{"id":1206,"date":"2023-08-02T14:47:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T18:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/teachers-college\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2023-08-09T10:45:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T14:45:50","slug":"united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/teachers-college\/2023\/08\/02\/united\/","title":{"rendered":"UNITED Project Welcomes Students From Uzbekistan to Ball State"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"From June 15-July 6, Ball State University hosted 15 Uzbek college students, ages 18-24, and one Uzbek faculty member, as part of a new exchange program.<\/p>\n

For those 21 days, the visiting youth learned and worked alongside Ball State students in interdisciplinary, cross-cultural student teams. The teams explored careers in government, education, community organization and development, and socially responsible business. Then, they applied classroom knowledge to develop and execute collaborative projects that make an impact in the community.<\/p>\n

\"\"The project, U.S.\/Uzbekistan Network and International Exchange for Development (UNITED), was developed by Teachers College faculty David Roof, associate professor of Educational Studies; and Rachel Geesa, associate clinical professor of Educational Leadership. The project was funded by the U.S. Department of State and supported by the U.S. Embassy Tashkent Public Diplomacy Section (PDS)<\/a>. UNITED also involved Ball State faculty traveling to Uzbekistan last Fall to deliver seminars about the project and building relationships between the U.S. and Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n

Arrival: June 15-16, 2023<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Uzbek students and faculty member arrived in Muncie on Thursday, June 15, 2023, and spent the next day getting settled in after such a long journey.<\/p>\n\n\t\t