Abigail
My name is Abigail and I am from
Bethesda, Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C. I just finished my freshman
year right in ILR, and am considering minors in business and law and society. At
the moment, I think I would like to take my ILR education and apply it to the
growth of businesses that work to employ people with disabilities. Or something
else...I’m always changing my mind. Outside of school, I love traveling,
exercising, reading, and phot ography, among
other things.
This summer, I’ll be working at
GRAAM analyzing the role of Corporate Social Responsibility in generating more
universal practices for training, hiring and advancing people with
disabilities. I’ll be looking at existing policy and practice and exploring how
it can be modified to be most effective.
I'm unbelievably excited about this
experience; I hope to immerse myself in the culture and work in order to learn
about Indian work, labor, and culture in general.
Aleksandra
My name is Aleksandra and I am a rising Junior at the ILR
school. Growing up in New York City as exposed me to many various cultures from
an early age, and has inspired me to travel around the world and experience
different traditions first hand. My curiosity has brought me to India this
summer in order to fully immerse myself in the Indian lifestyle. These next few
weeks I will be working at the Viveka Tribal Center for Learning and the
Vivekananda Teacher Training and Research Center in Hosahalli. My project will
be to provide the teachers at the center with an online communication portal,
in addition to teaching English classes during my free time. I am incredibly
excited to be in such a culturally rich country, and to meet my fellow
co-workers and students!
Damian
My name is Damian and I am from Pearl River, New York. I am
a student in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations majoring in
Industrial and Labor Relations. I am interested in potentially pursuing a law
degree following my graduation. For my project I am working at the Grassroots
Research and Advocacy Movement. There I will be involved in research regarding
the relationship between rural governance structures, community participation,
and development outcomes.
Dawn
I am a rising senior in the ILR School. My current academic
interests revolve around nonprofit administration and the socio-economic
development of women and marginalized workers. While in Mysore, I will be
collaborating with the Sneha Kiran Mysore Spastic Society (a school for
children with cerebral palsy) on a project to raise money to expand the
school's programs into rural areas. I am also interested in expanding my passion
and knowledge of Yoga and Indian cooking while in India.
Jack
Namaste!
My name is Jack and I am an ILR junior from New York City.
ILR has provided me with a fantastic background in some of my interests,
international labor relations and various labor/ social justice movements. This
summer I am lucky enough to be engaging in a project on the intersection
between disability and child labor at GRAAM, a public policy institute, here in
Mysore. In this role, I will be writing a literature review on various
scholarly works. At Cornell I am a member of the Cornell Organization for Labor
Action (COLA) and I work as a campus fellow for Mercy for Animals and as a
research assistant. I’m extremely excited for this summer and I promise to keep
you all updated!
Katie L.
Namaskaraa! My name is Katie L. and I am an ILR major from
Los Angeles, California. While my academic interests vary widely, I plan to
pursue minors in Business, Inequality Studies and Computer Science. Aside from
academics, I love listening to music, playing the guitar, following the NBA
(#clippernation), and watching an obscene amount of TV and movies.
While I only get two weeks here in
Mysore to learn from some of the most inspiring professors about the fascinating
Indian history, culture and labor relations, my four-week project will be in
Hosahalli—a rural village about 2 hours south of Mysore. In Hosahalli, I will
be observing the school Viveka Tribal Center for Learning and documenting how the
daily routine aligns with the school’s philosophy. I’m curious to see the
differences and similarities of the tribal school and thrilled to interact with
the kids and staff.
My time here in India has already been filled with such new,
exciting, and thought-provoking experiences…and I’ve only just gotten started.
Katie Q.
Hi! My name is Katie Q. and I’m a Masters student at
Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations studying labor market
policy. Since getting my Bachelors in economics at Occidental College in
Los Angeles, I lived in Spain and Germany and traveled extensively.
Having diverse exposure to work in the United States and abroad, I set my
sights on applying my economics background to help improve labor markets and
working conditions within a global context. This leads me to Mysore,
India, where I’ll be helping build a foundation for field research regarding
the skill gap in rural India and appraising current rural livelihood policies
for their effectiveness in closing that gap.
Sararose
My name is Sararose and
I am a rising sophomore in the ILR School at Cornell University. Originally
from Washington DC, I am so excited to be traveling to India for the first time
to take part in this program! My interests include traveling, running,
volunteer and service work, Indian and African American literature, and ice
skating. During my time in India I will be working with the Sneha Kiran of Mysore Spastic Society
in Bogadi Mysore for their outreach program, providing multi-disciplinary
therapeutic, educational and comprehensive rehabilitation services to children
and young adults affected with cerebral palsy. It is my goal to not only render
my support and care, but to also truly become a friend to all patients and students whose lives I will work to
improve.
Tara
M.
Hello, my name is Tara M. and I am
a rising junior in the ILR School at Cornell University. I am involved on
campus as a Student Program Coordinator for the Cornell Team and Leadership
Center and a member of the Society for Human Resource Management. In my free
time, I enjoy spending time with my parents, two sisters and dog at my home in Buffalo,
NY.
For the project portion of this
program, I will be designing and creating an Administrative Manual for the
Vivekananda Teacher’s Training and Resource Center (VTTRC) in Hosahalli. This
project requires consolidating VTTRC’s human resource structure, along with the
background of its teachers and students. I look forward to this opportunity to
learn about the procedures VTTRC employs in order to train tribal and rural
youth in creative teaching necessary to improve learning outcomes in the tribal
community.
