Experiential Learning Opportunities

The Student Identity and Engagement office provides experiential learning opportunities to students on campus. These opportunities are meant to enrich students’ cultural awareness and engagements while exposing them to different aspects of culture and identity. Past trips include:

• The Atlantic Slave trade experience
• The New Orleans Cultural Heritage Experience
• The Civil Rights Educational Freedom Experience
• The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Recovering Erased History

Upcoming Experiential Learning Trips
Fall 2022
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Spring 203
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Atlantic Slave Trade Experience

The Atlantic Slave Trade Experience is a 4-day, 3-night cultural experience hosted by the offices of Student Identity and Engagement and International Services. The trip takes place annually during Fall Break and explores the historical roots of the Atlantic Slave Trade as well as contemporary issues affecting communities in New Orleans, LA. The cultural excursion includes tours of the Evergreen Plantation, the most intact slave plantation in the South, the Whitney Plantation, the Lower 9th Ward, and participation in a Lower 9th Ward community revitalization project. Students also have opportunities to engage in dialogue with experts and scholars.