Will be offered Summer 2024
Travel to the U.S./Mexico border in Arizona for one week to learn about immigration, the global economy, and environmental and human rights issues. This immersion provides the opportunity to hear multiple perspectives on the complex issue of immigration and may include visits to the border wall, federal court, social service agencies, and human rights organizations.
Read student reflections from previous participants on our Border Immersion blog.
Contact: border.immersion@up.edu
Immersion Coordinators: Maria Alzugaray Orellana and Benjamin Barrero
Above photo: Border Immersion participants on a desert walk in Arizona.
The Tanzania social justice immersion gave students the opportunity to learn about the social, political, and economic past and present of Tanzania. The three-week experience focuses on education, health, women’s empowerment, and other social issues. Students learned basic Kiswahili (the primary language spoken in Tanzania), participated in service opportunities, experienced homestays with local families, and learned about the work of Holy Cross in East Africa.
To view student reflections from the Tanzania Immersion, visit our blog.
This immersion is not currently being offered.
Participants will explore current social issues such as food justice, healthcare, and environmental justice through the lens of community organizing by connecting with organizations in Detroit and Chicago such as the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN). Learn how to can make positive change in your community by learning from mutual aid organizations, small grassroots nonprofits, large impactful nonprofits and community leaders.
Read the CORE Immersion blog here!
Above photo: CORE Immersion participants in Chicago.
University of Portland
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.,
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503.943.8000
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