St Olaf:
Two-Year Theme: Global Citizenship
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Jim May, Dean and Provost of the College, has declared
a special theme for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic
years. Events throughout the two years will investigate
various aspects of the college’s commitment to
preparing students to be ‘responsible and knowledgeable
citizens of the world.”.... Fostering a Global Perspective Through Study Abroad
Since the Senate of the United States has designated 2006 as the Year of Study Abroad, St. Olaf College will use this occasion to reflect on the value of experiential learning abroad. We will seek to promote greater integration of on and off-campus learning experiences and stimulate greater involvement of faculty and students in the study of global issues.
....Language is critical in shaping our understanding of ourselves and thereby our interpretation of what constitutes a citizen of the world. We will consider topics such as how language influences our sense of identity and how we relate that identity to others, as well as how language shapes the social and political choices of our citizens."
Get "Behind the Seen" with Lifelong Learning!
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At St. Olaf, lifelong learning begins with summer programs for children as young as 10. People from their 20's through their retirement years expand their skills and world view through Study Travel programs, professional conferences, and reduced tuition classes. Biking Elderhostels cater to the active 55 and older crowd.
....STUDY TRAVEL: Read full descriptions of some of our newest offerings:
* England and Wales: Highways and Byways
* Denmark's Golden Ages: History, Culture and Design
* Circling the Rim of the Aegean: Greece and Turkey
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* Jotunheimen: From Myth to Modern Norway."
Jotunheimen
From Myth to Modern Norway
Aug. 1–12, 2007
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Norway offers stunning landscapes, from rugged mountains and deep blue fjords to modern and multi-ethnic cities. We journey through the heart of this striking land to acquaint ourselves with Norway’s sagas and folk tales, economists and policy leaders.
During this distinctive program on an oft-trod path, we explore Norwegian identity through key historical events, myths, folklore, art, literature, modern politics and social economics. We also examine the changes in Norwegian society and cultural identity caused by globalization and immigration.
In addition to some of Norway’s not-to-be-missed cultural sites, our itinerary takes us to:
* Anti-Racism Center in Oslo, which works with the immigrant population
* Astruptunet, near Lake Jølster, the original home and now a museum for the artist Nikolai Astrup, whose art is known as “distinctly Norwegian”
* Nansenskolen in Lillehammer, the Norwegian Humanistic Academy for adult students from different political, religious and cultural backgrounds. Central themes in the classes are democracy and human rights, sustainable development and peaceful conflict management."
St. Olaf
Emergent Leadership Program – a project summary by Elise Sendstad
http://users.homebase.dk/~awi/Final_exam_11/Elise.pdf
We write year 2007. Norway has become a multi-cultural, multi-religious country,
represented by over 2061 different nationalities. We are about to see a young
generation of second-generation immigrants, grow up to become a first generation
Norwegians. With new generations, new needs surface and this is where our
project Emergent Leadership Program (ELP) becomes highly relevant. ELP will be
the first Leadership Program in Norway targeting young people with non-western
minority background living in Norway. The program will target young people who
already have shown initiative and leadership within their context of non-profit
sector
or more voluntary basis – these are ”emergent leaders” who have shown strength
and courage facing a society and a system that often keeps them down and out of
the general national debate. We believe that this is not only wrong, but also a
vast
of important and diverse knowledge and competence. When we look at the world
today. Can we afford not to act upon complexity?
We have identified a need - a need for
collective contextual knowledge
and
individual cultural understanding among young people who wants to contribute
with
positive actions in our society. Contextual knowledge is basically about
learning
how the Norwegian society works - not to agree or become more like Norwegians -
but to know enough about the difficult structures of a western, democratic
welfare
society to be able to take action and be heard at a broader scale. Cultural
understanding is about empowerment. Empowerment to understand and learn how
individual strengths and resources are important to reveal in the process of
using
the ”whole human being” as a leader. In this target group there is also a
different
cultural dimension as many of them carry two or more cultural identities. Our
vision
is to bring cultural diversity into the Norwegian leadership tradition, arguing
that
diversity and dialogue will make us understand the world better.
We will offer a high standard, high quality leadership program with the
uniqueness
of being designed by the target group itself. The program will be located at
Nansenskolen, The Norwegian Humanistic Academy. We are in no position to tell
//young people what they need - but we can look for needs, and ask them to work
on
the creation of ELP together with us. This is I have done as a project leader
and we
have done as a project team. We will also arrange a pilot project-week in
September this year. The pilot will bring to the table all the different aspects
of such
a program. This way we secure good partnerships, a great network for the host
organization and most important the relevance and importance of ELP to the
target
group – the first generation Norwegians. And as we succeed, the first class of
approximately 20 emergent leaders will be announced by autumn 2008, just as
Norway enter its ”National Diversity year of 2008”.
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