Student or Group Info
Name: Emily (Emma) Shumaker-Chupp
Term: Winter 2025
Credits: 4
Title of ILC or Group Project: Food’s Power to Build Community and Culture: A Jamaican Case Study
Field Supervisor
Field supervisor: Neochea Flowers-Smith
Title: Food Pathway Guide
Organization: One Regeneration
Subcontractor
Name: Sarah Williams
Title: Faculty
Organization: The Evergreen State College
Program of Project Description
Narrative: I’m interested in the power of food in creating community.
| Learning Objective | Activity | Deliverable |
| How does food cultivate communities and relationships? | Observe within the Bittersweet program weeks 1-6 | Take notes and pictures and record recipes. Documented on WordPress ePortfolio |
| How have others explored how food cultivate communities and relationships? | Bibliographic research on campus | Annotated bibliography documented on WordPress ePortfolio |
| What is the relationship between cultural dishes in Jamaica and community? | Field study in Jamaica weeks 7-10 including a food journal and documentation of community practices involving food at every stage of its life cycle | A final iteration of my WP ePortfolio, which will be utilized in a Spring 2025 ILC to publish a Study Abroad Cookbook |
| How is Jamaican culture and community expressed through food to 17 Evergreen students and 1 faculty member? | Document our food journey in Jamaica through photos, videos and written descriptions | Instagram takeover of the TESC Study Abroad instagram page |
Evaluation of Work
- WordPress ePortfolio
- Final week ten presentation
- Narrative evaluations from field supervisor and/or subcontractor
- Narrative mid-quarter and final self-evaluations