June 23 - July 22
2000

CAMBRIDGE FELLOWS
TRAVEL AND STUDY PROGRAM

Dates:	June 23 to July 22, 2000
Location:	Lucy Cavendish College; Cambridge University, England
No. of Participants:	15-24
Additional Cost:	$2000 plus airfare, tuition (and spending/travel money)
Activity Sponsor:	UNC- Asheville Teaching Fellows
Fiscal Agent:	UNCA Cambridge Program

FACILITIES

FEES

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

APPLICATION PROCESS

EXPLORING ENGLAND & EUROPE

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View of Cambridge

The Cambridge Fellows:

In July 2000, the University of North Carolina at Asheville will sponsor a residential summer session at Lucy Cavendish College, one of 32 colleges that together comprise Cambridge University in England. The Program provides students with opportunities to enhance their undergraduate experience by studying academic subjects in a different cultural context. Students also can travel in England or Europe, either on their own or with friends, at the end of the session. Because of limited space at Cambridge, no more than 24 students may register for the program.

The Cambridge University Study and Travel Program is in its eleventh year and over 190 students have participated. Students will have an opportunity to spend four weeks abroad immersed in a multicultural experience that will allow them the opportunity to compare British and American educational systems through scheduled visits to English primary, middle,  and secondary schools, attend informal college teas with English teaching professionals, and hear lectures on English educational institutions and reform efforts by senior Cambridge University faculty members on English educational institutions (required of all students). 

Facilities:

Students and faculty will reside at Lucy Cavendish College, a permanent college of Cambridge University. Students typically live in large comfortable single rooms sharing a modern bath and kitchen facilities with one other person. Breakfast and lunch will be provided throughout the program at the dining hall. The program will also provide some dinners off campus.

Located on Lady Margaret Road, Lucy Cavendish College, is a short five-minute walk from the heart of the Medieval city of Cambridge.  Study trips also feature excursions to area cathedrals, Medieval countryside towns, London, and Canterbury, all led by faculty familiar with the country. Students are assisted in planning additional travel on their own both for the long weekend and at the conclusion of the residential portion of the program (the cost to the Cambridge program does not cover this additional travel).

English "Morris" dancing in the streets of Cambridge

Academic Program:

The program offers a choice of credit in up to two courses. Since the time at Cambridge is relatively short and the courses require extensive reading and field work, students planning extended weekend trips are advised to limit their registration to one course, although they may audit the other course. Classes usually meet daily, normally in the mornings. No more than seven semester credit hours will be awarded for the program.

Maximum 7 semester hours 

Humanities 324:  The Modern World (4 semester hours). This course covers the cultural and intellectual history of western civilization from the seventeenth century to the present, with an emphasis upon Britain's role in the world community.(Meets general education requirements at many colleges.)

Arts 310:  Arts Experience in Cambridge (3 semester hours) focuses on issues and ideas in the Arts while utilizing the museums, theaters, concerts and architecture of London and Cambridge as a major resource and  laboratory. Students will examine the creative process and product, and art in the context of English society. Events include concerts and services at King's College Chapel, open air theater at various University Colleges, and exhibits at the famous Fitzwilliam Museum. (Meets general education requirements at many colleges and is an honors course.)

St. John's College, Cambridge, on the banks of the River Cam. Founded in 1511

Fees: $2,000
The total cost for room, board, medical insurance for the four week program, and class activities or trips is $2,000. A surcharge, determined in February, may be required in the event of a major increase in British prices or a shortage of oil. The University of North Carolina at Asheville reserves the right to alter the program format in case of conditions beyond its control. The $2,000 fee does not include airfare, tuition, text books, incidental meals, personal travel, or travel beyond the residential stay at Cambridge. A non-refundable deposit of $200 is required with registration no later than December 15, 1999. A second payment in the amount of $900 is due by March 12, with the final $900 payment due by April 15. After April 15, no fees can be refunded unless a substitute is found for the reserved space. All payments should be sent to:

Brenda Hopper
Teaching Fellows Program
The University of North Carolina at Asheville
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804-3299

Make checks payable to "UNCA Cambridge Fellows."

A non-refundable deposit of $200, made to UNCA Cambridge Program, is required with registration no later than December 15, 1999. A second payment in the amount of $900 is required by March 12, with the final payment due by April 15. The program is strictly limited; admission is based on date of deposit.

The cost of the trip covers breakfast, lunch, some dinners, and a private room at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge. The cost does not include airfare, UNCA tuition or individual non-program and European transportation arrangements.

View of the colleges of Cambridge University

Brenda Hopper
Teaching Fellows Program
Zagier Hall 146
University of North Carolina at Asheville
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804-3299
828 251-6901
bhopper@unca.edu

or

Laura Facciponti, Cambridge 2000 Director
Department of Drama
Carmichael Hall 116
University of North Carolina at Asheville
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804-3299
lfacciponti@unca.edu
http://www.ctl.unca.edu/lfacciponti

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