Christian College in Oregon Sends Students on Study Abroad Trips this Spring
1. Christian College in Oregon Sends Students on Study
Abroad Trips this Spring
(Vocus/PRWEB) April 18, 2011
Much more than 200 George Fox University college students will embark on worldwide
examine trips to Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and New Zealand in May possibly.

The college research abroad tours are element of the universitys Juniors Abroad plan. Because
1987, the program has sent third- and fourth-year college students on three-week overseas
examine trips led by professors. Excursions have reached each continent except Antarctica.
George Fox pays transportation and plan fees students shell out area and board. Every trip
holds planning lessons in the course of the spring semester.

George Fox is a national leader in research-abroad participation. Fifty-4 % of the universitys
standard undergraduates examine abroad prior to graduation. According to information
compiled by U.S. News & Planet Report magazine for its 2011 Americas Very best
Colleges issue, George Fox ranks No. 49 out of around one,400 accredited institutions in the
nation in percentage of college students studying outside the country. George Fox also was
among the best 5 Christian colleges in study abroad participation.

This spring, the university is sponsoring 11 study tours. The following are short descriptions of
this many years Juniors Abroad trips.

Thailand and Cambodia: College students on this trip will visit Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary,
Angkor Wat, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and the Grand Palace in Bangkok. They will
also visit the Choeung Ek Memorial (The Killing Fields). Unique attention will be given to
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2. examining the influence of freedom, or lack thereof, on the history, religious faith, multi-ethnic
diversity and societal existence of Thailand and Cambodia.

Rome to Paris: This trip will focus on the impact of the early Church and Renaissance
background and its impact on culture right now. College students will start the trip in Rome and
travel to Florence, Pompeii and Assisi. They will travel north to the French cities of Great,
Aix-en-Provence, Nimes, Arles and Avignon, and then on to Paris. The trip will end with a check
out to the Seashores of Normandy and the American Cemetery.

New Zealand: College students on this trip will study the background of the two significant
cultural groups of New Zealand, the Pakeha and the Maori. They will travel all through portions
of the North and South islands, and visit historical websites this kind of as Christchurch, Russell
and Auckland. They will climb the Franz Josef Glacier, check out a penguin conservatory and
pay a visit to a Maori village and the National Museum.

Italy: This trip will go by means of nine Italian cities, with students going to the Colosseum,
Roman Forum, the Catacombs, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Duomo, St. Marks Square and
the Trevi Fountain. In addition, college students will be in a position to see the artwork of
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.

Ireland and Scotland: The focus of this trip is the history of spirituality in Ireland and Scotland.
College students will start the trip in Dublin, exactly where they will see the Guide of Kells. They
will travel via Kildare, Glendalough, Kells, Newgrange, Clonmacnoise, Westmeath and Galway.
In Scotland, college students will check out the island of Iona, and then travel on to Edinburgh,
where they will see Edinburgh Castle and St. Giles Cathedral.

England and France: This trip will concentrate on the art, literature and background of England
and France. College students will pay a visit to some of the most important art museums in the
world, such as the Louvre and Unterlinden Museum. They will see Roman websites at Rheims
and Bath, medieval towns and castles at Warwick and York and discover London and Paris.

Greece: Students on this trip will explore 3 regions of study: ancient Greek culture and religion,
modern day Greek culture and the apostle Pauls journey by means of Greece. Students will visit
three Olympic stadiums, and go to religious web sites this kind of as Vergina and Meteora. They
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3. will also visit Philippi, Thessaloniki, Berea, Athens and Corinth. College students will have the
opportunity to climb down Mount Olympus and enjoy the waters of the Aegean Sea.

China and Tibet: Students on this trip will investigate the numerous sights of Beijing, such as
the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also go on a cruise
down the Yangtze River and rest in yak-hair tents at the base camp of Mount Everest.

Ecuador: This adventure trip will incorporate snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands, mountain
biking via the Andes Mountains and canoeing and hiking in the Amazon Rainforest. College
students will discover Ecuadors all-natural biodiversity, as properly as the diversity of the
diverse cultures in Ecuador.

Nicaragua: This integration trip is mostly for psychology majors, and is developed to inspire
students to mix their faith in God with their understanding of psychology as they serve and
understand from at-threat girls who have been rescued from a existence of poverty. College
students will build relationships with the women and look at the effect of poverty and
intervention on girls wellness, effectively-being and hope for the potential.

South Africa: College students on this trip will travel to Johannesburg and Pretoria, the western
Cape and KwaZulu Natal. College students will gain a better understanding of South Africas
colonial past, its nineteenth-century conflicts and the rise and fall of apartheid in the twentieth
century. This trip will introduce college students to the major contours of South African history
and deliver them face-to-face with that background via in-country area trips, tours and individual
interactions.

For far more information on the Juniors Abroad plan, check out juniorsabroad.georgefox.edu.

George Fox University is ranked by Forbes as the leading Christian university in the Pacific
Northwest and among the top rated three Christian colleges in the country. George Fox is the
only Christian university in the Pacific Northwest classified by U.S. News & World Report as
a 1st tier national university. Far more than three,400 students attend classes on the universitys
campus in Newberg, Ore., and at teaching centers in Portland, Salem, and Redmond, Ore., and
Boise, Idaho. George Fox gives bachelors degrees in more than 40 majors, degree-completion
plans for working adults, 5 seminary degrees, and 11 masters and doctoral degrees.
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Contact:
Paul Chamberlain
Director, Juniors Abroad program
503-554-2702

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