As part of a month-long series of events to recognize International Women's Day, Central Lakes College will host one of its own instructors to speak on a recent international learning experience in India at its Cultural Thursday event at noon March 7, in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus.
Communication instructor and e-learning coordinator Kari Frisch participated in a January fellowship in India, sponsored by the Center for American Overseas Research Centers and the American Institute of Indian Studies.
During a relatively short amount of time, Frisch experienced a great deal of Indian culture-including many products (food, artwork and textiles), practices (everyday and otherwise) and perspectives (through daily seminars with local instructors). The fellowship participants' study focused on urban sustainability, grassroots community building and responsible business practices aligned with language from the United Nations.
In addition to regular guest speakers, participants processed their daily experiences with fellow Americans. On Day Five of her online travel blog, Frisch wrote, "It's also cool to see the potential collaborations that are already developing. That was one of the program goals, but I think there will be far more tangible outcomes then any of us first expected, hopefully including a potential joint faculty professional development opportunity back here to India where we'd bring some of our own campus faculty. There's also a great deal of individual resource-sharing that's already being done and more that people are willing to share that can be really useful to our own schools (and of course in our own classes). So seeing results already is pretty exciting."
Frisch will share some of her many photos and impressions from this study abroad experience. For more information about this or any other Cultural Thursday programs, call Tracey Kloeckl-Jiménez at 218-855-8183.
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