At the recent Midwest Institute for International and Intercultural Education virtual conference, Rihab Sawah, professor of physics, provided a presentation that showcased the Stamps of Hope Syrian refugee art exhibit while it traveled prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (including its hosting on the LLCC campus) and its successes at subsequent exhibit sites. Sawah also discussed the future of the travel exhibit post COVID-19. In addition, the presentation highlighted the presence and purpose of Stamps of Hope artifacts on MIIIE’s new website.

Dr. Alison Stachera, professor of English, presented on how the Stamps of Hope traveling Syrian refugee art exhibit served as a meaningful teaching tool in a developmental writing course, culminating in interdisciplinary collaboration, social activism and real-world writing for her students.