{"id":13264,"date":"2022-04-07T14:46:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T19:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/?p=13264"},"modified":"2026-07-13T21:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:36:02","slug":"umes-students-spent-their-spring-break-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/umes-students-spent-their-spring-break-working\/","title":{"rendered":"UMES students spent spring break 2022 working …"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pharmacy students Michelle Yang, left, and Himali Gujrati build a lean-to.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

UMES\u2019 Richard A. Henson Honors Program and the School of Pharmacy teamed up during spring break 2022 for an experiential learning trip to the Dominican Republican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by faculty members Dr. Yen Dang (pharmacy) and Dr. Michael Lane (Henson program director), eleven students spent the week of March 19-26 working with the National Environmental School in Jarabacoa. Surrounded by four major rivers in the Central Mountain Range, Jarabacoa in Spanish translates into \u201cland of water resources,\u201d according to the Dominican Republic\u2019s tourism office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The region is known agriculturally for its strawberries, coffee, pimento and aj\u00ed pepper crops. Team UMES helped its host school with a variety of tasks, including planting sweet potatoes, gardening, painting garbage cans and building a lean-to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UMES students also were required to conduct research as a part of receiving support funding from the Richard A. Henson Foundation. Among the project topics: a comparative study of water samples in the Dominican Republic and Princess Anne, exploring beliefs about risks for COVID-19, institutional branding and marketing, and awareness of prostate and cervical cancer risks and screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Amal Sulieman Adamu, who graduates next month, called the trip \u201can eye-opening experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have traveled a lot previously but none has influenced me to this extent. I think what made this experience stand out was I didn\u2019t expect much from it,\u201d Adamu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI \u2026 thought, \u2018I\u2019m going to collect samples for my project and help out in the environmental school.\u2019 In reality, I was able to build unlikely but meaningful relationships with the students from UMES and the National Environmental School and \u2026 immerse myself into a different culture\u201d Adamu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trip organizers said the goal was to \u201cprovide (students) immersion opportunities to think, reflect and to become exemplary global citizens \u2026 to become impactful not only at UMES but in their future communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was an amazing trip for all of us,\u201d said Dr. Jocelyn Briddell, the Henson Honors Program\u2019s assistant director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students will be presenting their work Thursday, April 28 from 5 \u2013 7pm in the Henson Center ballroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Kneeling L-R) Bertrand Akuche, Himali Gujrati, Elise Johnson & Jumole Akinola.<\/strong>
Doria Wheeler, Amal S. Adamu, Memunatu Conteh,<\/strong> Jessica Collins, Michelle Yang, <\/strong>
Juan the bus driver, Kalin Toogood,<\/strong> Dr. Yen Dang, Jaidyn McCullough,<\/strong>
Dr. Michael Lane & Dr. Jocelyn Briddell<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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