EGL 101 Presentation
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: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
: Lawrence D. McHugh Hall (MCHU) 202
: Gabriella Santoro
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Come learn more about going abroad through Experiential Global Learning (EGL). During this presentation, you will learn about many EGL programs, finances and how to apply. Be sure to use the link to register!
Internship and Study Abroad Info Session
: 5:00PM - 6:00PM: Lawrence D. McHugh Hall (MCHU) 107: Gabriella SantoroDescription:
Looking for an internship and want to Study Abroad? Come learn more from EGL Global Student Mentor Alexandra Brown about studying abroad on the EGL London with Internship Program! Alexandra will provide an overview of her experience taking courses and doing an internship in London.
Looking for an internship and want to Study Abroad? Come learn more from EGL Global Student Mentor Alexandra Brown about studying abroad on the EGL London with Internship Program! Alexandra will provide an overview of her experience taking courses and doing an internship in London.
Brief Tender Light : Documentary Film Screening
: 5:00PM - 7:30PM: The Dodd Center for Human Rights, Konover Auditorium: Rae Alexander
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International Education Week 2024 kicks off with a screening of Brief Tender Light, a 2023 documentary by Arthur Musah. English. 93 minutes. As undergraduate students at America’s premier technological university, a group of ambitious African students come of age, learning lessons in and beyond the classroom. They embarked on their MIT education with individual ambitions – to run a civil engineering company and be a shining example for girls in Tanzania; to secure a better life for family in northern Nigeria; to contribute to postgenocide reconstruction in Rwanda; to enter into politics and the fight for democracy in Zimbabwe. Their missions are distinct, but fueled by a common goal: to become agents of positive change back home.Even as their dreams are anchored in the societies they have left, their daily realities are defined by America – by the immediate challenges in their MIT classrooms and the larger social issues confronting the world outside of those classrooms. Their new environment demands they adapt. Each is forced to refine their ideas about the world and about themselves, ultimately deciding how much of America to absorb, how much of Africa to hold on to, and how to transform youthful ideals into adult action.
International Education Week 2024 kicks off with a screening of Brief Tender Light, a 2023 documentary by Arthur Musah. English. 93 minutes. As undergraduate students at America’s premier technological university, a group of ambitious African students come of age, learning lessons in and beyond the classroom. They embarked on their MIT education with individual ambitions – to run a civil engineering company and be a shining example for girls in Tanzania; to secure a better life for family in northern Nigeria; to contribute to postgenocide reconstruction in Rwanda; to enter into politics and the fight for democracy in Zimbabwe. Their missions are distinct, but fueled by a common goal: to become agents of positive change back home.Even as their dreams are anchored in the societies they have left, their daily realities are defined by America – by the immediate challenges in their MIT classrooms and the larger social issues confronting the world outside of those classrooms. Their new environment demands they adapt. Each is forced to refine their ideas about the world and about themselves, ultimately deciding how much of America to absorb, how much of Africa to hold on to, and how to transform youthful ideals into adult action.