IDST 4340 Event Proposal

Proposed  idea-­‐  Obstacle  course/tuff  mudder  type  event  

• 6  giant  obstacles  o Behind  the  Oaks  o Register  as  teams  o Possibly  open  to  community/maybe  just  campus  wide    

Each  obstacle  would  be  related  to  a  global  issue  or  pandemic  around  the  world  (clean  water,  child  slavery,  sex  slavery,  etc.)  

Support  from  SU  Health  and  Wellness  and  Campus  Rec  would    

Global  Issues  is  involved-­‐  in  the  research  of  the  obstacles  and  the  decision  making  process  of  which  global  issues  will  be  represented  in  the  course.  

This  event  would  involve  quite  a  bit  of  research  into  the  issues  going  to  be  in  the  spotlight,  if  we  are  going  to  present  these  to  the  campus/community  we  need  to  be  doing  them  justice.  Although  this  would  be  presenting  them  in  a  light  hearted  way,  we  need  it  to  also  leave  an  impact  on  those  of  us  building  the  event  but  also  those  that  attend.  

Class  objectives  involved-­‐  

• Understand  the  range  of  problems  facing  communities  both  near  and  far  

• Understand  the  inter-­‐relationship  of  community  problems  on  a  global  scale  

• Work  cooperatively,  using  sound  critical  thinking  skills  and  cultural  awareness,  to  propose  solutions  to  at  least  one  problem  

• Clearly  present  potential  solutions  to  appropriate  groups  

Why  should  this  be  held?-­‐  

  This  event  should  be  held  not  only  to  bring  awareness  to  less  publicly  talked  about  global  issues,  but  also  to  let  the  staff  and  student  body  see  what  could  be  done  to  make  even  the  tiniest  Impact  in  the  solutions  to  these  on    local/state/national/global  levels.  It  would  also  allow  the  IDST  students  that  will  be  graduating  this  December  or  May  put  all  of  the  things  they  have  learned  over  the  last  4  years  through  freshman  studies,  critical  thinking,  creative  experience,  and  global  issues  together  for  one  last  all-­‐encompassing  project.    

*It  is  an  understood  that  safety  of  the  participants  would  be  of  concern  and  we  are  looking  into  specifics  on  liability,  and  will  be  more  concrete  with  that  once  obstacles  have  been  decided  on  and  planned  out.*