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November 2018–December 2019 Cornell CAU Education Vacations Travel adventures led by Cornell faculty
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Cornell CAU
Basel and Amsterdam
Education Vacations
London Germany
Switzerland (CERN)
Silicon Valley New York City Italy
New Paltz Cornell's Adult University
Washington
B20 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-2801
Belize and Guatemala Costa Rica
Galápagos cau.cornell.edu
Mauritius and Madagascar
New Zealand
New Zealand • Silicon Valley • Belize and Guatemala • New York, NY
Basel and Amsterdam • Mauritius and Madagascar • Rome, Italy • London
Franconia, Germany • Switzerland and CERN • Washington, DC • Costa Rica
New Paltz, NY • Galápagos and the Andean Highlands
Extraordinary destinations, exceptional faculty, unforgettable adventures AmsterdamRed-eyed tree frog, Costa Rica
See the world up close with CAU
Unforgettable adventures
Whether swimming with seals, weaving textiles, or ziplining
through the canopy, you can expect an extraordinary
experience when you travel with CAU—further enhanced
by top-notch accommodations, distinctive cuisines, and
inclusive prices.
Incomparable faculty guides
CAU’s travel adventures are designed and led by some
of Cornell’s most engaging faculty members. Passionate
about their subjects, with access to behind-the-scenes
tours, our faculty leaders will help you delve deeply into
the culture and history of the places you visit.
Personalized travel planning
With customized itineraries, continual faculty guidance
and companionship, and a dedicated CAU host, our
meticulous attention to detail leaves you free to enjoy
your journey to the fullest.
Welcoming travel companions
CAU travelers are known for their great camaraderie and
interest in compelling places and subjects—so you’ll enjoy
the wonders of the world with others who share your
curiosity and sense of adventure.Study Tours and
Family-Friendly
DESTINATIONS
Adventures
New for 2019
January
New Zealand: Cruise From Auckland to Milford Sound by Sea 4
February
Silicon Valley: A Cornell Insider’s Tech Tour 5
March
Belize and Guatamala: Natural Wonders and Maya Traditions 6
April
New York, NY: A Spring Theater Weekend 7
May
Cruise from Basel to Amsterdam: Legacies of the Roman Empire and World War II 8
Mauritius and Madagascar: Asia Meets Africa—Cultural History and Abundant Nature 9
June
Rome, Italy: Walking Tour of the Eternal City—Rome Across the Centuries 10
July – August
CAU Summer Programs on Campus 20
September
London Theater: The Play’s the Thing 11
Germany: Bicycling Franconia—History, Culture, and Wine 12
Switzerland: CERN, Einstein, and Art 13
October
Washington, DC: Winning and Losing the Civil War 14
December
Costa Rica: An Ecological Family-Friendly Adventure 15
Last Call for Fall 2018 Trips
November
New Paltz, NY: The 2018 Midterm Elections—A Weekend Seminar 16
December
Galápagos and the Andean Highlands—A Family-Friendly Expedition 16
REGISTRATION
Important information 17
Registration form 21
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DO: Price per person for double occupancy (adult)
SO: Price per person for single occupancy (adult)
C: Price per child (8–12)
T: Price per teen (13–17)
SS: Single supplement
cau.cornell.edu 1New adventures
for 2019
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Leisure. Join us and discover for yourself why so many savvy
travelers select CAU as their adventure headquarters.
“Stimulating and engrossing!”
—Jerry Durkin ’79
“For me it was a Camelot moment. Our
professor was in top form—wise, funny,
and occasionally outrageous. Our CAU
organizer saw to it that every wish was
granted.”
—Polly Flansburgh ’54
“Absolutely everything was first-rate.
Fantastic local tour guides. Interesting
lectures. Top-tier accommodations. I’d
recommend CAU tours to anyone."
—Jeanne Kaufmann
“Spellbinding lectures, great excursions,
and wonderful accommodations, food,
and service. And, a fun and funny group,
we laughed a lot!”
—Mary Kate Owens
“An amazing learning experience that
exceeded my expectations. A mind-
opening adventure that was very
moving.”
—Bette Moulton ’70New Zealand
Silicon Valley
Belize and Guatemala
New York Theater
Basel to Amsterdam
Mauritius and Madagascar
Rome, Italy
London Theater
Franconia, Germany
Switzerland (CERN)
Washington, DC
Costa Rica
cau.cornell.edu 2.3Milford Sound, New Zealand
New Zealand in Fiordland, a region so remote it remains
largely unchanged since the days of Captain
Cook.
Cruise from Auckland to
Milford Sound by Sea We will savor this study cruise in the company
of gifted Cornell ecologist and evolutionary
From its tattooed Maori elders, austere
biologist David Toews, as well as with a
glacial fiords, and boiling volcanic mud pots
historian from Harvard and a geoscientist
to its tidy English gardens, New Zealand is a
from Smith—excellent guides to the human
country of spectacular contrasts—a world
and natural history of remarkable New
unto itself, isolated from other land masses
Zealand.
by the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Aboard the comfortable Caledonian Sky, DESTINATION
we will visit all of New Zealand’s major cities
as well as some of its cultural centers and
storied nature preserves. We’ll explore the
heartland of Maori culture in Rotorua, visit
the Canterbury Museum’s Hall of Antarctic
Discovery in Christchurch, and enjoy the Royal
Albatross Centre on the Otago Peninsula.
We’ll take Zodiac boats to Stewart Island to
see native creatures such as the Bellbird and
marvel at the sheer granite walls and tumbling
waterfalls of Doubtful and Milford Sounds
FACULTY
David Toews is a postdoctoral
fellow working in the Lovette
Lab and the Cornell Lab of Orni-
thology. David also holds Canada’s
prestigious Banting Fellowship in
the Natural Sciences.
INFORMATION
Date: January 13–26, 2019
Cost: DO starts at $8,900, SS call CAU office
Activity level:
Rotorua thermal geyserSan Jose City Hall
Silicon Valley History Museum at Stanford, we will absorb
the backstory of this fiercely dynamic
industry. Greg himself will give talks that place
A Cornell Insider’s Tech Tour our visits in helpful context. In the course of
Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of some of our stay, we will learn much about companies
the major tech companies in Silicon Valley that not only explode traditional conceptions
in the informed company of Greg Morrisett, of the work place, but revolutionize the very
dean of the Faculty of Computing and world in which we now live.
Information Science.
Come join this technological adventure as
We’ll meet with Cornell alumni who play we await—with happy anticipation or with
pivotal roles in powerful Silicon Valley trepidation—the next big thing.
companies, including technology giant
Google and Autodesk, which produces DESTINATION
CAD software. In the process, we'll gain
insiders’ knowledge about procedures,
speed of product development, and the
distinctive cultures of these and other tech Silic
organizations. Valle on
y
During visits to The Tech Museum of Inno-
vation in San Francisco and the Computer
FACULTY
Greg Morrisett is the dean of
Computing and Information Science
at Cornell University. He is a fellow
of the ACM and has received a
number of awards for his research
on programming languages, type systems, and
software security.
INFORMATION
Date: February 11–15, 2019
Cost: DO $3,971, SS $1,100
Activity level:
San Jose
cau.cornell.edu 4.5Tikal, Guatemala
Belize and village, and we’ll end our journey in Antigua,
an Old World Heritage Site, where we’ll tour
Guatemala
the colonial town, visit the Centro Cultural La
Azotea, and enjoy a concert of Maya music.
Note: An optional pre-trip extension of three
Natural Wonders and days to Ambergris Caye and Barrier Reef will
Maya Traditions be offered.
Despite its small size, Belize combines Central
American and Caribbean cultures with DESTINATION
spectacular landscapes, while Guatemala
mixes lively elements from Maya and Spanish
culture. With skilled Cornell ecologists and
wildlife biologists Cole Gilbert and Linda
Rayor, we’ll immerse ourselves in the natural
beauty and fascinating traditions of both of
these countries.
From Belize City, we’ll fly to Chan Chich, an
extraordinary rainforest lodge in the heart
of an ancient city of the same name, whose
Xunantunich Tower, the tallest Maya temple
in Belize, testifies to the community’s heyday
from 600 to 900 AD. Maya descendants
fluent in natural history will guide our FACULTY
explorations of the surrounding pristine Cole Gilbert and Linda Rayor
forest, full of medicinal plants, orchids, 350 teach in the Department of Ento-
species of birds, and five species of big cats, mology at Cornell. Specializing
in biology, entomology, and
as well as monkeys and tapirs.
biodiversity, Cole has received
In Guatemala, we’ll visit the grand Maya numerous awards for his teaching.
Linda specializes in spider and
city Tikal, with its plazas, massive altars, insect behavior and has appeared
and temple pyramids towering above the in the TV series Monster Bug Wars.
surrounding Petan jungle. Its museums display
treasures from centuries of archeological INFORMATION
excavations. At Atitlan, a beautiful volcanic Date: March 29–April 7, 2019
lake, we’ll boat to Santa Cruz, a traditional Cost: DO $8,956, SS $1,250 (limited)
Activity level:New York Theater District
New York, NY evening performance. On the following two
days, we’ll meet in the morning for a lecture
and discussion, enjoy lunch together, and
A Spring Theater Weekend attend a Saturday evening performance and
“I regard theater as the greatest of all art Sunday matinee.
forms, the most immediate way in which
The program fee includes everything but
a human being can share with another the
hotel, breakfasts, and Saturday dinner. Make
sense of what it is to be a human being.” So
reservations at the Cornell Club if you’re a
said Thornton Wilder, three-time Pulitzer
member, or choose a hotel, a friend’s couch,
Prize-winning American novelist and
or your very own bed. Reserve your space
playwright.
with a deposit and make final payment for the
We’ll explore what theater has to say about program after Glenn selects the plays.
our human condition as we enjoy three
of the best new productions on and off
Broadway. Honing our understanding of
the plays’ themes will be CAU superstar
Glenn Altschuler, whose enduring interest
in contemporary American theater will be
clear in his skillful lectures and our lively
discussions.
We will begin with an afternoon session at
the Cornell Club, followed by dinner and an
The Cornell Club
FACULTY
Glenn C. Altschuler is dean of
the School of Continuing Educa-
tion and Summer Sessions and
the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin
Professor of American Studies at Cornell.
INFORMATION
Date: April 12–14, 2019
Program fee: $1,777
Activity level:
Three Tall Women ©Sara Krulwich/NYT
cau.cornell.edu 6.7Amsterdam
River Cruise a lecture area for discussing the important
history brought to light by daily site visits.
from Basel to Note: An optional two-night pre-cruise
extension to experience the Swiss Alps in
Amsterdam
Interlaken, Switzerland, and an optional two-
night post-cruise extension to Holland will be
offered.
Legacies of the Roman Empire
and World War II DESTINATION
Once again, Cornell historian Barry Strauss
will join forces with Princeton’s Kevin Weddle
to lead a rich and informative cruise—this
time on a riverboat from Basel to Amsterdam.
Along the way, Barry will lecture about the
Roman history of the region, and Kevin will
bring to life events of World War II.
The itinerary combines sites focused on
those themes with classic highlights such as
Strasbourg, Mainz, and fairytale castles of
the Romantic Rhine. With Barry and Kevin,
we’ll explore two of the best-preserved
Roman cities, both UNESCO World Heritage
Sites—Augusta Raurica and Trier, the capital
FACULTY
of the Western Roman Empire. We'll also visit
important sites from World War II, including Barry Strauss, the Bryce and Edith
M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic
General Patton’s Third Army Crossing in Studies in the Department of
Oppenheim and Operation Market Garden History at Cornell, is a military
at Arnhem. historian and classicist. Greece and
Rome are his foci within the ancient world, and
This stimulating program features the his main interests as a military historian are battle
pleasures of a private charter of the ninety- and strategy.
passenger Royal Crown, an intimate vessel
INFORMATION
just over half the size of most riverboats in
Date: May 6–19, 2019
the region, with elegant public areas and
Cost: DO starts at $6,995, SO starts at $10,995
staterooms, refined cuisine and service, and
Activity level:Baobab trees, Madagascar
Mauritius and Malagasy guides will lead us on expeditions
to witness the famous leaping lemurs and
Madagascar
capricious chameleons, as we experience
firsthand why this island, dubbed the “eighth
continent,” is like no other place on earth.
Asia Meets Africa—Cultural History
and Abundant Nature
On the islands of the West Indian Ocean, DESTINATION
the cultures of Africa and Asia have collided
and fused for centuries with fascinating
consequences. On this tour of Mauritius and
Madagascar, Cornell historian Eric Tagliacozzo
will illuminate for us how the spice trade,
intensified by nineteenth century imperialism,
forged new economic relationships between
Africa and Asia and stimulated a rich cultural
exchange between the two continents.
We’ll visit sites such as Port Louis, the
capital of Mauritius, and its Aapravasi Ghat
World Heritage site, which tells the history
of the indentured laborers on the sugar
plantations. We’ll also explore Madagascar’s
capital, Antananarivo, and the Royal Hill of
Ambohimanga, the sacred one-time home of FACULTY
Madagascan royalty.
Eric Tagliacozzo is a Cornell
In the company of local guides, we will also history professor who specializes
in the history of people, ideas, and
take in the extraordinary beauty of these
material in motion in and around
countries and their wealth of native plants the Indian Ocean. Eric has written
and animals. On Mauritius, we’ll go to Black and edited numerous books about the cultural
River Gorge, the Seven Colored Earth at implications of trade between Asia, the Near East,
Charmarel, and Pamplemousses Botanical and Africa.
Garden. On Madagascar, we’ll explore the INFORMATION
verdant rainforests and breathtaking scenery
Date: May 29–June 9, 2019
of national parks and nature reserves that
Cost: DO $9,940 SS $1,995
protect a multitude of endemic species.
Activity level:
cau.cornell.edu 8.9Villa Lante at Bagnaia
Rome, Italy Vatican. But we’ll often follow less-traveled
paths in the illuminating company of Jeffrey
Blanchard, academic coordinator of Cornell
Walking Tour of the Eternal City: in Rome and art and architecture historian,
Rome Across the Centuries who has lived in the city for the past forty
Seat of the ancient Roman Empire, home of years. We’ll also spend a day in the country
the Catholic Church for two millennia, and at such sixteenth-century villas and gardens
vibrant capital of modern Italy, Rome offers as the Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola and Villa
an astonishingly rich and complex array of Lante at Bagnaia. Fully acknowledging that
treasures. The Eternal City’s long history has to appreciate Rome “a lifetime would not
left layer upon layer of visible traces, creating suffice,” we will nonetheless do our level best.
astonishing and improbable juxtapositions. Prepare for awe.
In approaching this overwhelming wealth
during our insider’s tour, we’ll concentrate
on—but not limit ourselves to—the art, DESTINATION
architecture, and events of the great
Renaissance and Baroque phases of Rome’s
history.
On daily four-hour morning walks, we’ll
visit such celebrated sites as the Roman
Forum, Palatine Hill, the Colosseum, and the
FACULTY
Jeffrey Blanchard has taught
Cornell courses in urban design,
architecture, and art in Renaissance
and Baroque Rome for more than
thirty years.
INFORMATION
Date: June 10–20, 2019
Cost: DO $6,978, SS $1,195
Activity level: ½
RomeLondon
London A practicing director, actor, and playwright,
David will focus our attention on the
theatrical possibilities and challenges of each
The Play’s the Thing: production, while Glenn will emphasize the
London Theater themes and contexts of the plays. Together,
“The point of theater is transformation: to they will help us explore the imaginative
make an extraordinary event of ordinary process involved in transforming the written
material right in front of an audience’s eyes,” script of each play into a dynamic theatrical
says English playwright Lee Hall. We will experience.
explore five such transformations during
CAU’s sixteenth journey to the perennially DESTINATION
exciting London stage, with its varied and
riveting productions.
We’ll enjoy plays in the West End and at
the Royal National Theatre, framed by
illuminating pre-performance lectures and
post-performance discussions led by David
Feldshuh and Glenn Altschuler (who will
select the plays this winter). Enriching our
visit, we will meet with a British actor from
one of our productions and take a fascinating
tour of the West End.
FACULTY
Glenn C. Altschuler is dean of
the School of Continuing Edu-
cation and Summer Sessions and
the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin
Professor of American Studies
at Cornell. David Feldshuh is a
Cornell professor of theater and
artistic director of the Schwartz
Center for the Performing Arts.
INFORMATION
Date: September 1–8, 2019
Cost: DO $6,317, SS $1,200
Activity level:
Royal National Theatre
cau.cornell.edu 10.11Rothenberg
Germany that escaped bombing during World War II,
but harbors a dark history as the place where
nearly a thousand people perished during its
Bicycling Franconia: witch trials of the 1600s. Another excursion
History, Culture, and Wine will bring us to the architectural wonders of
Join classics professor Michael Fontaine Bayreuth, with its opulent opera house and
on CAU’s first intermediate-level biking extraordinary Hermitage Castle.
tour of the Franconia region of Germany.
Ciclismo Classico, our superb tour operator,
We’ll explore medieval towns and castles,
will provide our bicycles, expert local guides,
Renaissance palaces, Baroque opera houses,
comfortable accommodations, excellent
and vibrant vineyards along the Main River
food and wine, visits to vineyards during
cycling path. As we take in Franconia’s
the harvest season, and an exhilarating and
beautiful rolling hills, adorned with fantasy
memorable experience. Riders up!
castles and charming timber-frame houses,
Michael, who co-teaches a popular wine
DESTINATION
culture course at Cornell, will talk to us about
the region’s noteworthy viticulture dating
back to Roman times.
Cultural highlights of our journey—expertly
annotated with Michael’s insights on the
region’s history—will include visits to
such sites as Rothenberg, with its Medieval
Criminal Museum, and Würzburg, home to the
extraordinary Residence palace—one of the
finest in Europe. We will also investigate the FACULTY
contradictions of Bamberg, a storybook town Michael Fontaine is a professor in
Cornell's Department of Classics
and assistant vice provost of
undergraduate education. He
regularly offers lively courses on
Greek mythology and literature, including the
CAU summer seminar on “The Trail of Socrates.”
INFORMATION
Date: September 21–28, 2019
Cost: DO $7,250, SS $550
Activity level:
WürzburgLarge Hadron Collider, CERN
Switzerland In addition, we’ll also visit art museums to
see works of Swiss artists, including those of
Paul Klee, son of Bern. Along the way, we’ll
CERN, Einstein, and Art: explore Chillon Castle and relish a variety of
A Rare Insider’s Tour Swiss delights, from fondue to chocolate to
Outside Geneva, the European Organization delicious Swiss wines.
for Nuclear Research, or CERN, is home to the
world’s most powerful particle accelerator— DESTINATION
the Large Hadron Collider. Every several years
the collider is shut down for enhancements
and visitors are allowed underground. We
will take advantage of the 2019 shutdown to
descend five stories into the heart of Atlas,
largest of the four detectors at CERN, for
a close-up view of the most sophisticated
piece of scientific equipment in the history
of mankind.
While in Switzerland, we will learn about the
dawn of modern physics and Albert Einstein’s
work, especially in Bern, where he developed
his Theory of Relativity, which revolutionized
the way we think about space and time today
and culminated in the greatest engineering FACULTY
project of all time, the LHC. One of our two Julia Thom-Levy, an associate
professor in the physics depart-
faculty leaders for this rare and wonderful
ment at Cornell University,
opportunity, is Cornell physicist Julia Thom- develops instrumentation and
Levy, who, with her Cornell research team, is operates detectors at CERN.
currently designing and constructing a silicon Stephen Levy, associate professor
pixel detector to be flown to CERN for the of physics at SUNY Binghamton,
did groundbreaking work in
Large Hadron Collider upgrade. experimental particle physics at the
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
Our second leader is physicist Stephen
Levy, who has done groundbreaking work in INFORMATION
experimental particle physics at the Stanford Date: October 12–19, 2019
Linear Accelerator Center. Cost: DO $7,990, SS $990
Activity level:
cau.cornell.edu 12.13Antietam
Washington, DC As Lincoln stood pensively on the
fortifications, embarrassed by the raid and
doubting his reelection, he was exposed to
Winning and Losing the Civil War sniper fire, until—so the story goes—one
A war is won and lost by the long application junior officer shouted at him to “get down,
of violence and by the death of thousands, you damn fool.”
their “last full measure,” as Abraham Lincoln
put it in the Gettysburg Address. The Civil DESTINATION
War was no exception, and it was won and
lost on the Eastern Front, where generals
including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson,
George McClellan, and Ulysses S. Grant made
their names. The Eastern Front was the most
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victory and defeat came to each side. Antieta
With Washington, DC as our base, we will start
each day with a lecture by Cornell historian
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David Silbey on the course of the war. We'll Petersb
then head out to the scenes of three of the
war’s most consequential battles: Antietam,
the bloodiest single day in American history
and the battle that led Lincoln to issue the
Emancipation Proclamation; Gettysburg, the
turning point of the Civil War and the so-called FACULTY
“High Water Mark of the Confederacy”; and David Silbey is the associate
Petersburg, the battle that ended the war in director of the Cornell in
the East. We’ll tour each site for a vicseral feel Washington program and a senior
and intellectual grasp of the battles' horrors, lecturer at Cornell. He teaches
courses on European history,
triumphs, and effects as the war progressed. modern military history, guerilla conflicts, and
the role of popular will in waging war.
The Civil War is also about the human
moments, and so we will visit Fort Stevens INFORMATION
in DC itself, where Abraham Lincoln came to Date: October 21–25, 2019
look at a Confederate raiding party in 1864. Cost: DO $3,277, SS $700
Activity level:Manuel Antonio National Park
Costa Rica En route to the Manuel Antonio National Park
on the Pacific, we’ll zipline, swing, and rappel
through the forest canopy. At the park, we’ll
An Ecological Family-Friendly savor our accommodations at the luxurious
Adventure Hotel Parador Resort and Spa, with its self-
With its lush rainforests, pristine coastal guided garden and wildlife trails and dance
beaches, diverse animal life, and friendly parties for all ages. We’ll walk, swim, snorkel,
culture, Costa Rica is a memorable and maybe even learn to surf. Before parting,
destination for adults and families with we’ll also stop for an outrigger canoe trip.
children. In the company of superb naturalist What an adventure to enjoy by yourself, with
and evolutionary biologist Scott Taylor, we’ll family, or with a friend!
ascend the world-famous Irazu Volcano to
enjoy the breathtaking view from the 11,000- DESTINATION
foot summit. At Tortuguero National Park—a
plant, wildlife, and bird paradise—we’ll visit
the Sea Turtle Conservancy and kayak
through the park’s maze of canals and thick
mangrove trees, observing monkeys, iguanas,
and crocodiles. On a jungle boat expedition,
we’ll close in on river otters, caiman, and
poison dart frogs and disembark to observe
three-toed sloths, river turtles, toucans, and
parrots.
FACULTY
Scott Taylor, formerly of Cornell’s
Lab of Ornithology, teaches
in the Department of Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology at the
University of Colorado at Boulder
and leads the Taylor Lab on hybridization,
speciation, and natural history.
INFORMATION
Date: December 22–30, 2019
Cost: DO $5,995, SS $1,200, C DO $4,398
Activity level:
cau.cornell.edu 14.15Last Call for Fall 2018 Trips
A few spaces remain—
register now!
Mohonk Mountain House Snorkeling
New Paltz, NY Galápagos
The 2018 Midterm Elections: A Family-Friendly Expedition
A Weekend Seminar Combining the natural history of the
With the body politic more bitterly divided Galápagos Islands with the rich culture
than at any point in recent history, the 2018 and history of the Andes, this exhilarating
midterm elections could prove to be another itinerary covers two very different aspects
pivotal moment in American history. of Ecuador.
CAU favorite Glenn Altschuler will bring to Our adventure begins in Guayaquil with its
bear his well-honed analytical skills as he talks notable archeological, art, zoological, and
about the cultural and ideological context of recreational sites. We’ll then fly to Baltra
the election. Island and board the comfortable Santa Cruz
II, our vessel for exploring various islands
Joining Glenn will be Gretchen Ritter— teeming with wildlife.
government professor, dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences, and member of the After disembarking, we’ll fly to the highlands,
Council on Foreign Relations—drawing on where we’ll stay at a spectacular seventeenth-
her command of issues of democracy and century restored hacienda and resort.
citizenship in American politics.
Wonderful for adults and families, this
All of our lectures, lively discussions, and Galápagos tour is replete with extraordinary
conversations during the weekend will take creatures and unforgettable sights. Our
place at the majestic Mohonk Mountain faculty leader is Scott Taylor, an exceptional
House. evolutionary biologist, who will offer many
insights about the animals we encounter on
our journey.
FACULTY
Glenn C. Altschuler is dean of
the School of Continuing Educa- FACULTY
tion and Summer Sessions and Scott Taylor, formerly of Cornell’s
the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Lab of Ornithology, teaches
Professor of American Studies at in the Department of Ecology
Cornell. Gretchen Ritter is dean and Evolutionary Biology at the
of the College of Arts and Sciences University of Colorado at Boulder
and the author of The Constitution and leads the Taylor Lab on hybridization,
as Social Design. speciation, and natural history.
INFORMATION INFORMATION
Date: November 2–4, 2018 Date: December 18–28, 2018
Cost: DO $1,440, SS $240 Cost: DO $10,175–$10,735, C/T $8,700
Activity level: Activity level:Important Information
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stairs or to stand for periods of time.
Slightly strenuous. May require extended walking over uneven ground as well as the ability
to climb stairs and to stand for considerable periods of time.
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that is sometimes rough, with varying elevations. A good sense of balance and athletic shoes
or hiking boots are essential, and walking poles may be desirable.
Strenuous. Designed for those who are fit and accustomed to negotiating hilly, rough
terrain. Hiking boots are essential, and walking poles may be desirable.
Standard Inclusions
Program charges include all lodging during the program; meals specified on the itinerary; site
visits; entrance fees; guides; any internal train, bus, or air travel; emergency medical-evacuation
insurance on international trips; all taxes and gratuities; management services; and the full
educational program.
Standard Exclusions
Program charges do not include international airfare; visa and passport fees; luggage,
cancellation, and accident insurance; meals and beverages not specified in the itinerary; and
personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, faxes, and email service.
Travel Cancellation Insurance
We strongly advise you to purchase travel cancellation insurance in case you cannot go on a trip
for which you’ve registered. Unexpected changes in travelers’ lives, newer and more restrictive
airline penalties, earlier and larger nonrefundable payments to tour operators and hotels, and
volatile times make such insurance particularly wise. CAU can rarely recover monies we have
paid in your name after the full payment deadline.
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Payment Schedule
(all deposits are applied to the full program charge)
Deposit Amount Refund
PROGRAM per person refundable deadline
New Zealand $1,200 N/A N/A
Silicon Valley, CA $800 $300 November 2, 2018
Belize and Guatemala $1,000 $500 December 5, 2018
New York Theater $500 $250 January 4, 2019
Cruise Basel to Amsterdam $1,200 $500 January 4, 2019
Mauritius and Madagascar $2,000 $1,000 February 4, 2019
Walking Tour of Rome $1,000 $500 March 1, 2019
London Theater $800 $300 May 22, 2019
Bicycling Franconia $1,200 $500 June 3, 2019
CERN, Einstein, and Art $1,200 $500 June 26, 2019
Washington: Civil War $600 $300 July 5, 2019
Costa Rica–Family Friendly $1,000 $600 July 5, 2019
New Paltz $300 N/A N/A
Galápagos $1,000 N/A N/A
cau.cornell.edu 16.17Cornell CAU
Education Vacations
Share your adventures!
The photos below were taken by CAU participants. Share your
own favorite CAU travel experiences by tagging your photos
and videos #cornellcau!
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" CAU IN PRAGUE
Sun-drenched CAUers grace Shönbrunn Palace
in Vienna, Austria.
CAU IN TANZANIA !
CAUer zooms in on protective
mama lion nursing her two cubs
in South Africa.# CAU ON THE SERENGETI
CAU class gathers by hundreds-year-old
Baobab tree on the Serengeti of Tanzania.
$ CAU IN THE GALÁPAGOS
CAU family greets resident
Galápagos family and settles
in for a quiet visit.
cau.cornell.edu 18.19CAU Summer at Cornell
Plan now to make CAU part of your summer!
CAU offers inspiring weeklong programs on the beautiful Cornell campus every
summer. You can study subjects ranging from cooking and gardening to art,
politics, and world affairs with engaging Cornell experts and in the company of
bright and congenial classmates.
CAU also offers programs for kids (ages three to fifteen) that combine
entertaining, educational activities with all the fun and friendships of a
great camp.
Ours is the only university program in the country that offers such a wide range
of options for all members of the family. So come on your own, with your
significant other, with friends, or bring the kids and grandkids. We look forward
to seeing you next summer!
“ Once again, the quality of this experience
far surpasses my expectations. And given
how high my expectations are—wow! I am
reminded that the quality of an education
truly cannot be measured.”
—Janet Pennisi ’81
Photo credits ©
Janoka82/iStock.com (cover); maikid/iStock.com (inside front cover-1); Thomson Family Adventures (inside front cover-2); Ellen
Zaslaw Photography (inside front cover-3, -4); Thomson Safaris (1); Thomson Family Adventures (2-1); Travel Dynamics (2-2); Distant
Horizons (2-3); Debra Paget (3); Yann Forget/wikimedia.com (4-1); High Country Passage (4-2); faculty portraits, CUPhoto (4 to 16);
maps, Peter Hermesfurian/iStock.com (4 to 15); DigiClicks/iStock.com (5-1); Jurgar/iStock.com (5-2); benedek/iStock.com (5-3); Ron
and Patty Thomas/iStock.com (6-1); Wendibcr/iStock.com (6-2); ozgurdonmaz/iStock.com (7-1); pic2fly/bing.com (7-2); broadway.
com/shows/come-away (7-3); racide/iStock.com (8-1); SondraP/iStock.com (8-2); Tomas Sereda/iStock.com (9-1); GoodLifeStudio/
iStock.com (9-2); Alan Karchmer/newsdesk.si (10-1, -2, -3); CUPhoto (11-1); Ken Canning/iStock.com (11-2); FBF_BsAs/iStock.com (11-3);
Jolyfive/iStock.com (12-1); sodudana2048/wikimedia.com (12-2); raisbeckfoto/iStock.com (13-1); WLDavies/iStock.com (13-2); lightphoto/
iStock.com (14-1); Ken Hayden Photography (14-2, -3); NikonShutterman/iStock.com (15-1); Debra Paget (15-2); Delpixart/iStock.com
(16-L); Thomson Family Adventures (16-R); Kees deVos (17-1); Art Spitzer (17-2); Travel Dynamics (18/19-1); Martha Haynes (18/19-2);
Thomson Family Adventures (18/19-3); Elisabeth Boas (18/19-4); Ryan M. Wilson (18/19-5); Travel Dynamics (18/19-6); iStock.com (18/19-
7); Don Lebow (20-1); CUPhoto (20-2); CUPhoto (21-1).CAU Registration Form
cau.cornell.edu
Use this form if you wish to pay your deposit by check. If you would like to pay by credit card,
go to cau.cornell.edu and select the “Register online” option from the “Registration” menu.
To register using this form, please complete it and mail it, with your deposit check, to CAU, B20
Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. All deposits are applied to the full program charge. Deposit and
refund amounts and refund deadlines are shown on page 17.
Adult Participant(s)
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NAME: FIRST, MI, LAST CORNELL CLASS YEAR
______________________________________________________________ HOUSING:
PROGRAM SNGL DBL
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NAME: FIRST, MI, LAST CORNELL CLASS YEAR
______________________________________________________________ HOUSING:
PROGRAM SNGL DBL
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NAME: FIRST, MI, LAST CORNELL CLASS YEAR
______________________________________________________________ HOUSING:
PROGRAM SNGL DBL
For Family-Friendly Trips (Galápagos and Costa Rica)
BIRTHDATE
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YOUTH NAME: FIRST, MI, LAST MM DD YY SEX GRADE ON
PROGRAM DATE
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YOUTH NAME: FIRST, MI, LAST MM DD YY SEX GRADE ON
PROGRAM DATE
BIRTHDATE
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YOUTH NAME: FIRST, MI, LAST MM DD YY SEX GRADE ON
PROGRAM DATE
Primary Contact Information
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NAME
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ADDRESS
( ______ )_____________________________( ______ )______________________________
AREA CODE DAY PHONE AREA CODE CELL PHONE
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EMAIL
Payment of Deposit
Please refer to the table on page 17 for per-person deposit amounts.
Enclosed is my check for $ payable to Cornell University.
© 2018 Cornell University School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions (SCE). SCE reserves the right
to change or cancel this program. Cornell University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action educator and
employer. For policies governing participation in these programs, see sce.cornell.edu/scepolicies or contact SCE.
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