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The 1st Plan II Honors Study Abroad in Rome Group Prepares to Depart
Arrivederci Plan II
The inaugural group of fifteen Plan II Honors students prepare to depart, with Professor Karl Galinsky, of the department of Classics, for a one month (June) UT Affiliated Study Abroad Program at the American Institute for Roman Culture in Rome, Italy. The students will earn course credit for two Plan II degree requirements.
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Rome party/send off, Saturday, May 10, 2008 (see names below) |
The program is restricted to Plan II students, with the inaugural group of 15 participants studying in Rome from June 1 through June 28, 2008.
Leading the program is Professor Karl Galinsky, Cailloux Centennial professor of classics, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and veteran Plan II faculty member. As a part of the program, Professor Galinsky will teach a course titled "Ancient Rome and Her Many Cultures," for which students will earn credit for one TC 357 Junior Seminar.
Additionally, students participating in the program will take a course titled "Preserving a World City." The course will involve a close-up study of the conservation and preservation of Rome through an examination of cultural heritage sites and their architectural history. Students will earn credit for an upper-division Humanities course (HUM 350).
Dr. Galinsky has directed numerous study abroad projects, including in Rome where he has spent more than five and a half years.
Student participants will receive transfer credit for a Plan II Junior Seminar (TC 357) and an upper-division Humanities Courses (HUM 350); both courses can be used to fulfill Plan II degree requirements.
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Buon Giorno Roma, The Colosseum |
Students in photo above to the right, from left to right:
Harrison Powers
James Magown
Anne Thompson
Priya Hora
Dhananjay Jagannathan
Amanda Jones
Matthew Jones
Cheuk Ng
Elaine Wang
Megan Sanders
Sherry Yao
Ashley Park
Amanda Longoria
Angela Barratt
Andrew Cross (not pictured)
All the Rome participants received some study abroad funding from Plan II Honors. Many received additional funding from other sources too.
American Institute for Roman Culture in Rome, Italy
