UW-Whitewater offers trips to Jamaica and Europe
Released: October 18, 2002
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Education is offering a tour of Jamaica and a tour of Europe for students and educators. The Jamaica trip runs from Jan. 12-17, 2003, and the European tour dates are July 3-20, 2003.
The Jamaica trip is co-sponsored by UW-Whitewater and Northern Caribbean University. Northern Caribbean University will host an International Literacy Conference, Jan. 13-16, 2003, located in Mandeville, Jamaica. The conference is open to anyone interested in literacy development. There will be speakers from the Caribbean, Canada and the U.S, and visits to Jamaican primary and secondary schools are planned. Registration fees must be submitted by Nov. 1, 2002.
For more information about travel, costs and accommodations for the Jamaica trip, contact Larry Kenney, associate dean of the College of Education, at (262) 472-4677 or visit http://academics.uww.edu/coe/specialprograms/JmLitCon.
The European trip features a tour of six countries: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary. The trip includes a stop in Tallinn, Estonia, the site of the 13th European Conference on Reading, July 6-9, 2003. University credit is available for those who attend the conference. The tour is roundtrip from Chicago. Applications and deadlines for both tours can be found on the College of Education Web site under “Special Programs.”
For information on travel, costs and accommodations, contact Kathy Gibby, UW-Whitewater Travel Study Programs Office, at (262) 472-5247 or visit http://www.uww.edu/conteduc/travel.htm.
- N & P Staff ,npa@uww.edu
