“I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” Mary Anne Radmacher This 7-day study tour to London, England focused on getting to know the city as well as the works of some British writers, both modern and contemporary (1914-present), that were inspired by the cultural heritage, […]
“We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.” John Hope Franklin, American historian On Monday 18 June, nine students and their WVC Study Abroad Program Faculty Leader, Victor Castillo (a faculty member in Administration of Justice in […]
“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” Seneca Lou De La Rosa, the Director of Choral and Vocal Studies at WVC, and the Chair of the Department of Music and Dance in WVC’ s Cilker School of Art and Design, collaborated with Jeffrey Benson, the Director of Choral Activities at San José State […]
Sixteen students and their Faculty Advisor, Dr. Tim Kelly, are attending the Global Citizenship Alliance‘s Global Citizenship Seminar for students in June 2018. Follow their adventures in this extended entry as Dr. Tim Kelly and the students detail their observations. The students are Hannah Curley, Savannah Marez, Mahdis Gheibi, Rafael Alva, Aaron Minkoff, Mitch Brown, Anahita Said, […]
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” Maya Angelou, American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist West Valley College’s Study Abroad Program is a key part of […]
Cade Story-Yetto attended the Global Citizenship Alliance‘s Global Citizenship Seminar in Salzburg, Austria during summer 2017. Cade returned to the WVC campus determined to make an impact. During the 2017-2018 academic year, Cade assumed various leadership roles, among them collaborating with other students and creating a new student club–a “forum,” as they call it: The […]
Each year, WVC celebrates Persian New Year with traditional music, dancing, food, tea and a haft-seen (a collection of seven items that symbolize hope for the new year: sprout or grass, dried sweet fruit, sweet pudding, apples, garlic, vinegar and sumac, a Persian spice made from crushed sour red berries0. It’s a celebration of spring […]
Would You Like to Study Abroad? Join us for a special informational session with Dr. Dulce María Gray, Director of WVC Study Abroad Program Thursday 8 February 2018 12:30 to 1:00 PM in the EOPS office meeting room Attendees will receive a $10 meal card after the session Topics: Make your dream of studying abroad […]
“We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.” John Hope Franklin, American Historian Thirty-one students, three faculty members and two staff members form WVC Study Abroad Program’s inaugural study tour left for France at […]
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