Dragonfly Students Win Global Initiatives Award for 2021 International Education Week Contest
On November 18, 2021, Miami University’s Global Initiatives announced the winners of the 2021 International Education Week (IEW) Contest, and four Global Field Program (GFP) students were recognized. Click here for a complete list of...
Dragonfly Students Win Global Initiatives Award for 2021 International Education Week Contest
On November 18, 2021, Miami University’s Global Initiatives announced the winners of the 2021 International Education Week (IEW) Contest, and four Global Field Program (GFP) students were recognized. Click here for a complete list of 2021 winners.
Kevin Browning won third place in the photo contest for his “All Things Cassava” photo taken during his 2021 Earth Expeditions: Guyana course. In the photo, Kevin (right) is learning how to make cassava bread with a woman of the Surama tribe.
Ginger Levinson won second place in the photo contest for her “More Than a Way of Life” photo taken during her 2021 Earth Expeditions: Belize course. In the photo, Conway from the Community Baboon Sanctuary demonstrate how local residents process cashew nuts.
Kylee Yam won third place in the writing contest for her essay, The Footprints We Left Behind. Yam reflects on her 2021 Earth Expeditions: Belize course experience. Click here to read Yam’s essay.
Cassie Klein won honorable mention in the writing contest for her essay, Where the Desert Meets the Ocean. Klein reflects on her 2021 Earth Expeditions: Baja course experience. Click here to read Klein’s essay.
Levinson drove up with her mother from Nashville, Tenn., to receive the award in person and visited Dragonfly. Pictured: Project Dragonfly‘s Senior Program Associate Marcia Nantz, Co-Director Lynne Borne Myers, Assistant Director of Field Programs Jill Korach with Levinson and her mother. Levinson receives her award from Global Initiatives’ Director of Global Partnerships Karla Guinigundo.