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Las Vegas Hotel CourseFCS 361 or FCS 468Dr. Jim Taylor, Assistant Professor of Hospitality Man-agement

What?• Visit hotel-casinos in Las Vegas and tour the facili-

ties including restaurants, guestrooms, meeting facilities, nightclubs, event centers, and stages.Meet with industry leaders so you can develop an understanding of hotel operations.

• Develop an understanding of how hotel operations interact with other tourism segments in a tourism and convention destination city.

• Tour and compare several casino operations includ-ing Caesar’s Palace and the Mirage.

Where?Students will spend 7 nights in Las Vegas, Nevada. Accommodations will be provided at Bally’s Las Vegas conveniently located on the Strip.

Who?This program is for hospitality management students or others interested in the hotel industry. Participants must be 21 or older due to the entry requirements for a majority of the required site visits.

When?The program dates are January 1 – 8, 2009.

How?Students will fly on their own to Las Vegas and ren-dezvous with the group at the hotel at a designated time.

How much?Program cost is $1595. Included in the cost are housing, four group dinners, tours, and group ground transportation. The program price does not include the Study USA application fee, tuition, meals other than group dinners, and personal spending money.

Special Topics in Art: Ceramics ART 398 or 598Matt Long, Assistant Professor of Art

What?• Learn traditional Japanese-style Anagama firing of

ceramics at the St. Petersburg Clay Company• Visit private ceramics collections of Beth Manning,

Stan and Valerie Cowen, and Katherine Howd• Visit the Dali Museum and the Museum of Natural

History

Where?Students will spend two weeks in St. Petersburg, Florida. Accommodations will be provided in a private home in the area.

Who?This program is for art students or experienced ceramicists. Approval of the instructor is required to participate.

When?The program dates are January 5 – 19, 2008. Stu-dents must have bisque-fired ceramics ready for transport on January 5.

How?Students will travel to St. Petersburg in private ve-hicles, shared rides with fuel costs covered in your program fee.

How much?Program cost is $725. Included in the cost are kiln materials, fuel for travel, lodging, and museum admis-sions. Excluded from the cost are the Study USA application fee, tuition, meals, pre-departure ceramic supply costs, and personal spending money.

Organizational Behavior and Business Dynamics in New York City BUS 380 or MGMT 391Dr. Fred Dorn, Clinical Assistant Professor of Busi-ness Administration

What?• Visit the New York Stock Exchange• Tour a Broadway theater• Get a behind-the-scenes look at Tiffany’s, the world

famous jeweler• Tour the NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center• Visit the garment district along Fashion Avenue• Explore the business of art at Sotheby’s auction

house

Where?New York City, the global business capital of the coun-try. Accommodations are provided at the Pod Hotel in midtown Manhattan.

Who?This program is for students interested in developing an understanding of organizational behavior in the global marketplace.

When?Students will complete this course January 5 – 20, al-though specific dates of travel have yet to be finalized.

How?Students will make their own travel arrangements to and from New York City. A Metrocard will be provided to students for unlimited subway and bus travel while in the city.

How much?Program cost is $2175. Included in the cost are lodg-ing, tour fees, a Metrocard, two group dinners, and a Broadway show. Excluded from the cost are tuition, meals, airfare, and spending money.

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As the students took turns speaking, I realized how much fun they had had and how much they had really learned from the experience. I loved to see those students work with reckless abandon on all fronts. If they were cleaning, loading, firing, looking at art, they were working and gaining knowledge at the highest level.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ART MATT LONG

StudyUSA When the Classroom Isn’t a Classroom

Where professors and students share learning adventures across the U.S.

One of the most rewarding experiences at The University of Mississippi is to go on a field trip with students. Such a trip combines education, adventure, and fun, and provides insights that cannot be gained in a traditional classroom—at least not one with four walls and a podium.

Matt Long’s ART398/598: Topics in Art: Ceramics is just one example of the out-of-the-box classes

and learning experiences that have taken students off campus and to the four corners of the United States.

Learn more about Study USA at our:“Donutsand Details” Information Session,Tuesday, April 27, 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., Depot.