Deadlines approach for summer programs

Several academic departments from UTC are leading trips overseas this summer.
The trips will allow participants to earn class credit while immersing themselves in the history and culture of a foreign country.Edinburgh, Scotland
Both the communications and English departments are offering trips to Scotland from June 9-27, 2008, according to Kittrell Rushing, department head of communications. Rushing and his wife Fran Bender, professor of English, will be leading the two trips.
These trips are coordinated through the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad, which is an association of 15 colleges and universities with overseas study programs, according to Rushing.
Rushing said only UTC students will be allowed to participate in both UTC programs simultaneously.
"My dear wife and I intend to coordinate our field trips so that students from both courses can take part in the full range of opportunities," Rushing said.
"Under the Kilt" is a digital media communications course that will focus on reporting from several sites in Scotland, according to Rushing.
He said the trips will focus on several locations around the country that will provide students with the history and culture of Scotland.
He said students will collect various media on the trip, and upon their return to campus, students will have a week to complete their final projects.
"From Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter" is a children's literature course that will provide students with the opportunity to visit various sites in Scotland that inspired the works of several children's authors, according to Rushing. Some of the authors covered will include Potter, Rowling, Lewis and Barrie.
Rushing said both of the courses will include a weekend trip to the Scottish Highlands as well.
Rushing said students who want to go on these trips should contact Hugh Prevost, director of cooperative education and international studies. The deadline for registration is Feb. 29.

Paris, France
Three classes will be offered in Paris, France, from June 1-29, according to Victoria Steinberg, assistant professor of French. The classes are "Paris as a Text," "France under the Occupation" and "Language and Culture."
Steinberg said multiple departments at UTC are offering credit for the courses, and students will be able to earn six hours by completing two of the courses.
Steinburg said iPods will be issued to each student going on the trip, and they will be using the iPods to interact with professors and each other throughout the trip. Students will also make a 10 minute i-movie as part of the program.
According to Steinburg, the various trips will cover the history of different areas of Paris.
There will also be three major trips including Chƒteau de Vaux-le-Vicomte and Chƒteau de Blandy-les-Tours, Versailles, and the Cathedral of Chartres.
The deadline for registering was Jan. 11, but Steinburg said students have until Jan. 18 to register with her approval.

Oxford, England
Meghan O'Dea, a junior from Chattanooga, participated in a five week program in Oxford, England, last summer with the English and history departments.
"All in all, I learned more that summer in Oxford than in any other five week period of my life," she said.
The Oxford program will not be repeated this summer but will be offered again in the summer of 2009, according to Irven Resnick, professor in the philosophy and religion department. Resnick helped coordinate the Oxford program last summer.

Additional destinations
Other departments are also planning summer trips. Hugh Prevost can provide information about additional travel opportunities through UTC.