Creating Opportunities for Exposure
Nearly 20 years after her experience as a United Board Fellow, Helen Thimmayya remains grateful for the exposure her placements provided.
Women’s Christian College
A. Christina Nancy, Women’s Christian College
Linking Peacebuilding to Undergraduate Education
Dr. Christina Nancy is a physics educator who finds opportunities for peacebuilding in her daily life. She attended the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute’s three-week training course, with support from the United Board, to receive more formal training as a peacebuilder.
Lilian Jasper, Women’s Christian College
Transformative Teaching, Learning, and Leading
Principal Lilian Jasper renewed her connection to the United Board Fellows Program in order to learn more about leadership.
Lu Jingjie, Ginling College
Strengthening the Voices of Young Women
First as a student and then as a faculty member at Ginling College, Lu Jingjie has seen how young women’s self-confidence grows with quality education. As a United Board Fellow, her placement at Women’s Christian College in Chennai, India, reinforced that belief.
Vanitha Williams, Women’s Christian College
Chaplaincy in Changing Times
Christian colleges in India often need to recruit faculty from a variety of disciplines to serve as chaplains on a part-time basis for two to three years. Vanitha Williams, a zoologist by training, served as a chaplain at Women’s Christian College for three years.