Recent Travel-Learning Courses in Turkey, Japan, the UK, and Ecuador: Firsthand Encounters with History, Culture, Science, and Policy
10-10:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Merrick Hall 301

Join faculty and students who recently participated in Travel-Learning Courses to Turkey, Japan, the UK, and Ecuador. This session offers firsthand accounts of how these experiences deepened academic understanding and opened new perspectives. Panelists will share their journeys, engaging with the history and culture of urban Turkey, exploring space programs in Japan, studying food policies in the UK, retracing Shakespeare's artistic journeys in England, and investigating biodiversity in the Galapagos. Learn how these trips prepare students for global challenges and future careers.


Moderator/Presenter: Zack Long
Ben T. Spencer Associate Professor in the Department of English; Department Chair; Full-Time Faculty Hiring Coordinator

Presenter: Ramon Carreno
Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences

Presenter: Franchesca Nestor
Associate Professor in the Department of Politics & Government; Department Chair; Fellowships Director

Presenter: Robert Harmon
Perkins-Howard Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy
Presenter: Susan Gunasti
Professor in the Department of Philosophy & Religion
Panelist: Savannah Domenech '25
Major: Environmental Studies
Panelist: Vincent Sack, II '27
Majors: Politics & Government, Pre-Law, and Philosophy
Panelist: Camille Payne '26
Major: Undecided
Panelist: Brielle Decarolis '25
Major: Zoology
Panelist: Nilu Deb '25
Majors: Physics and Computer Science
Panelist: Grace Martin '25
Major: Mathematics
Panelist: El Healy '26
Major: Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry
Panelist: Rylee Marshall '26
Major: English – Literature
Panelist: Priscilla Santos '25
Major: Zoology – General
Panelist: Abigail Kallay '27
Major: Education – Elementary Education
Panelist: Caleb Gunn '27
Major: Zoology – Pre-Professional
   

 

Contact Info

Location

Slocum Hall
61 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, OH 43015

Contacts

David D. Markwardt
Associate Dean of the OWU Connection
Slocum Hall 308 | ddmarkwa@owu.edu

Megan R. Ellis
Executive Director of the OWU Connection
Slocum Hall 211 | mrellis@owu.edu