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Rotary District 6290 Club Visits
East Jordan, Elk Rapids, Petoskey, Traverse City, Charlevoix, Holland
Sarah Sanderson2015 Rotary Peace Scholar
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Bom Dia! / Greetings!• Pronounced “Bone Gee-ah” in Brazilian Portuguese• Thank you for this opportunity and for your generosity in
giving to the Rotary Foundation
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“Life in the Middle”Finding Linguistic and Cultural Competency in a Global Age
Sarah SandersonRotary International Peace Fellow
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Goals for Today
• Outline of presentation:– My journey in becoming a Peace Fellow– Involvement with Rotary– The Peace Fellowship program– Questions
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Personal Introduction• Born and raised in Holland,
Michigan• Holland High School• Hope College (B.S. Biology
and B.A. Spanish)– Vienna Summer School, May
Terms to Kenya/Tanzania and Amazon/Galápagos Islands
• Mission Year / AmeriCorps– Southwest Inner-city
Philadelphia public schools• San Diego, California
Humane Society– Weekend visits to Mexico to
stay with families
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Personal Introduction
• Semester Study Abroad in Santiago, Chile
• M.A. Spanish Linguistics, The Ohio State University– Taught Spanish 101, 102, 103
and 104– Summers in Montana
working with Mexican J1D Visa program
• Resident Director for OSU Study Abroad Program in Quito, Ecuador
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Personal Introduction
• Professor at Jiangsu University in Changzhou, China (2 years)
• National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
• English/Spanish Instructor in Queenstown, New Zealand (1 year)
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Fulbright – Brazil 2013
• English Instructor at Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz in Ilhéus, Bahia
• U.S. Cultural Presentations
• Community Side Project• Rotary / Rotaract /
Interact Involvement• Portuguese Language
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Focus on “LEA” Degree Program
• Linguas Estrangeiras Aplicadas ás Negociações Internacionais (Applied Foreign Languages in International Negotiations)
• Elite group of 30 Brazilian undergraduates
• Spanish, French and English
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Rotary Involvement
• Rotary Presentation in Ilhéus
• Rotaract Meetings• Language Week– Connecting Rotary study
abroad students• Community Events– Library Fundraising– Ride for Breast Cancer– Casa de David (David’s
House)
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“Language Week”
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Brazil 2014 Fulbright Extension
• “Science Without Borders” – Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program
• English support for the TOEFL Exam
• Preparation to study abroad
• Amazon Regional Coordinator / Teaching Mentor
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Activities in Michigan 2015• District 6290 Club Visits• Fulbright Enrichment
Seminar in D.C.• Global Ties / Colleagues
International “Diplomacy Begins Here” Conference
• Rotary 6290 District Conference
• Local high school and university presentations “Opportunity Knocks . . . From Abroad”
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The Rotary Peace Fellowship• Candidates for the Peace Fellowship seek to make a
significant impact on the world by promoting tolerance and cooperation.
• Rotary selects 100 dedicated and passionate professionals each year to receive fully funded fellowships to study at the Rotary Peace Centers.
• In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 900 fellows for careers in peace building.
• Many alumni go on to serve as leaders in national governments, NGOs, the military, law enforcement, and international organizations like the United Nations and World Bank.
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The M.A. Program in Peace and Conflict Resolution
• Master’s degree fellowships are offered at premier universities in fields related to peace and conflict prevention and resolution.
• Programs last 15 to 24 months and require a practical internship of two to three months during the academic break.
• Each year, up to 50 master’s degree fellowships are awarded at five different institutions.
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Professional Development Certificate
• For experienced professionals working in peace-related fields who want to enhance their professional skills, a three-month program in peace and conflict prevention and resolution is offered at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.
• This program incorporates two to three weeks of field study.
• 50 certificates are awarded each year.
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My Peace Fellowship• International Christian
University, Tokyo, Japan• M.A. Peace Studies, Dept. of
Public Policy and Social Research
• Focus: International exchange and foreign language education as a means for peace building and conflict prevention
• Applied Field Experience (AFE) Internship during the summer break
• Japanese language courses year round
• Begins this year in early August
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Have a future Peace Fellow in mind?• Applications for the 2016-17 Rotary Peace
Fellowships program are now being accepted.• The deadline for candidates to submit
applications to their district is 31 May. • Districts must submit endorsed applications to
The Rotary Foundation by 1 July.• My email: [email protected]
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Thank you!Questions?
Please keep in touch: 616-335-0419 / [email protected]://sarahsandersonwanderlust.blogspot.com