How Did You Spend Winter
Break?
While
most students scrambled to make quick cash
over the long winter break or simply took
it easy until classes resumed, some Ohio
University scholars and faculty spent the
leave pursuing adventure and education.
Here's a sampling of their
activities:
An
island experience: Twenty
undergraduates participated in a new
course, "Island as an Environment," taught
by Professors Gene and Royal Mapes in the
Bahamas. Students in the course conduct
hands-on studies of the effects of
tourism, waste disposal and business on an
island and examine more than 50 marine
plants and 250 marine animals.
Searching
the Andes: Discovering violets that
had not been seen since the 1800s was one
highlight of a trip to Bolivia by
Assistant Professor of Environmental and
Plant Biology Harvey Ballard and graduate
student Ross McCauley.
A
Japanese flair: Seniors in the School
of Dance traveled to Japan over winter
break.
Finding
solutions: Professor of
Telecommunications David Mould led a
contingent of 26 students from the
university's Global Learning Community and
three other faculty members to Cueca,
Ecuador, to participate in a two-week
consulting project.
On
Southeast Asia business: Eleven
students from Ohio University's
International Business Society traveled to
Southeast Asia to meet with various
businesses and professional
associations.
Mission
in Kenya: Medical and development
studies students from the College of
Osteopathic Medicine traveled with
physicians to Western Kenya, where they
worked in health centers and villages to
provide care for more than 3,500
individuals for three weeks.
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