2015

GL New York

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2015 Program Overview

The 2015 Global Link Program welcomed 6 ICU students to New York from July 6th to July 31st. The 2015 program shifted its focus from two-month internships to a one month schedule filled with activities and site visits focusing on New York City, its history, its neighborhoods and its ever-changing demographics. Through site visits and discussions at local organizations, students were also able to learn about efforts to address the urgent issues faced by NYC such as sustainability, education disparities, disaster preparation and resiliency, etc. Participants also engaged in various social service activities with volunteer groups such as Habitat for Humanity, the Bowery Mission.

Take a look at the 2015 schedule and photos below to learn more.

2015 Schedule

Week 1

Day 1: Orientation; Welcome Lunch at Bernheim & Schwartz; Boat Cruise around New York City; Orientation with New York Cares.

Day 2: Tour of Chinatown by JICUF President David Vikner; Guided Tour of Tenement Museum; Visit to New Museum.

Day 3: Visit to Brooklyn Grange in Navy Yard; Lunch in Williamsburg.

Day 4: Lunch with Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations, Motohide Yoshikawa; Tour of United Nations, Meeting with Nikkei Shimbun reporter and ICU alumna, Ariana King.

Day 5: Lunch at Sylvia’s; Walking tour of Harlem; Volunteer work at the Bowery Mission.

Day 6: Visit to Greenwich Academy; Ferry to Island Beach in Long Island Sound; BBQ at OYR, Cynthia Scanlan’s house.

Day 7: Habitat for Humanity Orientation; Lunch in Wall Street area; 9/11 Museum Tour

Days 8 & 9: Ferry to Staten Island; Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

Day 10: Last day of volunteering with Habitat for Humanity; Baseball Game at Staten Island Yankees Ballpark

Day 11: Group discussion at JICUF Office; Tour of Central Park

Day 12: Visit to Urban Design Lab at Columbia’s Earth Institute; Office Visit to Echoing Green to learn about Social Entrepreneurship; Visit to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

Days 13 and 14: Day Trip to Storm King Arts Center and Stay at Taconic Outdoor Education Center

Day 15: Return to New York City.

Day 16: Group project work; Discussion session with Bob Chen and Ahn Ming.

Day 17: Fieldwork at South Bronx Job Corps Center; Visit to High Bridge in Upper Manhattan.

Day 18: Visit to Educational Alliance at 14th Street YMCA; Tour of the High Line.

Day 19: Trip to Stone Barns Center; Discussion session with Mio Yamamoto on Social Entrepreneurship.

Day 20: Final Day – Group Presentations and Final BBQ in Maplewood.

(Return to Tokyo on the following day)