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Human Services Internship With Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network, Madison Duncan Oct 2016

Human Services Internship With Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network, Madison Duncan

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

Madison Duncan is a Lafayette, Indiana native and senior in the College of Health and Human Sciences. In this snapshot, Madison describes an internship experience with the Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network (INRN) that helped prepare her for work with nonprofit agencies.


Purdue Habitat For Humanity International Trip, Zack Mccormack Oct 2016

Purdue Habitat For Humanity International Trip, Zack Mccormack

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

Zack McCormack is an advanced practice professional pharmacy student in the College of Pharmacy. In this article, Zack describes his experience with the Purdue Chapter of Habitat for Humanity—a nonprofit, Christian housing ministry with a belief that everyone should have access to decent, safe, and affordable housing.


Walking Among The Haitians: Cultural Experiences In Haiti, Chris Gonzales, Brendan Schneider, Brian Wagler Oct 2016

Walking Among The Haitians: Cultural Experiences In Haiti, Chris Gonzales, Brendan Schneider, Brian Wagler

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

Chris Gonzales is a senior in animal sciences and hails from Terre Haute, Indiana. Brendan Schneider is a senior in electrical engineering, originally from Kohler, Wisconsin. Brian Wagler is a junior in agribusiness management from Milroy, Indiana. In this article, they describe their journey and cultural experiences in Haiti and how they worked to exchange agricultural information with the local people to further develop agriculture in Haiti in addition to developing their own understanding of agriculture.


Experiencing The Culture Of Cap-Haïtien: A Trip To Haiti, Alacyn Cox, Kamille Brawner, Kylie Echard Oct 2016

Experiencing The Culture Of Cap-Haïtien: A Trip To Haiti, Alacyn Cox, Kamille Brawner, Kylie Echard

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

Alacyn Cox and Kamile Brawner, third-year students, and Kylie Echard, a second-year student, are in the College of Agriculture. In this article, they provide readers with a glimpse of their first impressions on the economy, traditions, and culture they experienced during a study abroad, service-learning experience in Haiti.


Boiler Out! Program: Where Cultures Cross For Community Services, Quynh P. Nguyen Oct 2016

Boiler Out! Program: Where Cultures Cross For Community Services, Quynh P. Nguyen

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

Quynh Nguyen reflects on what she has learned from serving the community, from interactions with international students at Purdue, and how her volunteerism supports her current major in pre-pharmacy.

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