Students studying abroad during the Fall 2016 term were prompted with the question, “As your semester abroad comes to an end, what advice would you give to future study-abroad students from Colgate? What will you miss the most? What has been most shocking to you? How have you changed because of this experience?”

In the coming weeks, we will highlight the responses from those students who are studying abroad.

Danielle Kliger ’18, who is a Mathematical Economics major and participating in the London Economics Study Group, shares her story below:

It was our first weekend spent away from London. Due to last minute planning and expensive flights, my friends and I decided to explore closer to home. This brought us to the little seaside town of Brighton. Now there isn’t much to do in Brighton, so naturally we found ourselves with wine in hand, an overwhelming plate of seafood, and engaging conversation. It was here that I began jotting a note in my phone of all of the places and things we wanted to cover while abroad. This journey of trying new things began right then and there when Lindsay, my flatmate, tried an oyster for the first time. With disgust and slight confusion, she stated, “I don’t get the point.” Clearly, we had a long way to go.

 Fast forward four months with fifteen cities and eight countries behind us, and a few more first time experiences, we gathered around yet another dinner table and decided to look back at the note. An overwhelming sense of panic set in when we came face to face with the realization that we had achieved little from the list we had been so keen on covering. What have we been doing this whole time? After this alarming moment had subdued, I realized that going abroad wasn’t necessarily about checking items off of a list, but it was about stepping outside of my Colgate community and experiencing something new.

This past semester, I have had the opportunity and great privilege to study economics through a global lens, to explore cultures and areas around Europe, and to most importantly call London my home. I was able to learn firsthand from former Labour Party councillor, Rima Horton, about the UK healthcare and education system, as well as a host of different guest lecturers. I got to live the Colgate bubble in a bustling city–the ideal combination. Lucky enough, I was able to share this experience with fifteen other Colgate peers, people that I wouldn’t have gotten to know had I not been on a Colgate study abroad program. Through our mutual discomfort that a new city brings and the desire to make this our home, we became close.Beyond the classroom, our group attended twelve theatre productions, spent three weeks at various internships, and explored the London nightlife.

Through these experiences, I have made the transition from feeling like a tourist to feeling like a local, a transition that I think is only made possible by living in the city for an extended period of time. I have tried new foods, seen historical monuments, walked the streets in other European countries, and have in turn grown as an individual. I have a deeper appreciation of the British and European culture and a newfound understanding that although stepping outside of my comfort zone leaves me vulnerable, it is the only way to gain a new perspective on the world.

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Emma Newmann ’18 (English major) is currently on an Approved Program with the SEA Semester program. On October 14th, 2016, Ms. Newmann wrote about an experience studying at sea on the SSV Robert C. Seamans, which at the time was docked at Nuku’alofa Wharf, Tongatapu, Tonga.

You can read more about her adventures here:
http://www.sea.edu/sea_currents/robert_c_seamans/a_pretty_unreal_day

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Another study that we observed this week was the blindfolded imitation study. The aim of this study was to see whether dolphins could imitate another dolphin when their sense of sight was taken away. This was done using silicone eye cups that would easily suction over the subjects eyes. One eye cup was removed and the subject was given the hand signal to “imitate”. The second eyecup was then replaced. The other dolphin was then silently signaled to do a random behavior. The researchers avoided doing behaviors that would endanger a sightless dolphin (ie. out of water dives, etc.). The trial was considered a success if the blindfolded dolphin correctly imitated the second dolphin’s behavior. The trail was considered a failure if the blindfolded dolphin did not correctly imitate the second dolphin’s behavior.

We got to experience this study first-hand by assisting trainer Jane with a demonstration with dolphins AJ and Tanner. In our demonstration, Tanner was blindfolded with the eyecups. We were able to silently signal AJ to perform a behavior, while the trainer signaled Tanner to imitate. In the majority of trials, Tanner was successful at imitating AJ while blindfolded, consistent with the DRC’s published article “Blindfolded Imitation in a Bottlenose Dolphin” (Tursiops truncatus)” (2010). How did he do this? He used passive listening and echolocation. This was determined in the blindfolded imitation study by performing the trials in the presence of underwater microphones, called hydrophones. To confirm the use of echolocation and passive listening, rather than communication between blindfolded and sighted dolphins, the DRC also had Tanner imitate human movements in water while blindfolded, which would eliminate the possibility that dolphins were communicating. Similar to previous trials, Tanner successfully imitated human movements while blindfolded. From this demonstration and corresponding study, we learned that dolphins have the capability to problem solve when their sense of sight is removed to imitate another subject. It was a great experience!

By: Claire Kittock and Anna Olson

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Dolphin Lab Journal!

Day 5: Thursday

by Maia Dinsmore and Kaitlyn Farrell

Today was our last full day of the first week of Dolphin Lab! We started the day off with a short observation period, and a long encounter with the dolphins which was incredible despite the fact that the water was significantly colder than earlier this week. Our group split into two, with half of us working with Gypsi and Gambit, and the other half with Louie and Reese. During the session, we got to do back rubs, handshakes and kisses, a dorsal tow (where we held on to the dolphins’ fins while they were swimming), imitations, and group commands. It was interesting working with the younger dolphins, especially during the imitations and the dorsal tows, because they sometimes did not perform the commands correctly. When this happened, the trainer simply did not reward them, and waited patiently until they either figured it out for themselves, or gave up and came back to wait for another command. The dolphins were very energetic during this session, especially during the dorsal tows – Gypsi and Gambit went extremely fast when they were with Claire, almost as fast as during their speed runs!

This video shows what a speed run looks like:

And this video shows Lacey swimming with Reese and Louie:

Later in the day, we had a seminar on the various Special Needs Programs that the  Dolphin Research Center has available. We learned about the special equipment that the center has available for these programs, such as the Aqualift chair, which helps lower handicapped people into the water so that they can interact with the dolphins, and modified life jackets that can give disabled people more support while they are in the water. We also learned about the DRC’s involvement with the Wounded Warriors program – several times throughout the year, the DRC offers complimentary encounters to veterans involved in this program that suffer from PTSD, TBIs, or a wide variety of other injuries. Additionally, the DRC has participated in one 12 week program with veterans suffering from PTSD, to observe the impact of dolphins on their therapy. This program was extremely important to the founder of Dolphin Research Center, Mandy Rodriguez, who served in Vietnam when he was a teenager and said that his relationship with dolphins saved his life upon his return to the US.

We also had a session with Mandy, the owner and founder, called “Mandy Unplugged.” This was our opportunity to ask Mandy a variety of questions about his life and experience with the Dolphin Research Center in the past and present. Mandy was asked mostly about his relationships with the dolphins, specifically with a dolphin named Natua who has passed away. Mandy seemed to truly have a special connection with Nat, and Nat even starred in some dolphin movies with Mandy’s help! Because of their relationship, Mandy was able to get Nat to do exactly what the directors and producers wanted, much to their surprise. He also told us about one time that Nat ended up “running away” with Theresa, his mother, while filming a movie. Theresa was found, but Nat ended up in the Bahamas. The dolphin wouldn’t let people try to help him by getting him with a net, but once Mandy showed up, Nat swam right into his arms. Mandy Unplugged was very enjoyable, and Mandy was extremely charismatic and open to all opinions and questions.

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Today we had a “field trip” day and ventured out from DRC to visit The Turtle Hospital and Aquarium Encounters!

At the Turtle Hospital, we learned about species, behaviors, threats, and veterinary care for different sea turtles. The hospital’s motto is “Rescue, Rehab, Release,” and they’ve done just that for well over 1500 turtles of several species. Turtles are relatively easily rehabilitated because they do not rely on parental learning or highly learned, flexible behaviors like hunting; however the animals are very susceptible to injuries which can include boat strikes, entanglement in garbage, digestive impaction from attempting to consume garbage, and others and can have results ranging from paralysis to imbalanced and uncontrollable buoyancy, both of which can be a death sentence without care lasting from a few months to a few years.

While humans are the cause of many patients injuries, some come in with natural injuries, and many neonates come in when they don’t leave the nest. Scientists dig up nests after counting to get a census of how many were born, and they often find hatchlings that don’t seem make it out of the nest. Since the species are mostly threatened, these animals are often sent to the hospital to help increase wild population size. Originally, the hospital was largely supported by running a joined hotel (which was the original property), but after hurricane damage it was not repaired or reopened. They operate a fleet of turtle ambulances for rescues and transits. Release is, however, extremely successful. When turtles are deemed non-releasable, it is most often because their injuries are too disabling to thrive in the wild. These animals become permanent residents of the hospital, often with decades or even centuries to make friends and help heal new patients. We learned that once healthy, the turtles can literally help save lives! The healthy residents can donate blood to save incoming patients with severe trauma and blood loss.

Next, we made our way to Aquarium Encounters, a commercial attraction featuring fish, rays, sharks, turtles, tortoises, and more! We got a better look at some animals we had seen briefly in the wild, and met some we hadn’t yet encountered. A lot of us spoke later and were put off from the facility a bit, after living and learning DRC’s clear prioritization of welfare, animal enrichment, research, education, and only finally entertainment; we were more aware that Aquarium Encounters was mostly an entertainment vacation attraction. They explained that they contract with a company to wild capture the animals they want to exhibit, then often simply release them after they outgrow the aquarium.

By contrast, no dolphins have been captured from the wild for any facility in the United States since the late 1980’s. While we did engage in touch tanks and ray feedings, we noted the difference in the tanks, which were almost completely accessible to the public, whereas at DRC the animals only interact with people when they seek to and can easily retreat from any undesired interaction. We didn’t discuss life expectancy, mortality, husbandry, or veterinary care in the depth we have at DRC, but whereas DRC dolphins can expect to live twice as long as their wild counterparts, we did not get the same impression from Aquarium Encounters.

When we finally returned to DRC, it felt like we had been away for ages! We had a short coral reef seminar, where we learned about how delicate reefs have been devastated by human impacts in the last 50 years. This seminar helped us appreciate our recent snorkel trip to Looe Key, identify, and know the ecology of the species we spotted. Next,  we visited our dolphin friends in an evening observation session. It was Gypsy’s birthday today so we wished her well and headed home for the evening!

Written by Kat Titterton and Zach Papadopoulos

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DOLPHIN RESEARCH– Let’s break it down…

Demo: we observed our first sea lion demo with Kilo, Lina, Karen, and Diamond

Ocean heroes: a seminar on the importance of education about marine mammals

Laws: the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Animal Welfare Act protect the wildlife at the Dolphin Research Center

Paint: the dolphins love many activities including art—especially painting

Heated debate: should marine mammals remain in human care? Should they breed?

Iguana: there are more than mammals at the DRC

Nighty night dolphins: at the end of each day we go on the boardwalks to say goodnight to our flippered friends

Rostrum: the dolphin’s snout—you can identify some dolphins by their unique rostrums

Eat: dolphins, on average, can eat 20-50 lbs of fish per day! This costs the DRC over $1 million per year

Stranding seminar: Louie and Jax were both stranded, but now call the DRC their permanent home! If you see a marine animal in distress, call the Department of Fish and Wildlife!

Echolocation: a series of clicks used by dolphins and other cetaceans to perceive their surroundings

Anticipation: Gypsi’s birthday is tomorrow!

Rescue: the DRC still participates in manatee rescues; however, they no longer rescue dolphins due to fears of morbillivirus

Cognition seminar: dolphins are very intelligent

High energy: flips and dives keep the dolphins physically and mentally stimulated

By: Claire Kittock and Anna Olson

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Also by Madeleine Tsao, and Lacey Williams

We began the day as usual with a walk around the docks to each lagoon, waving and saying hello to each dolphin. We were still amazed to see the eagerness with which each dolphin approached us, seeming to recognize us from the day before. From the far side of every lagoon the dolphins would swim over to us as soon as the spied us walking down the docks, swimming the length of the dock and eyeing us with an curious sense of recognition and interest. After the rounds we headed over to the front lagoon to prepare for our second dolphin encounter.

We divided into the same two groups. Our group worked again with Merina and her daughter Windley. We all gave backrubs and handshakes, feeling the slippery skin of the dolphins slough off as our fingers ran down their charcoal hides. FUN FACT: Dolphins regenerate their skin about every two hours, so feeling dolphin skin on our fingers after each touch was actually a normal phenomenon. During our individual encounters we each got to help train the dolphins by practicing various imitation skills. Elly was instructed to practice bobbing with Merina, but Windley wanted to join in and practiced her bobbing too! After imitation, we had the opportunity to actually swim with the dolphins! We hung onto the dorsal fins of both girls and were towed around the lagoon. It was a hilarious and wonderful experience with a combination of amazement that we were swimming with real dolphins while trying not to laugh from the constant belly bumps from their tails. Being a terrestrial species, however, we were always eager to sluice ourselves in freshwater showers following marine interactions.

After lunch we had three seminars about dolphin acoustics, DRC training methodology, and general marine mammal conservation. We even got to participate in a workshop to try and train each other! It was hilarious to watch our peers figure out that we were being instructed to whip and nay-nay or do the Macarena.

Here are Madeleine’s three favorite facts from the seminars:

1. Acoustics: Underwater, it’s easy for sounds to get mixed up. From a hydrophone, it’s often hard to distinguish clicks and whistles between the various dolphins within range. Therefore, in order for researchers to identify the source of a specific sound, underwater acoustics are recorded from at least three different positions underwater in order to “triangulate” the acoustics reception and identify the sound source by matching location of the hydrophone with strength of the target sound.
2. Training: There are many ways to teach (and discourage) behaviors in animals. At DRC, only one method is used for most all behavioral teaching: positive reinforcement, or the addition of a stimulus as a reward signal. The dolphins here have been conditioned to associate the sound of your basic whistle with praise. The dolphins therefore know when they’ve done a behavior correctly when the whistle is blown, and they know alterations are necessary in its absence. This is also cool since unlike most household pets, these dolphins are not food motivated. Many of the individuals here won’t even accept food as adequate praise, and will get bored without the occasional hugs and verbal applause. In addition to positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, or the removal of a stimulus as a reward signal, is used sparingly and most often in the context of medical assistance.
3. Conservation: Everyone knows that pollution is a major contributor to dwindling populations of dolphins (and others) in the wild. However, did you know that noise is a form of pollution as well? (Neither did most of us.) In fact, noise pollution is a huge concern for conservationists of marine mammals. Everyday man-made noises from sonar, off-shore drilling, cargo ships and modern super tankers that seem relatively benign above water are amplified to underwater ears, which may cause permanent damage to delicate parts to auditory organs. Additionally, dolphins rely primarily on their sense of hearing for navigational and communicational purposes. Therefore, sound pollution obstructs important signaling and creates directional confusion between and within pods.

After the seminars, we attended a training demo with Merina and Windley. The trainer explained to us about their various enforcement methods. Some dolphins, we found out, were not motivated by food but actually preferred other forms of positive reinforcement from high fives or kisses to cheering and clapping. She then proceeded to show us how they train calves, using imitation as well as a specific behavioral chain. FUN FACT: Behavioral chains are a detailed set of steps that break down a specific behavior into many smaller segments that facilitate teaching and learning by the dolphins. They try to switch up the times of day and the time within each session in order to keep the training session fun, interactive and exciting!

Above is a video  of Merina showing her belly and below is another snippet of her beaching herself, both from our training demonstration, where the trainer was practicing certain behaviors for medical examinations.

This helps familiarize the dolphins with the equipment and behaviors in a fun, low-stress environment in order to prepare for any future serious illnesses and/or procedures.

Overall, it’s been an exciting start to the week, and we can’t wait to see what the rest of the trip has in store!

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Antwerp, Belgium – site of EuroSim 2016

I cherish the bonds that I have formed with my fellow raiders and delegates from various schools. However, one of the most meaningful aspects of the conference to me is that our proposals will be presented to the European Union’s leaders. It is exciting and humbling to know that our work as students may have an impact in the refugee crisis. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in the solution to the crisis from a policy angle.

Here is a photo essay of my trip.

The conference commenced with a trip to the European Parliament in Brussels!

A staff member gave us a comprehensive overview of the Parliament.

This is the Plenary Chamber where member state representatives meet one week each month

I’m smiling because I’m excited to be inside of the European Parliament!

I participated in the Sub-Committee on Human Rights as a Swedish representative (Lars Adaktusson) in the European People’s Party (EPP). The EPP successfully collaborated and compromised with the other parties in the Committee to write and pass amendments to the Dublin IV Regulations and the DROI report on the Valletta Summit.

Delegates gathered for a lovely dinner banquet at the Antwerp City Hall

We enjoyed a delicious meal catered by Het Rekreatief, a local company that began as a social employment project for people who are disadvantaged or have endured long-term unemployment.

The Antwerp City Hall yielded a beautiful view of Antwerp’s 16th century Cathedral of our Lady!

The beautiful paintings, sculptures, and interior architecture make the Cathedral an even more captivating historical structure.

I encourage students to apply for the extended study programs that Colgate offers because of the educational and personal growth that these programs foster. I am returning to campus this semester well informed about the processes and procedures within the European Parliament and the myriad factors that influence the refugee crisis. I have stretched my perspective of the world and expanded my social network with new and strengthened friendships with peers from Colgate and many regions around the world.

Tot ziens! (Goodbye!)

Jazmyn.

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Here are the 13 lessons we learned on our extended study to Florida Keys before arriving at the Dolphin Research center (12/28-1/2).

1. Flight delays are a very real thing…and when you arrive at the rental car agency at 3 o’clock in the morning, it’s a really mixed bag. You could end up with a white minivan. Or you could end up with a Dodge Charger that can break on a dime.  No matter how much you prepare, the airports of America will find you and they will find a way to thwart you. You must be resilient. You must find that strength of will.
2. One of the longest bridges in the world is in the keys. Seven Mile Bridge is 35,700 feet long and, at its creation, it was the longest bridge in the world. It is part of the Overseas Highway that stretches across the island chain of the Florida Keys, situated at the southernmost portion of continental US. This famous bridge is featured in Fast and Furious 2 and Mission Impossible III.
3. When you see dolphin on the menu, don’t panic. @Alabama Jack’s. It’s actually mahi mahi. Not the kind of dolphins that we will be kissing. ALSO EVERYONE DOWNLOAD THE SEAFOOD WATCH APP (@LACEYWILLIAMS) IT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD. (Note: This app will help you be an informed consumer of humanely caught seafood.)
4. Teamwork makes the dream work. How many Colgate students does it take to put up a tent? We still don’t know….But it was a great team-building activity. And we’re very fast at it now. You know what they say… You can give a man a tent and he will sleep for one night, but teach a man to pitch a tent and he will sleep for a lifetime.  Another life lesson: Coconuts are nature’s hammer.
5.  Fresh coconut is delicious. Thanks to our liberal arts education, a healthy dose of curiosity and a little bit of ennui, we learned to utilize tent stakes to extract coconut milk from ripe coconuts. Colgate biology students might be able to sustain themselves after college.
6. Every restaurant in the keys has the “best key lime pie”. Obviously, we had to test every one. For science. Shout out to Mangrove Momma’s for our favorite.
7. There are a number of forts in the Florida Keys. These were an integral part of the Anaconda Plan, which allowed the union to create a blockade and suppress the confederacy during the American Civil War.
8. The Florida Keys are serious about their deer. Seriously. They care more about deer than human pedestrians. There is a special nighttime speed limit to protect the deer, which actually is a really good idea. Key deer are smaller than white tailed deer found in the northeast and are very friendly. They’ll walk up to you and lick your hand if you click your tongue. They’re an endangered subspecies of white-tailed deer that only lives on Big Pine. Their population was as low as 25 at one point but stabilized at 800, so maybe there’s something to be said for those annoying nighttime speed limits
   

   Protected Key Deer walked the beaches at our campsite

9. If you arrive at a restaurant in a group of 18, expect to wait. The wait was so long at one restaurant that we were given free minigolf tickets. We are proud of all of our community members, especially Kat, Kait, Zack, Anna and Trevor who all had a hole in one, and Sarah, who really made up for lack of technical skill with enthusiasm.
   

                                 Cuban Food!!!

10. Mangroves smell bad but make up for it by being beautiful and performing valuable ecological services. See our video “An Introduction to Mangroves,” narrated by Madeleine Tsao 
11. The place to be on New Years Eve is Key West. On the main stretch called Duval street, people from all over the world come to see one of the most unique traditions: the big shoe drop. In the street in front of the Bourbon Street Pub, a lavishly dressed drag queen named Sushi sat in a big red stiletto above the crowd, throwing beads and inciting the crowd to have a great night. Underneath her, the crowd attends live performances of classic covers played by a host of drag queens. It was a sight to see.
12. A purple flag at the beach means dangerous marine life is out. AKA a “Portugese Man of War”. These sassy electric blue creatures will sting you if you get too close but are very beautiful. They have a peculiar similarity to inflated plastic bags, and unfortunately many marine animals also confuse the two.
    

    Portuguese Man O’ War Jellyfish

13. Fish are friends, not food. And if you swim through their schools above the colorful coral and pretend that you are also a fish they’re pretty happy to adopt you. Coral reefs are the most biodiverse marine ecosystems, holding 1/3 of the worlds marine fish species. Marine life we saw while on our dive/snorkel trip to Looe: manta ray, reef shark, angelfish, parrotfish, barracuda, moray eel, sponges, fan coral, moon jellyfish, comb jellies, Goliath grouper, red fish, blue fish, one fish, two fish. Diver’s rule: if you don’t know what it is, don’t touch it. If you do know what it is, don’t touch it.

Colgate well-represented during dive trip to Looe Key Sanctuary (Elly Hilton, Sarah Anderson, Alex Maulden)

More than anything we learned that the Ingram Filipowicz family is as generous as they are hospitable. We thank them for the wonderful opportunity to participate on this extended study.

Written By: Alex Schaff, Sarah Anderson, Alex Maulden

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Colgate students in Antwerp, Belgium ran into John D. Occhipinti ’89 (pictured left) at EuroSim in Belgium. Occhipinti, a professor at Canisius College in Buffalo, is the faculty adviser for the Canisius delegation at EuroSim.

After Professor Occhipinto on the left, pictured left to right are Nick Yap ’16, Piper Marsh ’16, Sarah Chandler ’16, Jazmyn McKoy ’17, James Carino ’16, Madison Paulk ’16, Stacey Stein ’17, and Jack Conley ’16.

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EuroSim delegation arrives in Belgium

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Colgate students visit Antwerp, Belgium for EuroSim

On Sunday, January 3, I arrived in Antwerp, Belgium with nine Colgate students for the 29th International EuroSim conference. The conference is a simulation of European Union decision-making, and is organized by the Trans-Atlantic Consortium for European Union Studies and Simulations (TACEUSS). This year the University of Antwerp is hosting EuroSim.

Approximately 200 students from 18 U.S. and European universities will simulate the decision-making of all European Union governing bodies. The topic this year cannot be timelier – EU asylum and refugee policy. EU member states struggle to find a solution as hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa seek protection in Europe. While at EuroSim, students will work on revising the Dublin regulation, the EU law that determines what member state is responsible for evaluating asylum applications under the Geneva Convention. The Colgate delegation will represent the governments of Poland and Estonia, two European Parliament members from Germany and Sweden, and a German journalist.

The conference kicked off on Monday with a visit to the European Union Parliament in Brussels, and opening remarks by Mrs. Patricia Van de Peer, Senior Official at the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Look for more photos and updates from us in the next few days.

The off-campus trip is generously supported by the Department of Political Science, the Center for Freedom and Western Civilizations, the Dean of Faculty and Provost, the Dean of the College, the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Engagement, the Division of Social Sciences, the Center for Learning, Teaching and Research, and the Office of Equity and Diversity.

Ralitsa Donkova is a visiting professor of Political Science.

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Florida Keys ES 2016:

Marine Mammal Cognition, Behavior & Conservation

Participants:

Sarah Anderson, Maia Dinsmore, Kaitlyn Farrell, Elly Hilton, Tori Hymel, Claire Kittock, Alex Maulden, Anna Olson, Zach Papadopoulos, Trevor Sands, Alex Schaff, Kat Titterton, Madeleine Tsao, Lacey Williams

                                                                                     Instructor: Prof. K. Ingram

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Off-Campus Study and the Center for International Programs are proud to announce a new photo submission contest for students studying abroad on a Colgate study abroad program, extended study, and on an approved study abroad program.

Students on any study abroad program are encouraged to submit a photo in one of three categories: academia, culture, and scenery.  The only rules are that the picture must be PG and that they do not objectify the locals.

Winning pictures will be selected each week by the Off-Campus Study staff, and will be highlighted on the Center for International Programs website (www.colgate.edu/cip) and on the big screens in the Center.

Photo submissions should be sent to off-campusstudy@colgate.edu as an email attachment, along with your name, year, major, location and brief description about the picture.

Although not yet a contest, short video submissions will also be accepted.

In the upcoming future, Off-Campus Study and the Center for International Programs will also highlight sunsets taken from all over the world, and request that interested participants send their sunset pictures, along with descriptions, to off-campusstudy@colgate.edu.

Hannah Fleckenstein ’17 Native American Studies-Psychology Copenhagen, Denmark photo taken in Bergen, Norway

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On Wednesday, September 16th, students who participated in previous study trips to the University of Wollongong, Australia, met up in New York City for a reunion before coming back to Colgate for Homecoming Weekend.

Below is a picture of Colgate alums Kira Yasuda, Sarah DeFalco, and Emily Adams who attended the reunion.

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Today we spent the day wandering around the streets of Wellington, both learning more about the culture of the city and shopping for gifts to bring home to our family and friends. We explored the cities bohemian and graffiti filled shopping district, called Cuba Street. We also did some shopping on Lambton Quay, another street filled with more fashionable apparel. Read more

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From intense debate sessions at Bogotá’s Universidad del Rosario to an entertaining bus tour into the Andes, Colgate’s Spanish Language Debate Society left Colombia with memories to last a lifetime. Take a look at the full photo gallery on Flickr.

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Spent the day in Josie’s home town of Napier at Mr. Dee’s.  We were able to fill our own delicious doughnuts with jelly, chocolate, or custard!

A beautifully decorated fountain in the center of Napier just outside of the market where the team bought plenty of rich New Zealand chocolate.

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One of the first stops on our tour of Wellington was the spot where many other tourists and a few Hobbits have visited. New Zealand is where Peter Jackson, a New Zealand native himself, filmed many of the scenes from the world-renowned Lord of the Rings.

We went to the top of Mt. Victoria where we got a three hundred and sixty degree view of the entire city, looked out over the oceans surrounding New Zealand, learned about the city, and took some magnificent pictures.

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The team got together with Josie’s friends and family for a barbeque upon arriving in her hometown of Napier.

Tuesday was the highlight of the Colgate Tour for me. It was the day that I got to visit my high school, give back to the community and showcase our basketball team to all of the people who have supported me for years.

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