On behalf of the Committee on Academic Programs (CAP), the Office of International & Off-Campus Programs (IOCP), and the OWU Connection, it is our pleasure to announce the slate of Travel-Learning Courses for the 2025/26 academic year! The list of all approved proposals can be found below and on the TLC website.
Students often cite domestic and international travel-away opportunities as a highlight of their time at OWU, a sentiment that faculty and staff instructors of these courses share. In addition, participation in a Travel-Learning Course is one of the many ways students can satisfy the new GenEd Connection Experience requirement.
Travel Learning Courses, AY 2025/26 (all courses will travel in the spring of 2026)
BIOL 349 – ISLAND BIOLOGY
Lead Faculty: Professor Tami Panhuis Travel Destination: Ecuador and Galapagos Islands Travel Timing: May 20 – June 1, 2026
BIOL 355 – PLANT RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CHANGE
Lead Faculty: Professor Laurie Anderson Travel Destination: Alaska Travel Timing: May 12 – May 24, 2026
HIST 116 – INTRODUCTION TO PACIFIC ASIA
Lead Faculty: Professor Xiaoming Chen Travel Destinations: Japan and Taiwan Travel Timing: May 10-May 22, 2026
ENG 300.7 – SLOUCHING TOWARDS EMPIRE: THE LITERARY POLITICS OF IRELAND
Lead Faculty: Professor Nancy Comorau Travel Destinations: Dublin, Belfast, Derry, and Listowel, Ireland Travel Timing: May 18 – June 1, 2026
NUTR 300.12 – GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS
Lead Faculty: Professors Liz Nix and Chris Fink Travel Destination: Cuba Travel Timing: March 7-15, 2026 (Spring Break)
REL 300.4 – MODERN ISLAM
Lead Faculty: Professor Susan Gunasti Travel Destinations: Paris and Marseille, France Travel Timing: May 11-22, 2026
OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: OWU Connection
Contact: Jill Hayes at connect@owu.edu