BELLA ITALIA!
Rome, Italy
Students in the Interior of the Colosseum
Summer Study Program
May 28 – June 12
2012
$1,000 Scholarship will be given to ALL students who meet application requirements!!!!
See below for more details.
Students at the Forum
Study Abroad Experience
Rome’s art and architecture, its picturesque landscapes, and its cuisine and culture provide students with an ideal laboratory for exploring Italian aesthetics and history. Classes convene at famous Roman historical and cultural sites—the Colosieum, the Forum, the Borghese Gallery, The Sistine Chapel, and Piazza Navona. Visiting these historical and cultural sites enables students to comprehend how the historical and cultural past continues to shape studies in the Humanities, especially literature. The trip will not only expand your cultural horizons but will enrich your understanding of and appreciation for ancient and contemporary Roman culture.
LEARN, EXPERIENCE, EXPLORE!!
Protestant Cemetery, grave of John Keats
Ostia Antica, The Old Roman Seaport
Below Right--A Student reporting below the Palatine Hill
STATUE AT CAPITOLINE HILL
STUDENTS AT THE VILLA BORGHESE
DISCOVERING POMEPEII
CAFE ROMA--BELLA CUISINE!
LARGO ARGENTINA
AERIAL VIEW OF VATICAN CITY AND ST. PETER'S SQUARE
JOIN AN EXCITING, ACTIVE, AND COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, EL PASO AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA!!!
The course offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with students from four year institutions as we explore the layers of Rome from the ancient and classical, the Medieval and Baroque, to the more recent historical, cultural and literary artifacts. Student are expected to participate in all course activities, to visit all sites in the itinerary, to actively engage in the spirit of individual and group assignments, to participate in all orientation seminars prior to departing for Rome, and to complete all post-trip assignments.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will earn 3 hours of elective humanities credit.
*Financial aid is available. Full-time students with a 2.5 GPA will receive a $1,000 scholarship upon successful completion of the application materials. Contact financial aid to determine how much funding you may apply to study abroad.
Application and Pre-Departure details
October - December: Review applications and screen applicants. Highly motivated students are encouraged to complete an application with study abroad early in the semester (by November). Students are selected for program participation by Dr. Renee Schlueter. These students must also have completed a study abroad application and been approved for travel through study abroad. A $500 deposit is required to hold your place in the program.
January: Meet for first orientation. Orientation meetings are scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursday during the 11:00 a. m. activity hour. Students are expected to meet for two one-hour orientation meetings twice a month. Meetings are typically scheduled on Tuesdays or Thursdays during the 11:00 activity hour.
Feb. – April: Continue orientation meetings and make scheduled payments to the study abroad office
May: Final orientation for Rome and travel details (Dates and times will be determined).
ROME 2012
DAILY ITINERARY
*This itinerary is currently under construction. Dates and places will likely be changed.
May 28, Monday Students depart from the USA to Rome, Italy
May 29, Tuesday Student arrivals ROME/VILLA MARIA Orientation and tour of neighborhood
Icebreaker at 7:30 followed by dinner at local Roman restaurant.
May 30, Wednesday Crypta Balbi, Piazza Navonna, Pantheon, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, and Church of Saint Ignatius
Optional: Caravaggio Contarelli Chapel
May 31, Thursday Forum
Optional: Doria Pamphilj (or other excursion TBA)
June 1, Friday Palatine Hill and Colosseum
June 2, Saturday Capitoline Museum
June 3, Sunday Florence or optional excursion
June 4, Monday Pompeii or optional excursion
June 5, Tuesday Vatican Museum
June 6, Wednesday St. Peter's Basilica with optional walk to the dome.
June 7, Thursday Renaissance Churches
June 8, Friday Keats & Shelley Memorial House and Protestant Cemetery
June 9, Saturday Villa Borghese
June 10, Sunday Ostia Antica archeological park
June 11, Monday Course wrap up and preparation for departure
June 12, Tuesday Student Departures for Rome
June 30, Wednesday Rome Journals Due--meet to exchange photographs and do final assessment.
Estimated Program Cost: $3250 [Cost is based on airline price and may be a little less or more than predicted.]
This total amount includes:
*Airfare—Cedar Rapids to Rome, Italy
*Airport shuttle from Fiumincio airport to hotel
*Two weeks at Italian hotel (private baths and breakfast included)
*Most excursions to museums and archeological sites.
Fees not included in Program Cost:
*Tuition for 3-hour credit course at Kirkwood Community College
*Food
*Shopping expenses
*Some entrance fees to museums ( based on euro and dollar exchange rate)
*Daily Bus tickets
KIRKWOOD PARTICIPATING FACULTY MEMBERS:
Dr. Renee Schlueter, Ph.D. in British Literature, Associate Professor of English
Phone: 319 398-4998, ext. 5836 email address: rschlue@kirkwood.edu
Dr. Scott Samuelson, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities
Phone (319) 887 - 3946 email address: scott.samuelson@kirkwood.edu
Collaborative Academic Contacts
Dr. Jessica Sheetz-Nguyen, professor of history, University of Central Oklahoma
Dr. Ron Weber, Professor of History, University of Texas, El Paso
Dr. Mary Brodnax, Professor of English, University of Central Oklahoma