London/Somerset...Here We Come

For those of you who may not know, three CBC students have been selected to complete a short research project in Somerset, UK at Bridgwater College over Spring Break. Bridgwater is the UK equivalent to a community college here in the USA. They have been tagged as our "sister college" in that this is hopefully the beginning of biennial visits to their campus (*fingers crossed*). But just to give you a further rundown -- here is each of the students' focuses while overseas.

1) Cori Smith - She will be completing a first time ASCBC overseas guide to Bridgwater! This will hopefully set the foundation for future students to travel. The guide will include items such as: what is it like to stay with a homestay family; basics on tourist attractions; what to bring & what not to bring; basic similarities and differences in community college life between the two colleges...and so much more. Much of it will be done electronically via website as well as a printed version.

2) Angela Combs - Angela will completing a comparision project between our CBC ambassador program and the ambassador program at Bridgwater College. Elements of her project will also be included in Cori's guide.

3) Tiffany Koch - And finally, we have Tiffany who will be completing a comparison project between clubs, student governments, and student union buildings. Since she is the current VP of Clubs at CBC, she has the background to really dive into this project head first.

I will be acting as both their supervisor and research support on this trip, which is quite an honor for me. In addition, we will also have a little time to sight see in London and Somerset. All of this has been arranged by our "sister college," and we truly appreciate their aide and generosity. It will be a fun-filled 10 days, and all four of us are extremely excited. Can't wait for March 26...Look out UK! We are on our way!