European Odyssey
Location:Rome, Florence, London, Paris, Berlin
Dates: March 20 - June 4, 2010 (dates are tentative)
Course: Eng 211 (HU) or 396; Geog 331 (SS); Intrdscp 350; Lib Stds 200 (HU) & 307
Contacts: Dr. Minniear, 233-4142; Dr. Hohbein-Deegen; Dr. Alberts; Dr. Grant Moore
Details: http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/abroad/odyssey.php
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Take part in our "European Odyssey" and earn 15-16 credits in a global classroom!
EXPLORE historic sites, museums, galleries, concert halls,
theatres, universities and civic / community centers - in class!
GAIN a global perspective of Europe.
EARN general education credits in the
Social Sciences (SS) and Humanities (HU).
TRAVEL to other destinations on your own (optional)!
The Faculty
Qualified and committed faculty have crafted this program to be intellectually stimulating, educationally challenging and personally enjoyable. Dr. John Minniear from the Department of Music and Liberal studies will be in residence with the student group throughout the semester. His courses focuses on culture, values and the arts. Three additional faculty will spend two weeks each in residence while teaching courses: Dr. Monika Hohbein-Deegen from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and International Studies will focus on the separation and reunification of Germany, Dr. Heike Alberts from the Department of Geography will focus on European geography and Dr. Simon Sibelman from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will focus on the Betrayal of the Western Liberal Tradition in WW II France.
All of the information included here is subject to change. Modifications may be required depending on the exigencies of the situation.
Course(s)
Course Dates
Pre-travel course dates/times/locations are to-be-determined.
Required Courses (5)
English 211: British Literature I (HU) or English 396: Literature and History (3 cr)
Dr. Jeanie Grant Moore (preliminary 2010 syllabus)
English 211
Prerequisite: Any Writing-Based Inquiry Seminar (WBIS 188), or English 101, or English 110.English 396
Prerequisite: English 281 or consent of instructor; with a different subtitle, this course may be taken twice with the signature of the department chair.Geography 331 (SS) (3 cr)
European Geography
Prerequisite: None
Dr. Heike Alberts (preliminary 2010 syllabus)
Interdisciplinary Studies 350 (3 cr)
Modern Germany: From Division to Reunification
Prerequisite: None
Dr. Monika Hohbein-Deegen (preliminary 2010 syllabus)
Liberal Studies 200 - (HU) (3 cr)
Culture and Values
Prerequisite: None
Dr. John Minniear (preliminary 2010 syllabus)
Liberal Studies 307 - (3 cr)
Encountering the Arts
Prerequisite: None
Dr. John Minniear (preliminary 2010 syllabus)
Optional Course
International Studies 333 1 unit (cr.)
Study Tour
Prerequisites: none; syllabus
If you request enrollment in this course on the study abroad application, you will be automatically enrolled and will not be contacted about the coursework involved. Assignments for this course must be done independently. Contact the Office of International Education with questions.
Accommodation
Program participants are housed in hostels and youth hotels to keep program costs low. Faculty leaders are housed in similar accommodations nearby. All accommodation listed below is tentative. Program fees do not include internet access and internet access is never guaranteed.
Student Accommodation
Rome
Hotel Tizi OR SIMILAR
Florence
Ostello (Hostel) Archi Rossi (breakfast) OR SIMILAR
1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9-bed rooms, (some with bathrooms and some with bathrooms down the hall); Address: Ostello Archi Rossi, Via Faenza, 94r - 50123, Firenze;
Phone: 011-39-55-290804; Fax: 011-39-55-2302601
Email: info@hostelarchirossi.com
Internet: free internet access
London
Hyde Park Inn Hostel (breakfast) OR SIMILAR
Address: 48-50 Inverness Terrace, Bayswater, United Kingdom, London; Phone: 011-44-200-7229-0000; Fax: 011-44-2007229-8333; Email: hpibookings@smartbackpackers.com
AND (the group will stay in Hyde Park for one part of the visit and at YHA for the other)
YHA London Holland Park (breakfast) OR SIMILAR
Address:
Holland Walk,
Kensington,
London; Phone: 011-44-845-371-9122; Fax: 011-44-20-7376-0667; Email: hollandpark@yha.org.uk
Paris
BVJ Quartier Latin (breakfast) OR SIMILAR
Located in the neighborhood of the Louvre Museum, the Royal Palace and the Garden of Halles; Address: 20, rue J.J. Rosseau, 75001 Paris; Phone: 011-1-53-00-9090; Fax: 011-1-53-00-9091; Email: bvj@wanadoo.fr
Internet: 10 min = 1 Euro (there are a lot of Internet cafes in the area)
Berlin
Backpacker Berlin - Three Little Pigs OR SIMILAR
Address: Stresemannstrasse 66,
10963 Berlin; Phone: 011-49-30-3266-2955; Fax: 011-49-30-3266-2956
or
Jugendgästehaus der Schreberjugend OR SIMILAR
Address: Franz-Künstler-Straße 10,
10969 Berlin; Phone: 011-49-30-615-10-07;
Fax: 011-49-30-614-01-150;
Email: gaestehaus@schreberjugend-berlin.de
Faculty Accommodation
Rome ~ Hotel Medici Roma TENTATIVE
Address: Via Flavia, 96 - 00187 Rome, Italy; Tel: 011-39-06-482-7319; Fax: 011-39-06-474-0767; email: info@hotelmedici.comFlorence ~ Hotel Orto de' Medici TENTATIVE
Address: Via S. Gallo, 30 · 50129 Florence; Phone: 011-55-483-427; Fax: 011-55-461-276; Email: hotel@ortodeimedici.itLondon ~ Umi Hotel London TENTATIVE
Address: 16 Leinster Square, Bayswater, London; Phone: 011-44-20-7221-9131; Fax: 011-44-20-7221-4073.or
Columbia Hotel TENTATIVE
Address: 95-99 Lancaster Gate, London; Phone: 011-44-20-7402-0021; Fax: 011-44-20-7706-4691Paris ~ Hotel Saint Roch TENTATIVE
Address: 25, rue Saint-Roch, 75001 Paris, France; Phone: 011-33-1-42-60-17-91; Fax: 011-33-1-42-61-34-06); hotelsaintrochparis@orange.frBerlin ~ Hotel Schöneberg TENTATIVE
Address: Hauptstraße 135, D-10827 Berlin, Germany; Tel: 011-49-30 780 966-0; Fax: 011-49-30 780 966-20; E-Mail: info@hotel-schoeneberg.de.
Schedule
March |
Date: |
Class, activity and travel schedule: |
Departure: |
Fri 19 |
Leave Oshkosh for Chicago O’Hare (time ?) |
Rome |
Sat 20 |
Morning arrival and transfer to student accommodations |
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Sun 21 |
Walking Tour of historic city |
Week 1 |
Mon 22 |
Culture and Values Liberal Studies 200 (Dr. John Minniear - UW Oshkosh Professor) |
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Tues 23 |
Morning: class: |
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Wed 24 |
Morning: class: |
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Thurs 25 |
Morning: class: |
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Fri 26 |
Morning: class: |
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Sat 27 |
Free Day |
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Sun 28 |
Free Day |
Week 2 |
Mon 29 |
Morning: class: |
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Tues 30 |
Morning: class: |
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Wed 31 |
Morning: class |
April |
Thurs 1 |
Morning: class |
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Fri 2 |
Morning: class |
Florence |
Sat 3 |
Train Transfer from Rome to Florence |
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Sun 4 |
(Easter Sunday) |
Week 3 |
Mon 5 |
British Literature 211 (Dr. Jeanie Grant Moore - UW Oshkosh professor) |
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Tues 6 |
Morning: class |
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Wed 7 |
Morning: class |
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Thurs 8 |
Morning: class |
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Fri 9 |
Morning: class |
London |
Sat 10 |
Free Day |
Sun 11 |
Air Transfer to London |
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Week 4 |
Mon 12 |
Morning: class |
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Tues 13 |
Morning: class |
Wed 14 |
Day trip to Penshurst Place / Hever Castle / Canterbury Cathedral |
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Thurs 15 |
Morning: class (Sir Thomas More) |
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Fri 16 |
Morning: class (More, Wyatt and Surrey) |
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Sat 17 |
Free Day |
Sun 18 |
Free Day |
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Week 5 |
Mon 19 |
Encountering the Arts Liberal Studies 307: (Dr. John Minniear - UW Oshkosh Professor) |
Tues 20 |
Morning: class (Shakespeare) |
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Wed 21 |
Morning: class (Shakespeare) |
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Thurs 22 |
Morning: class (Shakespeare) |
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Fri 23 |
Overnight Trip to Stratford-upon-Avon / visit Shakespeare properties and burial church |
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Sat 24 |
Shakespeare's birthday celebration and Return to London via Kenilworth with possible evening Elizabethan Banquet at Hatfield House |
Spring Break |
Sun 25 |
Spring Break (Transfer to Spring Break locations) |
Week 6 |
Mon 26 |
Spring Break |
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Tues 27 |
Spring Break |
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Wed 28 |
Spring Break |
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Thurs 29 |
Spring Break |
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Fri 30 |
Spring Break |
May |
Sat 1 |
Spring Break (Transfer to Paris from Spring Break locations) |
Paris |
Sun 2 |
Paris |
Week 7 |
Mon 3 |
Continuation of "Encountering the Arts" (final week) |
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Tues 4 |
Morning: class: |
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Wed 5 |
Morning: class: |
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Thurs 6 |
Morning Class: |
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Fri 7 |
Morning Class: |
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Sat 8 |
Free Day |
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Sun 9 |
Free Day |
Week 8 |
Mon 10 |
European Geography 331 ( Dr. Heike Alberts - UW Oshkosh Professor) |
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Tues 11 |
Morning Class: 9:00 - 1:00 Linguistic Issues / Population Issues / International Migration |
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Wed 12 |
Morning Class: 9:00 - 1:00 Religious Issues / Ethnic Conflict |
Thurs 13 |
Morning Class: 9:00 - 12:30 Religious Issues / Ethnic Conflict |
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Fri 14 |
Morning Class: 9:00 - 10:30 Exam 1 |
Berlin |
Sat 15 |
Free Day |
Sun 16 |
Air Transfer to Berlin |
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Week 9 |
Mon 17 |
Morning Class: 9:00 - 1:00 Physiographic Regions /Climate and Vegetation /Agriculture and Economy |
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Tues 18 |
Morning Class: 9:00 - 1:00 Resources, Energy and Environment |
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Wed 19 |
Morning Class: 9:00 - 11:00 Transportation Issues |
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Thurs 20 |
Morning Class: 9:00 - 1:00 The Cold War and the European Union |
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Fri 21 |
Morning Class: 9:00 - 12:00 Exam 2 |
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Sat 22 |
Free Day |
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Sun 23 |
Free Day |
Week 10 |
Mon 24 |
Germany: Separation to Reunification (Dr. Monika Deegen - UW Oshkosh Professor) |
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Tue 25 |
Morning class: 8:00 - 8:30 Continuation of topic / 9:30 Allied Museum Berlin Zehlendorf |
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Wed 26 |
Day Trip: |
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Thurs 27 |
Topic: Events leading up to the building of the Berlin Wall, Life in divided Germany and Berlin |
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Fri 28 |
Topic: Continued: The Wall, Site Visit Documentation Center Berlin Wall & Discussion with Hartmut Richter about his experience fleeing the East and being active in underground escape activities |
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Sat 29 |
Free Day |
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Sun 30 |
Free Day |
Week 11 |
Mon 31 |
Topic: Life in East Geramny and the State Security Police Stasi, Site Visit to the former Stasi Prison |
June |
Tue 1 |
Topic: Life in the East, Site Visit DDR-Museum, Events leading up to the fall of the wall, protest movements in 1989) |
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Wed 2 |
Day Trip: Meet coach at 8:00 a.m. |
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Thur 3 |
Topic: The Fall of the Wall, Reunification of Germany, Contemporary Germany, Germany’s dealing with it’s Nazi Past and the Holocaust, Site Visits Bundestag (German Parliament) & Holocaust Memorial) |
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Fri 4 |
Final Exam 9:00-11:00 am (Journals due, Article Reviews due) |
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Sat 5 |
Transfer to airport |
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European Odyssey 2010 Concludes |
At the end of the program students will have the option to return to the U.S.A. or remain in Europe and travel on their own.
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh reserves the right to make changes to itineraries, travel arrangements, hotels, excursions, activities or other arrangements made necessary by factors beyond its control. On certain dates when some attractions or activities may not be available, UW Oshkosh reserves the right to substitute alternate attractions or activities.
Flight
Luggage Limits
Restrictions on carry-on and checked baggage for your flight to/from the United States: United Airlines (for departure flight) and Lufthansa Airlines (for return flight).
NOTE: You will be on one or more flights within continental Europe which are not part of your international air ticket. European carriers allow for far less baggage than American carriers do. You must check the carry-on and checked baggage limits for EACH airline.
Alitalia Airlines (Firenze-London flight)
Air France (Paris-Berlin flight)
Depart UW Oshkosh
Please note: You will need to arrange your own transportation to/from Chicago O'Hare airport for this program. Please plan on checking in at least three hours prior to your flight.
Flight
Friday, March 19, 2010
3:34 PM Group departs Chicago O'Hare on flight #944, United Airlines
Saturday, March 20, 2010
5:45 AM Arrive Frankfurt, Germany
3:35 PM Depart Frankfurt, Germany on flight #3846, Lufthansa Airlines
5:20 PM Arrive Rome
Saturday, June 5, 2010
9:45 AM Group departs Berlin, Germany on flight #251, Lufthansa Airlines
10:50 AM Arrive Dusseldorf, Germany
11:35 AM Group departs Dusseldorf, Germany on flight #436, Lufthansa Airlines
1:45 PM Arrive Chicago O'Hare
Return to UW Oshkosh
Estimated date & time: t.b.d.
Return Location: Parking Lot 6
Fees
The more who sign up for this program, the lower the cost per participant will be. You can help lower your cost to study abroad by recruiting friends and classmates to join you in this experience!
| Program Fee Estimate | |
°$9,998 |
The program fee estimate for spring 2010 based on a minimum of 11 students participating |
| Expenses in U.S. Dollars | |
$100 |
Application Fee ($200 for out-of-state applicants) |
$100 |
Passport & Pictures |
$950 |
International Airfare (estimated between $775 - $950) |
varies |
Immunizations |
$1,150 |
Total Pre-travel Expense Estimate (plus immunizations) |
| Expenses in Foreign Currency (European Euro = €) | |
€850 |
Meals (ABSOLUTE MINIMUM) |
€0 |
Local Transportation (Included in Program Fee where walking isn't feasible; plan extra if you will take taxis) |
€varies |
Internet access |
€485 |
Personal Spending Money (€225 - €745) |
€1,335 |
Total Expense Estimate while Abroad |
$1,980 |
Total in U.S. Dollars as of 07/29/09 (today's rate of exchange) |
$13,128 |
Total Estimated Expenses |
°Indicates the expense will appear on your UW Oshkosh student account.
Program fees cover course-related expenses (no tuition is assessed);airfare from Chicago O'Hare; accommodations as listed on the finalized itinerary; some breakfasts; tours/visits (including transportation and entrance fees) listed on the finalized itinerary; pre-travel orientation; and international health insurance. The program itinerary may be tentative and will not be finalized until approximately two weeks before departure.
Program fees do not cover items not specifically mentioned above such as trip cancellation and baggage insurance; passports; immunizations; transportation between participant's hometown and O'Hare; some breakfasts; all lunches & dinners; all other food and beverages not listed above; local transportation costs not associated with the itinerary; internet access even when such access is shown as being available in a particular accommodation (internet access is never guaranteed); and all expenses of a purely personal nature. Estimates for some of these expenses have been included. Fees for a single room are available upon request.
Estimates found here are based on the group rate for services and travel dates as well as current exchange rates, where applicable. Changes to this plan or a large exchange rate fluctuation may cause adjustments to the final cost.
Apply
All applicants must have completed a minimum of 15 credits by the program start date.
Apply early enough to interview after submitting a completed application to the OIE but before the deadline.
STEP I
Read the study abroad/study away application instructions and complete the GENERAL Office of International Education application as outlined on our Apply page.
In addition, access PROGRAM-SPECIFIC application materials as needed from below on this page.
STEP II
Program-specific documents due by the application deadline.
| Two Recommendations Request recommendations from two university professors or from one professor and one professional person with whom you work. You may not request a recommendation from any of the faculty involved in leading or teaching for the European Odyssey, as they are already involved in the selection process. |
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| Personal Interview Applicants who have completed all other requirements for the application will be invited to interview with faculty leaders. |
Resources
Office of International Education Orientation Materials
Fun places to go (these are not necessarily on your PROGRAM itinerary but are places you may enjoy visiting while abroad).
- Berlin transportation map
- Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
- Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
- Museum Europaischer Kulturen
- Alliiertenmuseum
- Potsdam
- Sans Souci
- Schloss Cecilienhof
- Russische Kolonie
- Checkpoint Charlie
- Dokumentationszentrum Berliner Mauer
- DDR Museum
- Stasi-Gedenkstätte Hohenschonhausen
- Stasi Headquarters Normannenstrasse
- Bundestag
- Leipzig
- Nikolaikirche
- Zeitgeschichtliches Forum
- St. Thomas Church
- Holocaust Memorial
- British Museum
- London Museum
- Globe Theatre
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- Greenwich
- Royal Naval College
- Barbican Theatre
- English National Opera
- Paris Metro and RER maps
- Paris Metro
- Panthéon
- Versailles
- Musée du Judaisme
- Pére Lachaise Cemetery
- Drancy
- Le Mémorial de la Déportation
- Le Mémorial de la Shoah
- Normandy
- Bayeux Tapestry
- Normandy Beaches
- Rome city map
- Colosseum
- Roman Forum
- The Pantheon
- Piazza Navona
- Capitoline Museum
- Sistine Chapel
- Vatican City & Museum
- Monte Cassino
- Ara Pacis
Emergency Contact (during program dates)
In a life and death emergency ABROAD
U.S. Department of State Citizen Emergency Center (1-202-647-5225) will relay messages to the foreign Embassy. Embassy personnel may try to locate your student, pass on urgent messages and, consistent with the Privacy Act, report back.
To reach your student directly
If your student is staying in a hotel, use the hotel contact information listed on the web page for your student's program. The Office of International Education cannot give out private residence or homestay phone numbers unless authorized in advance by the student, but we will contact your student for you in an emergency.
To reach someone at UW Oshkosh during office hours (7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F)
- Office
of International Education Phone: 1 (920) 424-0775
- Jenna Graff: Director, Office of International Education - graff@uwosh.edu
- Maria Carvalho: Front Line Advisor - oie@uwosh.edu
- Tom Kiekhafer: Program Manager - kiekhaft@uwosh.edu
- Alison Maresh: International Student Advisor - maresa30@uwosh.edu
- Office of International Education Fax: 1 (920) 424-0185
- Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor Phone: 1 (920) 424-1410
- Office of the Provost & Vice Chancellor Phone: 1 (920) 424-0300
To reach someone at UW Oshkosh outside of normal office hours
University Police: 1 (920) 424-1216
To reach local contacts associated with our program ABROAD
Faculty directors can be reached using the contact information for faculty accommodation above.
Time Zone Differences
Italy, England, France, Germany
This page was last updated on: January 12, 2010