Where will you go during J-Term 2021?
Carthage faculty have announced the following study tours for the 2020-21 academic year. Tell us where you’re headed, or about your best J-Term yet.
• • •
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Carthage has suspended January 2021 travel and J-Term has been moved to May 2021. Faculty leaders are exploring options for rescheduling January 2021 tours to May 2021 or Summer 2021. This website will continue to be updated as more information becomes available. Read our FAQs to learn more and see our academic calendar modifications for more information.
• • •
January 2021 Study Tours

Paris
J-Term in Paris: A Capital Experience
Prof. Pascal Rollet (modern languages)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

India
Religion and Society in Modern India
Prof. James Lochtefeld (religion)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

South Africa
Service Learning in Communities: Nkume Primary School
Prof. Michele Hancock (education)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

Sweden
International Business/Marketing and Cultural Analysis of Sweden
Prof. Joseph Shields (management and marketing)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

Orlando, Florida
Decoding Disney: Gender, Race, Class, Sexuality, and Nation
Prof. Jeff Seymour (sociology, criminal justice)
Prof. Dani Geary(social work, women’s and gender studies)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19
May Term and Summer 2021 Study Tours

India
Health Care in India: Traditional and Non-Traditional Healing
Prof. Margaret Wentzell (biology)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

Tanzania
Experience Tanzania: Religion, Society, and Culture
Prof. Andrea Ng’weshemi (religion)
Prof. Deborah Masloski (music)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

California
Sports Journalism: Baseball
Prof. Jon Bruning (communication and digital media)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19
Greece
Divine Design: Religion and Archaeology in Greece
Prof. Dan Schowalter (religion and classics)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

Honduras
Biodiversity, Brains, and Behavior
Prof. Scott Hegrenes (biology)
Prof. Dan Miller (neuroscience)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

Door County, Wisconsin
Open the Door: A Collision Course in Creativity
Prof. Amy Haines (music)
Prof. Jean Preston (English, Western Heritage)
Prof. Ryan Miller (art)
Prof. Laura Huaracha (communication and digital media)
Prof. Deanna Byrnes (biology)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

Nicaragua
Biology and Geography of Nicaragua
Prof. Matt Zorn (geospatial science)
Prof. Paul Martino (biology)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

Spain
Spain: Intensive Language Study
Prof. Matt Borden (modern languages)
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia
Carthage Choir European Study Tour
Prof. Eduardo García-Novelli (music)
Prof. Isabel Rivero-Vilá (modern languages)
- Tentative travel dates: June 6-23
- Estimated cost: $1,850

Carter County, Montana
Field Techniques of Vertebrate Paleontology
Prof. Thomas Carr (biology)
- Tentative travel dates: June 28-July 17
- Estimated cost: $1,200

Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Olympics Study Tour
Prof. Greg Barron (management and marketing)
Prof. Jennifer Madden (management and marketing)
Thomas Kline, vice president for institutional advancement
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19

Mandeure, France
Field Archaeology at Mandeure in Eastern France
Prof. Dan Schowalter (classics, religion)
- Tentative travel dates: Aug. 3-27
- Estimated cost: $2,850