VIVIR MÉXICO
Study Abroad Program, Cultural Centers, The University of Arizona
NEWS & EVENTS
The Vivir Mexico program was featured in the UAnews as a highlighted study abroad program at the University of Arizona (UA). Please look through the articles below to learn more about this program and the experience of the students who participated. Also, check this website regularly for updates about when and where information sessions will be happening!
Vivir: Eyes Wide Open
July 13, 2013 UANEWS, The University of Arizona
It all began with an idea around student engagement and access to study abroad opportunities.
University of Arizona staff members Socorro Carrizosa and Dan Xayaphanh, along with professor Richard Ruiz, collaborated with UA Study Abroad to launch Vivir México, a new study abroad program which has come to a close.
In the program, students earned six credits while traveling to Mexico City and Guanajuato, learning about...
The service learning project as part of the Vivir México study abroad program was based at Resplandor, a community center in the small rural town of Cajones. (Photo courtesy of Sergio Arturo)
Vivir: Active Engagement Abroad
July 11, 2013, UANEWS, The University of Arizona
At the UA, several programs offered through Study Abroad have a strong community service component.
Among them is a study abroad program in Antigua, Guatemala at the Center for Mesoamerican Research. There, in addition to learning an indigenous language and about the history of revolutions in Central America, students are able to establish their own volunteership or internship, for which they earn UA credit.
Another strong example of a service-oriented study abroad program is Vivir México, which is now underway. With students currently in Cajones, Guanajuato...
UA students studying abroad in Mexico are working with a community center to facilitate programming for youth. (Photo courtesy of Bryant Valencia)
Vivir: Wildcats in Mexico
July 3, 2013, UANEWS, The University of Arizona
University of Arizona staff members Socorro Carrizosa and Dan Xayaphanh, along with professor Richard Ruiz, collaborated with UA Study Abroad to launch Vivir México. Students in program earn six credits while traveling to Mexico City and Guanajuato, learning about sociopolitical issues in the country.
Another priority was to ensure that students not only gain study abroad experience, but experience working directly with local community members.
Students are required to complete service projects, giving them the chance...
Socorro Carrizosa and Dan Xayaphanh, program directors for UA Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs and Asian Pacific American Student Affairs, respectively, launched the Vivir México study abroad program to offer students with financial need a chance to study abroad. The team was able to land private funding to support students in their travels.
Vivir México helps student explore her roots
Fall 2014, UA Family Magazine, The University of Arizona
I’ll never forget how accomplished I felt after reaching the top of the pyramids in Teotihuacán. As a child of Mexican immigrants, I had made it one of my life’s goals to visit my mother’s homeland. Years later as a college student, I received the opportunity to study abroad in Mexico through the University of Arizona Cultural Center’s “Vivir México” study abroad program.
