Student chapters are Partners of the Americas chapters that are based in educational institutions and led by students.Student chapters expand the Partners Network and grow student leaders through community leadership, civic engagement and volunteerism, and professional development.
Student chapters are student-led organizations based at higher education institutions (HEIs) throughout the Americas. Student chapters are made up of student leaders and faculty, staff, and alumni advisers who work together to connect their campuses to the Western Hemisphere through community leadership, civic engagement and volunteerism, and professional development.
Student leaders practice community leadership by identifying and strengthening their leadership capacities through training and collaboration with other driven students. Through cross-border and local civic engagement and volunteerism, student leaders also expand their awareness and understanding of the world in ways that enhance their volunteer service. Further, student leaders grow as professionals, expanding and applying their own knowledge, skills and abilities, while building their professional networks.
Since 2011, Partners has been growing its network of universities, colleges, bi-national centers, and other HEIs throughout the hemisphere and engaging students in ways that internationalize campuses and shape graduates who are effective global change agents. With more than 10 active student chapters and growing, Partners continues to expand its ever increasing network of student leaders across the Americas.
Partners Campus is a program that helps college students get involved with Partners of the Americas. Experiences include working on local FPOA projects, meeting and working with Colombian exchange students, and taking part in exchange trips to Colombia.
Florida-Colombia Partners Campus Alliance meets every second Thursday at Stetson; for more information on Partners Campus at Stetson University, contact Tony Abbott at tabbott@stetson.edu, or check out the Partners Campus site at Partners of the Americas national site.
Spearheading the chartering process for the PartnersCampus chapter at Stetson University, Aiyanna Maciel is now President of the group of the second student chapter in the United States. She served for 2 months this summer as the Membership & Youth Leadership Intern at the International Office in Washington, D.C. and was responsible for supporting both the Membership Team and Youth Leadership teams.
Florida-Colombia Partners Campus Alliance meets every second Thursday at Stetson; for more information on Partners Campus at Stetson University, contact Tony Abbott at tabbott@stetson.edu, or check out the Partners Campus site at Partners of the Americas national site.
Partners Campus Stetson hosted David Robles of Bogota and Yerlis Miranda Uriana, of Guajira, Colombia. David is a Civil Engineering major and Partners Campus member at the Universidad de La Salle. Yerlis is a Business major student and PartnersCampus member from UniGuajira/Ceeniug. Both Guajira, Colombia. Both students are visiting the United States on a Culture and Education Grant.
PartnersCampus Stetson Event Flyer:
April 11th from 6pm-7:30pm PartnersCampus Stetson hosted a panel discussion (in conjunction with Amnesty International) called Latin America Forum: Crisis in South America. This panel included Dr. William Nylen, Dr. Ana Servigna, Fulbright Scholar Fernanda Ribeiro, Former President of the Goiânia student chapter Vander Finotti, and Valentina Fagre, a psychology major from Venezuela. These panelists discussed the current socio-political situations in Brazil and Venezuela.
FPOA and PartnersCampus members met to welcome visiting Panamanian guest, Naysi Luis, a visual artist with a Computer and Systems Engineering degree. Stetson’s Partners Campus group hosted Naysi, who was here on a Culture and Education Travel Grant, with several Stetson University and community events.
Pictured are Markus-Daniel Jones, Aiyanna Maciel, Nayis Luis, Tony Abbott, and Patricia Galbreath
FPOA and PartnersCampus members met to welcome visiting Panamanian guest Naysi Luis
Veronica C.; Natalia M.; and Aly D. presented an update at the October 19, 2013 Partners meeting at Stetson University in DeLand. Through a PowerPoint presentation, Veronica, Natalia, and Aly shared experiences of their participation in Partners Campus Alliance convention in Medellin, Colombia, October 10-14, 2013 hosted by EFE; attended by Barranquilla’s Partners Campus (Uninorte), Sena, & Panamanian representative.
The topic of their presentation covered the following initiatives:
• Nuestra Gente – Fights violence through culture
• Social Innovation
• Leadership – all voices count, organizational hierarchy; people move people
• Courts for Kids – Panama
• Sustainability –beyond us … passing the torch … reflections
• Improved procedures – mission statement; co-advisor; clothes drive- Pearson
