EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Experiential learning is what the name implies; it's a way to do research, give service, lead, or engage internationally to learn beyond the classroom.
Experiential Learning 1: Study Abroad
I spent a month in the summer after my sophomore year in the Netherlands, entitled "Dutch Designs: Innovation in Library, Museum, and Information Services in the Netherlands." I both had a great time and learned a lot, making this time spent in the Netherlands represent Honors international engagement. I stayed in the De Pijp neighborhood with both Honors students and iSchool graduate students. We focused most of our classes on how cultural heritage institutions provide value to the public and asked a lot of questions on how they are handling the Dutch colonial legacy.
Visit my blog for the month, which included reflections, journaling, and analysis of all the sites we visited
My final reflection on this study abroad for the Honors experiential learning requirements
My final project for the course, which involved collecting sounds of the city and of our site visits. Read the Artist Statement on each of the three pieces
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Experiential Learning 2: Leadership
The following fall, that of my junior year of college, I was assigned a role as a squad leader in the Husky Marching Band. This is the intermediate piece of my HMB reflections, as a reflection of my second in-person year with the band. A squad is a group of four (or in my case, five, with two people alternating) that can move as a unit on the field while we march. Switching from being in a squad the previous year to leading one the next year (and the next) was challenging and an exercise in better communication and explanations.
Read this longer reflection on being a squad leader