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Study Abroad Greece, Wintermester 2018 The College of Liberal Arts, and the Anthropology program in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, sponsored a study abroad course in Greece in January 2018. The accelerated course introduced ancient Greek religion through mythology, literature and archaeology. Notable deities like Apollo, Athena, Artemis, Asklepios, Demeter, Hephaistos, and Poseidon were studied at their most historically significant sites of worship. The overall purpose of the study abroad initiative was to ensure that students would develop a comprehensive understanding of the centrality of belief and ritual in Hellenic life from the Bronze Age to the end of Classical antiquity. The study abroad opportunity was developed for the College of Liberal Arts in 2017 by the two professors who led the group through the course and trip to Greece: Professors Charles Chiasson (Philosophy and Humanities and director of the Classics minor) and Karl Petruso (Anthropology). Students paid for their travel and hotel expenses and for costs not covered by subsidies from CoLA’s Office of the Dean and the Honors College. Petruso said, “I have been an enthusiastic proponent of studying abroad since I was fortunate to spend a year studying in Europe as an undergraduate. I have taught university students in many countries in Europe and the Middle East for several universities since then, and have come to regard study abroad as an essential, parallel education.” The January study abroad program was the first “Wintermester,” or winter semester program of study abroad, in the college. The 12-day, one-credit course on ancient Greek religion was a very successful experiment. The 15 students, from many different majors and several academic units who completed the course benefited from off-season airfares and hotel rates. The archaeological sites and museums visited were less crowded than they are during peak tourist season, which enhanced the students’ study abroad experience. “We are most grateful to the college for the encouragement and 8 Annual Magazine
Global Thinking & Imagination At the Temple to Poseidon at Sounion support as we designed this experiment,” said Petruso. “The short duration of our program made it attractive to students, many of whom have family and work obligations that prevent them from enrolling in the longer programs the university offers in Summer Term,” he continued. While plans for a 2019 Wintermester have not been finalized to date, Chiasson and Petruso believe that the course and Greece experience is easily replicated by CoLA faculty in any discipline, and in many countries. Petruso said, “We encourage our colleagues to consider designing their own such endeavors to the benefit of many more CoLA students.” “ One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. Henry Miller ” McDowell Center Grants Fund Study Abroad for Nearly a Decade C ontributions from the Charles T. McDowell Center for Critical Languages and Area Studies provided over $91,000 for 19 students in the 2017-2018 academic year to fund study abroad trips. These record numbers, both in terms of students going abroad, and for the amount of awards given out to the students, reflect well on the confidence that our donors and alumni have in the college and our students. These recent trips to South Korea, Russia, Mexico, and many other countries, have changed students’ lives and advanced knowledge learned in the classroom by expanding and enhancing their learning environment. Mrs. Betty Ruch and her late husband Roger, founded the McDowell Center in 2010 through an endowment in honor of their long-time friend, Dr. Charles T. McDowell, with foreign study in mind. McDowell devoted 40 years of his life to UTA’s foreign language program until his retirement in 2005. Due to the generosity of the Ruchs and other donors, the number of awards for study abroad has grown steadily since the Center’s inception. The McDowell Center and the College of Liberal Arts are committed to helping our majors become part of the global community through this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Mark A. Cichock, professor of political science, who worked and traveled with McDowell for over 20 years, currently leads the Center. Cichock said, “Those UTA Liberal Arts students whom the McDowell Center supports, are increasingly global-savvy. As studyabroad is being expanded, not only in Texas, but across the United States, it has become a vital component of the University’s global agenda.” China Study Abroad Photo Courtesy of recent UTA Alumna Carla Maldonado (center) (Pictured left) Alanis Ramos-Berrios (ANTH) The College of Liberal Arts UT Arlington 9
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