International Development Program at Eastern University

11/15/2018

Webinar Tomorrow at 11am: IDEV alum Janelle Anema (IDEV '07) will share about her work with Sources of Strength. Zoom link is in the comments.

Mission: Our mission is to provide the highest quality evidence-based prevention for su***de, violence, bullying and substance abuse by training, supporting, and empowering both peer leaders and caring adults to impact their world through the power of connection, hope, help and strength.

11/07/2018

Internship Opportunity: Applications are open for a 2019 Summer Internship with Next Step Ministries.

Good fit for students interested in ministry, theology, leadership, community development, and youth ministry for these positions over the years. This is a valuable, hands-on opportunity to lead community-focused projects for hundreds of volunteers throughout nine week-long mission trips.

Interns have the opportunity to build relationships with youth pastors, students, and community members while sharing the love of Christ each day.

The positions available are Team Leader, Hospitality Leader, Community Project Coordinator, and VBS Coordinator. Next Step is looking to fill 16 Teams with these positions for Summer 2019.

You can visit the website or email
Melanie Boudreau:
mel.boudreau *at*

Where short-term mission trips collide with long term community development.

11/07/2018

Internship Opportunity: Applications are open for a 2019 Summer Internship with Next Step Ministries.

Internship could be a great fit for students interested in ministry, theology, leadership, community development, and youth ministry for these positions over the years. This is a valuable, hands-on opportunity to lead community-focused projects for hundreds of volunteers throughout nine week-long mission trips.

Interns have the opportunity to build relationships with youth pastors, students, and community members while sharing the love of Christ each day.

The positions available are Team Leader, Hospitality Leader, Community Project Coordinator, and VBS Coordinator. Next Step is looking to fill 16 Teams with these positions for Summer 2019.

You can visit the website or email
Melanie Boudreau:
mel.boudreau *at* nextstepministries.com

11/01/2018

CCDA Chicago here we come! Will we see you there?

11/01/2018

It was a mini IDEV reunion at ABS's Trauma Healing Training- so great to connect with these amazing ladies!

10/16/2018

The importance of Listening and Dialog: "As we look to the future, we owe it to underserved populations to start by listening and understanding that we bring a bias into our conversation, and to try to really be conscious of that; to not use listening as an opportunity to confirm our own biases but rather to check our assumptions."

How can health practitioners become better listeners on their road to global health success? Medtronic Foundation’s Global Health Director Jess Daly explains.

10/15/2018

October Webinar with Shelton Taguma from Forgotten Voices International https://www.forgottenvoices.org/

10/11/2018

Don't forget about our Webinar today with Shelton Taguma, Executive Director of Forgotten Voices International. We go live at 11am. Zoom Login:

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10/11/2018

The "Human Capital Index" was just launched from the World Bank. Thoughts?

A global effort to help accelerate the increase and improvement of investments in people, in order to achieve more equity and greater economic growth.

10/09/2018

Prospective IDEV Student Virtual Open House: TONIGHT Eastern. Zoom link is in the comments below. Kindly send out to your networks or anyone who might be a good fit for the program!

10/09/2018

Don't Forget: WEBINAR this Thursday (10/11) at 11am with Shelton Taguma from Forgotten Voices! Zoom link is in the comments below.

Register now for our Come & See Event on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Presbyterian Senior Living / Pinnacle Health, Dillsburg, PA 17019. Forgotten Voices will hold it's annual Event to raise awareness & support for ongoing orphan care partnerships with African churches in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malaw...

09/28/2018

SCHOLARSHIPS! We are excited to announce the launch of our new scholarship campaign aimed at reducing the tuition burden for students from the Global South.

Our goal is to raise at least $20,000 to invest in student leaders. Would you prayerfully consider giving?

Eastern is committed to making the MA in International Development program accessible to emerging leaders from around the world, especially from the Global South, and we realize that there are two main barriers to this: where classes are held, and the cost of the program. We recently implemented cha...