Keeping it Real: How volunteering as a peer tutor could make your CMU experience
My name is Beth Downey. I'm a third-year English student and I started volunteering for Peer Assisted Learning (PAL), CMU's volunteer tutoring program, in my first year. PAL gets most all of its volunteers by gathering recommendations from faculty; you'll understand why when I say that I might never have joined up if I hadn't found out that one of my English professors recommended me. I would have assumed I needed to be older, more experienced, more advanced. And looking back, I would have missed out.
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Film by alumnus explores cyclocross culture in Manitoba
Cyclocross is the subject of a new documentary by alumnus Zach Peters (CMU ‘10).
Narrated by four members of the cyclocross community, Sprocket and Chain explores the sport’s popularity in Manitoba. You can watch the documentary below.
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International experience inspires local action
Alumna Christie McLeod (MSC '14, IDS 4–year) can pinpoint the exact time in her life when she knew she wanted to study and work in the fields of international development and human rights.
It was when she spent six months as a volunteer teacher in a preschool in Capricorn, a South African township, teaching colours, numbers, and shapes, among other topics.
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From the field: Practicum reflections from Guatemala
When I first arrived in Santiago, it was around 8 PM on a Tuesday night. It was dark, and when I arrived at my house and got out of the van, I was intrigued by the stairs leading up to my place. After being here for a couple of days and exploring the town, I realized that many houses are in fact very vertical, which is the opposite from my very sprawled out suburban city. Another thing that immediately jumped out for me, being a dog lover, was the amount of dogs that I saw around town. Unfortunately these dogs were not pets and were not taken care of, though they have now become loyal friends of mine when walking through the streets of Santiago.
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Outtatown: One Year Later
It goes without saying that Outtatown has been the most influential experience of my life. It shaped how I understand myself, how I view the world, and how I relate with God. (Sound familiar?) In many ways, Outtatown South Africa ended when we gave our tearful hugs goodbye last April. But in some, and arguably the most important ways, Outtatown has not yet come to a close.
For starters, I chose to live at CMU and attend classes there, along with 12 others from my site. The community, possibly the best part of Outtatown, has stayed together. Our relationships are as strong as they’ve ever been and have expanded to build a larger one in the residence building we all live in.
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