By Molly (Reed) Goaley ’05
Seeing the World From a New Point of View Olivet College students have been known to go the extra mile...
When a global experience takes flight
It’s an hour before seminar and junior Cecilia Bayne walks in to Burrage Library, an envelope of photographs in hand. “There are some great ones of the scenery and some of the places we visited,” she says as she hands them over and sits down to recount her recent trip to Iceland. That might be a bit of an understatement. The photos are nothing short of stunning – a white tide clapping against cobalt stones; determined students with paddles raised overhead, ready to embark on an arctic rafting trip; an endless waterfall; a selfie nuzzling up to the face of a brilliant black horse. In May, Bayne spent 10 days in Iceland as part of the Intensive Learning Term (ILT) course, “God and Nature.” Cotaught by Mike Fales ’75, assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies and William Blair ’75, Ph.D., astrophysicist and research professor at Johns Hopkins University, the course emphasized respect for creation through the lens of both science and religion. The class was open to alumni, and several Olivetians from the 1970s era participated as well. Despite a near 50-year age difference, Bayne says the students and alumni connected like old friends – taking in the natural beauty, culture and history of a place nearly 3,000 miles from home. Front: Cecilia Bayne
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