Global Connections: Fall 2012
![Zambia](/cms4/asset/EC113DA5-BC43-0135-9E8DAE1003FAFFF2/img_0780lr[1414591562].jpg)
GVSU graduate, Katherine Costello, develops female empowerment group in Zambia while serving in the Peace Corps.
Empowering Women in Zambia
Title: "Empowering Women in Zambia"
Author: Katherine Costello
GVSU graduate, Katherine Costello, develops female empowerment group in Zambia while serving in the Peace Corps.
![Kenya](/cms4/asset/EC113DA5-BC43-0135-9E8DAE1003FAFFF2/gtiea_team-300x221[1414591655].jpg)
Renewable Energy for Kenya
Title: "Renewable Energy for Kenya"
Author: Dr. Erik Nordman (GVSU)
Fullbright Scholar, Dr. Erik Nordman will be spending the 2012-13 school year in Kenya, helping to develop renewable energy technologies.
![China](/cms4/asset/EC113DA5-BC43-0135-9E8DAE1003FAFFF2/img_1685[1414591689].jpg)
Dialogue of Civilizations
Title: "Dialogue of Civilizations"
Author: Joseph Swartz and Sarah Wildt
GVSU students Joseph Swartz and Sarah Wildt were given the opportunity to present their papers at the Dialogue of Civilizations conference in China.
![Costa Rica](/cms4/asset/EC113DA5-BC43-0135-9E8DAE1003FAFFF2/img_0479_copy2(3)[1414591854].jpg)
Pura Vida - Life as a Language Minority
Title: "¡Pura Vida! Life as a Language Minority"
Author: Stephanie Nelson
Padnos Scholarship recipient, Stephanie Nelson, is immersed in language and family during her travels to Costa Rica.