Helping midwives deliver babies in Ghana, studying the impact of global warming on reindeer in Finland, and researching graffiti in Paris are among the first-hand experiences that students will discuss during the third-annual Student Forum on Global Learning on January 16 beginning at 11:30 a.m. in Kemeny Hall 008.

Michael Appeadu ’12 (far right) spent the summer of 2011 teaching brass music in an after-school program in Cape Town, South Africa. Appeadu is one of 34 students delivering presentations during the 2012 Student Forum on Global Learning January 16. (photo courtesy of Michael Appeadu ’12)

Thirty-four students will be presenting and initiating discussion about the significance of their international research, internships, fellowships, and other experiences. Faculty mentors will also attend the sessions. See photos and vignettes from eight of the student presenters below.

The forum, which is part of the College’s 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “The Content of our Character,” begins with remarks by Provost Carol Folt, the Dartmouth Professor of Biological Sciences. Daniel Noah Moses, director of the Seeds of Peace Educators’ Program, will also speak at the event.

The forum is open to the public, and guests can attend individual sessions or the entire program. The three 50-minute sessions will be held at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30 p.m. in Kemeny and Haldeman Halls, with multiple students presenting concurrently.

Michael Appeadu ’12, South Africa

“Creativity and Culture Connect in Cape Town: Sharing Talents Abroad.”

Sage Dalton ’12, Ghana

“Midwifery in Ghana and South Africa: Similarities, Differences, and Lessons Learned”

Ivy Ddamba ’13, Morocco

“Using the Earth Sciences for development in Africa”

Ben Hughey ’12, Ecuador

“Counter-Mapping with the Tsáchila: Establishing Community Boundaries in Lowland Ecuador”

Javed Jaghai ’12, Jamaica

“Rights and Wrongs: Re-presenting the realities of Gay and Lesbian Jamaicans”

Tara Keida ’12, Ghana

“Development Innovations: A Bank Account For Every Child?”

Robert Szypko ’12, France

“The Uncertainty of Qualitative Research: Reflections on Researching Graffiti in Paris.”

Trevelyn Wing ’13, Finland

“Reconciling Development, Climate Change, and Indigenous Cultural Preservation in the Scandinavian Arctic”

Jennifer Koester ’12, India

“Voluntourism: Mismatching Expectations and Cross-cultural Interactions”

Pratyaksh Srivastava ’12, Haiti

“Clean Water Provision in Rural Haiti: A Communal Approach”