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CENTER FOR STUDIES AT LARGE

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Valorie Vernon
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Your first question may be why “at-large” rather than “abroad”?  While we plan to be heavily involved in international destinations and learning opportunities we are also are interested in travel experiences and opportunities in the United States and locally. 

We want to encourage a wide range of learning opportunities and cultural experiences in the world “at-large.”

Our purposes are multilayered:

First, we want to create opportunities for students and faculty to learn about cultures and peoples through first hand interaction and experiences.

Second, we want to promote RSU as a regional university with global outreach and goals.

Third, we want to provide opportunities for students interested in service learning to pursue such activities and to realize their role in the broader world.

The Center will work in conjunction with departments and faculty to coordinate the details surrounding student learning trips. 

We encourage faculty who are interested in developing a course to speak with their department head and dean and then talk with us about the logistics of such an undertaking.

We encourage students to make suggestions for future learning opportunities and to discuss all facets of student travel with our office. 

Additionally we will encourage the broader Green Country community to actively participate in our trips offering Continuing Education credit when appropriate. 

At RSU we already offer opportunities to:

  • study art in Italy
  • study literature and philosophy in London
  • study science in South Korea
  • study theatre and metropolitan studies in Chicago
  • spend a semester in Wales
  • take trips to nearby locales like Kansas City, Missouri and Little Rock Arkansas

 In the future we plan to have trips to Africa, South America, Spain and China.

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