Global studies majors to present senior projects

salvetoday Posted On March 9, 2016
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Global studies major Aleksandra Deptula ’16, pictured during study abroad in South Africa, is one of seven students presenting a senior project.

Seven global studies majors will present their senior projects from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 in the O’Hare Academic Center, Room 260. Members of the Salve Regina community are welcome to attend.

Through their capstone courses, the students have developed research-based projects that address a global issue at the local level and integrate the experiences and knowledge they gained during their study abroad programs.

Presenters include:

  • Ashley Bourque: “Food Poverty in the United Kingdom”
  • Colleen Cloonan: “Youth Job Crisis in Andalucia, Spain”
  • Aleksandra Deptula: “South African Youth in Poverty”
  • Erin Gerhard: “Fighting Femicide: Gender Inequality in Argentina”
  • Gabrielle Lefrancois: “South African Minibus Taxis and Unemployment”
  • Cleora Ohar: “Illegal Immigration: North African Migrants in Spain”
  • Katharine Stoeckel: “Save the Shells: Turtle Conservation in Costa Rica”