The Phi Beta Delta International Forum sponsored a talk on the teaching, studying and traveling done by the Waters' family last summer in the Czech Republic. Drs. Rob and Sarah Waters presented photos and stories from their 6 week adventure in and around Prague. It is their hope that more ONU students become aware of how great USAC (University Studies Abroad Consortium) is, and how much they enjoyed their experience with the organization.
While there, the Waters saw many interesting historical spots, including attending an opera in Vienna, visiting a Medieval castle, and taking a side trip to Budapest, Hungary, where they were given a private tour of the city by HPJ Professor Emeritus Andy Ludanyi. The touring also had a dark side as they visited the headquarters of the Stasi - the East German secret police, a monument to those killed by communists in Prague, and a Cold War Museum in BudaPest that contained displays on the 1958 Hungarian Revolution that was brutally suppressed by the Soviets. These were timely in that Dr. Rob Waters was teaching a course on the Cold War for USAC.
For 30 years, USAC has provided university students with affordable, valuable study abroad programs and contributed to the internationalization of universities in the US and abroad; USAC currently has 41 program locations in 26 countries with many locations unique for study abroad. Students from any university are welcome to participate; students from more than 700 universities around the world have studied on USAC programs over its thirty-year history.
USAC’s mission is to provide students with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to succeed in the global society of the twenty-first century. USAC strives to provide an authentic, quality context in which students may grow into engaged citizens of the world, not only in the classroom but also through field trips, integrated living and academic experiences, sports, internships, and volunteer and service learning opportunities.
USAC’s mission is to provide students with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to succeed in the global society of the twenty-first century. USAC strives to provide an authentic, quality context in which students may grow into engaged citizens of the world, not only in the classroom but also through field trips, integrated living and academic experiences, sports, internships, and volunteer and service learning opportunities.
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