons. Each afternoon a new home is created along beautiful beaches and mesas with extensive views of distant mountains. The focus of study will be on the history and legacy of colonization in the region that we now know as the border between the US and Mexico. Students will learn about the indigenous people who lived on the shores of the Rio Grande before the arrival of European settlers and who still reside in the area today. They will study edible and medicinal plants and learn to sustain life in the desert, receiving some of the wisdom of these indigenous groups. Students will also wrestle with the complexity on either side of the river and the tensions that run deep along the border.

Nearly a year post hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico has been forgotten. Camera crews and journalists are no longer in sight and efforts to help have weakened. Still, groups of people from around the world remain hopeful and are making an impact. In collaboration with Newark's Public School students, the International Leadership Exchange Global Scholars come together with rural communities to create sustainable change.

During this unique program, students will travel to Marlow, New Hampshire for an immersion in sustainable life at the Kroka Village. Nestled in the beautiful backdrop of the New Hampshire landscape, students will engage a working farm where food is grown by the work of many hands, and homes are built from natural materials. At Kroka learning comes alive as students are challenged to engage the landscape while learning to become community engaged citizens and stewards of the environment.

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India allows students to critically examine the inner workings of a unique group of urban public organizations striving for social change. Participants have an opportunity to engage non-profit leaders, stakeholders, and members of the communities they serve. One of the primary goals of this initiative is to explore various forms of grassroots community leadership within India with the intent of understanding how communities can effectively create programs that address their needs.

A two-credit seminar aimed to explore the historical development of Cuba's legal system. Students will be exposed to the civil law, which is the basis of Cuba's present legal system. We will examine the evolution of the Cuban constitution and its role in addressing changes in Cuban Society. In 1960 the United States imposed an embargo against Cuba. This embargo, which the Cuban government insisted was a blockade, severely restricts commercial, economic, and financial contact, by persons and entities subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, with Cuba. After 50 years of imposing an embargo which sought to topple the regime, in December 2014 President Obama ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations and the opening of an embassy in Havana.

(This course is not open to undergraduates nor to Law students in their first year of study. The 2020 program is already filled, and the program will not run again until Winter 2021)

An eight-day intensive program in the Dominican Republic partners Rutgers Law School, Rutgers School of Physical Therapy and SPAA with Cambiando Vidas, an established 501(c)(3). Students will spend the mornings each day building the home and mingling with the community, and the afternoons and evenings in an intensive course in Non-Profit Corporations/Tax-Exempt Organizations. The course can be used to satisfy the law school skills requirement for graduation.

This interdisciplinary course will draw from earth sciences as we study permaculture, sustainable food production, hydrological cycle, weather patterns as well as flora and fauna of the landscapes we travel through. Additionally, the course will involve political geography and regional environmental history overview. During this 21-day experiential field course a group of Rutgers University students will join in the life of three intentional communities: Kroka farm and village in New Hampshire, Palugo farm and San-Clemente village in Ecuador. Through living into the daily rhythm, participation in service projects, dialog with leaders and experts and seminar discussions students will develop appreciation for power of intentional grass roots effort and vision for the future where each human being will take their honored place in the circle of community. While living and working side-by-side with fellow group members students will develop their own community by practicing putting the needs of others before those of their own and recognizing the gifts each one of them brings to the course.

The field study to Tanzania and Zanzibar, introduces participants to the complexity of creating community change in culturally dynamic environments. A partnership with Zanzibar University, the Ministry of Education-Korona School District and our nonprofit colleagues in Arusha and Maasailand, this program prepares and challenges participants to cross boundaries of difference as global-minded social change agents.

In operation since 2012, is a Rutgers Study Abroad summer program that teaches undergraduate and graduate students archaeological field skills and methods. Among these are: excavation techniques; site recording and management skills; the handling, processing and preserving of site materials, such as mosaics, painted wall plaster, pottery, human remains and other small finds. Student participants will acquire this training by doing these things on site in Italy under the supervision of academic and professional field specialists.

Travel in Central America and Mexico with the Peace Boat and learn about the United Nation’s Sustainable Development in an experiential study program on Peace Boat’s 98th Voyage visiting Panama, Costa Rica, and Mexico. The Peace Boat is an intensive shipboard peace and sustainability studies program providing participants with the insight and skills necessary to be change agents in the areas of education, activism, and peace-building activities community engaged lens.

A hands-on course for those engaged or interested in the arts as well as those with leadership ambitions who want to better understand the power of the arts as a tool for social good. Based in Warsaw and northeastern Poland, this is an intense two-week international course in which students work with faculty at Warsaw University and workshop leaders at the polish ngo, the borderland foundation, learning and exploring how the art and media-centered reporting can be used to engage local communities to generate positive change at a local, municipal and even national level.

(This program is only eligible for graduate students).
This 3-credit graduate-level course immerses students in the inners workings of the City of Seoul, Korea - one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world. Participants will attend interactive lectures (Simultaneously translated into English) from senior level Seoul government officials, participated in field trips of government locations, and have ample time for sightseeing and learning about the about the culture of Korea throughout the stay. All lodging and meals expenses are funded by the city of Seoul; Students pay the regular Rutgers course tuition fee plus the cost of their plane tickets.

(The application deadline for this is March 1st, 2020)
During this four-week, 6 credit course students will take part in a field experience in the Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Malta that focuses on the islands’ rich history of encounters and exchanges throughout millennia. Experience the Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Malta from their prehistoric past to their modern history. Visit ancient Greek and prehistoric temples, discover the dungeons of the Inquisition, walk around the fortresses of the Knights Hospitaller, and learn about the roots of current policy challenges and the experiences of refugees on both islands

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