Jesse Wayson Participates in VSU Summer Study Abroad Program

2014 Jun 13

Jesse Wayson of Valdosta was one of several students who toured and studied in the Czech Republic from May 13 to June 9 as part of Valdosta State University's Summer Study Abroad Maymester program.

The trip included three weeks of lectures and seminar discussions on Czech and Central European history, politics, economics, culture and social problems at the host institution, Palacky University, with field trips to Krakow and Auschwitz (Poland), Prague, Vienna and Budapest, and other sites of historic and cultural interest.

Students who attended earned up to nine hours of credit in psychology.

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