{"id":57589,"date":"2015-09-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-cuba-launch-study-abroad-program-on-the-island-nation\/"},"modified":"2015-09-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T00:00:00","slug":"uri-cuba-launch-study-abroad-program-on-the-island-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/09\/uri-cuba-launch-study-abroad-program-on-the-island-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站, Cuba launch study abroad program on the island nation"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tPartnership opens door for 溏心vlog免费B站 professors to do research in Cuba<\/b><\/p>\n


\nKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Sept. 28, 2015 \u2013 With Cuban and American flags in the background, the 溏心vlog免费B站 and a Cuban academic institute signed a historic agreement today, paving the way for 溏心vlog免费B站 students to study on the island nation this spring.<\/p>\n

During the first-ever, one-semester program at the Institute of Philosophy in Havana students will study Cuban history and politics and immerse themselves in the local culture through internships, lectures and field trips.<\/p>\n


\nThe partnership, formalized during a spirited ceremony in a political science class at Swan Hall, reflects the University\u2019s resolve to expand study abroad programs \u2013 and transform itself into a global institution where the world is a classroom. <\/p>\n


\nAmong those present for the signing of the \u201cmemorandum of understanding\u201d were 溏心vlog免费B站 President David M. Dooley, two Cuban scholars \u2013 Gilberto Valdes Gutierrez and Humberto Miranda Lorenzo \u2013 and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who played a key role in the study abroad initiative. <\/p>\n


\n \u201cWe live in a global society, making it more important than ever to provide students with enriching and challenging academic opportunities abroad that help them become leaders \u2013 and globally prepared citizens,\u201d said Dooley. \u201cOur partnership with the Institute of Philosophy in Havana enhances our growing reputation as a world-class University focused on developing 21st century international initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nWhitehouse also praised the program, calling it a \u201ccoup\u201d for 溏心vlog免费B站: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to see this agreement expand opportunities for 溏心vlog免费B站 students to explore Cuba\u2019s rich culture and share Rhode Island\u2019s rich culture with the Cuban people. It also represents a valuable and unique addition to the University\u2019s curriculum. Congratulations to both 溏心vlog免费B站 and the Institute.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nThe signing comes at a propitious time. All eyes are on Cuba with Pope Francis\u2019 recent visit to the island and the warming of relations between Cuba and the United States after more than a half-century-long diplomatic freeze.<\/p>\n


\nStudents, faculty and administrators filled Swan\u2019s auditorium to witness the signing and, later, ask questions about the political and economic future of Cuba, which is slowly transitioning into a market-driven economy.<\/p>\n


\nOne student asked how tourism would impact the island? Lorenzo said he can\u2019t imagine an influx of 3 to 4 million tourists a year on an island about the size of Tennessee: \u201cWhere do we locate them?\u201d Another student asked whether opening relations would harm Cuba, rather than help it. Lorenzo said he thought normalization would be good for his country \u2013 and the United States.<\/p>\n


\nLorenzo was effusive in his praise of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s new Cuba program, calling it the start of a \u201clong and strong\u201d bridge with the University. He encouraged students to sign up for the life-changing experience. \u201cMany thanks to all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n


\nThe program was developed by two professors who have studied the history and politics of the country for years: Richard McIntyre, an economics professor and chair of the Economics Department, and Maureen Moakley, who teaches political science and is a longtime political commentator in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n


\nFrom Feb. 1 through April 26, the 溏心vlog免费B站 students will study introduction to Cuban society, economic development and social movements in Latin America, Cuban literature and the arts, and the Cuban revolution. Lorenzo and two other Cuban scholars will teach the classes, and Moakley and McIntyre will help design and oversee the program, managed by Gutierrez, associate director of the Institute.<\/p>\n


\nStudents will also participate in internships involving the arts, writing, literature or music. And they\u2019ll attend lectures by artists, diplomats, musicians, writers and journalists, as well as visit museums and historic sites. They\u2019ll live in an apartment complex in a Havana suburb.<\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s partnership with Cuba has been long in the making. For several years, Moakley and McIntyre have been taking students to Cuba for 10 days in January as part of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s J term program \u2013 a trip that will be offered again this year.<\/p>\n


\nWhen President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with Cuba nine months ago, the professors jumped on the opportunity and started exploring a longer, semester-abroad program on the communist-run nation 90 miles off the southern tip of Florida.<\/p>\n


\nThrough their ties to Cuba, and with the assistance of Whitehouse, they were able to create a program in a timely way. It helped that Lorenzo, a political economist, was a Distinguished Visiting International Scholar at 溏心vlog免费B站 for two weeks in October 2014.<\/p>\n


\nOther collaborations with Cuba are also the works. The 溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate School of Oceanography is planning a series of marine science partnerships with the University of Havana, the National Aquarium of Cuba and the Cuban Institute of Oceanology. 溏心vlog免费B站 Oceanography Dean Bruce Corliss envisions faculty and student exchanges, research collaborations and expeditions in Cuban waters aboard the 溏心vlog免费B站 research vessel Endeavor.<\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 hopes to bring Cuban musicians, artists and scholars to Kingston in the next few years as it continues to cultivate academic and artistic exchanges that could also lead to 溏心vlog免费B站 professors doing research in Cuba. <\/p>\n


\nIt\u2019s important for today\u2019s college students to get a global education, Moakley and McIntyre said. The world is connected through technology, the economy is global and the workforce is global. And study abroad programs, like the one in Cuba, expose students to a different way of life than the one they\u2019re used to in America. That experience can broaden thinking and lead to new ideas.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt\u2019s crucial for students today to be exposed to different cultures throughout the world,\u201d said Moakley. \u201cThe study abroad program in Cuba will make our students more compassionate learners, prepare them for a global workforce and help them appreciate the responsibilities of global citizenship.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n McIntyre said he looks forward to a lasting relationship with Cuba. \u201c溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s agreement with the Institute will be the basis for deepening ties of friendship and scholarship between Kingston and Havana and provide our students with the opportunity to be at the cutting edge of one of the most exciting political and economic developments of our time.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThey both agreed that the benefits to all are enormous. \u201cIt is our hope now,\u201d said Moakley, \u201cthat we can begin to learn from one another.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nOthers attending the event were Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Donald H. DeHayes; Nancy Stricklin, assistant to the Provost for Global Strategies and Academic Partnerships; and Winifred Brownell, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n


\nTo register for the program, contact Moakley at (401) 874-4055 or moakley@uri.edu; or McIntyre at (401) 874-4126 or mcintyre@uri.edu. Applications are available at the Office of International Education, 37 Lower College Road on 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s main campus in Kingston.<\/p>\n


\nPhoto above: from left to right, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, 溏心vlog免费B站 President David M. Dooley, Gilberto Valdes Gutierrez and Humberto Miranda Lorenzo formalize a partnership for a study abroad program in Cuba this spring. Photo by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n

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