Week 1 at a glance State Department Conference and DC Educational Tour June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 SMC group travel to DC 5 p.m. Meeting with SMC students 7:00-8:30 at Participants arrive in DC at various times Settle in rooms and rest Dinner together for those who have arrived 7:00-8:30 at 10:00 noon Introductions and pre-institute surveys Sing-up for on own 2 pm Urban Adventure guided DC City Tour Dinner together 7:00-8:30 at Meeting at Vital Voices Noon with other SUSI on Women s Leadership Free afternoon 4:00 Prepare for Cultural Festival 5 to 7 p.m. Cultural Festival 7:00-8:30 at Board bus: 7:30 Conference at the State Department bring a cardigan, it is cold! (4:45 pm ending time) June 28 7:00 am at Meeting at Peace Institute Visit of the Capitol Building on own and free afternoon June 29 Grab and go breakfast at the Bus pick up: 7:30 a.m. Travel back to Saint Settle into Opus Hall 6:30 Host Family Orientation/Cultural Differences Presentation 6:30 SUSI Portrait Photo Shoot 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception June 30 at Hilton Garden Inn 7-9 a.m. 9:00 Security briefing Spes 135 IT Orientation 10:30 Administrative Orientation - 11:30 Academic Orientation Taxi Shuttle to shop at Mall, Best Buy and Target Departs SMC from Opus at 1:30, 2:30 at Mall (on own) Return trips at 2:45, 4:00, and 6:00 First s in Downtown South Bend (food, dancing, fireworks at dusk) 1
Week II Discovering the Leader Within / Articulate your Spiritual/Ethical Core July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 8 a.m. Leave for Camp Mack Wall Climbing Zip Lining Low Ropes course 3 p.m. Leave Camp Mack to return to campus Free evening ROOMMATE AGREEMENT DUE Shopping at the Michigan City Outlet Mall (optional) 6:00 Scavenger Hunt/Tour of campus Read and prepare for the week s classes Understanding Cultural Identity through Cultural Sharing Spes 135 1 p.m. Developing intercultural skills. Spes 135 3:45 Writing 7 p.m. Baseball game dinner, fireworks 10:00 Canoeing at St. Patrick s Park Catered Traditional 4 th of July picnic lunch in the park Free time to read and prepare for the next day. Prepare country presentation July 5 Religious Tolerance 1, Stacy Davis 1 p.m. Religious Tolerance 2, Stacy Davis 3:30 Leadership Profile Myers-Briggs interpretation session, Stacie Jeffirs CCO Spes 134 7 p.m. Zumba (optional) July 6 Leadership Through Action Understanding Service and Volunteerism in the US 11:00 Orientation to Home Stays 12:30 Depart for Service Locations 1 to 4 p.m. Community 6:00 p.m. Dinner and debriefing of experience July 7 Overview of U.S. Women s History. Part 1 Jamie Wagman 1:00 Optional visit to the local mosque (Mandatory for American creditseeking students) 6 p.m. Opus Hall Participants leave with their host families for the weekend 2
Week III at a glance - Create Inclusive and Equitable Communities / Make your Difference in the World July 8 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 Host Family Stay Host Family Stay 7:30 a.m. Overview of U.S. Women s History. Part 2 Jamie Wagman, Saint Mary's College in Dining Hall 1 p.m. Introduction to Concepts of Gender and Women s Studies Jamie Wagman 7:30 a.m. 8 a.m. Spes Unica atrium Leadership Milene Jeffirs and SPARKlers US Political Institutions and Political Systems, Marc Belanger, Saint, in DH 1:00 Women and Political Representation in the US and globally, Marc Belanger, Saint 7:30 Women in Public Service, Marc Belanger, Saint Mary s College. in 12:30 Departures for Community July 13 6:00 a.m. Departure for (Boxed breakfast) 10:30 Panel on Women's Leadership in the Arab-American Community sponsored by the Arab-American National Museum, at nearby restaurant 1:30 Tour of the Arab- American Museum July 14 9:00 a.m. Attend panel at the Islamic Center of America 10:45 a.m. Grocery shopping for Culinary Festival on Warren Ave. 11:30 at Al Ameer (Warren Avenue) 1:30 Prayer Service at the Mosque 3:30 p.m. Mid-Institute Evaluations 5:45-6:15 p.m. Dinner 3:30 Writing 3pm Check into 3:30 p.m. Guided Tours of the Detroit Institute of the Arts Participants return to Opus Hall Read and prepare for the week REMINDER: Work on country presentation and read for sessions Culinary Festival I: USA, Egypt, Tunisia 5 6:30 p.m. dinner at dining hall 7:30 Drumming as Metaphor for Leadership Rice Commons, Student Center Dinner/Shopping Museum is open until 10 p.m. 3
Week IV at a glance - Create Inclusive and Equitable Communities / Make your Difference in the World July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 /Detroit at 10 a.m. Visit Henry Ford and Greenfield Village at Henry Ford/Greenfield Village Tour of Detroit? at 11:00 a.m. at Al Maidah 1:00 p.m. Charles H. Wright Museum Free time 7:30 a.m. in Gender and Human Rights, 1 Ann Marie Short at Dining Hall 1:00 p.m. Gender and Human Rights, 2 Ann Marie Short, Saint 3:15 Screening of He Named Me Malala 7:30 a.m. in.advocating for Women s Empowerment: addressing violence against women and lack of educational opportunities, Ann Marie Short, Saint 12:15 pm. with Mentors 1:00 p.m. Mentoring sessions 7:30 a.m. in a.m. Transnational Advocacy: Women s Activism in an Era of Globalization, Laura Elder at 2:30 Vander Vennet Theater Cultural presentations to the Saint Mary's campus community (wear cultural attire) 4:00 Shopping for Culinary Festival (optional) July 20 8:00 a.m. with YALIs at Rice Commons (business casual) Joan McClendon Women s Economic Empowerment Entrepreneurship Session with YALI 11:00 a.m. : Conflict Resolution Milene Jeffirs 1:00 p.m Writing Start Work on Action Plans July 21 7:30 a.m. Depart for (boxed breakfasts) Seminar/panel at the University of Dr. Melissa Gillam Kate Bensen of the Network 2:30 Board boat for Architectural Tour at Navy Pier Check in Dinner /Shopping l Pizza in Opus REMINDER: Work on country presentation 5 p.m-6:15 pm Dinner in the dining hall REMINDER: Work on country presentation 5 p.m. Dinner in the dining hall 7:00 pm Session at the Civil Rights Museum on Urban Violence (The Interrupters?) 5:00-6:15 p.m. Dinner in the dining hall 6:30 Dance Party Rice Commons (student center) Culinary Festival II: Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan at 7:30 Opus Hall Free evening 4
Week V at a glance Embrace Leadership and Service / Make your Difference in the World July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 6 9 a.m. at 9:00 a.m. Board bus for Tour of Neighborhoods 10 a.m. Visit Mexican American Museum 11 a.m. Bus tour continued 12 noon in China Town 1:30 p.m. Bus picks up from Chinatown and heads back to Free afternoon 6-9 a.m. at Free morning on own 12:00 p.m. Checkout of (leave bags at ) 2 p.m. Hull House tour Bus leaves from at 4 p.m. Return to Saint Mary's College Pizza dinner at Opus at Hilton 9:00 Panel of Local Women Leaders 11:30 State Department Alumni Grant Webinar 12 1:00 p.m. Professional Skills workshops Grant writing and budgeting Resume Writing Public Speaking at Hilton Leadership Training Work on action plans and presentation. 12:00 1:30 Leadership Training Continue Developing Inclusive Leadership Plan. Mana Derakhshani 3:15 Writing Free evening Work on action plan at Hilton Garden Inn 7-9a.m. Leadership Training Work on action plans and presentations Work on Action Plans and presentations Work on presentations July 27 at Hilton Leadership : Presentations of participants inclusive leadership action plans Spes 145 12:30 Departures for Community 4:30 p.m. Writing Reflection on Service 5:30 Dinner July 28 at Hilton Administration of post-participation surveys 12:30 Depart for 1:00 p.m. Farewell at Legends of Notre Dame Free time in order to prepare for tomorrow s departure.(packing, laundry) 7:00-10:00 p.m. Stapleton Lounge Formal closing ceremony followed by reception July 29 at Hilton Garden Inn 7-9 a.m. Bus leaves for O Hare Time: 11 a.m. 5