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Citizen and Self – San Francisco
Citizen and Self in San Francisco
Foundational element of Honors can now be taken in San Francisco!
COURSES
Hon 251: Citizen and Self (Dr. Alex Olson)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This study away opportunity offers the opportunity to take Citizen and Self – the core required course of the
Honors College at WKU – in an intensive study away context in San Francisco. Through a public humanities
framework, we will explore the challenges facing everyday citizens in one for the most beautiful, diverse, and
complicated places in the United States. We commonly understand citizenship as a series of civic duties such as
voting, paying taxes, and serving your country. Citizen and Self expands this definition to include active
engagement with the social issues facing your community. In San Francisco, we will learn about the changing
demographics of the city and the problems of poverty, social inequality, and community organizing in a city that
for centuries has served as a crossroads of transnational migration.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Students will learn how to identify and critically engage with issues of democracy and citizenship
through the methods, concepts, and vocabulary of the public humanities.
Students will gain confidence in their ability to take on leadership roles in addressing major challenges
to democratic life, including issues related to the economy, gender, and racial, ethnic, and national
identity.
Students will learn about how to incorporate a range of sources and texts into their research.
In the context of the citizen professional framework – a central element of public humanities scholarship
- students will be able to articulate the ways that their intended careers can serve a public purpose.
Students will demonstrate competency in, and be able to explain the value of, the following skills:
interacting with the community beyond the classroom; writing clearly and convincingly for both
academic and public audiences; working in a team; taking part in and facilitating deliberations about
complex political and social issues; identifying common ground in the midst of conflict and competing
interest; interpreting creative expression from a public perspective; conducting archival, library,
internet, and community-based research.
ELIGIBILITY
 Current WKU Honors student eligible to register for WKU courses,
 Good academic standing as defined in the Undergraduate Catalog or the Graduate Catalog,
 A minimum of 16 years of age or older at time of departure (parent/guardian permission for anyone under
18 at time of departure). Refer to the program green sheet for program specific details,
 No current disciplinary sanctions as verified by Judicial Affairs,
 Full payment prior to departure,
 Complete pre-departure orientation,
 Permission of instructor(s), and
 Complete Study Away application and pay deposit.
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Citizen and Self – San Francisco
PROGRAM DETAILS
LOCATION:
San Francisco
ACADEMIC TERM:
Summer 2016: August 1 – August 13, 2016
August 1 (M): Depart Nashville
August 2 (T): Our Neighborhood: Gentrification in the Mission District
August 3 (W): San Francisco Scavenger Hunt
August 4 (Th): Public Journalism Projects: Interviews and Site Visits
August 5 (F): Public Art and Public Space: Golden Gate Bridge, Marina District and Alcatraz Island
August 6 (Sat.): Immigration and Citizenship: Angel Island and Chinatown
August 7 (Sun.): Rethinking Nature in Point Reyes and Muir Woods
August 8 (M): Public Journalism Projects: Interviews and Site Visits
August 9 (T): Community Organizing and Social Inequality
August 10 (W): Crime and Citizenship
August 11 (Th): Neighborhood Displacement
August 12 (F) Reflections and closing dinner
August 13 (Sat.): Depart San Francisco
The schedule is tentative and subject to change. Educational opportunities may arise unexpectedly, vagaries of
weather, and other factors may drastically alter itinerary.
BASE PACKAGE
Cost:
$2999
Included in Base Package
 Undergraduate tuition for 3 credit hours ($1,062 value).
 Round-trip flight to and from Nashville and San Francisco
 12 nights of accommodations in San Francisco
 Airport transportation from airport to hotel in San Francisco
 Course-related ground transportation in San Francisco
 Admission fees for group excursions
 Some group meals.
Excluded from Base Package
 Transportation between your departure airport and your home.
 Independent travel (non-program travel).
 Meals, services, and beverages not included during course-related field programs.
 Personal expenses such as laundry, phone service, and Internet access.
 Tips for guides and drivers not included in program-related activity.
 Travel cancellation/interruption insurance. Recommended.
 Baggage fees and additional costs associated with flight / program changes.
 Any other expenses not explicitly listed above.
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Citizen and Self – San Francisco
Study Away courses are not eligible for employee tuition waivers or discounts. Final program fee subject to
change due to travel arrangements.
Green Sheet subject to change due to adjustment in program or pricing.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Your TopNet Account will be billed according to
the following Payment Schedule:
APRIL 1, 2015 – Application deadline. Program fee
balance must be paid prior to program departure.
Student applying after this date will be billed on a
rolling basis.
* This is paid by student directly with a credit card.
Not billed to student account.
Refund due to Withdrawal or Non-payment:
Before March 1: 25% of program cost
After March 1: 50% of program cost
After April 1: 75% of program cost
After May 1: 100% of program cost (No refund)
If a balance remains after the payment due date,
the participant may be dropped from the program. A
student may remain in the program by providing an
award notification from WKU’s Student Financial
Assistance that verifies ability to pay the program fee
immediately after aid is received.
LOGISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
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Students should be prepared to conduct themselves in a mature and respectful manner at all times.
This program will also include a fair amount of walking. Proper shoes and attire are required.
Students are permitted to navigate San Francisco without the immediate supervision of program leaders.
Students are responsible to act responsibly and maturely.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
Western Kentucky University and its associates are not responsible for any loss due to theft, personal injury,
flight or weather delays, negligence, or default of suppliers, or suppliers changing of itineraries. They and their
associates are not responsible for any loss due to travel/flight delays or changes in travel plans due to Acts of
Nature or other unforeseen circumstances, nor are we responsible for accidents and medical care. Tour services
are furnished by independent contractors who are not agents or servants of Western Kentucky University.
Refunds are not available for unused portions of the package.
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