This document summarizes Sarah Sanderson's presentation about her journey to becoming a Rotary Peace Fellow. It outlines her educational and professional background working in languages and cultural exchange in countries like Brazil, China, New Zealand, and Chile. It then describes the Rotary Peace Fellowship program which provides fully funded master's degrees in peace and conflict resolution. Sanderson shares that she will be attending the International Christian University in Tokyo to obtain her M.A. in Peace Studies, with a focus on language education and international exchange for peacebuilding.
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1. Rotary District 6290 Club Visits
East Jordan, Elk Rapids, Petoskey,
Traverse City, Charlevoix, Holland
Sarah Sanderson
2015 Rotary Peace Scholar
2. Bom Dia! / Greetings!
Pronounced Bone Gee-ah in Brazilian Portuguese
Thank you for this opportunity and for your generosity in
giving to the Rotary Foundation
3. Life in the Middle
Finding Linguistic and Cultural Competency in a Global Age
Sarah Sanderson
Rotary International Peace Fellow
4. Goals for Today
Outline of presentation:
My journey in becoming a Peace Fellow
Involvement with Rotary
The Peace Fellowship program
Questions
5. Personal Introduction
Born and raised in
Holland, Michigan
Holland High School
Hope College (B.S. Biology
and B.A. Spanish)
Vienna Summer School,
May Terms to
Kenya/Tanzania and
Amazon/Gal叩pagos Islands
Mission Year /
AmeriCorps
Southwest Inner-city
Philadelphia public schools
San Diego, California
Humane Society
Weekend visits to Mexico
to stay with families
6. Personal Introduction
Semester Study Abroad in
Santiago, Chile
M.A. Spanish Linguistics,
The Ohio State University
Taught Spanish 101, 102,
103 and 104
Summers in Montana
working with Mexican J1D
Visa program
Resident Director for OSU
Study Abroad Program in
Quito, Ecuador
7. Personal Introduction
Professor at Jiangsu
University in
Changzhou, China (2
years)
National Outdoor
Leadership School
(NOLS)
English/Spanish
Instructor in
Queenstown, New
Zealand (1 year)
8. Fulbright Brazil 2013
English Instructor at
Universidade Estadual
de Santa Cruz in Ilh辿us,
Bahia
U.S. Cultural
Presentations
Community Side Project
Rotary / Rotaract /
Interact Involvement
Portuguese Language
9. Focus on LEA Degree Program
Linguas Estrangeiras
Aplicadas 叩s
Negocia巽探es
Internacionais (Applied
Foreign Languages in
International
Negotiations)
Elite group of 30
Brazilian
undergraduates
Spanish, French and
English
10. Rotary Involvement
Rotary Presentation in
Ilh辿us
Rotaract Meetings
Language Week
Connecting Rotary study
abroad students
Community Events
Library Fundraising
Ride for Breast Cancer
Casa de David (Davids
House)
12. Brazil 2014 Fulbright Extension
Science Without
Borders Brazilian
Scientific Mobility
Program
English support for the
TOEFL Exam
Preparation to study
abroad
Amazon Regional
Coordinator / Teaching
Mentor
13. Activities in Michigan 2015
District 6290 Club Visits
Fulbright Enrichment
Seminar in D.C.
Global Ties / Colleagues
International Diplomacy
Begins Here Conference
Rotary 6290 District
Conference
Local high school and
university presentations
Opportunity Knocks . . .
From Abroad
14. The Rotary Peace Fellowship
Candidates for the Peace Fellowship seek to make
a significant impact on the world by promoting
tolerance and cooperation.
Rotary selects 100 dedicated and passionate
professionals each year to receive fully funded
fellowships to study at the Rotary Peace Centers.
In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers
have trained more than 900 fellows for careers in
peace building.
Many alumni go on to serve as leaders in national
governments, NGOs, the military, law
enforcement, and international organizations like
the United Nations and World Bank.
15. The M.A. Program in Peace and
Conflict Resolution
Masters degree fellowships
are offered at premier
universities in fields related
to peace and conflict
prevention and resolution.
Programs last 15 to 24
months and require a
practical internship of two
to three months during the
academic break.
Each year, up to 50 masters
degree fellowships are
awarded at five different
institutions.
16. Professional Development Certificate
For experienced professionals working in
peace-related fields who want to enhance
their professional skills, a three-month
program in peace and conflict prevention and
resolution is offered at Chulalongkorn
University in Thailand.
This program incorporates two to three weeks
of field study.
50 certificates are awarded each year.
17. My Peace Fellowship
International Christian
University, Tokyo, Japan
M.A. Peace Studies, Dept. of
Public Policy and Social
Research
Focus: International exchange
and foreign language
education as a means for
peace building and conflict
prevention
Applied Field Experience
(AFE) Internship during the
summer break
Japanese language courses
year round
Begins this year in early
August
18. Have a future Peace Fellow in mind?
Applications for the 2016-17 Rotary Peace
Fellowships program are now being accepted.
The deadline for candidates to submit
applications to their district is 31 May.
Districts must submit endorsed applications to
The Rotary Foundation by 1 July.
My email: sanderson.58@osu.edu