The purpose of Sinclair Talks is to inform students about issues that they wouldn’t otherwise know about, according to Kathy Rowell, director of The Center for Teaching and Learning at Sinclair Community College.
As part of Sinclair Talks, Sinclair students Jeremy Massengale, Rob Huey, Ryan Faris, Hannah Schafter, Pamela Mogollon and Zachary Kessler, will be discussing their experiences with a recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona.
The trip to Arizona is in partnership with Border Links, a non-profit organization, whose mission is to spread awareness of immigration through education.
Sinclair students travel to the border annually. In order to qualify as a candidate to go on the trip, students must take either a Sociology or Geography class and then apply to be selected to go on the trip. Only 8 students can be selected to travel to the border.
“Our ideal candidate is someone who is very active in student organizations here at Sinclair,”said Rowell.
The purpose of this session of Sinclair Talks is to increase students’ awareness of immigration.
“We hope to spread awareness of [immigration] to students,” said Rowell “Many people don’t realize that [immigration] is a big issue throughout the country, including in Ohio.”
This session of Sinclair Talks will be held on Sept. 28 at noon at library Loggia (second floor of the library) near Building 5.