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SUMMER 2009 STUDY ABROAD with NCCROW in Rwanda and Italy

ITALY (1-12 June 2009) • RWANDA (15-26 June 2009) • Follow along on the Web. Details inside.

Department: Programs

Charlotte D'Ooge

Posted November 20, 2008

NCCROW SUMMER INSTITUTE PROGRAMS ARE LIVE AND IN PROGRESS

You are invited to follow and participate NCCROW Summer Institute activities:

http://nccrowsummerinstitute.wordpress.com

http://nccrowitaly2009.blogspot.com

http://twitter.com/nccrowitaly2009

On the Sophielab group on Facebook (especially for Rwanda)

http://twitter.com/nccrow

http://twitter.com/sophielab

http://www.sophie.tulane.edu

http://www.sophielab.tulane.edu

The Newcomb College Center for Research on Women Summer Institute programs provide study abroad opportunities to examine critical issues that link gender to sustainable development. Students learn theoretical, methodological and practical skills that enhance their capacity to provide leadership in promoting gender equity and appropriate interventions that take into account shifting gender roles in society.

SESSION ONE: BOLSENA, ITALY (1-12 June 2008)

This course examines gender roles in relation to a changing global food system. The course examines the fragility of the food system, the modern food crisis, and ways in which gender roles affect food and health. Students learn skills associated with the Slow Food movement. Study tours of the United Nations food agencies are included.

AUDIO PODCAST
Listen in as Nathan Morrow describes the NCCROW Summer Institute in Italy.
Professor Morrow leads the Summer Institute along with NCCROW Interim Executive Director Nancy Mock. At Tulane, Morrow is a Visiting Assistant Professor affiliated with the Payson Center. (6:28/MP3)

Food, Globalization, and Gender
IDEV 691-06/WMST 493-01, Nancy Mock
3 credits

The purpose of this course is to explore the changing role of food in the age of globalization and gender role transformation, and to analyze modern initiatives to promote healthy eating. The course reviews current controversies in food and nutrition science and the emerging concern relating to food nutrition. The course surveys the role played by politics in defining nutrition standards, the history of gender roles and construction of cultural identities around cooking and food preparation. The course analyzes global economic and political dynamics that continue to transform modern food systems and food habits and considers the role of gender role transformation in this process. The course will involve field trips to the European Agency for Food Safety, to the Slow Food Academy and to the HQs of the: UN Food and Agriculture Organization, UN World Food Programme, UN International Fund for Agricultural Development. Morning sessions will provide didactic sessions and case study analyses. In the afternoons students will visit local organic producers and distributors, commercial outlets, gourmet kitchens that offer traditional dishes with locally grown ingredients. Students will have the opportunity during the afternoon sessions to learn organic and permaculture techniques, slow food recipe preparation, cheese making, olive oil making and other food production and preparation techniques.

Syllabus for Italy (June 2009)

SESSION TWO: KIGALI, RWANDA (15-26 June 2009)

This course provides students with experiential and formal learning related to gender differences in national leadership and its effects on development. Rwanda is the world’s leader in achieving MDG-percentage of women in parliament. The course will cover leadership theory, the metrics of leadership, gender differences in leadership styles and the effects of women’s leadership on development outcomes. This course also will include a laboratory component resulting in a documentary of the unique Rwanda experience. Students will learn videography, interviewing and digital film production and distribution.

Women and Governance in Rwanda Through the Lens of Gender Based Violence
 IDEV 691-07/WMST 493-02, Nancy Mock
3 credits

This course provides students with experiential and formal learning related to gender differences in national leadership and its effects on development. Study into the contribution of women's leadership to the development and stabilization of post-genocide Rwanda has implications for transitional societies everywhere. Students will engage issues of women and governance in Rwanda using response to the issue of gender based violence (GBV) as a case study. The course will cover leadership theory, the metrics of leadership, gender differences in leadership styles and the effects of women’s leadership on development outcomes. The course also will include a social media production laboratory component focused on resulting in a collaborative document of Rwanda experience. Students will work with local activists and scholars on the problem of how to promote and apply culturally sensitive participatory approaches with the community to address and prevent GBV. Rwanda is the world’s leader in achieving Millennium Development Goals for percentage of women in Parliament. Students will learn from a diverse slate of guest lecturers working in government and NGOs on the issue of gender based violence and international human rights.

LISTEN: "Women Rise in Rwanda" (Visit the WINGS program archive at the University of Central Florida and scroll down to the audio stream for WINGS #28-08): Recent elections in Rwanda have returned the world’s first female-majority parliament.  On tape: Dr Shirley Randell, Senior Adviser in Gender, Governance and Education with the Rwandan-based Dutch Development Organisation; Annie Kairaba, director of the Rwandan Initiative for Sustainable Development, and a leading advocate for women’s rights. Produced by Rachel O'Connell for Women On The Line - http://www.womenontheline.org.au Time: 28:39

UPDATED Syllabus for Rwanda (June 2009)

ACADEMIC CREDIT
Each course is three credits. Interships and capstones following the courses can be arranged following the completion of the summer courses.

COST
Includes the cost of the course, local transport, room, and board. Individuals must pay for their own travel to and from both Italy and Rwanda. The course fee for undergraduates and non-students is $3,900 and $3,500 for graduate students.

NCCROW Summer Institute for Gender, Leadership, and Development

SUMMER INSTITUTE 2009 APPLICATION

ACCEPTED APPLICANTS:

Follow the NCCROW Summer Institute for Gender, Leadership, and Development BLOG

Please fill out the following forms and hand deliver or mail them along with a non-refundable $300.00 deposit, a copy of your passport, proof of international health insurance, as well as a copy of your vaccination (see link to the CDC's website below) records to:

Charlotte D'Ooge
200 Caroline Richardson Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70119

Personal Data Form
Agreement for Participation in a Study Abroad Program
Release & Waiver of Liability for Participation in a Study Abroad Program
Student Health Information For Study Abroad Participation
Physician's Statement For Study Abroad Participation 

DEADLINE WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009!

If English is not your first language then you must have scored at least a 600 on the written portion of the TOEFL and a 260 on the computer section.

Non-Tulane Applicants:

Non-Tulane applicants seeking credit should apply first to the NCCROW Summer Institute for Gender, Leadership, and Development. Once accepted to the Summer Institute, non-Tulane students seeking credit must apply as a non-degree student to the University as outlined below. Non-degree students may take up to 9 credit hours through the university.

Non-Tulane Graduate Students and Professionals must apply to the Payson Center as a non-degree student. Please make sure to indicate that you are applying You will need to submit the following to Sheila Favalora in the Payson Center:
• Application
• All previous college transcripts
• Statement of Purpose
• Non-refundable $45.00 application fee

Undergraduates must apply to the School of Continuing Studies as a visiting non-degree student. The School of Continuing Studies has an open admissions policy but students must submit the following to gain admission:
• Application (submit electronically or download .pdf)
• All previous college transcripts
• Non-refundable $25.00 application fee

USEFUL LINKS

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Health Information for Travelers to Rwanda 

U.S. Department of State Country Specific Information for Rwanda

For questions or more information please contact Charlotte D’Ooge at (504) 314-2721 or cdooge@tulane.edu