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Alysa Guffey | Wednesday, February 19, 2020
When Victoria Nyanjura noticed a hole in the Women’s Advocacy Network in Uganda, she knew she had to act. A graduate student in Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, Nyanjura is a Ugandan native who is a survivor of captivity. At 14 years old, she was abducted in Aboke, Uganda, by the paramilitary group
Alexandra Muck | Friday, August 30, 2019
Students can apply every year to conduct a summer of service abroad or in the U.S. through the International Summer Service Learning Program (ISSLP) and Summer Service Learning Program (SSLP). This past summer, 68 students served over 80 organizations across 18 countries through ISSLP, Rachel Tomas Morgan, director of ISSLP, said in an email. In
Marirose Osborne | Thursday, November 15, 2018
For the ninth year, the Usborne Book Fair has returned to Saint Mary’s College. Every year, the organization brings books of every kind, from coloring to reference. The books will be available from Nov. 15 to 16 in the Saint Mary’s Student Center Atrium, and there will be activities for kids at the event. Usborne
Maria Leontaras | Thursday, November 2, 2017
When senior Anna McClowry’s went abroad, she said she was inspired to create the Belles For Africa club at Saint Mary’s. Last summer, McClowry and seven other Saint Mary’s students traveled to Kyarusozi, Uganda, to teach and work in a clinic sponsored by the sisters of the Holy Cross. “When we came back to campus
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, September 12, 2017
When it comes to a culture, place, person’s life, faith or even yourself, there’s always room to dig deeper. The first day I walked down the main strip of Bugembe in the Jinja District of Uganda, I naively kept my eyes down. I watched my feet as I stepped over large gaps in the road
Katie Galioto | Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Every time she puts on her boxing gloves and steps into the pit, senior Rachel Francis said she gets butterflies in her stomach. “I don’t know if I’ve ever been as nervous as before getting into the ring on fight night,” she said. Francis is a captain for Notre Dame’s Women’s Boxing Club, which hosts
Letter to the Editor | Friday, September 9, 2016
Last May, I embarked on an adventure that would ultimately change the direction of my life (and my left middle finger). I worked with the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Gulu, Uganda. From these incredible women I learned so many things, like how to make industrial quality liquid soap, groundnut butter and
Megan Uekert | Thursday, October 8, 2015
Students gathered in Carroll Auditorium at Saint Mary’s Wednesday evening to listen to the stories of four students who spent seven weeks in the summer serving with the Sisters of Holy Cross in Kyarusozi, Uganda. Alice Young, assistant director of global education, said each year the Uganda summer practicum accepts four rising seniors who are
Anthony Derouin | Thursday, October 1, 2015
This past summer I had the privilege of participating in the International Summer Service Learning Program (ISSLP). It was an experience that truly met and exceeded all of my expectations for studying, traveling and doing service abroad. I made many amazing new friends, saw breathtaking sights, experienced an incredible culture while sharing my own, tried a whole new palette
Megan Uekert | Friday, September 11, 2015
The Ugandan Kids Choir, a ministry of Childcare Worldwide, performed in Little Theatre at Saint Mary’s College on Thursday. According to the their website, Childcare Worldwide’s global mission is to “build a bridge between concerned people in the West and children in the developing world, to help meet their spiritual and physical needs through a