NEW YORK CITY/BOSTON Past, Present, Progress?: The MUNDO Boston/NYC Alternative Break Experience (March 11-20, 2016)
About the Experience: Past, Present, Progress?: The MUNDO Boston/NYC 2016 experience is designed to help participants reflect on how to serve, learn and lead in an increasingly multicultural society.
As part of the experience students will have an opportunity to answer the following questions: Who are we serving? How do we determine whether these communities/individuals want or need our help? How do encourage others to be willing to learn about communities different from the ones with which they are already familiar? What makes a leader? How do you define progress? What is the difference between where we are and where we’ve been? Has progress been made? Do you think progress will be made in the future?
Past, Present, Progress?: ACTION TEAM: Betty Arias, Residence Hall, University Housing Director Athena Ermidis, ACTION TEAM Leader Mackenzie Lynes, ACTON TEAM Leader Julius Mayo, MUNDO Coordinator Leslie Robinson, Residence Hall Director, University Housing Ana Sucaldito, ACTION TEAM Leader
Overview of the Past, Present, Progress?: The MUNDO Boston/NYC 2016 Experience: Past, Present, Progress?: The MUNDO Boston/NYC 2016 Experience (March 11-20, 2016) will provide a hands-on look at the evolving challenges and benefits of life in large, cosmopolitan communities. The program is designed to take a closer look at how the multicultural histories and legacies of New York and Boston continue to have on both those who live there as well as communities around the world.
Highlights of the experience will include a Salem Witch Trial Tour, a visit to the Boston Freedom Trail, NYC Walking tour, a visit to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, and a ticket to either of the award-winning Broadway shows “Fun Home” or “The Crucible.” We will be staying at Hostelling International-New York, 891 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10025-4403.
Application Information Applicants must submit a completed “Past, Present, Progress?: The MUNDO Boston/NYC” 2016 Experience application by Wednesday, February 3, 2016. Confirmed participants will be informed by Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, and will need to make payments for the experience by published deadlines.
Payment Process: 2
*Cost per participant/staff: $375.00 (on-campus); $400.00 (off-campus) First Payment (On-Campus): $200 due on Monday, February 8, 2016 First Payment (Off-Campus): $200 due on Monday, February 8, 2016 Final Payment (On-Campus): $175 due on Monday February 22, 2016 Final Payment (Off-Campus): $200 due Monday, February 22, 2016
NOTE: Preference will be given to students who live in university residences, are active in MUNDO (weekly meeting attendance, participating in PASS or MUNDO events, etc.) or other Residence Life Big Six Organizations, and/or the Program for Advising in Scholarship and Service (PASS), but all students are strongly encouraged to apply. *No refunds will be provided for cancellations
Pre-Travel Requirements: In addition to payments for the “Past, Present, Progress?: The MUNDO Boston/NYC” 2016 Experience, interested participants MUST complete the following: Actively take part in 3 out of 5 MUNDO events: Eye of the Beholder - MON., FEB. 8, 2016 @ 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, Curl Viewpoint South, (Above Curl Market) Ending Islamophobia – MON., FEB. 15, 2015 @ 6:30-8:00 PM, Meeting Room #3 (RPAC) MUNDO Movie Night “Race” (The Jesse Owens Story)— MON., FEB. 22, 2016 @ TBD, AMC Lennoz (777 Kinnear Road) Sunshine Service – MON., FEB. 29, 2016 @ 6:30 PM- 8 PM, Meeting Room. #3 (RPAC) Discussion on the Movie “Race” – MON., MAR 7, 2015 @ 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, Curl Viewpoint South, (Above Curl Market)
Participate in at least one (1) Enrichment Opportunity— These experiences can be anything that lets participants explore different cultures, and/or the larger MUNDO themes related to service, learning and leadership. If you have a question over whether or not something qualifies, email the NYC/Boston Action Team or Julius Mayo. A Taste of OSU-- Fri., February 12, 2016 @ 5-9 PM (OHIO UNION) Salsa and Soul Food 2016 – Fri., February 26, 2016 @ 7-- PM, Hale Black Cultural Center Teatro Presents: OTL’s “Hairspray” Talkback Session -- SUN., FEB. 28, 2016 @ 4:45 PM, Hitchhock Hall #131 Any Involved Living Group Event—All the Time! Any kind of service activity- All the Time! 3
Application due Friday, January 29, 2016
Past, Present, Progress? MUNDO NYC/BOSTON Experience 2016 Application
Due by January 29, 2016 Complete this form, and then submit saved document via the MUNDO Carmen website drop box or by e- mailing the completed form to [email protected] by the deadline
Name (Last, First, Middle): ______
E-mail:______
I live: On Campus: ______ Off-Campus______
Class Rank: ______
Student Group Affiliation (Choose all that apply): Allies for Diversity __ Black Student Association__ MUNDO __ National Residence Hall Honorary__ Off The Lake__ PASS (Arts and Sciences) __ Residence Hall Advisory Council (RHAC)__ None of these__
Gender __Female __Male __Other
Academic Major/Minor(s): ______
Food allergies or special dietary needs (if applicable):______
SHORT WRITTEN RESPONSES Please respond to all four (5) of the following writing prompts in no more than 150 words each.
1. Please describe how you expect the content, theme, and location of this experience to contribute to the achievement of your academic, career, and personal goals. 4
2. How will your participation in this program contribute to the creation of a diverse group of participants with a variety of experiences, opinions, backgrounds and cultural perspectives?
3. Take a current prominent issue and discuss whether or not you believe society has progressed in this area? Why or why not?
4. Please describe a time where you have actively learned about or experienced traditions of another culture besides your own. How has that experience influenced you as a person?
5. If chosen to go on this experience, what would your first preference be: “Fun Home” or “The Crucible?” (Select One)
Fun Home Description: Fun Home introduces us to Alison at three different ages, revealing memories of her uniquely dysfunctional family – her mother, brothers and volatile, brilliant, enigmatic father – that connect with her in surprising new ways. This intimate and emotional theatrical experience is performed entirely in the round, bringing audiences closer to Alison’s story than ever before. A refreshingly honest musical about seeing your parents through grown- up eyes, Fun Home is “a blazingly original heartbreaker and a nonstop treasure of invention.” This is a musical.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYVxYxmqHjU
The Crucible: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible returns to Broadway in a new production directed by the acclaimed Belgian director Ivo van Hove. Set during the Salem witch trials of the 1690s, The Crucible is a timeless parable of morality, a scorching indictment of intolerance, and a central work in the canon of American drama. This is a play.
Link (to the trailer of the film version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OBffF0s3Hc
(OPTIONAL) ADDITIONAL QUESTION This question is not required, but may be submitted to provide additional information.
If there is an important aspect of your personal background or identity, not addressed elsewhere in the application, that you would like to share with the Committee, we invite you to do so here. (Examples might include significant challenges in access to education, unusual socioeconomic factors, cultural identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity). Briefly explain how such factors have motivated you in life, whether in terms of career-orientation, social identity, or simply why you are applying for this experience.)
____ I certify that the information given on this form is true and correct. I also have read the Requirements for participation in this experience. 5
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Past, Present, Progress? The MUNDO NYC/BOSTON Alternative Break Experience 2016 March 11-20, 2016
*DRAFT*
Friday, March 11, 2016 • 8 PM -Bus Departure for Boston • Late Night-Rest Breaks as needed
Saturday, March 12, 2016 • 9:45 AM-- Arrive in Boston • 1 0:30 AM- Store Bags, Freshen up, Distribute Breakfast Snacks, Distribute Travel Cards • 12 Noon-- Orientation to the Area/Group Lunch • Afternoon-Evening-- Group Exploration of the area
Sunday, March 13,2016 • 7:30 AM-- Breakfast in the hostel • 8:15 AM-- Depart for Freedom Trail Walking Tour • 9:00 AM-- Freedom Trail Walking Tour • 11:30 AM-- Lunch on your own in Faneuil hall • 1:30 PM--Group Trolley tour Boston • 3:30 PM--Exploration Time • Afternoon-Evening-- Group Exploration of the area, Optional Dinner in Little Italy
Monday, March 14,2016 • 7:30AM-- Breakfast in the hostel • 9:00 AM-- Culture Hop 6
• 1 :00 PM-- Lunch on your own • 2:30 PM- Depart for Salem • 4:00 PM-- Dinner in Salem on your own (in area) • 6:00PM-- Depart for Salem Witch Trial Tour • 8:00 PM-- Return to Boston • Evening-- Group Exploration/Rest
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 • 7:30 AM - Breakfast in the hostel • 8:15 AM-- Depart for Service Sites (2-3 options suggested by hostel) • 12:30 PM-- Group Reflection Lunch • 2:00 PM-- Depart for NYC • 4:30PM-- Arrive at Hostel, distribute transportation passes, orientation to the area around the hostel • Evening-- Group Exploration/Rest (Optional Julius Mayo Guide to TKTS)
Wednesday, March 16,2016 • 7:30 AM -- Breakfast in the hostel • 8:30AM-- Depart for Lower Manhattan Tour (led by Mr. MUNDO) • 10:30 AM-- Tour of the 9/11 Memorial Museum • Noon--Depart for conclusion of tour in Chinatown and Little Italy/Lunch on your own • 2:00PM-- Meet for "Surprise" Mid afternoon snack/Midtown Manhattan Tour • 3:30 PM-- Break/Dinner on Your Own • 7:30PM-- Meet at either Circle in the Square Theater (235 W. 50th Street) for Fun Home, or Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W. 48th Street) for The Crucible • Evening-- Group Exploration/Rest
Thursday, March 17, 2016 • 7:30 AM -- Breakfast in the hostel • 8:30AM-- Depart for Volunteer service in Food Bank for NYC • 11 :30 AM-- Lunch on your own in Midtown Manhattan • 1:30 PM-- Meet to depart for Covenant House • 2:15 PM-- Meet with Staff and Students at Covenant House (Bring donations?) • 3:30 PM--Aft.ernoon-Evening-- Group Exploration of the area
Friday, March 18, 2016 • 7:30AM-- Breakfast in the hostel • 8:30AM-- Depart for Lower East Side Tenement Museum • 9:30AM-- Tour ofthe Lower East Side Tenement Museum {inside tenements) • 11 :30 AM-- Lunch in the Area • 1:30 PM-- Lower East Side Eating Tour {sampling of foods from the neighborhood) • 3:30 PM-- Exploration Time/Break • 6:30 PM-- Meet in Hostel for Reflection discussion with former Buckeyes • Evening-- Exploration Time
Saturday, March 19,2016 • 8:30AM-- Breakfast in the hostel 7
• 9:30 AM-- Store Bags/Check Out of hostel • 1 0:30 AM-- Closing Reflection in hostel or Central Park • Noon-- Exploration in Groups • 11 :30 PM--Depart for Buckeye Country
Sunday, March 20,2016 • 1 0:00 AM-- Arrive back in Buckeye Country