When I introduce myself in Senegal, I tell people my name is Mata Dia, the name my host family gave me when I began my Peace Corps service as a Community Economic Development volunteer. In America, I’m better known as Jessica Kroenert, adventure seeker, dog enthusiast, and Geneseo grad, class of 2015.
Peace Corps Voices: Planting Seeds for Change in Senegal Read More »
I learned so much that it’s hard to say what the one most valuable lesson was.
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One perspective I gained is to know that it’s ok when things don’t work out as you planned. You simply use that experience and learn from it. And, perhaps the outcome is actually something better or more effective than what you originally planned.
Peace Corps Voices: Bethany Stewart ’03, Becoming Part of the Family in The Gambia Read More »
The Peace Corps was always on my radar, but it wasn’t until after I took Humanities II in Nicaragua as a junior through Geneseo that it became a very real plan for after graduation. The trip forever changed my outlook on the world, and the path that I saw myself taking in the future.
Peace Corps Voices: Meara Bowe ’15, at the Core, We Are All the Same Read More »
Future Courses PHIL 200: Law, Morality, & War How should individuals and communities act when morality and the need for security and power seem to conflict? How should we think about justice when survival is on the line? What role does law play in moments of crisis and conflicts among regimes? This course explores these
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Important information relating to students’ health and safety as they are abroad including certain steps they must take and helpful tips.
Health and Safety Abroad Read More »
A recent visit to Lithuania’s Alytus College by Meredith Harrigan, associate professor of communication at SUNY Geneseo, has helped reinforce Geneseo’s involvement in globally networked learning (GNL).
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One evening two months ago, four sisters came to visit Jena Gullo 98 at her office. at her office. Healthy and lively, the young women are successful in school, participating in activities like basketball and cheerleading, and have set their career goals high: becoming the first female Hispanic president of the United States.
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