Students gathered earlier this month on Citrus Lawn to join the Campus Activity Board and the Office of International Services and Engagement for the International Education Festival. A 35-year tradition here, the Festival highlights cultures from around the world.
Several departments at the University are offering students the opportunity to venture to foreign countries in January – allowing them to immerse themselves in different cultures, all the while, receiving credits for their experience.
I remember the first time I went somewhere really adventurous, besides the usual trip to my uncle’s house in Memphis, Tenn., or up north to San Francisco.
Studying the history and varieties of marble has led Jonathan Reed, professor of religion at the University of La Verne, to Athens, Greece, where he and some students traveled to on a field trip over the summer.