World Outlook Program (WOP), 1959-1992
Scope and Contents
This series contains material associated the World Outlook Program (WOP). Included are program information, including different opportunities and their evaluations; student information, such as cost, eligibility, and papers; and articles, announcements, curriculum, minutes of faculty meetings and other records of the program's opportunities.
Dates
- Other: 1959-1992
Biographical / Historical
Excerpt from documents in the collection:
Originally named The Beloit College Overseas Seminars, the purpose of the World Outlook Program (WOP) was "to insure the continuation and expansion of an already inaugurated program of faculty supervised study overseas for periods of one semester or less. Such highly specialized seminars provided, however, a wide range of benefits to the students: first-hand experience in a foreign land; immersion in a foreign culture and language; opportunities for travel and to use primary sources; independent study under close supervision, They will became, we think, a strong part of our new curricular emphasis on the world outlook."
Established in 1964 with Professor Ivan Stone as the first World Outlook director, the World Outlook Program provided Beloit College students the opportunity to not only see international dimensions of his/her discipline and life but to also develop greater international understanding through overseas experiences. The goal of these educational ventures was for students to "moved beyond mere parochial concerns to new perspectives and possibilities."
Extent
From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet (10 boxes; further additions are expected)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Beloit College Archives and Special Collections, Beloit, WI Repository