FC News: Updated website, new Conversations, staff opportunities, and 2023 immersion immersion simulation recap

Volume 20 | May 2023

Forage Center News

At the Forage Center we are fully embracing our new tagline: Empowering Emerging Humanitarians. Our focus has always been on sharing tools, research, and hands-on learning with students and professionals and in 2023 we're making sure our mission and message goes far and wide.

Already this year we: held our annual immersion simulation training; recorded Forage Center Conversations; completely overhauled our website; and are building our staff. Read more below.

Want to help us empower emerging humanitarians? Donate here.

Our annual immersion simulation took place April 21-23, 2023 in Garrett County, Maryland. Six graduate students from the Carter School at George Mason University and the School of International Service at American University are now Forage Corps Alum. Read about their experience here.

New Website Just Dropped

Check out the updated Forage Center website! Our focus has always been on developing and delivering quality programming (and always will be!) but our website needed updating. We've spent time this year making sure our site is easy to navigate, modern, and clear on programming and latest news. See it here!

Forage Center Conversations

Katie Zanoni, International Rescue Committee, and Forage Center's Jess Bonnan-White discuss assessment and evaluations in peacebuilding and humanitarian education and careers. READ MORE >>

Emma Laigaisse, humanitarian, graduate student, and French Red Cross Volunteer, shares her experiences working with Ukrainian refugees and career paths. READ MORE>>

11th Annual Community College Peacebuilding Seminar

Have you participated in previous peacebuilding seminars? If not, you can view 2022's sessions here. If you have participated, any interest in planning or taking a role in the 2023 seminar? Email us; we've started planning but welcome your thoughts and participation.

Forage Corps Alum Invited to Discuss Staffing Opportunities

Have you participated in Forage Corps Immersion Simulation exercise? Are you interested in building your professional background? Let's talk! Contact us for more information.

Forage Center president David J. Smith visited migrant communities and health care providers in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on March 8, 2023 with colleagues from the University of San Diego's Kroc School of Peace Studies. The objective was to acquire perspectives needed in developing the Kroc School's master degree in humanitarian action. The visit included health clinics PrevenCasa A.C. and Resistencia En Salud, and a 1,600 person migrant camp run by Templo Embajadores de Jesus. David sits on the program's board of advisors and the Forage Center is assisting in the development of a virtual simulation for the program.

Newsfeed

Community College Daily: Collaborating to learn about humanitarian needs
Humanitarian Leadership Academy: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – and why it matters for humanitarians (Listen here on Spotify)
Garrett County Republican: Forage Center Exercise Tests Students' Abilities to Deal with Humanitarian Need