off-campus studies
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Anthropology students explore diverse island cultures in West Indies
In West Indian People and Culture, students spend three weeks immersed in the cultures of Trinidad and Barbados, two very distinct island nations. Special attention is given to Carnival — steel drums, calypsos, and masquerade — and also to folklore, pluralism and religion.
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Chase Whitney ’02 develops wind energy projects
Chase Whitney ’02 is a business developer for Iberdrola Renewables, the world’s largest owner and operator of wind energy facilities. Whitney majored in Environmental Studies and History at Cornell and now lives in Denver, Colo.
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Strains demonstrates opportunities for Cornell German students
After majoring in German, mathematics, and secondary education at Cornell, Jessie Strains will pursue a master’s in German at Bowling Green State University, including studies at the University of Salzburg. Her eventual goal is to teach at a German immersion school in the states, though she is also considering teaching abroad in a German-speaking country.
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Edgar completes semester in Paris
Montell Edgar spent the fall 2008 semester in France with the Lake Forest College Paris Program. Edgar is majoring in French, minoring in English, and planning to eventually pursue a doctorate in Egyptology. The following are her reflections on her semester abroad:
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Politics students spend block at Texas grad school and presidential library
Graduate school is a destination for many Cornellians, and students in Ethics and Public Policy spent a block in Texas getting ahead of the curve. The students were free to attend classes of their choosing at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Policy in Austin and at the Bush School of Public Policy in […]
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Mundell’s Vienna semester includes work at U.N.
Nathan Mundell spent two months in the spring semester of his junior year studying German at the Goethe Institut in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. From there, he went directly to Vienna for a semester of study and work through the Central College Vienna Program.
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French and religion professors lead course in Morocco
In May 2009, Cornell students traveled to Morocco with religion professor Steven Sacks and French professor Devan Baty for the course “Islam and Post-coloniality in Contemporary Morocco.” Students studied the general tenets of Islam, its particular manifestations and practices in Morocco, and the post-colonial relationship between Morocco and France.
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Russian and politics major joins admissions staff
Brian Fuller ’07 earned degrees in Russian and politics at Cornell, including a semester spent studying in Russia as a senior. He’s found that many of the skills he learned at Cornell now serve him well closer to home in his role with the Cornell Admission Office.
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Erceg applies Russian Fulbright experience to work with Slavic youth in U.S.
Laura Erceg ’06 earned a Fulbright award as a senior and spent 2006-07 in Vladivostok, Russia, working with at-risk youth for a variety of programs. As a student, she studied for a semester in Krasnodar, Russia through an Associated Colleges of the Midwest program.
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Economic and business students study financial markets in Chicago
Students get a first-hand view of risk management at a variety of Chicago institutions during Financial Management Seminar with Professor Chris Conrad.
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Alumnus Ross joins staff to expand off-campus study opportunites
After graduating with a degree in Russian, Amanda Ross ’06 spent a year in Vladimir, Russia teaching English at the American Home, a small language school. She then returned to Cornell to staff the college’s newly established International and Off-Campus Studies Office.
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Students explore Roman art, architecture, and history first hand
During Block 7 2009, students in the course “City of Rome” explored the art, architecture, and history of Rome and the surrounding area. The course was co-taught by John Gruber-Miller, professor of classical studies, and Chris Penn-Goetsch, associate professor of art.
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Clemente researched public health in Indian slums
Leah Clemente confirmed her desire to work in public health by spending five months in Pune, India in late 2007 as part of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest’s India Studies Program. Her adventure included a research project in the Pune slums with Uplift, a grassroots organization focused on preventative health care and the eradication […]
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Atchison travels the globe working on poverty issues
Brittany Atchison knows she will dedicate her life to addressing issues of social justice and inequality, and she already boasts a two-page resume documenting her efforts. For starters, she’s completed internships with U.S. Senator Tom Harkin in Washington, D.C. and with the grassroots organization Bread for the World in Minneapolis. She also interned with the […]
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Students study business of blueberries in Uruguay
Deep in the throes of an Iowa winter, thoughts turn to sunny climes…and blueberries. That was the situation at least for Jeff Curran and Audrey Saunders who spent part of February 2009 in Uruguay developing a case study on a budding commercial blueberry venture.
Economic and business students study financial markets in Chicago