Students spent the semester exploring the cultural differences between Italy and the United States, then investigated the various dimensions of leadership in the Italian cities of Milan and Rome, improving cross-cultural communication and leadership skills. They engaged in cross-cultural interaction throughout the immersion experience, including exploring the local community individually and in small groups, shopping, meals out, and visiting an area elementary school and university. Several members of Carroll’s football team participated, practicing and playing a game of American football with the Italian Guelfi Firenze team. Additionally, they served the local community with a youth American football clinic involving the Italian Guelfi Firenze team and local youth.

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Italy4,504 miles from Carroll's Waukesha, Wis. campus
10 HoursFlight time from Chicago, Ill. to Milan, Italy
Carroll students visited three Italian cities: Milan, Florence and Rome
CompetitionCarroll Football played against the Italian Guelfi Firenze
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Explore More Travel Course Cross-Cultural Experiences

Our CCE opportunities range from near to far, from Milwaukee to Tokyo and numerous points in between, so you can find one that matches your interests and your budget. Learn more about the Travel Course CCE experience through the eyes of our Pioneers:

EXPLORING A WORLD OF CONTRASTS
TRAVEL WRITING IN THE ITALIAN TRADITION
MULTICULTURAL FACES AND FOOTPRINTS
300 YEARS OF EXPLORATION IN FOOD AND SCIENCE

The World is Your Classroom

Carroll University’s general education requirement, or the Pioneer Core, is more than a checklist of required courses. It’s the centerpiece of our undergraduate experience and an opportunity to explore your interests across the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences with a cross-cultural thread running throughout.
Whether you travel near or far, you’ll learn to see the world through someone else’s eyes and build understanding for people, places and ideas that are different from your own through the cross-cultural experience graduation requirement.
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