Hello! Welcome to my website describing my internship at the American University in Bulgaria, which I used to fulfill the Global Understanding requirement of my doctoral program in Higher Education Administration at Bowling Green State University. Through texts, links, and photos, I hope to share my adventure with you.
Janice J. Gerda
Doctoral Student, Higher
Education Administration
Bowling Green State University
Global Understanding Component of the Curriculum
| May 14-19, 2000 | London, England | Day tour of Oxford |
| Day tour of Cambridge | ||
May 19-June 23, 2000 |
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | Internship at AUBG (take the virtual tour here.) |
| Day trip to Sofia | ||
| Day trip to Sandanski | ||
| Day trip to Melnik | ||
| Weekend to Thessalonki & the island of Thassos, Greece |
How I Found This Opportunity
While investigating doctoral programs, I found
that BGSU's had a Global
Understanding Requirement. For that and other reasons, I chose BGSU.
In talking with other students, I discovered that another student, Dean
Harwood, had been to AUBG for his trip in 1998.
I presented my proposal to the faculty in the spring. It was approved, and I made plans!
What I Did
I began my educational experience by touring Oxford and Cambridge. You can read about a place, but it never really comes alive for you until you walk its paths, explore its treasures and listen to its whispers.
Once in Bulgaria, my
first AUBG activity was the The
Kosovo Project, a program which brought young adult Kosovar Albanians
to AUBG to study leadership, journalism, public administration, and other
topics useful for "rebuilding human capital" in Kosovo. I assisted
with the facilitation of the Leadership program. I had the privilege to
work with the outstanding student leaders of AUBG and their leader, Jill
Rasmussen, as they provided this incredible learning experience. I also
had the privilege to get to meeting and become friends with about 40 Kosovar
Albanians who extended to me their most enthusiastic friendship.
At the conclusion of the Leadership section
of the Kosovo Project, I turned my attention to AUBG. I worked on some
projects in a number of offices at AUBG, doing projects in the offices
of Campus Living,the
Career Center,
Admissions and Student
Services.
Travel Journal
(pdf file) - Throughout the trip, I send e-mails to a distribution list
of family and friends, and got many wonderful e-mails in return. I've
compiled them into a travel journal, so you can read what I wrote about
my adventure as it was happening.
Photo Album
- City of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
- American University in Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Cemeteries
- The Leadership Group - Kosovo Education
Project
Links, Resources, and Related Programs
Comments or questions? Please e-mail
me!
Last modified 07/21/2005
