University Partners
Spotlight on Previous Faculty-Led Trips
Program Spotlights:
Wittenberg University in Costa Rica
Since 2017, we have hosted a group of Wittenberg University students and one resident faculty member in Costa Rica. This semester-long program begins in San Jose, where the resident faculty member teaches elective courses and the students are also directly enrolled in courses at Veritas University -- one of the top ranked institutions in Central America. The groups spends the last month of the program on our Playa Flamingo campus, where the students engage in service-learning projects and internships. Previous faculty members have come from Biology, Exercise Science, and Communications departments.
Stanford University in South Africa
July 2018 - We partnered with Stanford University to create a custom 3-week faculty-led program in Cape Town. The course was titled Soccer and Rugby in South Africa: A Racial Divide and Future Transformation. Featured guest speakers are local experts in the History of Sport (Cricket, Soccer, Rugby) and the History & Demographics of South Africa, as well as former local/regional government officials and leaders in local sports federations. Three main themes emerged through our site visits, lectures, and excursions: Women in Sport in South Africa, Boycotting of Rugby, Soccer, and Cricket in South Africa, and the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Our staff in South Africa arranged all aspects of the program from hotels, ground transportation, daily schedules, guest speakers, and cultural excursions.
Tulane University in Spain
May 2024 - We partnered with Tulane University to create a custom 2-week faculty-led program in Spain. The course was titled "Sport: Heroes, Celebrities & Spectacle." Featured guest speakers are local professionals working at professional sports clubs, major event organizers, non-profits, research institutes and universities, government offices, and startups. Some major themes of the course were Gender in Sport, Sport and Inclusion, and Sports as Business. Our staff in Spain arranged all aspects of the program from hotels, ground transportation, daily schedules, guest speakers, and cultural excursions.
"Follow Our Buckeyes on Service-Learning Trip in Costa Rica"
May 2019 - 15 Ohio State student-athletes traveled to our campus in Playa Flamingo. You can read about their experience first-hand at the following link.
"Gators Give Back in Greece"
June 2022 - 16 University of Florida student-athletes traveled with us to Greece. You can read about their experience first-hand at the following link.
Testimonials
"Appreciation for other countries and their cultures is something that I value so much more now. Being limited to experiences only in the United States is great, but I rarely get opportunities like this to see and explore the rest of the world.
I’m extremely grateful for this trip and the things I have not only learned about myself but also about the people around me in this world."
University of Florida Student | Spain, 2024
