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MONDAY, FEB. 06, 2017 | VOLUME 133 ISSUE 07
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
Home-court winning streak comes to an end
JORDAN WOLE
THE VALUE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
ANGELA PERRYMAN, Director, Office of Study Abroad
Americans understand the value of international education. In an Election Day 2016 public opinion poll commissioned by NAFSA', a large and bipartisan majority of voters agreed that our nation is better off when more of our students are internationally educated and understand other cultures and languages. We completely agree.
Students who accept the challenge of study abroad and who immerse themselves in other cultures stand to benefit tremendously from this experience. Studying abroad;
- Expands academic opportunities and provides unique research and internship experiences to students as they complete their degree
- Fosters the development of intercultural communication competencies and foreign language fluency;
- Provides opportunity for perspective taking, engaging with difference, and leading across cultures; and
- Prepares students with the skills they need to collaborate and compete in today's global workforce.
Of most importance in the current environment, however, is that studying abroad provides opportunity for personto-person diplomacy, a powerful force in building and sustaining a more secure, economically sound, socially interconnected, and peaceful world. Through meaningful individual interactions, we can better understand the common problems shared by people and nations and the need for thoughtful engagement to collectively solve these challenges and improve the world around us.
1. NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Additional information on the poll referenced above can be found online at www.nafsa.org/Policy_and_Advocacy/Policy_Resources/Policy_Trends_b_and_Data/Public_Opinion_Supports_International_Education/
Whether on campus, in the community, or through education abroad, we encourage all KU students to actively engage with and learn from the diversity of people and cultures which surround us. In doing so, we draw the world nearer, strengthen our communities, and help to bridge that which so often divides us.
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view that the School or Education realized a few years ago that it was not doing enough to address these issues and developed a diversity agenda.
Ginsberg said he felt Kamatuka was the right person for the job given his work and experience with educational opportunity programs.
"He has love and passion for the School of Education and for the University," Ginsberg said.
Kamatuka, who also works as the director of the Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, was born in Namibia, lived as a refugee in Zambia, and finally arrived in Hillsboro, Kansas.
"There were people who believed in me, who gave me opportunities for me to be successful," he said.
Now, he wants to do the same for students. He said the main reason he accepted the position was because he does not want to see the University as an unwelcoming place for students.
"I believe in the goodness of all of us," he said. "We need to find a way to bring it out."
"I want to meet with my faculty and staff to talk about these issues on a public forum, so we can come up with how to make every student that comes to the School of Education feel valued, that we are there for every student, every staff and every faculty," he said.
"He's a national leader on work on equity, diversity, and inclusion," Ginsberg said. "We hope to have his immediate support and long-term guidance."
starting nis two-year commitment as executive director, Ginsberg said he trusts he will do a great job and hopes that Kamatuka will continue advising the school on these issues.
Kamatuka said he knows that, to fulfill his goals, it will require effort from both the faculty and staff.
people hack nampo promises
DARBY VANHOUTAN
@darbyvanhouz
@darbyvanhoutan
Students can now quickly and easily keep up with the actions of President Donald Trump, thanks in part to the work of a student here at the University.
"If you're a student, an activist, or just a citizen that wants to keep up to date on a lot of things that are changing very quickly, this is the tool for you," P.h.D student Peter Federman said.
The tool that Federman
is referring to is Trump Track, an application he helped develop. The app is downloadable on smartphones and has a desktop version.
The application's creator, Sam Altman, had the idea for the app after seeing President Trump's "Contract with the American Voter."
"The idea was that we saw a lot of promises being made and we thought that one thing we could do with our expertise and reach and tools is that we have
is track those promises," Federman said.
Along with Federman, Altman recruited Greg Koberger of developer service ReadMe.io and Alec Baum, former organizer for Hillary Clinton's campaign.
"I obviously have my own political predispositions; we all do," said Baum. "I'm especially eager to create a resource that is useful for activists as well as people looking
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