Sorrell Global Scholars return to Ecuador

After a two-year hiatus, the Sorrell College of Business’ Sorrell Society of Global Scholars returned to Ecuador during spring break to concentrate on global business practices and service learning.

The Global Scholars program is an honors program within the college designed to promote global citizenship and nurture some of the college’s exceptional students through travel, networking events and a challenging curriculum. Fifteen students made the 10-day trip, which included a five-day stay in Salinas de Guaranda, a tiny village nestled in the Andes Mountains. Teams of students rotated through factories that manufacture a variety of products for import and export and worked side-by-side with factory workers.

Another aspect of the trip was a service-learning component that teamed the scholars with the town’s senior center, which received $10,000 from the group’s pre-trip fundraising efforts.