{"id":125628,"date":"2025-03-07T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/?p=125628"},"modified":"2025-03-06T16:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:41:33","slug":"2025-26-travel-learning-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/2025-26-travel-learning-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"2025\/26 Travel-Learning Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of the Committee on Academic Programs (CAP<span class=\"gmail_default\">)<\/span>, the Office of International &amp; Off-Campus Programs<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0(IOCP)<\/span>, 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<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0on the TLC\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/academics\/the-owu-connection\/go-global\/travel-learning-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/academics\/the-owu-connection\/go-global\/travel-learning-courses\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741383476126000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AhNOSgP5tJwKzYmNN1_mg\">website<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Travel Learning Courses, AY 2025\/26 (all courses will travel in the spring of 2026)<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>BIOL 349 \u2013 ISLAND BIOLOGY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lead Faculty:\u00a0Professor Tami Panhuis Travel Destination:\u00a0Ecuador and Galapagos Islands Travel Timing:\u00a0May 20 &#8211; June 1, 2026<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>BIOL 355 \u2013 PLANT RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CHANGE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lead Faculty:\u00a0Professor Laurie Anderson Travel Destination:\u00a0Alaska Travel Timing:\u00a0May 12 &#8211; May 24, 2026<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">HIST 116 \u2013 INTRODUCTION TO PACIFIC ASIA<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lead Faculty:\u00a0Professor Xiaoming Chen Travel Destinations:\u00a0Japan and Taiwan Travel Timing:\u00a0May 10-May 22, 2026<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">ENG 300.7 \u2013 SLOUCHING TOWARDS EMPIRE: THE LITERARY POLITICS OF IRELAND<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lead Faculty:\u00a0Professor Nancy Comorau Travel Destinations:\u00a0Dublin, Belfast, Derry, and Listowel, Ireland Travel Timing:\u00a0May 18 &#8211; June 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>NUTR 300.12 \u2013 GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lead Faculty:\u00a0Professors Liz Nix and Chris Fink Travel Destination:\u00a0Cuba Travel Timing:\u00a0March 7-15, 2026 (Spring Break)<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">REL 300.4 \u2013 MODERN ISLAM<\/h3>\n<p>Lead Faculty:\u00a0Professor Susan Gunasti Travel Destinations:\u00a0Paris and Marseille, France Travel Timing:\u00a0May 11-22, 2026<\/p>\n<p>OWU Sponsoring Organization\/Office: OWU Connection<br \/>\nContact: Jill Hayes at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:connect@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">connect@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of the Committee on Academic Programs (CAP), the Office of International &amp; Off-Campus Programs\u00a0(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\u00a0on the TLC\u00a0website. 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