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Past Programs

In past years EMU’s intercultural programs have included study in over 80 cultural contexts and locations, including Central America, the Middle East, Thailand, Lithuania, Austria, South Africa, Peru, U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, and Native American communities. Below you will find a list of programs previously offered through EMU Intercultural. To read travel journals and see photo archives from these past programs, visit the Intercultural Blog page. You can also connect with previous intercultural participants through stories and recipes found on Cross Cultural Recipes , a 2012 senior seminar project.

Each semester, students participate in the Washington Community Scholars’ Center, an internship program that combines cultural and on-the-job learning with intentional community and life in D.C.  

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Spring 2025

Summer 2024

2023-2024 Semesters

Summer 2023

2022-2023 Semesters

Summer 2022

2021-2022 Semesters

Summer 2021

2019-2020 Semesters

Summer 2019

2018-2019 Semesters

Summer 2018

2017-2018 Semesters

Summer 2017

2016-2017 Semesters

Summer 2016

  • Lithuania 6-week seminar (Includes 3SH Photography) – Jerry Holsopple & Carissa Luginbill
  • Myanmar 6-week seminar – Andy & Lana Miller
  • Quebec 3-week seminar – Nancy Heisey and Jennifer Ulrich
  • Washington, D.C.  3-week seminar – Deanna Durham

Find student blogs and photos from 2016 programs and before linked in the Intercultural Blog archive list

2015-2016 Semesters

  • Guatemala & Cuba – Elaine & Nathan Zook Barge, Maria Martin
  • Middle East – Linford & Janet Stutzman
  • China – Myrrl Byler, Eric Eberly, and Dong Ling

Summer 2015

  • Costa Rica & Nicaragua 3-week seminar – Roger Mast
  • Mexico (3- or 6-weeks) – Don & Esther Clymer
  • New Zealand 6-week seminar – Jim & Kathy Yoder

2014-2015 Semester Programs

  • Guatemala & Cuba – Byron Peachey, Krista Rittenhouse & Maria Martin
  • Middle East – Linford & Janet Stutzman
  • SE Balkans: Bulgaria, Greece & Turkey – Andrew & Daria White

Summer 2014

  • Iran (3 SH) – Ed Martin
  • Kenya (3 SH) – Jim & Lori Leaman
  • Lithuania (6 SH) – Jerry Holsopple
  • Spain (6 SH) – Jason & Bryn Mullet Good

2013-2014 Semester Programs

  • Guatemala & Mexico – Byron Peachey
  • Middle East – Linford and Janet Stutzman
  • China – Deirdre Smeltzer & Myrrl Byler
  • Spain & Morocco – Carol & Michael Snell-Feikema

Summer 2013

  • Bolivia & The Galápagos Islands (6 SH) – Doug & Cristina Graber Neufeld
  • Honduras (6 SH) – Jason Good & Eric Trinka
  • South Korea (3 SH) – Gloria Rhodes
  • Quebec (3 SH) – Nancy Heisey & Jen Ulrich

2012-2013 Semester Programs

  • New Zealand – Jim and Kathy Yoder – Fall 2012
  • South Africa & Lesotho – Harlan DeBrun, Denay Fuglie, and Kelsey Yoder – Fall 2012
  • Guatemala & Colombia – Ann and Jim Hershberger – Spring 2013
  • Middle East – Linford and Janet Stutzman – Spring 2013

Find student blogs and photos from 2016 programs and before linked in the Intercultural Blog archive list

Summer 2012

  • Bulgaria (3 SH) – Andrew and Daria White
  • China (3 SH) – Leah Boyer and Myrrl Byler
  • U.S./Mexico Border (3 SH) – Deanna Durham and Emily Benner
  • Zambia (3 SH) – Don Tyson and Wanda Thuma-McDermond

2011-2012 Semester Programs

  • South Africa & Lesotho – Harlan de Brun, Jason Ropp and Elizabeth Zook Barge – Fall 2011
  • Guatemala & Mexico – Don Clymer and Esther Clymer – Spring 2012
  • Middle East – Linford Stutzman and Janet Stutzman – Spring 2012

Summer 2011

  • Costa Rica & Nicaragua – Roger Mast
  • Honduras – Jason & Bryn Mullet Good
  • Peru – Moira Rogers

2010-2011 Semester Programs

  • Spain & Morocco – Moira Rogers and Samuel Hernandez – Fall 2010
  • Guatemala & Mexico – Deanna Durham and Byron Peachey – Spring 2011
  • India – Kim Brenneman and Kermit Gingerich – Spring 2011
  • Syria & Israel/Palestine – Linford and Janet Stutzman – Spring 2011

Summer 2010

  • Ireland (6 SH) – Gloria Rhodes and Mark Metzler Sawin
  • Lithuania (6 SH) – Jerry Holsopple and Maria Hoover
  • New Zealand (6 SH) – Jim and Kathy Yoder
  • Morocco (3 SH) – Moira Rogers
  • China (3 SH) – Myrrl Byler

2009-2010 Semester Programs

  • South Africa and Lesotho – Harlan deBrun and Audra Baker – Fall 2009
  • Guatemala and Mexico – Don and Esther Clymer – Spring 2010
  • Middle East – Linford Stutzman and David Stutzman – Spring 2010

Summer 2009

  • Germany – Moira Rogers
  • Nigeria – Vi and Jon Dutcher
  • Paraguay – Brian and Linda Martin Burkholder
  • Turkey and the Greek Islands – Linford Stutzman

2008-2009 Semester Programs

  • Spain and Morocco – Moira Rogers and Alejandro Font – Fall 2008
  • India – Kim and Bob Brenneman – Spring 2009
  • Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua – Ann and Jim Hershberger – Spring 2009

Summer 2008

  • China – Leah Boyer
  • Germany – Moira Rogers
  • Lithuania – Jerry Holsopple
  • Newfoundland and Labrador – Steven and Anna Maria Johnson

2007-2008 Programs

  • Guatemala and US/Mexico border – Deanna Durham and Byron Peachey – Spring 2008
  • Middle East – Linford and Janet Stutzman – Spring 2008
  • South Africa – Harlan deBrun and Audra Baker – Fall 2007
  • Costa Rica – Laura Yoder and Naomi Gorton – Summer 2007
  • Harlem, New York City – Melody Pannell – Summer 2007
  • Mediterranean – Linford Stutzman – Summer 2007
  • Morocco and Spain – Moira Rogers – Summer 2007
  • Peru – Terry Jantzi and Elizabeth Phelps – Summer 2007
  • Vietnam – Dan Wessner – Summer 2007

2006-2007 Semester Programs

  • Europe – Italy and Switzerland – Fall 2006
  • Latin America – Spring 2007
  • India – Spring 2007

2005-2006 Semester Programs

  • France & Benin – Fall 2005
  • Latin America – Spring 2006
  • Middle East – Spring 2006

2004-2005 Programs

  • Europe – Switzerland and Italy – Fall 2004
  • Latin America: Guatemala and Bolivia – Spring 2005
  • Fiji and New Zealand – Spring 2005
  • Greece & Turkey – Summer 2005

2003-2004 Programs

  • South Africa – Fall 2003
  • Latin America: Guatemala and Cuba – Spring 2004
  • Middle East – Spring 2004

2002-2003 Programs

  • Mennonite World Conference: Zimbabwe – Summer 2003
  • Austria – Spring 2003
  • Latin America: Guatemala & Mexico – Spring 2003
  • Middle East – Fall 2002

2001-2002 Programs

  • Central America – Spring 2002
  • Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland – Fall 2001
  • France and Ivory Coast/Cote d’Ivoire – Fall 2001

2000-2001 Programs

  • Austria/Germany – Summer 2001
  • Ojibwe/Cree nations – Summer 2001
  • Central America – Guatemala & Cuba – Spring 2001
  • Middle East – Spring 2001
  • Tanzania – Fall 2000