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Seminar for international students to discuss art, ethics, American culture
By: Troy Montigney
Issue date: 10/5/07 Section: News
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International students travel from all over the world to the classrooms of DePauw for a top-tier liberal arts education. Soon their collegiate experience could include more off-campus learning and discussions on ethical issues.
The first Leadership DePauw International seminar will take a group of international students to the Indianapolis Museum of Art today. The students will view a temporary exhibition called "Roman Art from the Louvre" and get a behind-the-scenes look at art restoration technology.
The museum trip will serve as the introductory seminar in a series that the Center for International and Experiential Education (CIEE) has planned to help international students gain a better understanding of American culture. International Services and English as a Second Language Coordinator Linda Martin said she hopes the enhanced knowledge will be beneficial to all.
"I am hoping that they will take the things they learn through this program when they return to their countries, or that when they continue with their educational plans, they will be able to implement these concepts into their lives," Martin said.
Before each seminar, participants will be given readings and vocabulary lists appropriate to the day's experience. In the case of today's museum trip, the vocabulary handout will familiarize students with art terminology to prepare them for discussions they will engage in with museum personnel. Afterwards the students will be required to complete a reflective assignment.
Executive Vice President Neal Abraham said the first seminar will allow students to explore a distinct difference between art in America and in their respective native lands.
"What are art museums in the U.S. spectrum of things?" he said. "Part of what is unusual compared to other countries is that most museums in the U.S. are private. They are not government-owned, national treasures of art."
Martin said that is merely the first ethical question students will begin to explore today and in a seminar tentatively planned for the new Ethics Institute next spring.
The first Leadership DePauw International seminar will take a group of international students to the Indianapolis Museum of Art today. The students will view a temporary exhibition called "Roman Art from the Louvre" and get a behind-the-scenes look at art restoration technology.
The museum trip will serve as the introductory seminar in a series that the Center for International and Experiential Education (CIEE) has planned to help international students gain a better understanding of American culture. International Services and English as a Second Language Coordinator Linda Martin said she hopes the enhanced knowledge will be beneficial to all.
"I am hoping that they will take the things they learn through this program when they return to their countries, or that when they continue with their educational plans, they will be able to implement these concepts into their lives," Martin said.
Before each seminar, participants will be given readings and vocabulary lists appropriate to the day's experience. In the case of today's museum trip, the vocabulary handout will familiarize students with art terminology to prepare them for discussions they will engage in with museum personnel. Afterwards the students will be required to complete a reflective assignment.
Executive Vice President Neal Abraham said the first seminar will allow students to explore a distinct difference between art in America and in their respective native lands.
"What are art museums in the U.S. spectrum of things?" he said. "Part of what is unusual compared to other countries is that most museums in the U.S. are private. They are not government-owned, national treasures of art."
Martin said that is merely the first ethical question students will begin to explore today and in a seminar tentatively planned for the new Ethics Institute next spring.
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