The Study of the U.S. Branch (ECA/A/E/USS) is pleased to invite candidate nominations from posts for a summer 2024 Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) for Student Leaders from Bangladesh, Brazil, Indonesia, Jordan, and Nigeria interested in the topic of Climate Change and the Environment. The five-week program will be hosted by the Northern Nevada International Center at the University of Nevada in Reno, via an award to Meridian International Center. The tentative dates are June 22 to July 25, 2024, and any changes will be shared at the time of selection. Should health, safety, and travel conditions pose significant challenges, the program will pivot to a modified virtual format.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs) for Student Leaders are intensive short-term academic programs whose purpose is to provide groups of undergraduate student leaders with a deeper understanding of the United States while simultaneously enhancing their leadership skills. Each Institute hosts 20 participants. The Institutes consist of a four-week academic residency with a balanced series of seminar discussions, readings, group presentations and lectures. Site visits, leadership development, cultural activities, and community service complement the coursework and academic sessions. If conditions allow, the Institutes will include a one-week integrated study tour in the United States. Note that if the program must take place virtually, participants will engage in similar activities but online from their home countries.
The Study of the U.S. Branch has sponsored Student Leader Institutes since 2003. This Institute is one of four summer 2024 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Global Student Leaders. ECA has issued an award to Meridian International Center to administer this program. The SUSI on Climate Change and the Environment will enhance participants’ knowledge of U.S. history, government, institutions, society, and culture within the context of the theme. Participants may also explore sustainable development; clean energy; conservation; environmental justice; ocean protection; pollution; economic impact; public health; and the impact of climate change specifically on underserved, youth, and minority populations and communities, including indigenous peoples. The Institute will incorporate a focus on U.S. historical events as well as contemporary American life, including current political, social, and economic debates in a pluralistic society. In addition to classroom-based lectures and activities learning about the science behind climate change, participants will engage with government officials, nonprofit organizations, and business to learn about how these individual sectors are working individually and together to address the unique climate risks in the state of Nevada. Specific meetings may be organized with officials of the state of Nevada and of the Paiute Tribe reservation; the Nature Conservancy and the American Red Cross; and with private sector leaders in responding to sustainable industries, including Tesla, Switch Center, and Patagonia, Inc. Participants will also visit San Francisco, California, and a study tour to New Orleans, Louisiana, will conclude the program.
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