Engaged Curriculum Grants
Sustainable Development and Community Participation in Ecuador
Building a new interdisciplinary summer program for undergraduates
In this project, Cornell’s Latin American Studies Program is combining classroom learning, internship experiences and community-engaged learning opportunities in Ecuador. The program addresses the political economy and environmental science behind sustainable development, while encouraging students to critically examine the ethics of development in a region of extraordinary bioecological and cultural diversity. In one community-engaged learning experience, students are working with Amazonian indigenous communities and learning about their efforts to promote development that is environmentally sustainable and responsive to local needs.
The Team
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Kenneth Roberts, Department of Government
College of Arts and Sciences
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Jim Lassoie, Department of Natural Resources
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Gustavo Flores-Macias, Department of Government
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Community partner: Corporacion Pro-Ideas
- Project ATPA (Agenda of Transforming Production of the Amazon)
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.