{"id":28020,"date":"2019-10-24T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=28020"},"modified":"2019-10-24T02:37:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T07:37:57","slug":"apsus-new-signature-study-abroad-program-sending-students-to-live-in-victorian-manor-outside-of-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/10\/24\/apsus-new-signature-study-abroad-program-sending-students-to-live-in-victorian-manor-outside-of-london\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU\u2019s new signature study abroad program sending students to live in Victorian manor outside of London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – If you take the train an hour north from London to the town of Grantham, where Sir Isaac Newton once studied, you\u2019ll discover an ornate Victorian estate hidden deep in the countryside that\u2019s often compared to fictional places like Downton Abbey and Hogwarts.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>

This is Harlaxton Manor, a house surrounded by lush gardens and green lawns so wide that the Royal Air Force landed bombers on the property during World War II. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is Harlaxton Manor, a house surrounded by lush gardens and green lawns so wide that the Royal Air Force landed bombers on the property during World War II. <\/p>\n

For the last 48 years, the University of Evansville has used the manor for its top-rated study abroad program, and in the early 1990s, Dr. Marissa Chandler spent a year as a college student living in the opulent country home.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a dream come true,\u201d Chandler, now director of study abroad and international exchange at Austin Peay State University, said. \u201cIt\u2019s owned by the University of Evansville, and I was able to study there and have an amazing experience.\u201d <\/p>\n

Chandler\u2019s time at Harlaxton transformed her life, turning her into a world traveler whose passport is filled with stamps from places like Tokyo, Paris and the Galapagos Islands. A few years ago, while feeling nostalgic for her days at Harlaxton, Chandler began work on a partnership between Austin Peay State University and Evansville.<\/p>\n

\"Austin<\/a>

Austin Peay State University will begin its signature program next May by offering two classes at Harlaxton \u2013 a world literature class taught by Wadia, and a global business class taught by Dr. Victoria McCarthy, chair of the Department of Management, Marketing and General Business. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

Next summer, that partnership will come to fruition when Austin Peay unveils its new signature study abroad program \u2013 APSU\u2019s British DEAL (Discovery, Exploration, Adventure, Learning) \u2013 which will send students to live in Harlaxton Manor for a week, followed by a week in London.<\/p>\n

 \u201cWe\u2019re very happy to be partnering with the No. 1 program in the country,\u201d Dr. Mickey Wadia, APSU professor of languages and literature, said. Evansville\u2019s Harlaxton program was recently named the best study abroad program by Best College Reviews.<\/p>\n

\u201cHarlaxton is a Victorian manor home but it resembles a castle in many ways. It\u2019s absolutely exquisite on the inside. I mean, who has classes for God\u2019s sake in a Victorian manor,\u201d stated Wadia.<\/p>\n

Get them early in their academic career<\/h3>\n

Austin Peay will begin its signature program next May by offering two classes at Harlaxton \u2013 a world literature class taught by Wadia, and a global business class taught by Dr. Victoria McCarthy, chair of the Department of Management, Marketing and General Business. Part of what makes the program unique is that the world literature class is a general education core course that most students take within their first two years, regardless of their major.<\/p>\n

[320left]\u201cA lot of students get into their academic career and they really have a lot of class and coursework obligations, so they can\u2019t really find room or time to do a study abroad program,\u201d Dr. Tim Hudson, executive director of the APSU Center for Extended and International Education, said. \u201cThe idea is to get them early in their academic career so any student majoring in anything can take Dr. Wadia\u2019s literature course and have the advantage of this program.\u201d<\/p>\n

The University has offered study abroad courses for decades, sending students to South America, Asia and Europe for different educational experiences. The APSU British DEAL program is different because it creates, for one week every summer, a satellite Austin Peay campus at an English country manor, followed by a week in London.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be going to the same site from year-to-year, and over time we want to offer three or four general education courses in subjects like art and communication,\u201d Hudson said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of research that says if we can get students involved early in their academic career in a study abroad program, it opens their eyes and this experience reverberates through their entire learning experience, rather than having it as a capstone when they\u2019re on the way out the door.\u201d<\/p>\n

The learning never stops<\/h3>\n

While in Harlaxton, the students will visit sites such as the Triumph Motorcycle factory and Leicester Cathedral, where Richard III\u2019s recently discovered remains were reburied.<\/p>\n

\"\u201cWe\u2019re<\/a>

\u201cWe\u2019re very happy to be partnering with the No. 1 program in the country,\u201d Dr. Mickey Wadia, Austin Peay State Univeristy professor of languages and literature, said. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

The next week in London, where the program will relocate to the Royal National Hotel, Wadia\u2019s students will visit literary sites like the Bloomsbury district and Shakespeare\u2019s Globe theater on London\u2019s Bankside, as well as a field trip to the Bard\u2019s picturesque hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon.<\/p>\n

McCarthy\u2019s upper-level students will tour the Bank of England Museum and possibly visit the London School of Economics and Political Science.<\/p>\n

[320right]\u201cWe\u2019ve set it up as a global business class, which can be a required course or an elective, and we\u2019re going to be pushing students outside the classroom, outside the textbook,\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe learning never stops on a study abroad,\u201d Wadia added. \u201cIt never actually stops because of the location \u2013 we\u2019re in a different venue, a different culture. We\u2019re always pointing out something of value, even just walking down the street. I\u2019ll often stop the class and give a mini-lecture, a pop-up lecture. \u2018Stop right there, I want you to see something on this building.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

To ensure all interested students can take advantage of this trip \u2013 which includes a direct flight from Nashville to London \u2013 all participants will receive a $500.00 study abroad travel grant. The students taking world literature will receive a $500.00 general education core scholarship from the Center of Extended and International Education, and the College of Business is awarding students enrolled in the global business class with a $1,000 scholarship.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd there\u2019s lots of other funding sources available for students,\u201d Chandler said.<\/p>\n

For information on Austin Peay\u2019s new British DEAL program, visit https:\/\/apsu-sa.terradotta.com\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=39298<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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