European trip in the works for spring

By Melissa Gates, News Writing Student

Rome and Athens are on the itinerary for a travel-enhanced class this May.

This class offers the opportunity for students and non-students to step into another walk of life.

This experience will begin May 18. Students can earn three credits in business or three credits in humanities or six credits by taking both courses, Ludlum said.

The trip costs $2,400, which includes airfare, hotels and food with the exception of lunches.

The group will return May 27.

The benefit to students being able to partake in this travel enhanced class is seeing things in life that most students only discover in a textbook, Ludlum said.

He said a part of being well rounded is being able to experience things from another walk of life, as well as taking in class concepts and lectures and turning them into hands on experiences.

Ludlum has taken groups to China, France and Italy in the past.

“Being able to see the Mona Lisa hanging, walking on the Great Wall of China, and standing in front of the Eiffel Tower is truly what it’s about,” he said.

Students interested in the travel course can contact Ludlum.

“Some advice I would give would be to plan ahead, especially for the costs and obtaining a passport,” Ludlum said. Passports take about four months to obtain.

The first deposit of $95 is due Jan. 1 and, by Feb. 9, half of the trip will need to be paid for. After Jan. 1 the price will increase.