Alamo Community College Faculty and Students Gain Global Perspective This Summer

From left to right: Isela, NVC students Laura, Adare, Caroline, Shelley and Angelica in the doorway of the Seville Cathedral, the largest Gothic style cathedral in the world.

Northwest Vista College Spanish Instructor Pilar Damron, PhD., is in Spain with her study abroad students from Northwest Vista College. For a detailed description and pictures on the Study Abroad Program in Seville, visit her blog: http://nvcseville.blogspot.com.

Palo Alto College's Dr. Denise Barkis Richter teaches Journalism/Mass Communication. During the first summer session of 2007, 13 students representing three Alamo Community Colleges will study abroad in Spain while taking COMM 2311: News Reporting and Writing, and HUMA 2323: World Cultures and Global Issues.

Dr. Richter and her students will be “blogging” their experiences during this educational endeavor abroad. To read about their daily experiences, please click on the following web link http://denisespain2007.blogspot.com/ or visit the PAC Homepage under Campus News and click on “Study Abroad Blog: Spain.”