Field Notes

UW Sustainable Food Systems

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What does a sustainable food system actually look like? This summer, University of Wisconsin–Madison students spent fifteen nights exploring that question from the halls of the FAO in Rome to farms, food producers, cooperatives, kitchens, and communities across Molise. Along the way, they discovered that sustainability isn’t simply about what we grow or eat. It is about the relationships connecting environment, health, policy, culture, labor, economy, and the people around the table.

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MIS Summer Internship +

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What if your study abroad also became your resume? Molise Italian Studies’ Summer Internship + combines a six-week international internship with a three-credit Intercultural Citizenship course, allowing students to earn seven academic credits while living with host families, building professional experience, and developing the global skills employers increasingly value.

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NAU Social Work in Italy

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This past month, Termoli became one of many classrooms without walls, as Northern Arizona University Social Work students spent nearly three weeks engaging with organizations across Rome, Molise, and Puglia, exploring issues ranging from gender-based violence and homelessness to disability inclusion, animal-assisted therapy, dementia care, and food security. Alongside extraordinary partners, students experienced social work not as theory, but as lived community practice.

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