Community and Compassion Past Review
By A student (Sociology and Anthropology., Middlebury College) - abroad from 02/01/2012 to 05/17/2012 with
HECUA: Inequality in America: Policy, Community, and the Politics of Empowerment
HECUA stirs the social conscience!
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
HECUA phenomenally integrates critical academic investigation with community empowerment in ways that make you wish all education was dedicated to such purpose |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Excellent staff at HECUA who are extremely welcoming and supportive. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Stayed with my cousin in Minneapolis, but I heard HECUA just got a house for its out of town students! |
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N/A, on your own for food except for welcoming lunch and departing dinner. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I felt at home in the Twin Cities. I ran into our field speakers at many activist events. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Still in the USA so same coverage applies. |
| * Safety: |
Nothing makes someone more safe than working to build stronger communities, which HECUA is all about. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
Significantly cheaper than Midd. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | No |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That I should probably do more than one HECUA program. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Theories of Poverty, Inequality, and Social Change |
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| Instructor: | Sandro/Hinz |
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| Comments: | All of the HECUA courses intertwine to enrich the instruction, this particular segment of our studies delved into more of the theoretical underpinnings for the significant inequality in the Twin Cities and the country at large. It provides a solid overview multiple interlocking systems of oppression. Very nontraditional class format that centers the student in the learning community, which I embraced with welcome arms. |
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Social Policy and Anti-Poverty Strategies in Theory and Practice |
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| Instructor: | Sandro/Hinz |
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| Comments: | HECUA's programs are comprised of many interwoven parts, this one focused on policy and community action. We went in the community to meet with dedicated community organizers and activists who enriched our instruction. |
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Internship and Integration Seminar |
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| Instructor: | Seru |
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| Comments: | When not in class or studying for it, we were in the community working with various organizations that are working to affect social change on multiple levels. The Twin Cities are a hub of lots of exciting work and we all found invigorating places to intern. We reflected upon our experience, situated it within our studies, and strove to continue to learn how to become a better agent for change. |
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