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Institute for Latin American Concern (ILAC)
2011 Summer ProgramInformation Session
Meeting Agenda
• Prayer• ILAC’s Mission and Jesuit Identity• What is the Summer Program?• Summer Program Expectations • Past Student Participants Panel• Fundraising• Application Process • Important Dates• Q & A
What is the ILAC Summer Program?
Goals of the Summer Program
• Cross-cultural immersion– Building friendships across socio-economic,
linguistic, and cultural barriers• Spiritual growth
– Reflection– Participation in community masses
• Service component– Clinics– Listening and empowering
Summer Program
Inter-disciplinary teams:– Coordinator– 2 Medical students– 2 Dental students– 2 Pharmacy students– 1 Nursing student– 2 Ayudantes (Undergrads)– Professionals
Summer Program CalendarSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
June 21Arrival
June 22Orientation-
Santiago
June 23Orientation-
Santiago
June 24Orientation-
Santiago
June 25Orientation-
Santiago
June 26Orientation-
Santiago
June 27Campo
June 28Campo
June 29Campo
July 30Campo
July 1Campo
July 2Campo
July 3Campo
July 4Campo
July 5Campo
July 6Campo
July 7Campo
July 8Santiago
July 9Beach Day
July 10Santiago
July 11Campo
July 12Campo
July 13Campo
July 14Campo
July 15Campo
July 16Campo
July 17Campo
July 18Campo
July 19Campo
July 20Campo
July 21Campo- Last day of Clinic
July 22Campo-Leave for Santiago
July 23Santiago-
Closing Mass and Meal with
CommunityAnd Closing Reflection
July 24Departure
Summer Program CalendarSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
June 21Arrival
June 22Orientation-
Santiago
June 23Orientation-
Santiago
June 24Orientation-
Santiago
June 25Orientation-
Santiago
June 26Orientation-
Santiago
June 27Campo
June 28Campo
June 29Campo
July 30Campo
July 1Campo
July 2Campo
July 3Campo
July 4Campo
July 5Campo
July 6Campo
July 7Campo
July 8Campo-Leave for Santiago
July 9Beach Day
July 10Santiago
July 11Campo
July 12Campo
July 13Campo
July 14Campo
July 15Campo
July 16Campo
July 17Campo
July 18Campo
July 19Campo
July 20Campo
July 21Campo- Last day of Clinic
July 22Campo-Leave for Santiago
July 23Santiago-
Closing Mass and Meal with
CommunityAnd Closing Reflection
July 24Departure
Typical Orientation Day
• 8:00 Breakfast• 9-11:30 Spanish class• 11:30-12:30 Sort and
pack supplies by profession
• 12:30 Integrated Lunch with ILAC/CESI staff
• 1:30 Educational tours in Santiago
• 6:00 Supper• 7:00 History lecture• 8:30 Mass
Summer Program CalendarSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
June 21Arrival
June 22Orientation-
Santiago
June 23Orientation-
Santiago
June 24Orientation-
Santiago
June 25Orientation-
Santiago
June 26Orientation-
Santiago
June 27Campo
June 28Campo
June 29Campo
July 30Campo
July 1Campo
July 2Campo
July 3Campo
July 4Campo
July 5Campo
July 6Campo
July 7Campo
July 8Campo-Leave for Santiago
July 9Beach Day
July 10Santiago
July 11Campo
July 12Campo
July 13Campo
July 14Campo
July 15Campo
July 16Campo
July 17Campo
July 18Campo
July 19Campo
July 20Campo
July 21Campo- Last day of Clinic
July 22Campo-Leave for Santiago
July 23Santiago-
Closing Mass and Meal with
CommunityAnd Closing Reflection
July 24Departure
Typical Campo Day
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 Clinic opens
1:00 Lunch
2:00 House visits, community-wide activities, community
talks
6:00 Supper
7:00 Reflection 2X/week
8:00 Family time
Summer Program CalendarSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
June 21Arrival
June 22Orientation-
Santiago
June 23Orientation-
Santiago
June 24Orientation-
Santiago
June 25Orientation-
Santiago
June 26Orientation-
Santiago
June 27Campo
June 28Campo
June 29Campo
July 30Campo
July 1Campo
July 2Campo
July 3Campo
July 4Campo
July 5Campo
July 6Campo
July 7Campo
July 8Campo-Leave for Santiago
July 9Beach Day
July 10Santiago
July 11Campo
July 12Campo
July 13Campo
July 14Campo
July 15Campo
July 16Campo
July 17Campo
July 18Campo
July 19Campo
July 20Campo
July 21Campo- Last day of Clinic
July 22Campo-Leave for Santiago
July 23Santiago-
Closing Mass and Meal with
CommunityAnd Closing Reflection
July 24Departure
Summer Program CalendarSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
June 21Arrival
June 22Orientation-
Santiago
June 23Orientation-
Santiago
June 24Orientation-
Santiago
June 25Orientation-
Santiago
June 26Orientation-
Santiago
June 27Campo
June 28Campo
June 29Campo
July 30Campo
July 1Campo
July 2Campo
July 3Campo
July 4Campo
July 5Campo
July 6Campo
July 7Campo
July 8Campo-Leave for Santiago
July 9Beach Day
July 10Santiago
July 11Campo
July 12Campo
July 13Campo
July 14Campo
July 15Campo
July 16Campo
July 17Campo
July 18Campo
July 19Campo
July 20Campo
July 21Campo- Last day of Clinic
July 22Campo-Leave for Santiago
July 23Santiago-
Closing Mass and Meal with
CommunityAnd Closing Reflection
July 24Departure
Closing Weekend Activities
• Sort, inventory, pack supplies by profession
• Input patient records
• Mass and shared meal with select community members
• Closing evening reflection and final group gathering
Creighton/ILAC Code of Conduct
PROHIBITED:• Illegal drugs• Alcohol at ILAC Center and in the
campos• Drunkenness• Intimate relationships with
Dominicans• All types of motorcycles• Riding in the back of pickup trucks• Travel to Haiti or Cuba• Inappropriate clothes
• Short shorts• Bare midriffs• Spaghetti strapped tank tops• See-through clothes
• Getting body piercings or tattoos• Smoking in ILAC Center or
campos• Phone calls in campos unless
there is an emergency
MANDATORY:• Attendance at all Summer Program
events:• Meetings• All reflections• Closing mass with community
members• Sorting and Packing of supplies at
beginning AND end • Inputting medical records into
Excel• Notification of ILAC staff if sick for
more than 24 hours• Notification of ILAC Director if leaving
the Summer Program early
(If you violate any of these rules, you may be asked to leave the program)
Past Student Participant Panel
• Ayudante- Diva Wilson
• Dental Student- Hector Siordia
• Pharmacy Student- Alex Finstad
• Nursing Student- Marianne Black
Fundraising• $2650 includes:
– Airfare (unless over $1000)– In-country transportation– Room and board– Chloroquine (malaria prophylaxis)
• Does NOT include:– $50 Non-refundable Deposit– Immunizations prior to departure– Passport fees– Insurance (REQUIRED)– Souvenir shopping– Supper out in Santiago
Application Process
• Applications are available at the back of the room
• Application deadline: Oct. 25th
• Sign up for interview at that time
• Notification will be given before Thanksgiving Break
Important DatesMon., 10/25 Applications are due
Thurs., 10/28 Interviews begin for everyone
Mon., 11/22 Acceptance letters to be mailed
Tue., 11/30 Acceptance Meeting, HLG4 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Sat., 3/19- Sun. 3/20 ILAC SUMMER RETREAT. Will stay overnight.
Tue., 3/29 Summer Program Formation Meeting, HLG4 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Tue., 6/21- Sun., 7/24 Summer Program in the DR
Transformative Experience• “ILAC has allowed me to have a better
understanding of a culture I was not previously acquainted with…I will be much more culturally aware when I am treating patients in the future.”
• “I came expecting the medical component to mean the most but I walked away with so, so much more than that. The life lessons, the friendships I made means so much more than the work I did.”
• “It has given me a chance to look at the world from a different set of eyes…One thing I will take away from the experience and apply to my professional career is patience.”
