Algoma University students visited Emory & Henry College
Emory & Henry College hosted students and administrators from Algoma University, located in Ontario, Canada, Feb. 15– 19, 2020, in partnership with its International Education program.
During the visit, they had opportunities to experience campus, meet with students and faculty, and attend classes on Appalachia, public movements and human rights. The visitors also explored the surrounding area by completing a civic engagement project in Marion, Va., at Hungry Mother State Park andenjoying some of the local music culture at the Henderson School.
“The Emory & Henry College partnership with Algoma University provides both campus communities with opportunities to learn about and become familiar with cultures and ways of life that might be different from their own,” says Celeste Gaia, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Psychology and Director of International Education. “Such interactions promote global awareness and cultural understanding.”
Algoma is a unique university as it was established on land that was the former site of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School and has a special mission to “provide cross-cultural learning between indigenous communities and other communities in Northern Ontario.” This partnership serves as a special opportunity for Emory & Henry to share its Appalachian heritage and for Algoma to share its unique history and the Anishinaabe perspective.
“This type of cultural exchange is essential to peaceful relations and fundamental humanrights,” says Gaia. “We hope to send a group to visit Algoma this summer.”
Emory & Henry seeks to educate students to gain insight into global issues and politics, knowledge of how society is shaped and governed, and a realization that they can affect positive change in their world. Global citizenship is infused into every part of campus life including the core connected liberal arts education and extracurricular activities.
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A visit to Van Dyke Center for lunch -
A visit to Mount Pleasant Preservation Society -
Completing a service project at Hungry Mother State Park -
Enjoying music at The Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts -
Classroom visits on campus -
Farewell Dinner at the President's House -
Farewell Dinner at the President's House -
Service project at Hungry Mother State Park -
Visiting The Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts -
Visiting The Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts -
Visiting The Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts
Algoma University students participate in service project at Hungry Mother State Park
The Emory & Henry College partnership with Algoma University provides both campus communities with opportunities to learn about and become familiar with cultures and ways of life that might be different from their own. Such interactions promote global awareness and cultural understanding.
- Celeste Gaia, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Psychology and Director of International Education
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