June 05, 2000
HONORS STUDENTS TO TRAVEL TO EDINBURGH AND LONDON
Contact: Kevin Hensil, khensil@passhe.edu
Twenty-eight students – two from each of the 14 state-owned universities – will spend two weeks in Edinburgh, Scotland, and another in London as part of the 2000 State System of Higher Education Summer Honors Program.
The students will study for two weeks at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania beginning in mid-July before departing for Scotland, where they explore the 19th Century “Scottish Enlightenment.” The five-week program will conclude with the students traveling to England for additional studies.
The Summer Honors Program is in its 16th year. It annually offers some of the top students at State System universities a unique learning experience abroad. It is coordinated by a different university each year.
This year’s host campus is Edinboro, which is extending to all of the program participants the opportunity to participate in “Edinboro at Edinburgh,” the university’s existing study-abroad program. Edinburgh is Edinboro’s namesake city.
Students will receive a solid background in Scottish history during their two-week visit to Edinburgh. The “Scottish Enlightenment” was a time when Scottish ideas in the sciences, politics, philosophy and the arts were expressed to the world. While in Scotland, the students will have the opportunity to meet Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of England’s Queen Elizabeth.
Scotland in July and August also hosts a variety of major festivals, including the Edinburgh Festival, the International Jazz Festival and the Festival Fringe. The arts will be a major component of this summer’s honors program. Students will attend theme-specific interdisciplinary lectures presented by well-known Scottish professors and arranged through the University of Edinburgh Centre for Continuing Education. They also will have the opportunity to attend world-class live performances at the Edinburgh Festival and in London.
Each of the students participating in the summer honors program receives a scholarship that covers the cost of tuition and fees.
The students selected to attend the 2000 Summer Honors Program from each of the universities are:
Bloomsburg – Sean A. Kirkpatrick of Annville and Alison C. McBride of Catawissa.
California – Timothy Kotlensky of Donora and Clarissa Ann Thompson of Eighty-Four.
Cheyney – Bryan Johnson of San Antonio, Texas, and Rhonda Spain of Philadelphia.
Clarion – Stephanie Lynne Crane of Pittsburgh and Brian David Monico of Luzerne.
East Stroudsburg – Cheryl Jean Gredlein of Scotrun and Laura Ann Statler of Chambersburg.
Edinboro – Rebecca Munnell of New Stanton and Laurel Spigler of Portersville.
Indiana – Julie Ann Frederick and Larry Skillin, both of Indiana.
Kutztown – Jonathan Martin Kremser of Reading and Sarah Rebecca Sherk of Lebanon.
Lock Haven – Andrea Lynn Brubaker of Narvon and Manjari Krishnamurthy of Gama Goa, India.
Mansfield – Peggy Marie Grover of Millerton and Richard John Lupinsky of Swoyersville.
Millersville – Molly Elizabeth Haas of Camp Hill and Amanda Lee Lehrian of Oil City.
Shippensburg – Amanda Lynn Yanek of Harrisburg and Julie Yenser of New Tripole.
Slippery Rock – Sarah Harris of Knox and Lindsay Esther Woldoff of Yardley.
West Chester – Colleen A. Flynn of Somerville and Cathy Henry of Spring Grove.
The State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth. Its 14 universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study. Nearly 350,000 System alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.
The state-owned universities are Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester Universities of Pennsylvania. The System also operates branch campuses in Clearfield, Kittanning, Oil City and Punxsutawney and several regional centers, including the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg and the University Center for Southwest Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh. The regional centers are part of the Educational Resources Group, which is responsible for coordinating statewide programming.