The experience of living in a village in Africa is radically different from learning about cultural diversity in a classroom. Iona in Mission offers students the opportunity to integrate academia with real life situations. Travel offers us two distinct benefits. First, it makes human our images of people in other places, thus inspiring us to respond to the needs of those who once seemed remote and different. Second, we begin to see ourselves in a very different way, expanding our definitions of who we are.
Many intensives are credit-bearing courses.
You can earn between one and three credits, depending on the particular trip. These courses require the same academic standards as a course that is taught entirely in the classroom, and can be used towards a variety of majors and minors. Students return from these experiences with more than just a few extra credits. There will be a non-refundable deposit due once you decide you want to go. After you re signed up, the fundraising process begins.