Happy Holidays everyone! We have a big announcement we are excited to share with you!
Starting next month the
Global Brigades
Institutes will “open their doors” by kicking off a new era of experiential learning and student engagement covering the disciplines of global health, economic development, and language learning in order to enhance the professional development of Brigaders and improve our engagement with communities. The Institutes will offer both online and in-person learning opportunities to allow our members a better opportunity to effectively serve on Brigades and make their experiences in health and sustainable development more meaningful.
The first offering from our Institute of Language Learning will be:
Global Brigades is now offering students and health professionals with the opportunity to take a 8 week online certificate in Spanish focusing on vocabulary used in Global Health. After the 8 week Certificate Program, students will:
● become conversational in medical Spanish
● be more equipped to help during Brigades
● acquire tangible language skills for a future health career
The first Spanish for Global Health program will start January 3rd and end on February 28th to prepare students for their upcoming 2013 Spring Brigades.
If you have any questions please contact the Director of the Global Brigades Institute Cole Hoover at cole@globalbrigades.org
Cole Hoover is the Director of the Global Brigades Institute, where he currently works to create meaningful opportunities to learn about and engage with relevant issues and opportunities in global development. Cole is also a co-founder and board member of
Lumana a microfinance and social investment organization working in rural Africa. Cole is a member of the board of directors for the Young Professionals International Network (a subset of the
World Affairs Council), a World Economic Forum “
Global Shaper” and a featured social entrepreneur in the 6 month exhibit “Looking Forward: the new heroes” as part of Seattle Center’s Next 50 Celebration. Cole has taught social enterprise courses at the University of Washington and guest lectured around the world on international development. When Cole isn’t traveling to West Africa he lives in Seattle where he works for Global Brigades and enjoys all the awesome beauty the Northwest has to offer.
