tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:50:49 +0000http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/torridzone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)Blogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-8071260760807605068Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:40:00 +00002008-08-04T13:50:49.420-04:00Jackie Fitzgerald, a 2008 graduate of WWC, is currently working with Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF). While at Wilson, Jackie participated in a course on human rights in Honduras and wrote a senior thesis on immigration reform. Here's an excerpt from a letter she wrote describing her current experiences: "For 9 weeks I’ve been meeting with middle and high school students who migrate with http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2008/08/global-studies-alum-working-for-migrant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-8658915800539360008Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:23:00 +00002008-06-19T14:49:31.266-04:00This is the first in an ongoing series of posts focusing on members of the Geographic Information Crew (past and present) at Warren Wilson College. GIS courses are taught within the interdisciplinary Global Studies program, and the GIS lab is managed by a crew of students. While working on the crew the students spend time making maps for student and faculty publications and presentations, http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2008/06/gis-crew-what-are-they-up-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-3036169000848631092Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:21:00 +00002008-04-25T11:24:48.373-04:00Click here to go to the Swannanoa Journal page and listen to a radio piece put together by WWC student Kathryn Stewart. The Swannanoa Journal is a radio broadcast produced by the Environmental Leadership Center at Warren Wilson. Nice work Kathryn! http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2008/04/panama-project-featured-on-swannanoa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-1900324123098082161Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:24:00 +00002008-04-16T10:28:01.468-04:00Amelia Dulee-Kinsolving, Global Studies and Spanish major from WWC (class of 2006), was accepted to Mundus MAPP, also known as the Erasmus Mundus Master's in Public Policy. This is a full scholarship, double Master's degree program for non-EU citizens to study in Europe and is granted by the European Commission. Amelia will be studying a Master's degree in Public Policy and Administration for http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2008/04/congrats-to-alum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-665443962450364863Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:46:00 +00002008-03-24T14:26:58.266-04:00Senior Chris Fusting and I recently returned from a 10-day research trip in Panama, where we tested the use of SunSPOTs (Small, Programmable Object Technology) on the Cocobolo Nature Reserve. Our goal was to do some initial field testing of the sensors in anticipation of deploying a larger wireless sensor network in the coming years. These networks can be used to monitor all kinds of ecological http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2008/02/technology-in-rainforest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-5313443539352825288Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:55:00 +00002008-01-23T15:07:29.530-05:00Nora Purcell, a WWC sophomore and member of the Geographic Information Systems Crew, has received a grant from Lewis & Clark University's Mellon Research Initiative. The two-year grant will allow Nora to conduct an interdisciplinary environmental research project using GIS and wireless sensor networks on the Cocobolo Nature Reserve in the Panamanian rainforest. Nora will also travel to Lewis & http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/12/congrats-to-nora-purcell_2507.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-4512947715116823991Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:13:00 +00002007-12-03T10:20:08.822-05:00Seniors in the Global Studies Capstone Seminar will be presenting their theses this week and next. All presentations are open to the public. Monday, December 3 4:00: Sophia Levin-Hatz Bolivia’s sustainable development: An alternative approach 4:20: Ryan Cowen Speaking out: China's restriction of free speech and why it should change 4:40: Elizabeth Bailey A hidden reality: http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/12/global-studies-capstone-seminar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-3218803557211199904Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:08:00 +00002007-11-27T10:09:28.393-05:00If you are planning to study abroad for 8 weeks or longer during the 2008-09 note that the applications for Boren Scholarships for undergraduate students (also Boren Fellowships for graduate students), are currently available online. Please visit the NSEP website to begin your application. WWC's International Program's office deadline for Boren Scholarships application is January 22, 2008 http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/11/study-abroad-funding-opportunities-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-8725082443786818939Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:46:00 +00002007-11-13T16:50:25.891-05:00Wednesday, November 14th is National GIS Day -- come celebrate with the Warren Wilson College GIS Work Crew. Here's our schedule of events: 9:00-10:00 Open House 10:00-10:30 Meet the fabulous world of GIS (with Becca Davanon) 10:30-11:00 GIS and the Panamanian rainforest (Nora Purcell) 11:00-1:00 GeoDome (in Canon Lounge) 1:00-1:30 Predictionhttp://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/11/gis-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-54495709969938321Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:22:00 +00002007-10-28T22:49:01.794-04:00The interdisciplinary and international collaborative research project between Warren Wilson College and CREA (Conservation through Research, Education and Action) has been awarded an international fellowship by the My Community, Our Earth Project: Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development (MyCOE). MyCOE is a partnership to encourage youth to use geographic tools and concepts to address http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/10/wwc-panama-project-awarded.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-7632562498887043852Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +00002007-09-12T00:15:27.190-04:00Sun Microsystems, Inc., is providing wireless sensor technology to Warren Wilson College in support of the effort to implement GIS and sensor technologies in Panama (see previous post on the project here). Sun has provided two SunSPOT development kits to help implement a wireless sensor network on the WWC campus. This network will serve as both a test network for the larger deployment planned inhttp://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/09/sun-microsystems-to-support-wwc-panama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-3776843734445625679Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:42:00 +00002007-08-23T23:43:29.148-04:00Applications for spring 2008 Warren Wilson study abroad programs are due to Naomi Otterness in the WorldWide office by Monday, September 17. This includes applications for study abroad at Capital Normal University in China, International Enrichment London in England, Universite Catholique de l'Ouest in France, Birkenfeld Environmental Campus-University of Trier in Germany, Kansai Gaidai http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/08/want-to-study-abroad-during-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-5927591649872210964Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:10:00 +00002007-08-22T13:11:51.980-04:00Welcome back to the following WWC students who spent last spring semester or summer studying abroad: Curry Anton: Uganda Katie Baker-Cohen: Mali Amanda Bilyk: Argentina Gretchen Caverly: India Ahrm Choi: Mexico Ryan Cowen: China Mary Edson: Ireland Jackie Fitzgerald: Honduras Helena French: Peru Jessica Giles: South Africa Andrea Glenn: England Forrest Heacock: Germany Rachel Melo: http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/08/welcome-back-global-travelers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-5282175423984937876Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:07:00 +00002007-06-07T13:44:06.390-04:00 Test mobile blog. 35.61063 82.44058 Here is a cumbersome version of a technique that we are hoping to make much more simple in the future: a photo blog posted directly from a cell phone and georeferenced on a map or 3D globe. I took the picture on the left with a cell phone camera, then recorded my geographic location using a GPS unit and entered it as text for the blog. The photo and lat/longhttp://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/06/test-mobile-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-7358445754761787481Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:13:00 +00002007-06-05T12:19:17.576-04:00Recent WWC alum Julia Kernitz, who was a stellar member of our GIS work crew, has joined the staff of Service at Sea and will be spending her summer (and maybe longer) on a sailboat! You can read more about Julia's upcoming adventure here. Service at Sea is the brainchild of Andrew Stephens, also a WWC alum. The main goals are to work with nonprofit organizations needing guidance and training in http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/06/alums-set-sail-to-promote-conservation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-8393417160608403431Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:03:00 +00002007-06-05T12:12:38.301-04:00Here is an excerpt from the diary of Global Studies student Brittany Cusworth, who is currently in China on a two-month internship at Liaocheng University. She will be keeping us posted on her experiences over the next several weeks. http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/06/field-notes-from-china.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-1026489812266289568Fri, 11 May 2007 17:21:00 +00002007-05-11T13:25:13.097-04:00Warren Wilson College and a conservation nonprofit in Panama have received an ESRI Conservation Grant to conduct research using geographical information systems (GIS) on a nature reserve in the Panamanian rainforest. The grant includes GIS software and software extensions worth more than $6,500, as well as a pass to the international GIS conference in San Diego and enrollment in an advancedhttp://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/05/wwc-panama-project-receives-esri.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-8984961427534378543Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:28:00 +00002007-04-26T10:33:18.561-04:00Here's an excerpt of a recent email from Global Studies major Curry Anton, who is currently studying in Uganda: "I am working for the Kabarole Research and Resource Center (www.krc.or.ug), an indigenous NGO that has been operating in the Rwenzori region since 1996. KRC has a holistic program for poverty reduction in the region which entails integrated interventions in peace building, human http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/04/field-notes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-6506787632836979401Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:54:00 +00002007-04-16T10:58:16.321-04:00The Global Studies Department will hold an informational meeting for majors and students interested in the major on Wednesday, April 18 from 12:30-1:30. The meeting will be held in Gladfelter (Mierke C). Hope to see you there!http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/04/global-studies-informational-meeting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-2114597902666710560Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:10:00 +00002007-03-25T11:14:34.857-04:00We recently received our 2000th visit to this blog, based on the ClustrMap that you should see on the right hand side of this page. Click on the map if you're interested in seeing the approximate location of our blog visitors. We'd like to know a little more about who you are, where you're from and why you're here. Click on the comment link at the bottom of this post to leave a message and tell http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/03/who-are-you-and-where-are-you-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-8964640515320968358Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:31:00 +00002007-03-17T08:08:35.678-04:00 Warren Wilson College and an environmental conservation organization in Panama have been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Panamanian Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion (SENACYT). The grant will be used by the college and the organization Conservation through Research, Education and Action (CREA) to research and implement ageographic information system (GIS) and wireless http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/03/wwc-receives-grant-for-gis-wireless.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-4678539200707880510Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:12:00 +00002007-03-09T10:14:04.797-05:00Congratulations to GIS Crew member Julia Kernitz, who was one of the undergraduate winners of the G. Herbert Stout Award for Innovative Student Papers at the North Carolina Geographical Information Systems Conference in Winston-Salem last week. Julia presented a project entitled "Critical Mass Transit: Using GIS to Improve Ridership on the Asheville Transit System." The entire GIS Crew has http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/03/gis-crew-member-wins-award.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-3885582948065692838Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:46:00 +00002007-02-18T22:50:46.697-05:00Read a recent Mountain Xpress article about an ongoing project that is utilizing geographic information systems to analyze the rate and spatial patterns of land development in western North Carolina. A good bit of work for this project is taking place in the GIS lab at Warren Wilson College (including by one of our crew members -- Rebecca Davanon).http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/02/gis-as-conservation-tool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-2992241925015740426Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:14:00 +00002007-01-27T09:15:46.194-05:00Applications for fall 2007 Warren Wilson study abroad programs are due in the WorldWide office by Thursday, February 15. This includes applications for programs in China (Capital Normal University); Mexico (BorderLinks); London (International Enrichment); Oxford; France (Universite Catholique de l'Ouest); Germany (Birkenfeld Environmental Campus-University of Trier); Japan (Kansai Gaidai http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2007/01/study-abroad-deadlines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524291.post-4799769355744662445Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:33:00 +00002006-12-08T14:38:00.633-05:00The following students will be presenting their senior thesis research on Tuesday, December 12 and Wednesday, December 13 at 4:00 pm in the McGuire Room of the Library: Tuesday, December 12 Peter Geiger: "The Bridges of Rishikesh: Travel Blogs and Imperial Rhetoric" Maggie Leasure: "Choice as the Preferential Option for the Poor: Liberation Theology, Catholicism and Reproductive Freedom in http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/2006/12/global-studies-capstone-seminar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Abernathy)