December 2, 2009, 10 AM, Room 304, Building #5, National University of Mongolia

The ACMS will host the student research conference presentations for this semester’s School for International Training’s (SIT) Study Abroad program. This field-based, academic, undergraduate program immerses students in real-world contexts where they can examine critical, global issues from diverse perspectives and multiple sources of knowledge. SIT Study Abroad Mongolia program includes intensive cultural immersion, substantial community involvement, enlightening educational excursions, and emphasis on individual field-based research. The program ends with a month long Independent Study Project (ISP) that provides the opportunity to learn primary research methods, skills, and ethics; practice field study; and gain a deep understanding of the research topic.

Presenters:

Brandon Miliate, University of Southern California, India’s Role in Mongolia’s Third Neighbor Policy
Britt Van, Colorado College, The Relationship between Religion and Mining: Perceived and Potential Interactions and Affects
Kara Pellegrino, Kenyon College, Dairy and Its Cultural Significance in the City
Sam LeGrys, Goucher College, The Mongol and the Wolf
Lindsay Myron, Cornell University, Tomatoes Ripened from Red to Green: Post-Socialist Vegetable Cultivation in Mongolia Nathan Wenzel, George Washington University, The Legend of the Almas: A Comparative and Critical Analysis