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Past Travel Seminars

Academic Year 2023-24

Education in Southern Africa (May)

Gaborone, Botswana

Virginia Lee, Education

The Body and South in Ancient Greece (January)

Athens, Greece

Amy Oh, Classics

Janelle Sadarananda, Classics

Exploring the West of Ireland: The Mystic Island (May)

Dingle, Ireland

President Marc Conner

Barbara Black, English

Venice Beyond the Mask (May)

Venice, Italy

Erin Giffin, Art History

Barbara Garbin, World Language & Literatures - Italian

Academic Year 2022-23

Exploring Rome (May)

Rome, Italy

Daniel Curley, Classics 

Gregory Spinner, Religious Studies

ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-22

Experiencing the Archeaology of the American Southwest (May)

New Mexico, USA

Kathryn Baustian, Anthropology

Finland: Social Work in a Global Context (May)

Rovaniemi and Helsinki, Finland

Kelly Melekis, Social Work

Courage and the Tragic Sense: Human Dilemmas and the Quest for Meaning (July)

Oxford University, UK

Sheldon Solomon, Psychology

 

ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-20

Costa Rica: Tropical Field Ecology and Conservation (March)

Monteverde, Costa Rica

Monica Raveret Richter, Biology

Anne Ernst, Environmental Studies

ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-19

Japan: Art and Culture (May)

Osaka and Kyoto Japan

Sang Wook Lee, Art

Explore Rome (May)

Rome, italy

Daniel Curley, Classics

Gregory Spinner, Religious Studies

Social Work in a Global Context (May)

Rovaniemi and Helsinki, Finland

Kelly Melekis, Social Work

 

Academic Year 2017-18

 
Rovaniemi, Finland

Social Work in a Global Context (May)

Kelly Melekis, Social Work

 

Academic Year 2016-17bali

Bali, Indonesia

Music, Culture and Performance (January)

Elizabeth May, Music

 

Nevada and California, United States

Mustanges and the American West (March)

Elaine Larsen, Biology

 

London, England and Athens, Greece

The Parthenon: From Pericles to the Present (May)

Michael Arnush – Classics

Leslie Mechem – Classics 

 

Academic Year 2015-16costa rica

Paris, France 

Seeking and Writing Real Paris (Summer)

Sonya Chung English

 

Costa Rica 

Tropical Field Ecology (March)

Monica Raveret Richter Biology

Anne Ernst Environmental Studies

 

Vienna, Austria 

Waltz, Coffeehouses, Dreams: Culture and History in Vienna (January)

Mary-Beth O'Brien - World Languages & Literatures, German

Karin Hamm-Ehsani World Languages & Literatures, German)

 

Cuba

History Through Travel (January)

Jordana Dym History

 

Academic Year 2014-15vienna

Bali, Indonesia 

Music, Culture, and Performance: Bali (January)

Elizabeth Macy Music

 

Nevada, United States 

Biology of Wild Horses (March)

Elaine Larsen Biology

 

Italy 

Writing Rome (May)

Dan Curley Classics

Gregory Spinner Religion

 

Academic Year 2013-14

Venice, Italy 

Venice Beyond the Mask: Art, Music and Theatre (Summer)

Barbara Garbin World Languages & Literatures, Italian

 

Prague, Czech Republic

Prague: The Tragedies and Triumphs of a City and its People (May)

Kate Graney Government

Flagg Taylor Government

 

Academic Year 2012-13

Costa Rica

Tropical Field Ecology (March)

Monica Raveret Richter Biology

Kim Marsella Academic Advising

 

Ireland

Culture and Commerce (March)

Jim Kennelly Management & Business

Peter McCarthy Social Work

 

London, England and Athens, Greece

The Parthenon: From Pericles to the Present (May)

Michael Arnush Classics

Leslie Mechem Classics

 

Academic Year 2011-12

Kyoto, Japan (Summer)

Japanese Culture and Art (Sang Wook Lee Art)

 

Academic Year 2010-2011

Bath, England 

Jane Austen in Bath (January)

Catherine Golden English

 

Istanbul, Turkey 

Globalization and Development in Turkey (January)

Jim Kennelly Management and Business

Mehmet Odekon Economics

 

Rome, Italy

Writing Rome (May)

Dan Curley Classics

Jackie Murray Classics

 

Academic Year 2009-2010

Paris, France and London, England

Museums From the Outside In (January)

Sue Bender – Anthropology

Alison Barnes – English and Environmental Studies

 

Vienna, Austria

Waltz, Coffeehouses, Dreams: Culture and History in Vienna, Austria (January)

Mary-Beth O'Brien – World Languages & Literatures, German

Jim Kennelly – Management & Business for David Wildermuth

 

Costa Rica

Tropical Field Ecology in Costa Rica (March)

Monica Raveret-Richter – Biology

Christina Grassi Anthropology

 

Academic Year 2008-2009

India 

Hindu Religion and Art in India (January)

Joel Smith – Religion

Rob Linrothe – Art History

 

Puerto Rico 

Culture and Colonialism in Puerto Rico (January)

Jordana Dym – History

Viviana Rangil – World Languages & Literatures, Spanish

 

Academic Year 2007-2008

Argentina & Chile 

Over the Andes and to the Sea: Politics, Economic Development, and Culture in Argentina and Chile  (January)

Patricia Rubio – World Languages & Literatures, Spanish

Aldo Vacs – Government

 

England 

Jane Austen in Bath (January)

Catherine Golden – English

 

Costa Rica 

Tropical Field Ecology in Costa Rica (March)

Monica Raveret-Richter – Biology

Christina Grassi Anthropology

 

Academic Year 2006-2007

Vienna, Austria 

Waltz, Coffeehouses, Dreams: Culture and History in Vienna, Austria  (January)

Tom Denny – Music

David Wildermuth – World Languages & Literatures, German

 

Poland & Germany 

From Marx to Coca Cola: Transitions in Poland and Germany (March)

Mary-Elizabeth O'Brien – International Affairs and World Languages & Literatures, German Elzbieta Lepkowska-White – Management and Business

 

Academic Year 2005-2006

Ireland 

Changing Utterly: Ireland Past and Present (January)

Jim Kennelly – Management and Business

 

Tanzania 

Tanzania: Origins and Crossroads of Culture (March)

Gerald Erchek – Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work

Chris Whann – Government

 

Costa Rica 

Tropical Field Ecology in Costa Rica (March)

Monica Raveret-Richter – Biology

Christina Grassi Anthropolog

 

Academic Year 2004-2005

England 

Jane Austen in Bath (January)

Catherine Golden – English

 

Ghana

Chocolate and Gold: Culture and Politics in Ghana (March)

Gerald Erchek – Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work

Chris Whann – Government

 

Greece 

Skidmore Odyssey: Classics Study Tour in Greece 

Michael Arnush – Classics

Dan Curley – Classics

Leslie Mechem – Classics

 

Various Years

South Africa

South Africa: Educational Study Program 

Karen Brackett – Education Studies