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Minority International Research Training
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Team Building Workshop at Heifer Project, Perryville Ark.
30 March -- 1 April  2007
  • All CBU MIRT participants attend the Team Building Workshop at Heifer Project.
  • Photos from 2007 are below on this page.
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    • The next Team Building Workshop will be  March 2008 in Perryville, Arkansas.
    2007 Photos
    Photos by 2007 MHIRT students; narrative by Dr. Fitzgerald
    Heifer Project International is designed to teach people about the global community.
    In addition, HPI teaches visitors about the care and raising of a variety of farm animals.
    The purpose of this retreat was to educate students about the general housing conditions of most of the world.
    Team building skills were also developed within the group.

    CBU MIRT 2007 Participants at the Heifer Project International Learning Center in Perryville, Arkansas.
    Above left:  Benjamin Lyon, Dr. Teri Mason, Jillian Baker, Jessica Harmon, Susannah Acuff, Jacob McMillan, Phuong Nguyen, Truc Le, Kyle Summers, Chemetra Patrick

    Above left: Phuong says, "The Heifer Hilton that we all stayed in for our first night at the Heifer Ranch. Lot of noises at night."  Jessica Harmon, Phuong Nguyen, and Chemetra Patrick.  Above right: Jessica Harmon and Phuong Nguyen.

    Above right:  Maria Shiue, Malinda Fitzgerald, Susannah Acuff, Mary L Fryman, Jennifer Haaga, and Kasey Mekonnen.

    Above right: Co-operative fields.

    We traveled to representative villages within the global village.  Each individual village represents the way a majority of people from a given country live.

    Above left: Kasey Mekonnen.

    Above: The house that Maria Shiue, Truc Le, Chemetra Patrick, and Phuong Nguyen had to live in for one night. Phuong says, "It was peaceful and fun."
    Global Village Appalachia: This wooden structure would be considered by many to be poor.  However, in the global community, it is one of the better homes. It has a wood burning stove, a bed, a porch, and an outhouse.  The house is not airtight with spaces between the boards.

    Global Village Africa: This round hut is built in the traditional style. This hut had a concrete floor (in country it would probably be dirt).
    Above center: The Zambia house with Jacob McMillan and Benjamin Lyon.  Above right: Susannah Acuff, Marvin Lai, Kasey Mekonnen.

    Above far left: Jennifer Haaga.  Water balloons were distributed to some group members as "babies."

    Above right: Lottery assignments.  Benjamin Lyon, Maria Shiue, Susannah Acuff, Kasey Mekonnen, Chemetra Patrick, Truc Le, and Phuong Nguyen.

    Above left: Susannah Acuff and Angel Greene.  Above right: Kasey Mekonnen.

    Teams are assigned to different villages for the night.  Each village was given a commodity and participants had to work together to trade and obtain all things necessary to cook a meal.

    Above far left:  Susannah Acuff.  Kasey Mekonnen.  Above right: Angel Greene and Malinda Fitzgerald.


    Above left: An exercise demostrating the world's population distribution.  Above right:  How we slept in Africa

    Above right: Marvin Lai, Kyle Summers, and Michael Webb.

    Above left: Phuong Nguyen, Chemetra Patrick, Truc Le, and Maria Shiue.

    Above right: Kyle Summers, Angel Greene, Benjamin Lyon, Chemetra Patrick, Jessica Harmon, Phuong Nguyen, Susannah Acuff, Truc Le, Jennifer Haaga, Jacob McMillan, Mary L Fryman, Teri Mason, Maria Shiue.



    Above: Ian feeding the babies.

    Above right: Jillian Baker, Benjamin Lyon, Jacob McMillan, Kasey Mekonnen, and Jennifer Haaga.

    Above: Jillian Baker, Benjamin Lyon, Jacob McMillan, Kasey Mekonnen, Truc Le, and Chemetra Patrick.

    Above right: Global Village Guatamela.

    Above right: Chemetra Patrick and Truc Le.

    Above: Learning about the Global Village.  Above left: Angel Greene, Benjamin Lyon, Kyle Summers, Jacob McMillan, and Kasey Mekonnen.

    Above center: Jillian Baker

    Above Global Village Thailand.

    Team building activities included a series of exercises directed by the HPI facilitators.


    Above left: Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald climbing.  Above center: Benjamin Lyon (climbing), Jacob McMillan, and Truc Le.

    Above left: Benjamin Lyon and Phuong Nguyen.  Above right: Jacob McMillan (in white shirt).

    Above left: Truc Le, Chemetra Patrick, Kyle Summers.

    Above: Benjamin Lyon and Jacob McMillan.

    Above left and center: Phuong Nguyen and Truc Le.  Above right: Phuong Nguyen.

    Above left: Kyle Summers.  Above right: Jessica Harmon.

    Heifer International’s Learning Center in Arkansas is a "hands-on campus that teach the public about world hunger. Through education that emphasizes experience, the centers’ outdoor 'living classrooms' acquaint visitors with Heifer's mission and the needs of those whom the organization serves. Guests learn about the root causes of hunger and poverty and the way animals — and people — can make a difference." .... "Heifer's learning centers demonstrate Heifer's environmentally sound farming practices and use techniques and resources similar to those employed by the low-income families who receive assistance from Heifer."
    "Heifer Ranch Global Village and Challenge Course:   Stay overnight in a typical international house, then test your group's communication skills and teamwork."  Source:  Heifer Project Web Site

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