Immersed in the culture
Short-term opportunities
2027 Cross Cultural experiences
- Bangladesh
- Civil Rights Tour
- France
- Kentucky
Most students fulfill their cross-cultural requirement through a May term experience, typically at the end of the sophomore or junior year. While each experience is unique, all provide an opportunity to interact with people in the host community, through formal presentations and in service settings.
Lodging is usually in a group setting (guest house, hotel, conference center, kibbutz or convent), with some opportunities for overnight or weekend home stays with host families.
Leader: Bethany Dario
Explore environmental justice and health education while learning about the impacts of poverty, gender injustice and trauma. Discuss resilience and share in Bangladeshi food traditions and everyday routines.
Leader: TBD
Explore historic sites, landmarks and museums, including the National Center for Human
and Civil Rights. Learn about the struggle for dignity and humanity through powerful
memorials and first-hand reflections from civil rights movement participants.
Leader: Marathana Prothor
Listen to the stories of migrants and those who support them, explore the African neighborhoods of Paris and discover French culture and history. Visit London, England, and travel across the English Channel by ferry.
Leader: Darryl Nester
Students work with and for local homeowners, building relationships that enrich all involved. Students do a range of work from painting and fixing leaky roofs to assisting with home additions and renovations, all the while getting acquainted with the families whose homes are being repaired.
Building relationships on campus and abroad
“The discussions we had in classes, the cross-cultural experience and the whole Bluffton package encouraged my passion and drive to be part of something bigger,” said Holly Metzger '05, now an enrollment counselor at Bluffton.
Contact
Noah Heiing
Executive assistant to the president and cabinet
College Hall second floor
heiingn@bluffton.edu
419-358-3285