Study Abroad and Travel Abroad Faculty

"The greatest experience you can have is to live from a global viewpoint. Traveling to other countries allows you to touch, see and feel how others live. Diversity is highlighted, and expanded thought is created.

"Organizations are looking for leaders who can relate to people from all cultures, show respect for differences and understand others' viewpoints. These trips to a variety of countries add an unforgettable experience to your employment portfolio that global organizations will appreciate. They also allow you to fully develop your potential as an employee, citizen and person.

"Please consider signing up for a trip with Wake Tech. It will change your life!"

Teaches General Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, and World Prehistory

"The core concept of Anthropology is diversity, and nothing provides exposure to the diversity of humankind more than travel. When you travel, you have direct access to encounter different natural settings, historical sites and cultural behaviors that you may have only read or heard about.

"As one who grew up in the tobacco fields of eastern North Carolina, I participated in my first Study Abroad programs as an undergraduate student, first in the British Isles and then Barbados. Spending a month studying in each location taught me many things, especially to quickly adapt to different cultural settings, to travel efficiently, to make the most of my time and to learn to live in an area with different normal and acceptable behaviors than our own.

"Since I have been teaching Anthropology, I have organized and led Study Abroad tours through Ireland, England, France and the Yucatan region of Mexico, and have many more planned for the future.

"For you, participation in such programs also looks terrific on a resume, as it shows potential employers that you are easily adaptable to changing conditions and can work with individuals and clients from different cultures. Equally as important, Study Abroad programs offered by Wake Tech will provide you with memories, experiences and friendships that will last a lifetime."

"My favorite definition of economics is 'the study of human action.'

"Part of that study is how humans are interdependent. No one is an island unto himself. Individuals, businesses and entire civilizations are able to enjoy a diverse array of goods and services because of trade. Trade promotes interdependence and peace among people – people that historically may not even like each other very much!

"The beauty of economics is that it gives the student a new set of eyes from which to see the world. Students gain a better understanding of how they make decisions and the opportunity costs of those decisions.

"What better way to begin or continue this understanding than in another country? I am very excited to bring Principles of Macroeconomics to Wake Tech's Study Abroad program, and I look forward to growing my own understanding of the world along with my students."

Teaches Intro to Business, Consumer Behavior, Marketing, Sales and Management
 
"I believe that traveling to another country gives you a perspective of who you are and where you ought to go in life more than anything else. I have been to 47 countries, including the former East Germany and North Korea.

"My travel passion began in 1987 as a foreign exchange student in Salzburg, Austria, where I lived with an Austrian family. That experience gave me focus and motivation to travel the world.

"We live in one of 195 countries on this planet, and I believe you are a changed person once you have put yourself into another culture, even if just for nine or 10 days."

Teaches Music Appreciation, Chorus 

"Music is a fundamental aspect of every human culture on planet Earth. From the ancient Sumerian Empire to 21st-century America, we have created and used music as an integral means of expressing ourselves and connecting to one another.

"By virtue of my training and profession, I have had the pleasure and privilege of sharing music with others, so far, throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Croatia, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Mexico, Norway and Austria. I have also studied and performed for extended intervals in Excideuil, France; Berlin, Germany; and perhaps most importantly, Salzburg, Austria. These experiences were so crucial to the development not just of my artistic sensibilities, but also to my growth as an informed, empathetic citizen of the world. In the words of the famous Maria von Trapp: "Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens."

"To study music abroad in the very environments where composers like Mozart and Beethoven lived and worked will fundamentally transform your perception and experience of the world. I hope you'll take the leap, discover the world through music and, in doing so, discover yourself!"