Dorchester
Hall - "Bridges" Council
Students
in Dorchester Hall are very active and involved. The main
avenue for this involvement is the hall council, "Bridges".
Bridges organizes many activities throughout the year, including
movie nights, open mic, and numerous other social events.
Bridges also oversees two major, student-run events:
International
Dinner
Each fall, students organize, host, and cook for a large
dinner where guests can sample dishes from around the
world and watch performances of a number of student groups
representing different cultures.
Cultural
Explosion
Each spring, students organize a large performance open
to the entire campus community. In this show, numerous
student groups offer performances representing many different
cultures - from Thai stick dancing, to the Chinese lion
dance, to American acapella groups, the show always offers
something new and interesting.
Photo
Albums
Click
here to
visit the Global Communities Photo Album.
Student
Writing
A number
of Global Communities students have agreed to share their
writing on our website. Whether they are exchange students
writing about their time with Global Communities, American
students sharing their study abroad experience, or examples
of the many fine essays students have written as part of
Global Communities colloquiua, these writings offer a window
into world of Global Communities. Click here
to see a list of essays and reflections you can read.
Dorchester
Hall & Jiménez-Porter Writers' House
Global Communities shares Dorchester Hall with another exciting
and innovative living-learning program, the Jiménez-Porter
Writer's House. Named jointly after a Spanish language and
an English language writer, the Writer's House promotes
creative writing among undergraduate students in either
language.
Lead by an international team of accomplished writers, the
Writer's House shares Global Communities' interest for international
issues while its emphasis rests on developing students'
writing skills.
To learn more about the Writer's House, please direct your
browser to the program website see: http://www.writershouse.umd.edu
