Past Winter Study Projects

Winter Study 99 projects sponsored by the Gaudino Fund in recent years:

2006

Jennifer Menzies '07 - The Meaning of Church Buildings in British Society

Mirza Delibegovic '08 - Why Is The Degradation Of The Environment Ignored?

Ameeda Chowdhury '07 - Maintaining Immigrant Identity Distinct From the Majority Culture

Ashley Burrell '08 - Orphaned Children of South Africa

Ana Koski-Karell '08 - Gender & Business in Mexico

Bryan Dragon '06 - Role of Women in Rural Panama

2005

Elizabeth Frazier '05 - Women's Issues in A Muslim Country (Morocco)

Alan Cordova '06 - Impact of Muslim immigration on religious and national identity in Spain

Sara Gersen '05 - Orange Revolution of Ukraine: This project examined first-hand the Orange Revolution of Ukraine. Sara Gersen lived in the "tent city" in Kiev just days after massive protests forced a second presidential election and the victory of Viktor Yushchenko, a western-leaning opposition leader, over the Moscow-backed state candidate, Viktor Yanukovych.

Benjamin Scent '06 - Examining the future prospects of democracy in Hong Kong

2004

Michelle Smith '04 - Global Trade of A Sacred Commodity: Investigating the intellectual property rights debate on traditional Maori tattoo art in New Zealand.

Arathi Rao '06 - International Law and Local Culture: Examining the impact of corporate biotech patents on Indian farmers

Jessica Lovaas '06 - Interdependence of Economic Development & Education in the Rural Village of Nyawa in Malawi

Emily Kirby '04 - Modern Economy's Impact on Traditional Gender Roles and the Art of Weaving among the Mayan People of Chiapas, Mexico