VIIS hosted the Global Service Learning program for the participants of Cornell University for the seventh year consecutively. The group of 16 students was led by Donna Ramil, Associate Director of ILR International Programs and student services and Ms.Alexis Pollittoas student teaching assistant. The program combined academic sessions, immersion activities and service learning projects. The students followed four major courses Culture and Civilization, Gender, Health Care and Economics in India. The field visits to cultural sites, manufacturing industries and public health facilities helped the students connect with their classroom sessions. After the two week of academic program, the students took up service learning projects in the on-going programs at SVYM Projects. A glimpse of the projects the students were involved in are as follows.
        
        Student Name: Vanessa
        Project Area: Social and Economic Empowerment
        Mentor: Dr. Dennis Chauhan, Head, Socio Economic Empowerment Program,
        Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement
        
        Student Name: Tony
        Project Area: Microfinance
        Mentor: Dr. Dennis Chauhan, Head, Socio Economic Empowerment Program,
        Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement
        
        Student Name: Delaney
        Project Area: Group entrepreneurship
        Mentor: Dr. Dennis Chauhan, Head, Socio Economic Empowerment Program,
        Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement
        
        Student Name: Dustin
        Project Area:Tribal Education
        Mentor: Dr.N.Ramkumar, Team Lead-Tribal Education, Teacher Education, Research and Training,
        Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement
        
        Student Name: Stacey
        Project Area: Tribal Education
        Mentor: Dr.N.Ramkumar, Team Lead-Tribal Education, Teacher Education, Research and Training,
        Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement
        
        Student Name: Joanna
        Project Area: Integrated medicine
        Mentor: Dr. Abhignya, Ayurveda Physician, Vivekananda Memorial Hospital
        Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement
        
        Student Name: Simran
        Project Area: Health Training
        Mentor: Dr. Chaithanya Prasad B, Physician & Director, Vivekananda Memorial Hospital,
        A unit of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement,
        
        Student Name: Sameer
        Project Area: Hospital protocols
        Mentor: Dr. Chaithanya Prasad B, Physician & Director, Vivekananda Memorial Hospital,
        A unit of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement,
        
        Student Name: Wyndham
        Project Area: Social and Economic Empowerment
        Mentor: Ms. Fathima Mary.P, Assistant Director- SEEP, Education & Health
        
        Student Name: Talia
        Project Area: Community Based Health program-TI - Migrant
        Mentor: Ms. Fathima Mary.P, Assistant Director- SEEP, Education & Health
        
        Student Name: Rui
        Project Area: Community Based Health program-TI - Migrant
        Mentor: Ms. Fathima Mary.P, Assistant Director- SEEP, Education & Health
        
        Student Name: Nidhi
        Project Area: Human Resource
        Mentor: Cauvery, Manager, HR, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement
        
        Student Name: Malikul
        Project Area: Labour Law
        Mentor: Mr. Purushotham, Advocate and Legal Consultant. J. Purushotham and Associates
        
        Student Name: Mark
        Project Area: Labour Law
        Mentor: Mr. Purushotham, Advocate and Legal Consultant. J. Purushotham and Associates
        
        Student Name: Rona
        Project Area: Rehabilitation
        Mentor: Dr.Vinayashree, Sneha Kiran Mysuru Spastic society
        
        Student Name: Terrill
        Project Area: Rehabilitation
        Mentor: Ms. Sonia Jacob, Sneha Kiran Mysuru Spastic Society