GESI is a distinctive credit-bearing study abroad program that prepares undergraduate students with the knowledge, tools and experiences to confront shared global problems. GESI begins at Northwestern’s Chicago campus with intensive pre-departure coursework in community development and international leadership. Students then venture abroad to work in interdisciplinary teams of three to five at community-based organizations in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, India, Nicaragua, South Africa, or Uganda. At the end of the summer, students from all locations return to Chicago for a Final Reflection Summit, where they share and compare geographical experiences and explore how to transform their GESI summer into a lifetime of global engagement.

If you join GESI this summer from June 15 - August 20, 2012, you will:

• Receive intensive preparatory coursework and training at Northwestern
• Earn 2 course credits (the equivalent to 6 semester hours)
• Live with a homestay family
• Do international community development from the ground up
• Gain hands-on group work experience

Visit the website for more information and to apply. Applications are due March 1, 2012.