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Perú: International Service Learning and Study Abroad Summer 2013
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Students at Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Lima, Peru uarm.edu

Latest news about the trip:

TRAVEL UPDATE: Flight times have changed. View Travel Bulletin #1 to see the updated times.

Travel Bulletin #1 is now available online.

Attention Selected Students:
The Scholarship should now appear in your mavlink finances.

An Optional Survival Spanish Workshop will be taught by Dr. Claudia García, who will also accompany the students during their trip to Peru. Detailed information is forthcoming. All participants will benefit from ‘survival Spanish’ classes and Spanish Breakfasts with Dr. García while in Peru. Contact Dr. Claudia García directly if you have any questions.

Important Information about the Program:

SCHOLARSHIP: The University of Nebraska Foundation will cover the tuition of selected students.

Travel Dates: June 1-16, 2013

Cost of trip: $3000


Buying water in the Lomo de corvina shantytown in Lima. AP/Martin Mejia

Peruvian scientist uses sophistocated equipment to analyze water quality Kike Unico

Come to Peru this Summer 2013 and...

✓ Experience how urbanization and modernization are affecting water quality and access among the urban and rural poor in Peru.
✓ Get involved in global health issues and learn about water-borne diseases in Lima and Cuzco.
✓ Discuss conventional and non-traditional strategies for sustainable water use and food production with Indigenous leaders, academics and policy-makers.
✓ Work alongside UNO and Peruvian scientists working on water issues.
✓ Participate in Peru’s indigenous rituals that speak to alternative visions of nature and sustainability.
✓ Witness Cuzco indigenous communities’ distribution of water resources and labor.

The 2013 application period is now closed.


For More Information:

Contact Yuriko Doku, OLLAS Project Coordinator, or Clare Maakestad, OLLAS Study Abroad Assistant, at (402) 554-3835, for further information about the Peru 2013 Study Abroad program.

Coursework Info:

Latin American Study Abroad: Perú
LLS 4950/8956-850 (2 credits)
Totally Internet Mediated: April 8-May 2, 2013

Study Abroad: Water Quality in Latin America
BIOL 4030-003/8060-001 (Lab) (2 credits)
Meets in person: Allwine Hall 408
Fridays 3:00-5:30pm, March 29-April 26, 2013

**Check Blackboard for further information.