More than 100 Guilford students will participate in faculty- and staff-led study trips to seven countries and New York City beginning this weekend.

"Our students have spent the spring grounding themselves in the places, histories and questions they're about to encounter. Now, over the next three weeks, they get to immerse themselves in what they learned, in all parts of the world," says Sarah Munro '09, Senior International Officer. "Traveling with our faculty and staff, learning up close in unfamiliar places, students come back changed in ways that shape the rest of their Guilford journey. It's an incredibly exciting and profound thing to be a part of."

• Eric Mortensen and Sarah Munro will lead a Principled Problem Solving and Religious Studies trip to India focused on the Tibetan Exile Community.
• Meredeth Summers will lead a Cross-cultural Exploration and Global Leadership trip to South Africa. 
• Michele Malotky and Christine Stracey will lead a Biology trip to Alnwick, England, on the theme of “Skies and Soundscapes.” 
• Katy Collier and William Thomas will lead an Art Seminar in New York City. 
• Michael White and Craig Eilbacher will lead a group of undergraduate and graduate students (and an alumnus) on a trip to Spain, France, Italy and Monaco to study the International Model of Sport. 
• Heather Hayton will lead a Honors Program trip entitled “Fantastic Journeys” to Brunnenburg, Italy. 
• Will Pizio and Brad Stewart will lead a Justice & Policy Studies trip to London, England, on the theme of “Comparative Criminal Justice.”

Each of the trips is connected to a Guilford course taught by the faculty or staff leader(s). The College shifted to a voluntary credit-bearing travel opportunity after Commencement for short-term study abroad/away last year. Semester abroad programs continue to be offered.