SUNY Broome’s first recipient of the Diversity Abroad Honors Scholarship Award knew exactly where he wanted to go: Haiti, as part of the college’s premier global service learning course.
“I wanted to broaden my horizons and see an area that has been impacted by natural disasters,” said Isaac, who received the $2,000 scholarship offered by the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. “I wanted to go somewhere to help out. Areas devastated by natural disasters can get neglected.”
As part of the Health for Haiti class this January, Isaac participated in a number of initiatives, from providing health and dental care, to education, feeding the hungry and more.
“The people actually doing this program are doing it because they want to help somebody,” he reflected. “It’s different than study abroad programs where you go to learn a language.”
Health for Haiti also gave the Sport Studies major the opportunity to teach physical education classes to children and teens in the Caribbean nation. It’s an opportunity for applied learning that he appreciates, as he prepares to transfer to SUNY Cortland after graduating this May.
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“It made me more determined to become a physical education teacher. I saw how physical education can benefit children and teens,” said Isaac, who will graduate this May. “I had the chance to see what I’ve been learning in play.”
Interested in giving your education a global perspective? You, too, can apply for the Diversity Abroad Honors Scholarship. The deadline to submit applications is March 8, 2019, at 5 p.m. Click here for more information about the scholarship and how to apply.
