Summer 2013:

 Dr. Kathy Kamphoefner (Coordinator, Community-Based Learning)

Dr. Kathy Kamphoefner earned her PhD in Communication Studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She specialized in Intercultural Communication, with a regional specialty in the Middle East. She also studied in the Program of Communication and Development Studies. Kathy's MA focused on Interpersonal and Small Group Communication, while her BA is in Sociology, with a minor in English. Kathy taught communication courses for many years in the US, Russia, Israel/Palestine, and Egypt. In her experience as a volunteer in the US, she has worked with hospitalized children, the developmentally disabled, in social movements for peace, women's rights, GBLT rights, and for human rights, while in the Middle East she has worked in violence reduction in Israel/Palestine and for the rights of refugees.

Learn and Serve in Egypt (Community-Based Learning MENA 390, 3 credits; Colloquial Egyptian  Arabic, 3 credits)

Community-Based Learning in the MENA Region (MENA Studies 390; 3 credits)

This six-week summer course offers students first-hand, experiential learning about the role of non-governmental, private voluntary and media organizations in an Arab society through community-based learning. The course enables students to examine social issues from multiple perspectives, read relevant texts, participate in projects related to the fields of education, human development, human and civil rights, journalism or social services, engage in direct service with partner agencies, and reflect academically on their experience.

 2013 Tuition and Fees*

 AMIDEAST - Education Abroad in Jordan

Program Manager - Hala Qubein

Hala Qubein is AMIDEAST’s Education Abroad Program Manager in Jordan.

Orientation

Accommodation and Meals

 Summer 2013: 

Hana M. Hijazi – One of the key staff members at the Institute, Ms. Hijazi was trained at the Institute and at The Princes Foundation University of Wales, where she earned her master’s degree. She will be the program leader for the AMIDEAST summer program.

While living in the vibrant city of Amman, students are able to study at the first institute in the Arab world entirely dedicated to teaching and the preservation of traditional arts and architecture of Islam: The Institute of Traditional Islamic Arts in Amman. Through classroom and hands on learning, students focus on the production of a variety of traditional Middle Eastern art forms.

Learn & Serve in Egypt is a unique summer education abroad opportunity for undergraduate students to study in the Middle East/North Africa region and engage in an intense service learning experience with local non-governmental organizations. Students simultaneously study Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, allowing them to practice speaking the most widely understood Arabic dialect, while undertaking an international volunteer placement in Cairo, the Arab world’s most populous city. Students earn a total of 6 academic credits (Community Based Learning, 3 credits and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, 3 credits). With the addition of cultural activities, dialogue programs with local university students, and excursions, students gain an intimate understanding of the role of organizations in Egyptian society.