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Eastern Michigan University
Academic Programs Abroad
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI, USA 48197
734. 487.2424
800.777.3541
programs.abroad@emich.edu
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The
Cultural History Tours were originally designed and developed
by Dr. Emanuel G. Fenz at Eastern Michigan University. Now in
their 31st year, the Cultural History Tours offer the unparalleled
opportunity to travel with experienced faculty and staff and earn
credit in subjects taught in an interdisciplinary context. This
is truly a unique learning experience.
Cultural
History Tour Staff
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Dr.
Gordon
Knutson
Director, Cultural History Tours
Dr. Knutson has been directing
and teaching History and Political Science for the Cultural
History Tours since 1984 and was Director of the Cultural
History Tours from 1990-2003. He has traveled extensively
throughout Europe and Asia, and has lived in China. The Asian
Cultural History Tour was developed by Dr. Knutson as the
Asian complement to the European Cultural History Tour. Both
programs emphasize interdisciplinary teaching, and the integration
of experiential learning with academic coursework. The ACHT
itinerary included significant cultural and historical destinations
in; India, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore
and Nepal. Dr. Knutson previously taught History and Political
Science at Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, and received
his doctorate in History from the University of Kansas.
Coursepacks
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Benita
Goldman
Program Coordinator/Media Specialist
Benita Goldman coordinates and directs
programs, teaches abroad, and develops outreach programs, the
Web site and media for the Office of Academic Programs Abroad.
She began teaching Art for the Cultural History Tours in 1992.
Benita previously served as a faculty member in the Art Department
at Missouri Southern State College. She holds a B.F.A. from
the Center for Creative Studies (Painting and Drawing 1980)
and an M.A. in Drawing (1987, EMU) and her terminal degree in
Painting (1988, EMU). Her post-graduate work in Drawing and
Color Theory was completed at Yale University (1990).
Benita has traveled widely throughout Europe, the Middle East,
North Africa, Asia and Mexico.
E-mail : Benita Goldman
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Jeremy
Baldwin
Program Coordinator/Logistics Specialist
Jeremy Baldwin coordinates, directs and manages programs for the
Office of Academic Programs Abroad. He began working for EMU's
Academic Programs Abroad full-time as Senior Tour Manager, both
managing and directing Cultural History Tours in 1998. Jeremy
was a student on ECHT in 1993 and on ACHT in 1996. He has traveled
extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa. He holds an undergraduate
degree from Loyola University in Chicago in Political Science.
E-mail : Jeremy
Baldwin
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Cultural
History Tour Art, Music, Philosophy, History, Political Science
and Literarture Faculty
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Professor
Jay Yager has taught Art on the Cultural History Tours since
1989, and he has traveled extensively in Europe and Asia. He
has been a Professor of Art at Eastern Michigan University since
1980, and has taught at EMU since 1968. His extensive resume
includes numerous awards for his drawing, sculpture and installation
art.
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Dr.
William Urban
is a veteran of several European Cultural History Tours. He
is the Lee L. Morgan Professor of History and International
Studies and the Chair of the History Department at Monmouth
College in Monmouth, Illinois. Dr. Urban most recently taught
History on the Western European Cultural History Tour.
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Dr.
Roy
Amore
Department of Political Science, University of Windsor. Professor
Amore taught History of Religion courses on the 1999 and 2001
Fall Asian Cultural History Tours, and on the 2002 European
Cultural History Tour.
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Phillip
Schmitz
Department of History and Philosophy, EMU
Stewart
Slafter
Department of History, University of San Francisco
Thomas
Saylor
Department of History, Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn.
Diane
Winder
Department of Music, EMU
Laura
George, Department
of English Language and Literature, EMU
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Karen
Cass
Department of Art, EMU
David
Carney
Department of Art, Ohio Wesleyan
Martha
Gelarden Art
Department Eastern Michigan University
Vandana
Nadkarni
University of Dayton
Shiela
Most
Department of English Language and Literature,
EMU
eng_most@online.emich.edu
Barbara
McGuiness
Department of English Language and Literature,
EMU
David
Geherin
Department of English Language and Literature,
EMU
eng_geherin@online.emich.edu
Craig
Dionne
Department of English Language and Literature,
EMU
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Chris
Berggren and Christina Shaffer are
veteran managers of Cultural History Tours who began their
association with the programs as students in 1993 and 1995,
respectively. Both have traveled widely throughout Europe
and Chris has traveled to Latin America and Africa. Chris
is a writer. Christina teaches in the Canton school district.
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Jen
Homan has
managed Cultural History Tours in Asia and Europe and has
lived abroad in Paris. She was raised in the Marshall Islands,
and began her association with the Cultural History Tours
as a student in 1993. Jen is a teacher in California.
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LeighAnn
Blessing
has led several Cultural History Tours. For the past two years
she has directed summer programs from London-Florence.
Rachel
Dorsey
has also managed summer programs for the Cultural History
Tours for the past two years.
Penny
Yim
has managed and directed programs for the Cultural History
Tours and most recently directed the Fall 2001 ECHT. When
not directing programs, Penny lives and works in Paris.
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Cristy Wilkerson
is a native of Georgia where she is finishing her Master's Degree
in Historic Preservation. She first traveled with the Cultural
History Tours as a student in 1998. She
has served as Manager for Asian and european Cultural History
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Jessica
Hamlin is
a veteran manager of both summer ECHT and fall ECHT programs.
She began her association with the Cultural History Tours
in 1998.
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Academic
Programs Abroad
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
800.777.3541
734.487.2424
FAX: 734.487.4377
programs.abroad@emich.edu
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