Where we come from
We are senior Human Service Studies majors at Elon University in Elon, NC. Elon has one of the top study abroad programs in the country and upwards of 71% of students study abroad before they graduate at least once. This project was born out of a 2009 Winter Term study abroad experience and a strong partnership has formed between Elon and ProNiño over the past few years.
As part of the Human Service Studies curriculum, all seniors in the department are required to complete an internship during fall or spring semester. As two students with international interests, we proposed to complete our internships abroad. Though this has yet to be done before, the faculty were extremely willing to support our innovative project proposal.
This project would not have been possible without the overwhelming support, financial and otherwise, of Elon University, the Human Service Studies department, the Bruns Endowment for International Service Learning, the Elon College Fellows program, the Lumen Prize, and of course, our encouraging families and friends.
As part of the Human Service Studies curriculum, all seniors in the department are required to complete an internship during fall or spring semester. As two students with international interests, we proposed to complete our internships abroad. Though this has yet to be done before, the faculty were extremely willing to support our innovative project proposal.
This project would not have been possible without the overwhelming support, financial and otherwise, of Elon University, the Human Service Studies department, the Bruns Endowment for International Service Learning, the Elon College Fellows program, the Lumen Prize, and of course, our encouraging families and friends.