Katherine Burroughs of Maumelle spends semester in Florence, Italy

2013 Mar 29

Katherine Burroughs of Maumelle departed for Italy in January for a three-month semester studying at Harding University in Florence.

As part of the HUF curriculum, Burroughs, a sophomore communication sciences and disorders major, has been spending the semester immersed in Italian culture. Students have had the opportunity to visit locations such as Pisa, Rome, Pompeii, Sicily, Siena and other historically significant areas. The group has been living together in a 16th-century villa much like a typical Italian family, cultivating new relationships with fellow students.

Students in the program have a full course load available to them taught by visiting Harding professors. The professors also travel with the students. The classes encourage exploration and interaction among the people of Italy.

Harding is the largest private university in Arkansas with 6,815 students and attracts more National Merit Scholars than any other private university in the state. Harding also maintains campuses in Australia, Chile, England, France, Greece and Zambia. For more information visitwww.harding.edu/international.

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