Vilma Fuentes talks with Jessica Cassidy, SF&apos;s International Education coordinator; Dr. Anna Ageicheva, Dean of Humanities at the National University Poltava Polytechnic in Ukraine; Dr. Regiani Zacarias, professor of English language at the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho in Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Dr. Marcela Murillo, Spanish and Humanities professor at SF about the innovations that have transpired on international activities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Developing Global Citizens

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Santa Fe College assistant professor of Humanities, Dr. Sarah Cervone, talks about her work as a graduate student in Morocco and how she translates what she has learned in Africa to students here at SF.

Africa in SF Classrooms

In 2008, Brazil passed legislation to help promote inclusive education. Now, Santa Fe College has partnered with the State University of Sao Paulo to bring several inclusive projects to light. Join our host Dr. Vilma Fuentes as she speaks with Klaus and Eliza Schlünzen, two visiting professors from Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), as well as two of SF’s own instructional designers, Andy Sheppard and Jason Frank. Learn all about how Legos are leading educational innovation and what inclusivity really means in Brazil.  

Building a Better Foundation: Inclusive Education In Brazil

What compels a person to travel across oceans and continents to enroll at Santa Fe College? Join our host Vilma Fuentes as she speaks with four students from Mali, Sweden, Venezuela and Syria whose lives have now intersected. You’ll be surprised which countries have free college but zero accommodations for disabilities, and just how far some students are willing to go to find a writing tutor. Try to guess which American phrases sound the silliest to students from abroad as you wrap your heart around all there is to love about small talk in the grocery store.  

Four Students, Four Continents: Spring 2020

Hold onto your heart. In this episode, host Vilma Fuentes speaks with Lila Guertin, cardiovascular technology professor at SF, one month after the passing of Lila's mother Azza Guertin. Azza, a biology professor, was "Santa Fe-mous" for her glamour, humor, and commitment to science education at the college. Hear Lila share the international love story between her Baghdad-born mother and her New England-raised father, their world travels, curious culinary experiences, and what it was like to have teaching as a core family value. Take note: four of Azza's children and four of her grandchildren have now graduated from Santa Fe College.

The Guertin Family: A Santa Fe College Love Story

Join our host Vilma Fuentes as she speaks with SF&apos;s American Sign Language professor Michelle Freas about all the ways Santa Fe College has expanded its deaf culture curriculum to include the global community. With grant funding from the U.S. Department of State, she and other faculty members have been able to travel and form partnerships with deaf communities in Brazil, Ukraine and Palestine. Did you know our SF students collaborated with students in Qalqilya, a city in the West Bank, to create a virtual online dictionary of sign language? Listen here to learn more, or read our transcripts.

Deaf culture around the world

Dr. Jackson Sasser launched his term as the fourth president of Santa Fe College in the shadow of 9/11. The event literally affected his travel during his interview process. Over the 17 years that followed, he developed many programs to internationalize the college. In this interview with host Vilma Fuentes, he discusses these programs and his motivation in taking a community college in a global direction. 

Dr. Jackson Sasser's commitment to internationalizing SF

The American Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in the United States in 1990, creating a culture shift for many Americans. Ukraine has no such legislation in place, and life for Ukrainians with disabilities can be very limited. In this episode of Developing Global Citizens, your host Vilma Fuentes speaks with Santa Fe College AVP Dug Jones, alumna Natalia Prior and current bachelor's program student Sith Waters, all of whom traveled to the Ukraine to explore accessibility and inclusive education. 

Promoting inclusive education in Ukraine

Twenty-five years after the end of Apartheid, 16 delegates from South Africa visited Santa Fe College and shared their rich experiences of living, and educating, in a young democracy. Their visit was part of the Community College Administrator Program (CCAP) funded by the United States Department of State. In this episode of Developing Global Citizens, our host Vilma Fuentes discusses the progress and challenges of the last 25 years with special guests:Azwinndini Christopher Tshivashe, Principal of the Limpopo Region CETBhekifini Sibusiso Vincent Mthethwa, Principal of the Kwazulu-Natal Region CETNoluthando Balfour, Principal of King Hintsa TVET College in Gauteng ProvinceWith high unemployment numbers, particularly for blacks, the role of education in South Africa is critical. These three college administrators are entrenched in the work of bringing about social change with the power of education, and they share their stories here. 

South African educators visit Santa Fe College

Between the fall of 2017 and spring of 2018, Dan Rodkin, our Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, traveled to both Ukraine and Russia. His first trip was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State as part of its Community College Administrator program. The second trip was a Fulbright opportunity. He left with the missions of opening up the world for more students and of talking about the importance of academic integrity. He returned with a rich collection of impressions and experiences, which he shares in this episode with our host, Dr. Vilma Fuentes.

Follow that Fulbright! Dr. Rodkin goes to Ukraine ... and Russia

Did you know Santa Fe College has an AZA accredited Teaching Zoo? Our host Dr. Vilme Fuentes speaks with the zoo director, Jonathan Miot and Jade Salamone, the zoo's conservation education curator. They share stories about species they have helped rescue from habitat loss and near total extinction and tips for being a more sustainable global citizen.

Local Zoo ... Global Conservation

This fall, Santa Fe College welcomes the American Ballet Theatre and the New York Dance Project to its Fine Arts Hall for an historic event. For the first time since 1974, a U.S. audience will experience “Carmen Suite” performed with a live orchestra. The ballet was choreographed by the legendary Alberto Alonso, who after leaving Cuba came to teach at Santa Fe College. Produced by his wife, Sonia Calero-Alonso, the performance will showcase the talents of principal dancers Sarah Lane and Corey Stearns.In this episode, Vilma speaks with Alora Haynes, chair of the Fine Arts Department at SF. When the Alonsos defected from Cuba, it was Alora who took them into her home and then brought them to the college where they would teach for over a decade. She shares her intimate knowledge of Carmen Suite and the significance of it coming back to the stage.

Alberto Alonso's Carmen Suite: From Cuba to Russia, and now Florida

How does a community college become internationally famous? Laugh and cry with Dr. Vilma Fuentes, assistant vice president of Academic Affairs at Santa Fe College, as she brings together faculty, staff, students and international delegations to reflect on the rewarding work (and sometimes surprising results) of developing global citizens.

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