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During the winter break, several students and faculty were busy learning abroad on short-term faculty-led programs through Augsburg Abroad and the Center for Global Education.<\/p>\nDuring the winter break, several students and faculty were busy learning abroad on short-term faculty-led programs through Augsburg Abroad and the Center for Global Education.<\/p>\n
Winter faculty-led programs were:<\/p>\n
History of Cuban Music in Cuba with Professor Bob Stacke, Music<\/strong><\/p>\n Students experienced the fascinating culture of Cuba and its history, politics, and religion by exploring the way Cuban music has contributed to Afro-Caribbean music as a whole. Students also explored how music is used as a means of expressing cultural difference and social realities.<\/p>\n Trekking the Mountains in Mexico with Professor Tony Clapp, Health and Physical Education<\/strong> [pictured here at the top of the Sleeping Lady’s Knee: Iztaccihuatl \u02dc16,737 ft.]\n This program combined a local immersion experience in a Mexican community with an outdoor adventure like no other. Students learned firsthand how our bodies respond to high altitude and monitored the physiological changes they went through when reaching the summit of two peaks in the Sierra Madres.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vocation & Christian Faith in El Salvador with Professor Matt Maruggi, Religion<\/p>\n This program focused on the concept of vocation in the context of poverty and political injustice. Students examine how Christian theology has been used both to justify oppression, support social justice movements, and offer hope for a peaceful and just social order. We will also reflect on our own sense of vocation in relation to our learning experiences in El Salvador and at Augsburg.<\/p>\n Augsburg student Natalya Brown participated in the El Salvador program. Upon her return, she shared the following:<\/p>\n “I think that if you were to ask anyone that went to El Salvador over break, they would say this experience was extremely humbling. There are many families in El Salvador that are living off of one dollar a day to provide for their entire family and students here complain about the food in the cafeteria. Through this experience, I have become SO much more grateful for what I have and more aware of what others do may not. You may here about people living in bad conditions but when you see it for yourself, it makes it that much more real.<\/p>\n While listening to people that have survived the civil war, one can sense how strong their love and faith is to God. Everyone that we met with thanked God that they were alive and able to share their story with us, instead of asking why God let it happen. It was a very rewarding trip, and it fit in perfectly with the class I would recommend this program to not just students studying religion, but to students with various interests.”<\/p>\n Zack Sommer, a senior who participated in the Mexico program, said, “Trekking the mountains in Mexico was a powerful experience mentally, physically, and spiritually. My perceptions of what it means to be a global citizen have been elevated and the challenges of this trip brought the members of our group together in a way that we understood and appreciated each other.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\nApply by Feb. 1 for Summer Faculty-Led Programs<\/h2>\n