May 2010 Concordia Global Session Courses
Guinness and Galway, Yeats and U2, Parnell and the Great Blasket:
Ireland in May!
Experience the urban and rural, literary and visual landscapes of Ireland. Starting in Dublin and then heading west to the Aran Islands, Galway, the Cliffs of Moher, and the Dingle Peninsula, you'll study travel- writing, film, literature, and culture. You'll examine a variety of representations of Ireland and imagine ways you can re-tell its stories through various media. You can earn 3 credits in English or New Media. Class will meet on campus before and after the trip abroad. $500-$1,000 scholarships available for those who qualify. Deadline for scholarship applications: December 4.
Led by Dr. Erin Obermueller erin.obermueller@concordia-ny.edu and Professor Kit Fitzgerald kit.fitzgerald@concordia-ny.edu. Contact them for more information.
Price: $3,150, includes airfare.
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea:
Greece and the Ancient Aegean
Explore the importance of locale for ancient religious sites, the meaning and influence of the Roman Imperial Cult in the Greek provinces, and the competing theological claims of early Christianity, as you travel to Athens, Delphi, Ephesus, Patmos, Rhodes, Crete, Santorini, and Cape Sounion. Includes a four-night Aegean cruise. Students can earn 3 credits in Liberal Studies or Experiential Learning (other applications by arrangement). Class will meet on campus before and after the trip abroad. $500-$1,000 scholarships available for those who qualify. Scholarship application deadline: December 4. Led by Rev. Dr. Patrick Bayens patrick.bayens@concordia-ny.edu Register for the trip at www.explorica.com and enter the Tour Center ID: Bayens-8004. $200 discount before November 30 (enter the Voucher ID: ApplePie200). Concordia students can register for the course via Concordia's Banner.
Price: $2,561, includes airfare.
Concordia Students Take Study Trip to Rome
This past May 2008, the Rev. Dr. Patrick Bayens, Professor of Religion at Concordia—New York, led a group of eight Concordia students on a study trip to Rome. Highlights of the trip, which emphasized Imperial Rome and early Christianity, included visits to the Vatican (St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel), the Roman Forum and Flavian Amphitheater (aka the Coliseum), the Pantheon, the Catacombs, and an excursion to Pompeii.
Particularly rewarding was the privilege of seeing great works of art in their original settings: Michelangelo’s Ceiling, Last Judgment, and Moses; no less than six works by Caravaggio; the wooden doors of Santa Sabina, with the earliest extant depiction of Christ’crucifixion, and the splendid mosaics of Santa Maria Maggiore, San Clemente, and sixteen other churches visited on the trip. Of course, there was also shopping, the piazzas, the fountains, and the food!
 Concordia Students Visit Circus Maximus |
 Concordia Student Rob Paul Takes Roman Military Training |