Class Journal

The Reality of Group Travel - February 17, 2010

Drake SMART — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:25:15 +0000

Class Summary

Lance Noe - Gave an excellent briefing on what to expect of "group travel". Lance will say, "what can happen, will happen so chill out al will be alright."

Lew Bohenke - handed out travel/ticket packet and reminded everyone to be at the airport on time.

Ted, Megan, Felica and Ann - briefed the group on 6 of the 8 programs. See the PPT located on the document link.

Carole, Felicia and Ann - went over the 2/24 wine tasting event and explained we would be raffling off a few items to raise money for SOS Villages (Geneva Program).

Social Committee - preparing for 3/6 event at Racoon River Brewing, details to come.

Executive Summary Presentations were made by several students covering a wide range of topics. Excellent job everyone.

No class on 2/24, so no reason for not attending the wine event.

Next class set for 3/3/10.

Travel Briefing, Daily Itinerary and The Administration of Evil, Feb. 10, 2010

Drake SMART — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:26:46 +0000

Thanks everyone for your attendance and attention at class tonight. Here is a summary of the presentations and information shared.

Paperwork: We need a few more documents. Please turn them in by Feb. 17th.

Bios: Looking for 25 more bios. Please submit them to Ann Anhalt by Feb 17th.

Website: The source for all news related to the course/trip.

Tim Turba gave a through security briefing for the countries we will be traveling to: Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, France, Ireland and United Kingdom. You can view his PPT on the Documents tab.

Dr. Allen Zagoren gave an excellent presentation on the events leading up to WWI and WWII, the rise of Third Reich, the murdering of Jewish citizens and how these events/actions contributed to the "administration of evil" as it pertains to public policy. You can view his PPT on the Documents tab.

Ann Anhalt gave a detailed presentation on the daily schedule from 12 March through 29 March. The travel portion of the course include 7 program briefing, 8 organized Vistas and 4 city tours with knowledgeable guides. The detailed presentation will be sent out to the travelers.

A social night will be hosted by Carole, Felicia and Ann on Wed. Feb, 24th at 5:30. Come chit, chat, sip and swirl with us.

Next class: Feb 17th

First Class - January 27, 2010

Drake SMART — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:26:13 +0000

Summary of Class:

Lew- passed out travel insurance documents and confirmed correct spelling of travelers and DOB. If you were not at class tonight, please contact Lew at lboehnke@ttcdsm.com.

Lance Noe- collected travel documents. If you were not at class tonight, send your documents to Lance by Feb. 17th.

Dr. Zagoren- travel medicine program, his PPT is posted on the Documents link.

Dr. Meyer- went over syllabus, course expectations, due assignments and made committee assignments.

Ann Anhalt- went over website, bio and ex summary templates and gave a few packing tips. More to come on packing.

Spring 2010 Class Schedule - See Documents For More Information

Drake SMART — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:30:10 +0000

Jan 15, 2010 - All day leadership conference

Jan 27, 2010 - 6 to 9:15, Ailber Hall

Feb 10, 2010 - 6 to 9:15, Ailber Hall

Feb 17, 2010 - 6 to 9:15, Ailber Hall

March 3, 2010 - 6 to 9:15, Ailber Hall

April 14, 2010 - 6 to 9:15, Ailber Hall

April 21, 2010 - 6 to 9:15, Ailber Hall