Make The Connection

April 8, 2014 | By Katie Nunner '15

Travel-Learning Courses, ‘Tropical Biology in Costa Rica’ & ‘Choral Music of Italy’

Learn how OWU’s Course Connections, Travel-Learning Courses, Theory-to-Practice Grants, and other programs prepare students for global citizenship and leadership and help them…Make the Connection.

Zach Paull ’15

Name: Zach Paull ’15
Majors: History for Teachers/Education
Minors: Zoology and Sociology/Anthropology
Hometown: Rocky River, Ohio

Experiences: Travel-Learning Courses, March 2012, “Tropical Biology in Costa Rica,” and March 2013, “Choral Music of Italy”

“I learned about the intricate systems and make-up of the different levels of tropical rainforests. It was an absolutely amazing experience. Dr. [Jed] Burtt and Dr. [David] Johnson were fantastic professors! I will take that experience with me for the rest of my life.

“One of the most amazing parts of traveling to Italy was when one night a group of us walked around St. Mark’s. It was late, around midnight, and we decided to start singing together. It was such a fantastic, unplanned moment, and one that I will never forget. The culture and history that I experienced and learned from was done in a way I would have never been able to do without OWU’s Travel-Learning Courses.”