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| − | I am a transfer student from Ithaca, New York in my | + | I am a transfer student from Ithaca, New York in my third year at Evergreen. I studied at Sarah Lawrence College in 2008, before taking two years off to work and live. |
I have focused on several different areas at Evergreen including linguistics, writing, and education. I have felt weary about committing to one field of study because I am not convinced that there will be a job at the end of the long haul, as well as believing that humans are meant to be renaissance men/women, meaning we should not be tied down to one thing. Instead I decided to focus on educating myself as an individual, investing into my own intelligence because that is something that cannot be lost or appropriated. I feel a strong drive to understand the human condition at this point in time, as well as historically, so that I might be a part of change. I have a strong faith in people's ability to innovate and work together in a civicly intelligent way. | I have focused on several different areas at Evergreen including linguistics, writing, and education. I have felt weary about committing to one field of study because I am not convinced that there will be a job at the end of the long haul, as well as believing that humans are meant to be renaissance men/women, meaning we should not be tied down to one thing. Instead I decided to focus on educating myself as an individual, investing into my own intelligence because that is something that cannot be lost or appropriated. I feel a strong drive to understand the human condition at this point in time, as well as historically, so that I might be a part of change. I have a strong faith in people's ability to innovate and work together in a civicly intelligent way. | ||
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* Economic injustice and monetary systems | * Economic injustice and monetary systems | ||
* Civic intelligence as a catalyst for change | * Civic intelligence as a catalyst for change | ||
* Promotion of human innovation | * Promotion of human innovation | ||
| + | * Conscious evolution | ||
= Contributions = | = Contributions = | ||
| − | * In winter 2012, I | + | * In winter 2012, I wrote an analytical case study on Cuba's sustainable agriculture system, this research was very exciting, and is a motivation to me to continue researching in this area. You can find it at [[Cuba Case Study]] |
| − | * I have been involved with the Food cluster, and made initial contact with GRuB, a collective community garden organization and CSA. | + | * I have been involved with the Food cluster, and made initial contact with GRuB, a collective community garden organization and CSA. Here is the [[Food]] site where you can find memory of winter quarter developments |
* I have also worked in the Home Office to develop a shared vision for CIRAL and have participated in work to improve group dynamics and communication | * I have also worked in the Home Office to develop a shared vision for CIRAL and have participated in work to improve group dynamics and communication | ||
* I hope to contribute much more! | * I hope to contribute much more! | ||
Latest revision as of 08:59, 1 September 2012
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About Me
matteak@gmail.com 607.227.7571
I am a transfer student from Ithaca, New York in my third year at Evergreen. I studied at Sarah Lawrence College in 2008, before taking two years off to work and live.
I have focused on several different areas at Evergreen including linguistics, writing, and education. I have felt weary about committing to one field of study because I am not convinced that there will be a job at the end of the long haul, as well as believing that humans are meant to be renaissance men/women, meaning we should not be tied down to one thing. Instead I decided to focus on educating myself as an individual, investing into my own intelligence because that is something that cannot be lost or appropriated. I feel a strong drive to understand the human condition at this point in time, as well as historically, so that I might be a part of change. I have a strong faith in people's ability to innovate and work together in a civicly intelligent way.
I am particularly passionate about everything to do with food. I love to cook and think all people should have access to beautiful, nutritional food. I am very interested in the study and practice of alternative agriculture systems, I am particularly curious about the feasibility of institutionalizing an alternative model in the US.
Interests
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Food Access and Quality
- Politics
- Economics
- Art for Social Change
- Linguistics
Thoughts on Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives that are important to me are:
- Building leadership/facilitation skills
- Developing capacity to do in-depth research
- Participating in a community of learners
- Increased understanding of policy-making
- Useing existing frameworks to build the capacity to develop new ones
Issues I'm Interested In
- US food system
- Economic injustice and monetary systems
- Civic intelligence as a catalyst for change
- Promotion of human innovation
- Conscious evolution
Contributions
- In winter 2012, I wrote an analytical case study on Cuba's sustainable agriculture system, this research was very exciting, and is a motivation to me to continue researching in this area. You can find it at Cuba Case Study
- I have been involved with the Food cluster, and made initial contact with GRuB, a collective community garden organization and CSA. Here is the Food site where you can find memory of winter quarter developments
- I have also worked in the Home Office to develop a shared vision for CIRAL and have participated in work to improve group dynamics and communication
- I hope to contribute much more!
