Dr. Jo Ellyn Peterson, an associate professor of education at Bluffton University, will discuss her 2013-14 sabbatical in Guatemala during a campus colloquium on Friday, Oct. 31.

The presentation, titled “Sabbatical in Guatemala: Developing Early Intervention Services in the Developing World,” will begin at 4 p.m. in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Bluffton’s Centennial Hall. It is free and open to the public.

Peterson spent last academic year in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala. She worked at a school and workshop for people with special needs, specifically focusing on infants/toddlers and preschoolers with disabilities. She will address her work and other experiences, as well as the culture where she lived.