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Community Development in East Africa-Uganda and Rwanda\u2013 Winter Break 2017\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n- \n
- Led by Jamie Van Leeuwin, lecturer, School of Public Affairs and Esther Lamidi, assistant professor, Department of Sociology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nUCCS,\u00a0in collaboration with Global Livingston Institute, is offering\u00a0three credits over winter break to travel to Uganda and Rwanda and experience international development through sustainable agriculture and public health.\u00a0Students will meet with local leaders and community organizations and\u00a0learn how communities in\u00a0Uganda and Rwanda mobilize local resources to chart new development paths. Students will have the opportunity to\u00a0learn from cultural interchange and\u00a0gain perspectives on globalization and the complexities of international development. Learn more.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Service Learning in Guatemala-Winter Break 2017\/2018 (credit optional<\/b>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- \n
- Led by Mandy Hansen, director, Global Engagement Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UCCS is partnering with Hug It Forward, a grassroots organization that promotes education and raises environmental awareness,\u00a0\u00a0to build bottle schools in Guatemala. Bottle schools are constructed using “eco-bricks,” plastic bottles stuffed with inorganic trash in the place of cinder blocks. Volunteers and the community come together to help construct the buildings. Participants in this program will volunteer, working alongside community members while learning about Guatemalan culture and history through cultural excursions such as visiting ancient Mayan ruins.\u00a0 Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Criminal Justice and Human Trafficking in London \u2013 May 2018<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- \n
- Led by Katy Cathcart, senior instructor, School of Public Affairs. and Richard Radabaugh, senior instructor, School of Public Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
This tour will feature visits to the Inns of Court and Royal Courts of Justice and the Houses of Parliament, as well as site visits\u00a0to local landmarks and historical tours. This global engagement opportunity is open to both undergraduate and graduate criminal justice students.\u00a0\u00a0Participating students will have the option to apply the experience toward independent study credits. Students will visit sites such as the Tower of London, track the evolution of the British legal system, explore the Royal Courts of Justice, the Inns of Cart and the Old Bailey in this\u00a0seven day\u00a0program. Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>S.O.L.E. Outdoor Education Abroad in Costa Rica \u2013 May 2018 (not for credit)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- \n
- Led by Chris Ertman, program coordinator,\u00a0Outdoor Programs and Trails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UCCS is offering an opportunity for those who seek a summer experience in the\u00a0 waters of Costa Rica. \u00a0S.O.L.E. Abroad in Costa Rica gives students the chance to explore many sights in Costa Rica, such as San Jose, La Fortuna, and Jaco Beach. Students can take tours officiated by tour guides to experience the culture and history of Costa Rica, experience local cuisine and venture through rain forests. Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n
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The Magic and Power of St. Petersburg, Russia \u2013 May 2018<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- \n
- Led by Mel Weissman, lecturer, Department of History.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This course will provide UCCS students and non-university participants a unique cultural experience. St. Petersburg has overarching palaces and cathedrals of historic importance throughout the city.\u00a0 Weissman previously lived in the city. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Japanese Language and Culture in Japan \u2013 May 2018<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n- \n
- Led by Reiko McAdams, senior instructor, Department of Languages\u00a0and Cultures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Visit Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka on this\u00a0eight-day visit to Japan. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Discovering Jane Austen-Literary and Historical Worlds – United Kingdom \u2013 Late May-June 2018<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n- \n
- Led by Jan Myers, senior instructor, Department of History and Rebecca Posusta, senior instructor, Department of English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Journey to the United Kingdom and through time with\u00a0\u00a0Myers and Posusta this summer as\u00a0they visit Jane Austen’s native England. Walk in the footsteps of Austen’s most famous\u00a0characters including\u00a0Elizabeth and Darcy, Anne and Captain Wentworth, Emma and Mr. Knightley.\u00a0 Participants will also have the opportunity to visit Winchester Cathedral, Chawton Cottage, St. Nicholas Church, Tom Hardy’s Cottage, Chawton Cottage,\u00a0Tintern Abbey, the Roman Baths, the Jane Austen Centre, Stratford upon Avon, and The National Portrait Gallery. Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n
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Economics Education in Peru \u2013 June 2018<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n- \n
- Led by John Brock, senior instructor, Department of Economics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Global Economic Education Alliance is offering an 11-day program to Peru through the UCCS-based Center for Economic Education in conjunction with the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences. \u00a0It will provide an educational opportunity for program participants to exchange ideas on economic education with Peruvian colleagues and students as well as professionals from the U.S. Previous students have referred to this program as “an experience of a lifetime.” Program participants can expect visits to secondary schools and universities in Peru to meet with teachers, students and education officials. Additionally, participants will attend a lecture at and visit the Central Bank of Peru as well as cultural visits to sites in Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machi Picchu. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Cultural Diversity and Identity Abroad: Morocco, Portugal, Spain \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Mid\u00a0<\/span>May-Early\u00a0<\/span>June 2018<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n- \n
- Led by Sentwali Bakari, vice chancellor, Student Success, Garrett Gatlin, program director, Chancellors Leadership Class, Sandy Ho, director, Languages and Social Sciences Center, and Phillip Morris, assistant professor, College of Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This program will provide students insight and exposure to the history and culture of Barcelona, Spain, Casablanca, Morocco, Lisbon, Portugal, and Madrid, Spain. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Honors\/Alpha Lambda Delta International Delta-England, Scotland, Ireland \u2013 late May-June 2018 (not for credit)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n- \n
- Led by Carrie Arnold, chapter adviser, Alpha Lambda Delta Society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Participants will explore\u00a0European capitals with unique personality. Highlights include a walk along the famous cobblestones at Dublin\u2019s Temple Bar, London\u2019s iconic Big Ben and Scotland\u2019s historic Edinburgh Castle. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Geography in Ireland – June 2018<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n- \n
- Led by Eric Billmeyer, senior instructor, Department of Geography\u00a0and Environmental Studies and Michael Larkin, senior instructor, Department of Geography\u00a0and Environmental Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This\u00a0four-credit captsone course will explore the physical and cultural geography of the west coast of Ireland. The trip is a 10 day\/9 night field school and will spend four days in Galway and\u00a0five days on Inishmore Island. The region is the cultural hearth of Irish culture and offers one of the most unique physical geologies in Europe. Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
- Led by Eric Billmeyer, senior instructor, Department of Geography\u00a0and Environmental Studies and Michael Larkin, senior instructor, Department of Geography\u00a0and Environmental Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Led by Carrie Arnold, chapter adviser, Alpha Lambda Delta Society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Led by Sentwali Bakari, vice chancellor, Student Success, Garrett Gatlin, program director, Chancellors Leadership Class, Sandy Ho, director, Languages and Social Sciences Center, and Phillip Morris, assistant professor, College of Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Led by John Brock, senior instructor, Department of Economics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Led by Jan Myers, senior instructor, Department of History and Rebecca Posusta, senior instructor, Department of English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Led by Reiko McAdams, senior instructor, Department of Languages\u00a0and Cultures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Led by Mel Weissman, lecturer, Department of History.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Led by Chris Ertman, program coordinator,\u00a0Outdoor Programs and Trails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Led by Katy Cathcart, senior instructor, School of Public Affairs. and Richard Radabaugh, senior instructor, School of Public Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
- Led by Mandy Hansen, director, Global Engagement Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n