(23 OCT 2009)
Midshipman Studies Abroad in Egypt
During the spring semester, Midn.
1⁄C Mike Hogan attended the American University of Cairo
in Egypt to study Arabic and the Egyptian culture.
(16 OCT 2009)
Midshipman Spends Semester in
Russia
Midn. 1⁄C Luke Scott spent the
spring semester studying at St. Petersburg University in
Russia through an exchange program run by the Council on
International Educational Exchange (CIEE). CIEE is a
U.S.-based organization that sponsors study programs
around the world.
(16 OCT 2009)
Midshipmen Study Abroad in Jordan
During the spring semester 2009,
the Naval Academy sent three Midshipmen to Jordan to
study the Arabic language and experience a foreign
culture very different from their own. Midn. 1⁄C
Jason Maenza, Jeremiah Olver and Janell Peske spent six
months in Jordan, studying as civilians and interacting
with Jordanians as American college students.
(9 OCT 2009)
Midshipmen Spend Semester at
French Naval Academy
From January to July 2009, Midn.
1⁄C Breanne Petrella and Midn. 1⁄C Lindsey Asdal
attended the French Naval Academy, Ecole Navale, as
exchange students.
(2 OCT 2009)
Midshipmen Participate in Turkish Navy Cup Sailing
Competition
This summer
six Midshipmen participated in the Turkish Navy Cup
sailing competition
held
annually in Istanbul, Turkey. Midshipmen from the
classes of 2010, 2011 and 2012 attended as guests of the
Turkish Naval Academy.
(25 SEP 2009)
Midshipmen travel to Israel
Eleven
Naval Academy Midshipmen, led by Lt. Cmdr. Rory Berke
and Lt. Glenn Schatz of the Political Science Department
and joined by a contingent of cadets from Army and Air
Force, arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport in
Tel Aviv, Israel, to embark on a three-week internship.
(27 MAR 2009)
Naval
Academy Glee Club Visits South America
The members of the Men’s Glee Club traveled to Argentina
and Chile, performing 10 concerts total, to include
performances at each country’s Naval Academy during the
USNA Spring Break.
(FEB 2009) The
Africa I Carry With Me
Fourteen First-class midshipmen travel to Africa and
spend four weeks participating in a range of cultural
experiences to include being integrated with the cadets
from the Uganda People’s Defense Force Cadet Training
Academy and later the Kenyan Armed Forces Training
College, as well as participating in discussion groups
at the US Embassy in Djibouti, training at Camp Simba,
Kenya with forward operating troops, and going on a
safari in Nairobi National Park.
(16 JAN 2009)
Midshipmen Broaden Global Awareness with Semester Study
in China
Six midshipmen share their experiences after spending
the semester studying in China, increasing their
language skills and cultural awareness through travel
and interaction with local and ethnic populations
throughout China.