Travel Enrichment Grants
The following students are majors in the Modern Languages & Literatures Department who have received grants from the Center for International and Intercultural Studies to explore a topic of academic or personal / extra-curricular interest while studying abroad through our off-campus programs. Travel enrichment grants provide students with funding to supplement their experience while studying abroad and are intended to enhance their immersion in a foreign culture.

Spring 2004 Recipients

Amy Earl '05, of Acworth, NH will interview citizens of Madrid to investigate the effect of the bombings of March 11.

Jenna Stearns '06, of Trumansburg, NY, will study adult literacy and popular education in Spain.

 

Fall 2004 Recipients

D. Douglas Andrews Memorial Award

Kileen Deets '05, of East Dorset, VT, "Women and Snowboarding: Moving forward in a male-dominated sport," Interlaken, Switzerland

Weaver/Nicholais Family International Travel Endowment Fund

Charles Bour II '05, of Penfield, NY, "La Pasión de Fútbol en Bolivia: The Importance of Soccer in Bolivian Society," Bolivia

Heather O'Dea '04, of Binghamton, NY, "The Homogenization of Tourism in Mexico," Mexico


2003 Recipients

Weaver/Nicolais Family International Travel Endowment Fund

Lindsay Farrar '05, Glens Falls, NY, "Exploring Catalonian Life: Gaudi's Barcelona"

Jennifer Lord '05, Alexandria, NH, "Learning about the History of Mallorca through its Food Dishes"

Romeo/Gilbert Intercultural Endowment

Alejandro Figueroa '04, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, "Rural Elite and Social Structure in the Southeast Maya Periphery"

 

 

 

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