This course will challenge you to think creatively about your beliefs regarding individual and cultural relations and the climate these systems operate in. You will continue to develop the following skills: communication, creativity, analytical ability and integrative thinking. There will be on-line pre-course meetings TBA. TUITION the GRADUATE COLLEGE SHU Tuition: $1197 full credit (3hrs) + $ 25 Tech fee $399 audit ( 1 hr) + $ 25 Tech fee Visit Venezuela with Siena Heights ITINERARY OF THE TRIP University Graduate College On March 15 the participants will land in Caracas, capital city of Venezuela. After the arrival, we will take Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela. a tour around the cosmopolitan-crowded-hectic city of Caracas. We will tour the center of the endogenous TRIP INFORMATION development “Fabricio Ojeda” and the communitarian TV station “Catia TV.” Then, we will visit some of Flight: American Airlines the hillside-shanty-town areas known as “Barrio 23 de The cost of the flight is approximately $ 850 to $1000 Enero” to experience communal organization. Next, we (taxes and fees included). will visit the “Barrio Adentro” (communal health care • Departing from Detroit to Caracas GRS 599: Cross Cultural Leadership in Venezuela centers subsidized by the federal government). Then • Returning from Caracas to Detroit we will travel to the west to Yaracuy state to experience Course Description: a socialist-corn flour producing enterprise established Room, Board and Ground Transportation: Cross Cultural Leadership is a collaborative research through Iranian-Venezuelan cooperation. (March 15-22) $ 750. seminar that examines what constitutes “effective” As we continue to descend to the semi-arid lands of • $375 due January 15 and February 15. leadership across cultures. It is collaborative because the Lara State, we will “set camp” in the city of • Rooms will be shared and either be on college the students are expected to provide some of the Barquisimeto. From there we will travel to the town of campuses or retreat centers. content. The readings target particular aspects of Carora to learn about the social, political and economic • Board breakfast and lunch provided with cultural differentiation. Working within the topics programs implemented by the federal and local govern- participants purchasing their own dinner. of health care, education and feeding the poor, ment; these include government subsidized food- • Transportation by bus or van. students are asked to describe aspects of leadership program, forms of direct and participative democracy, in particular cultures based on their research and/or where the local community implements policies based Contact Information: personal experiences. Readings are provided on on the creations of local Community Councils. Next, the The application & registration for the course are available economic, social and political differences. Course course participants will experience forms of alternative on-line at www.sienaheights.edu. deliverables include: active participation in the class, economic systems such as the cooperatives and socialists contribution of class content on each session and an Please send application to: micro/macro enterprises in Barquisimeto and Sanare. end of course paper that explores some aspect of leadership across the two cultures of Venezuela E-mail: [email protected] Then, the course participants will continue to Puerto and the United States. Cabello to the beautiful beaches of the Venezuelan coast. Write: Jill Gardner– Bakewell People may have a day to relax and enjoy the warm The Graduate College waters of the Caribbean Sea and the beautiful scenery. Siena Heights University During the tour the group may have a brief meeting with 1247 East Siena Heights Drive the Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. The trip will Adrian, Michigan 49221 conclude with our flight from Caracas on the morning www.sienaheights.edu of Saturday, March 22, 2008. Phone: (877) 438-1596 or (517) 264-7665 Day Place * Saturday Maiquetia International Airport, City of La 03/15/08 Guaira. Caracas and surrounding areas. Sunday Caracas and surrounding areas. 03/16/08 Monday Yaracuy State. 03/17/08 Lara State, City of Barquisimeto. Tuesday Town of Carora and surrounding areas. 03/18/08 Wednesday Town of Sanare and surrounding areas. 03/19/08 City of Barquisimeto. Thursday City of Barquisimeto and surrounding areas. 03/20/08 Venezuela Friday Carabobo State, City of Puerto Cabello. International Boundary 03/21/08 State-level Boundary National Capital State-level Capital Railroad Saturday Maiquetia International Airport, Road 03/22/08 City of La Guaira. Tentative Course Route * Note: Schedule may be subject to changes without notice..