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Summer Abroad Staff

Eric Schroeder
Summer Abroad Faculty Director
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  • Faculty Leader, Australia (even years)
  • Faculty Leader, South Africa (odd years)
  • Faculty Leader, Scotloand (2010)
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Zachary Frieders
Education Abroad Center Associate Director
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Summer Abroad, UC Davis
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Davis, CA, 95616
Kathy Cunningham
Summer Abroad Program Manager
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  • Europe: The Grand Tour
  • France: Americans in Paris
  • Greece: Travelers in Greece
  • India: Palaces of the Gods: Texts, Temples and Tombs in India
  • Ireland without Borders
  • UK (London): Shakespeare--Live!
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Erin Schlemmer
Summer Abroad Program Coordinator
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  • Austria: Vienna: At the Crossroads of Central Europe
  • Australia: Urban to Outback: Identity, Nature and Culture
  • Brazil: Brazilian Literature, Culture and the Arts
  • Chile: Revolution, Dictatorship, Democracy—Chile: 1970-2010
  • Germany: The Roaring Twenties in Germany
  • Italy: Italian Culture and Institutions
  • Italy: Renaissance Florence and the Birth of Modern Europe
  • Japan: Japanese Popular Culture in Tradition
  • UK (Edinburgh): Scottish Tales
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Davis, CA, 95616
Holly Keefer
Summer Abroad Program Coordinator
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  • China: Visual Art and Culture of Early Modern China
  • France: Introduction to Winemaking
  • France & Switzerland: World Cinema and the European Film Festival
  • Greece: Playing to the Gods
  • Italy: Drawing in Rome and Umbria
  • Spain: Spanish Art
  • Spain: Food, Folklore and Health
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Documentary Filmmaking in the Caribbean
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Davis, CA, 95616
Paige Farrell
Summer Abroad Program Coordinator
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  • Costa Rica: Costa Rican Communities
  • Europe: Sustainable Cities of Northern Europe
  • France: Engineering of Historic Constructions
  • Ireland: What's in your Water?
  • Israel: Arab-Israeli Relations
  • Switzerland: The Politics of Global Inequality
  • UK (London): The Political Economy of British Imperialism
  • UK (York): Design in Britain: Inside and Outside the Museum Walls
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Davis, CA, 95616
Hong Au
Summer Abroad Programs Assistant
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  • Germany: Citizens and Local Governance in Europe
  • Ghana: Culture and Development in an African Nation
  • Japan: Community and Everyday Life in Japan
  • South Africa: Race, Class and Community Economic Development in the New South Africa
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207 Third Street, Suite 220
Davis, CA, 95616
Claudia Ortega
Summer Abroad Enrollment Specialist
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  • Argentina: Evita, Maradona, Che Guevara: Latin American Icons
  • Argentina: Music and Culture in Latin American
Summer Abroad, UC Davis
207 Third Street, Suite 220
Davis, CA, 95616

EAC Mission Statement

We at the Education Abroad Center believe that opportunities to discover, learn about and engage with other cultures challenge our students to rethink the way they look at the world. Study abroad experiences cultivate respect and understanding, and in this way enhance community and diversity at UC Davis. Through academic coursework, internships and experiential learning, we strive to promote the internationalization of the entire campus and to foster global citizenship.

About Summer Abroad

Summer Abroad is one of three study abroad programs offered through the Education Abroad Center (EAC), a unit of the University Outreach and International Programs office.

UC Davis Summer Abroad programs offer students short but intense academic courses that are complemented with a wealth of cultural activities. The courses are structured in such a way that students gain knowledge not only in the classroom, but also from experiential learning that takes advantage of the program site. All of our programs are built around UC Davis courses and are led by UC Davis faculty. Many provide opportunities for students to visit non-English speaking countries while doing their coursework in English. Our class sizes are limited, generally enrolling from 18-30 students, thus allowing us to create intimate learning communities overseas.

All Summer Abroad courses can be applied to the UC Davis Global and International Studies Minor.

Who Attends Summer Abroad?

Participant Statistics by Campus
Campus 2006 2007 2008 2009
UC Davis 72% 66% 66% 66%
Other UC Campus 20% 27% 27% 27%
Other University/College 4% 5% 6% 4%
Alum, Professional, Other 4% 1% 1% 1%
Participant Statistics by Class Level
Class Level 2006 2007 2008 2009
Freshmen 2% 13% 11% 8%
Sophmore 9% 20% 26% 22%
Junior 29% 43% 40% 49%
Senior 54% 20% 20% 20%
Graduate, Alum, Professional 6% 4% 3% 1%