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Student Opportunity: The Gettysburg Semester

November 28, 2012 by

Since 1998 Gettysburg College has been offering a unique study away program called The Gettysburg Semester. Every fall the college welcomes a select group of undergraduates from across the country to a total-immersion semester in Civil War studies.

Gettysburg Semester students take two core seminars devoted to the cutting-edge in Civil War scholarship, plus one course from Gettysburg College’s Civil War Era Studies program. Alongside this, Gettysburg Semester students involve themselves in internships with the Civil War-related agencies in the area.

In the past, students have interned at the Adams County Historical Society, Antietam National Battlefield, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Gettysburg National Military Park, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, and the Shriver House Museum.

And Gettysburg Semester students live through their semester in a Civil War theme residence, The Appleford, on the Gettysburg College campus, with voice-mail and computer connections, microwave/refrigerator units, and access to all of the College’s library and recreational resources. It is a truly remarkable experience.

The Gettysburg Semester is currently accepting applications for its fall 2013 cohort. More information can be found via the previous links and interested parties are also encouraged to visit The Gettysburg Semester at Gettysburg College Facebook Page and the Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College Facebook Page. Applications are due March 1, 2013.

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Summer Research Program Call for Applications: “Negotiations and Impacts: Water Policy Across China’s Loess Plateau”

January 3, 2012 by

Interested in the relationship between the environment and socio-economic development? See below for info on a fully-funded summer program for undergraduates focusing on fieldwork in China and supported by the National Science Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh. All undergrads (including those beyond the U. of Pittsburgh) are eligible to apply, with juniors and non-graduating seniors strongly encouraged. Deadline: Feb 15, 2012.

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European Capitals – Summer Course 2012

October 6, 2011 by

Interested in a twenty-six day, six-credit, study abroad offering in Europe? Information on the annual “European Capitals” summer European study program is now available. See below for further details and contacts (deadline for registration and deposit is October 21, 2010.)

 

“European Capitals: Yesterday And Today”

May-June 2012

The Departments of History and American Studies and Political Science and International Affairs are sponsoring, for the twentieth year, a six-credit course that will take a limited number of students to Europe for twenty-six days during the first term of summer school in 2012. Participants can experience the Europe of yesterday, today, and tomorrow by visiting London, Paris, Berlin, Prague and Vienna.

Between May 14 and June 8, participants will visit various cultural, political and historical sites in or near the five cities listed on the itinerary below. The group will also attend several artistic performances (either theatrical or musical) during the trip. There will also be a number of one-day excursions to sites in the outlying suburbs or within an hour train or bus ride.

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European Capitals – Summer 2011 Study Abroad

September 6, 2010 by

SUMMER SCHOOL 2011

“EUROPEAN CAPITALS”

LONDON, PARIS,

VIENNA, VENICE and ROME

For the seventeenth time, the Department of History/American Studies and the Department of Political Science/International Affairs are sponsoring a six-credit course that will take students to Europe for twenty-six days during the first term of summer school in 2011.   Students can experience the Europe of yesterday, today, and tomorrow by visiting London, Paris, Vienna, Venice and Rome.  The six course credits are approved for the major programs in History, Political Science, and International Affairs, but students can also used them as elective credit.

THE TRIP – Leaving from Dulles International Airport in Washington on May 9, the group will fly to London for a five-day stay, and then travel to the continent to spend five days in Paris, three days in Vienna, three days in Venice, and five days in Rome.  There will be four days for travel between London and Paris (by train via the Chunnel under the English Channel), Paris and Vienna (by plane), Vienna and Venice (by bus) and Venice and Rome (also by bus).  The group will return to Washington from Rome on June 4.

THE COURSE – This is a unique course for University of Mary Washington students.  It does not duplicate what is already offered on the Fredericksburg campus but relies instead on material and experiences “on site.”  Interdisciplinary in nature and team-taught, this course, by taking advantage of the unique cultural and academic resources that exist in the five capital cities, provides students with unmatched opportunities for study and learning.  Students will be asked to read from texts that contain materials pertinent to the intellectual, cultural, economic, and political contributions the five capital cities have made to European history.  Students will also have the opportunity to attend an artistic performance in several of the cities and assess the artistic contributions of the societies with visits to major museums. [Read more…]

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Boren Scholarship — February 1

August 31, 2010 by

The applications for the 2011-2012 National Security Education Program’s
David L. Boren Scholarships for undergraduate students and Fellowships
for graduate students are now available at www.borenawards.org
<http://www.borenawards.org/>. Boren Awards provide unique funding
opportunities for U.S. students to study in Africa, Asia, Central &
Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they
can add important international and language components to their educations.

Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 for an academic year’s study
abroad. Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 for language study and
international research. The application deadline for the Boren
Fellowship is February 1, and the deadline for the Boren Scholarship is
February 10.

Please contact the Boren Awards staff at boren@iie.org
<mailto:boren@iie.org> or 1-800-618-NSEP with any questions.

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European Capitals: Summer 2010

January 18, 2010 by

LONDON, PARIS, VIENNA, PRAGUE, AND BERLIN

UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON

SUMMER EUROPEAN STUDY PROGRAM

“European Capitals”

YESTERDAY AND TODAY

2010

A TWENTY-SIX-DAY, SIX-CREDIT, STUDY ABROAD OFFERING IN EUROPE

The Departments of History and American Studies and Political Science and International Affairs regularly sponsor a six-credit course that takes a limited number of students to Europe for a twenty-six day period each summer.  Participants can experience the Europe of yesterday, today, and tomorrow by visiting London, Paris, Vienna, Prague and Berlin.

Between mid-May and mid-June, participants visit various cultural, political and historical sites in or near the five cities listed above.  The group also attends a number of artistic performances (either theatrical or musical) during the trip.  There are also a number of one-day excursions to sites in the outlying suburbs or within an hour train or bus ride.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND FACULTY

The unique nature of this educational experience, with its emphasis on “experiential” learning outside the formal classroom setting, makes inappropriate the utilization of such traditional measures of student achievement as tests and term papers.  Instead, a student’s final grade in the course is determined by the quality of their performance in class participation, the compilation of a course journal, and their knowledge of assigned course readings.

The faculty teaching European Capitals have a wide range of expertise in modern European history and politics and extensive experience in European travel.  John Kramer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is Mary Washington’s resident expert on modern European politics, with an emphasis on the former Soviet Union and Eastern European.  Porter Blakemore, Associate Professor of History, is also a modern Europeanist whose teaching and research fields include diplomatic, military, German and contemporary history.  Both Mr. Kramer and Mr. Blakemore have traveled widely throughout Europe and have taken student groups abroad on more than fifteen earlier occasions.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:

PROFESSOR JOHN M. KRAMER

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON

FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22401-5358

(540) 654-1495;  E-MAIL:  JKRAMER@UMW.EDU

or

PROFESSOR PORTER R. BLAKEMORE

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND AMERICAN STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON

FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22401-5358

(540) 654-1588;  E-MAIL:  PBLAKEMO@UMW.EDU

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