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Four UAC-CP Nursing students won first place in a national research competition that was organized by the National Science Assembly of Nursing Students in Bolivia.  First-year Nursing students Carlos Ticona, Narda Tintaya, Teresa Choque and Erik Poma were one of 14 research teams from top Bolivian universities that presented their findings in October 2018 at…

It is with heavy hearts that Carmen Pampa Fund announces the passing of UAC-CP co-founder Dick Leahy on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. From the moment Sr. Damon Nolan, MFIC, asked him to help build a college in rural Bolivia, Dick was a committed to the cause of providing higher education for Bolivia’s most marginalized populations.…

Today the UAC-CP celebrates its 25th anniversary! Planning for the UAC-CP, a college for the rural poor, began in 1990 when Sr. Damon Nolan, FMS, a 12-year veteran educator in the Yungas, concluded that a high school education was not adequate to give the rural poorcontrol over their own destiny. The initial planning for the…

Practice your Spanish! A video produced by the UAC-CP in honor of the College’s 25th anniversary, profiles the five undergraduate degree-granting programs available to students in Carmen Pampa. Click here to watch the video.

On September 26, the College kicked off its first 3-day international conference: “Environment, Education, & Health in the Era of Sustainable Development.” The conference, which was co-hosted by the College’s academic partner: la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Mexico, showcased academics from the UAC-CP, the UAEM, and Catholic University of Bolivia. All speakers touched on…

In January 2017, with partial funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and The Katherine B. Andersen Fund, the College launched the first, 3-year phase of the Entrepreneurial Education for Rural Youth Program.  Under the direction of project coordinator Juan José Estrada, the UAC-CP Business School now offers a specialized training program for students in…

A seven-member team made up of two students from South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD; three students from Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT; and two advisors visited the College August 8 – 14th as part of an on-going joint project between the three institutions and the local community of Carmen Pampa. The original goal of the…

CPF Executive Director Hugh Smeltekop led a special tour to the College in Carmen Pampa July 28 – August 3. The tour was part of the College’s special 25th anniversary celebration. Fourteen people–ranging from former volunteers and past visitors to travelers coming to South America for the very first time–participated in a variety of activities,…

Rachel Hannigan, a master’s degree candidate in Public Health at St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul, Minnesota, recently spent five weeks in Carmen Pampa. She worked with UAC-CP Nursing students and medical practitioners in the community’s health center. Nora Harless: What were your expectations upon arriving to Carmen Pampa? How were those expectations challenged? Rachel…