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Presented by Gareth Jones, Ashley Neyer, and Chris Minnix. Gareth Jones, Interim Director of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research, and Ashley Neyer, Director of UAB Education Abroad join Chris Minnix, Director of Blazer Core for a presentation on place-based learning as a strategy to promote both local engagement and global learning.

This session presents strategies to engage students in exploring Birmingham as a city shaped by globalization and provides concrete opportunities and examples for instructors. 

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