Centre Study-Abroad Options for Summer 2012

This coming summer, Centre is offering exciting options for study around the world. France: Early Summer Strasbourg and the many K.I.I.S. options continue from past years; three others (the field course in marine biology in the Bahamas, the archaeological dig in Israeli, and the Orpheus drama production in Edinburgh) provide new summer opportunities abroad.

Bahamas: Field Course in Tropical Marine Biology (BIO 250 or 450)

25 May—15 June 2012

This field-study course is open to all students who have the Biology 110 prerequisite. Students study and observe marine life in the coral reef, mangrove, and sea-grass areas, both onshore and offshore, of San Salvador Island while snorkeling or scuba diving; scuba diving certification is not required. The class involves small-group research projects on the evolution, ecology, and behavior of marine life. This course qualifies for senior subsidy support. Payment schedule: $300 due by 9 December, $1,000 due 15 January, $1,000 due 1 March, $800 due 15 April. Contact Prof. Brian Storz. Estimated cost: $3100.

France: Early Summer Strasbourg Program (GOV 446)

21 May—11 June 2012 (These dates may change slightly based on the availability of air tickets.)

Students live in Centre's Strasbourg apartments while exploring the city and the region. Class excursions will transport students to Baden-Baden in Germany across the Rhine River and the Vosges Mountains in Alsace. One topic will be the results of the French elections, which will just have been held. Students with no French will get "survival French" training at the beginning of the course. The second weekend is free for individual travel in Europe from Thursday-Sunday evening; the last few days of the course are conducted in Paris. This option is not available to students who have studied or plan to study for a full term in Strasbourg. More information will be available on Tuesday, 10 January, at 7:30 p.m., in the Davidson Room in Carnegie. For this course, you must first be approved by Leigh Cocanougher at the Center for Global Citizenship and then pay a $500 non-refundable deposit at the Cashier's Office by Monday, 5 March; the additional $2300 is due May 2. This trip qualifies for senior subsidy support. Taught by Prof. Lori Hartmann-Mahmud. Estimated cost, including tuition, airfare, room, board, and excursions: $2800.

Israeli Dig: Judaism and Christianity in Roman Galilee (upper-level history or religion course)

24 May—18 June 2012

Centre students, along with students from other schools, are invited to join Prof. Tom McCollough, who is leading the archeological excavation of a Roman-period synagogue at Cana of the Galilee. Students will be involved in all aspects of the dig, including surveying, drawing, photography, digging, and collecting and analyzing ceramic, numismatic, and architectural finds. The group works from 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and analyzes the day's findings in late afternoon. The site is of particular importance because it is near Nazareth. Members of the dig will live on kibbutz in a nature preserve, four miles north of the village of Jesus and three miles from the site. If interested, you must first talk with and get approval from Prof. McCollough and then pay a $500 non-refundable deposit at the Cashier's Office by Monday, 5 March; the additional $3,000 is due on May 2. This course qualifies for Centre's senior subsidy. Estimated cost: $3500.

Scotland: Orpheus in Edinburgh

A group of Centre students will meet on campus during July and create a play based on the Orpheus legend. After doing a number of preview performances locally, they will take their production to Edinburgh, Scotland, and present it as part of the world famous Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. They will spend approximately two weeks in the UK; visits to theatres, castles, and a tour of the Highlands are included. This course qualifies for Centre's senior subsidy. Contact Prof. Anthony Haigh for payment and other details. Estimated cost: $3000.

Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS) Summer Programs

The KIIS summer programs are excellent financial values, and students earn three to six hours of academic credit. Programs this summer are planned for Argentina, Austria, Berlin, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Greece, Istanbul, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Munich, Paris, Prague, Quebec, Salzburg, Slavic Europe, Southern Spain, and Tanzania. Get specific information about each trip on the website, www.kiis.org; fliers for the various programs are also available in the Center for Global Citizenship in Carnegie. Interested students need to first get clearance from Leigh Cocanougher in the Center for Global Citizenship before registering on-line. Once registered, students should fill out a form in the Registrar's office if they wish the K.I.I.S. summer credits to be transferred to Centre. The two K.I.I.S. programs directed by Centre professors qualify for a Centre senior subsidy. These are the program in Costa Rica (directed by Prof. Genny Ballard, with Profs. Robyn Cutright, and Maria Galvan) and in Istanbul (directed by Prof. Tom McCollough).

Costa Rica (Spanish, anthropology, and education)

16 June—22 July 2012

The KIIS summer program in Costa Rica provides students the opportunity to explore the ecological and cultural wonders of this small, yet vibrant nation. Class begins in Santa Elena, the closest village to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve. Students soon move into their first homestay, in San Ramon, where they live and attend classes for twelve days. During the third week of the program, the group travels to the Caribbean coast, staying first in Puerto Viejo, Limon, an eclectic, laid back, surfing town, then visiting the Bri Bri indigenous reserve and its schools. Finally, students travel south into Panama to the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, where students meet people from a local cooperative that protects nesting turtles, visit local school children, and snorkel the coral reefs of these picturesque islands. The final few weeks of the program is spent in the classroom and working in schools in Colorado de Corredores near the border of Panama. Contact Prof. Genny Ballard. Estimated cost including airfare: $3525-$3675.

Istanbul (Art, history, political science)

29 June—28 July 2012

The KIIS summer program in Turkey offers students an opportunity to experience the history and culture of one of the world's most ancient, yet most progressive countries. The Istanbul program includes courses in international business and marketing, art and architecture of Byzantine and Ottoman Istanbul, and the history of the Ottoman Empire. The courses in this program each include two hours of daily instruction, either on-campus or at a site in Istanbul. In addition, one day a week is set aside for excursions to museums, mosques, palaces, churches, and other cultural sites in and around Istanbul. The final week of the program includes an excursion to the Aegean Coast and to such historic and cultural sites as Pergamum, Troy, and Gallipoli. Students are housed on a the campus of a private university in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city and the former capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. No previous knowledge of Turkish is necessary; all instruction is in English. Contact Prof. Tom McCollough. Estimated cost including airfare: $4445-$4745.