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History in Russia: Professor of History Dr.
William Trakas led six students on a trip to Russia May
2-12. The tour included time in Moscow and St. Petersburg
with visits to the Kremlin and Red Square, the Pushkin
Museum of Fine Arts, the Winter Palace and many other historic
and cultural sites.
Dolphins in Belize: In what one student described as an “awesome opportunity,” Averett
students traveled to Belize to study dolphins and their habitats. Biology Professor
Laura Douglas Meder, ’77, led the trip.
Wal-Mart in China: Averett MBA students visited
China last year where they toured manufacturing plants,
attended lectures at three Chinese universities and even
talked with managers at the local Wal-Mart.
Competing on the Other Side of the
World: In a trip that was part cultural exchange, part competition,
the men’s basketball team visited China in August.
Averett won all three of its games and students spent time
off the court visiting the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square
and other cultural icons.
A New Look at Medicine: Three Averett biology
students were selected to participate in the International
Scholar Laureate Program (ISLP). The students traveled
to China where they observed firsthand the relationship
between western and eastern medicine and talked with physicians
about the health challenges facing rural China. |
