Shannon Featherstone

Off-Campus Programs announces two exciting opportunities for students to study and work in Chicago for Fall 2021: Newberry Library Seminar in the Humanities and the new Field Museum Semester: Research in Natural History.

To learn more, join us for an info session Thursday, January 14, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time. Professor Beth Zinsli and Professor Israel Del Toro, advisors for the Newberry Seminar and Field Museum Semester, respectively, will be presenting.

Learn more about the programs, including classes, internship opportunities, and what it is like living in Chicago.

Zoom details are available by emailing OffCampusPrograms@lawrence.edu.

The deadline for applying to these programs is January 27, 2021. To learn more about applying to study off-campus, go to the Off-Campus Programs website.

Students interested in participating in the Newberry Library Research in the Humanities off-campus program next fall have the opportunity to learn more about the program through a virtual info session on Friday, December 11, from 2-3 p.m. Central Time. The session titled Explore the Newberry Library with ACM is hosted by Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) and is accessible via Zoom.

Friday’s session will feature an overview of the Fall 2021 seminar topic The Politics of Performance, as well as discuss part-time internship opportunities, highlight program alumni experiences, and explore the Newberry Library in depth, taking a look at its collections and exhibitions. To register and get log-in details, click the registration link.

Lawrence University’s Newberry Library Off-Campus Program is open to juniors and seniors interested in conducting research in the humanities. Participants on the program live in Chicago for the semester, earning 16 semester credits while enrolled in the featured seminar and working on an independent research project. Internship opportunities are also available.

Not planning to study off-campus in Fall 2021? Potential future participants, as well as faculty interested in Visiting Faculty Director positions, are encouraged to attend.

If you have any questions, email OffCampusPrograms@lawrence.edu.

Off-Campus Programs is excited to announce the addition of our new Field Museum Semester: Research in Natural History program in Chicago, Illinois. This semester program, sponsored by ACM, is for upper-level students interested in natural history research with a background in evolutionary biology, anthropology, geology, and/or a related discipline. Students doing the program will earn 16 semester credits while participating in an intensive internship at the Field Museum of Chicago and will take courses taught by a Visiting Faculty Director and Field Museum professional staff.

The Fall 2021 Visiting Faculty Director will be Israel Del Toro, Assistant Professor of Biology at Lawrence University!

Students will live in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood in furnished apartments. Transit cards will allow students to commute throughout the city. The internship will provide a small stipend.

The deadline for applying to the Fall 2021 session of this program is January 27, 2021.

For more information on this program, go to our Field Museum Semester: Research in Natural History page. To apply, go to the Off-Campus Programs Application System. For any questions, please contact OffCampusPrograms@lawrence.edu.

Interested in studying at the Lawrence University London Centre in 2021-2022? Join us for an information session on Tuesday, November 17, at 11:15 a.m. Christine Hoenigs, London Centre Resident Director, will present on the London Centre and answer any questions you might have.

Email OffCampusPrograms@lawrence.edu to request Zoom details for this session.

The Lawrence University London Centre will once again be offering students the opportunity to register for virtual classes this Winter Term. Options will include two new offerings – Literature of the Irish Troubles and Modern Irish Drama. To learn more about these classes, other offerings, and the London Centre, go to https://www.lawrence.edu/academics/off-campus/london_centre.

On November 5, Off-Campus Programs will be hosting an information session on our International Development in Kenya and International Development in Ecuador programs. These programs, sponsored by Minnesota Studies in International Development (MSID) put students in direct contact with the social and economic realities of actual communities and the people working within them to address complex problems. Through classes, field trips, and an extended internship or research placement, students have the opportunity to focus on the theoretical and practical implications of international development and social justice and study firsthand the challenges faced by developing countries.

The presentation will start at 11:15 a.m. and be offered on Zoom.

To get the Zoom details, sign up via our Virtual Fair Registration Form.

Off-Campus Programs Virtual Fair wraps up next week with information sessions on Tuesday, October 27, and Thursday, October 29.

October 27

11:15 a.m. – Coe College Wilderness Field Station – Four-week summer program offering biological field study in the Superior National Forest of northern Minnesota, as well as a canoe trip through the Boundary Waters Area Wilderness.

12 p.m. – ACM Newberry Seminar: Research in the Humanities – Fall 2021 program at the Newberry Library in Chicago offers students the chance to further their research skills working alongside visiting professors and resident scholars.

October 29

11:30 a.m. – Carleton Global Engagement – Learn more about our affiliated programs: Buddhist Studies in Bodh Gaya, India and Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania

12 p.m. – TeachChicago – Learn how you can student teach in Chicago!

More information can be found on our Virtual Fair site. Sign up to receive Zoom details by filling our our Off-Campus Programs Virtual Fair Registration Form.

The Off-Campus Programs Virtual Fair is off to a great start! If you have missed some of our earlier programming, don’t worry. There is still time to participate! Programs continue throughout October and include information on study abroad to India, Jordan, Morocco, Costa Rica, Tanzania, The Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, and more! If you prefer to explore U.S.-based opportunities, we have programs in Tennessee, Minnesota, and Chicago you can check out.

These virtual fair presentations are hosted by Off-Campus Programs but feature the program providers themselves. They are a great opportunity to get your questions answered.

For a full schedule of Virtual Fair programs, go to our Virtual Fair page or the Lawrence University Events Calendar. To request Zoom details for any program, fill out our OCP Virtual Fair Registration Form. If you have any questions, contact offcampusprograms@lawrence.edu.

Off-Campus Programs is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 academic year, and we know that with almost 50 programs in 30 countries it can be hard to know which program to choose. That is why we have developed a number of tools to help you decide.

Virtual Fair – Over the next several weeks, Off-Campus Programs will be offering a number of program-specific information sessions on some of our most popular programs – all offered virtually this year. To view a schedule of programs, go to our Virtual Fair page. To attend, simply fill out the OCP Virtual Fair Registration Form, and Zoom details will be sent to you.

Flipgrid – Puts brief program and provider videos at your fingertips and allows you to explore our programs quickly and easily.

Off-Campus Programs website – Allows you to research programs, set up a virtual meeting with Off-Campus Programs staff, or start the application process.

As always, we are here to help. Contact offcampusprograms@lawrence.edu with questions.

Students interested in immersing themselves into the world of coding have a unique opportunity to study off-campus Spring Semester with Arcadia Abroad’s Full Stack Coding Program. Through this opportunity, students can broaden their skill set and enhance their job prospects by learning to think and work like a professional software engineer. Courses include: Introduction to Front End Development, Introduction to Servers, Full-Stack Web Development, and Cutting Edge Web Development.

This is a full-time virtual learning opportunity through Off-Campus Programs. For more information go to https://www.lawrence.edu/academics/off-campus/programs/Full_Stack_Coding.

Interested students should contact OffCampusPrograms@lawrence.edu for more details. Deadline for application is October 15, 2020.