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Travel adventures led by Cornell faculty November 2017–December 2018
Giant tortoise, Galapagos
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extraordinary experience when you travel with CAU—
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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.
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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 2018
January
India: Vast, Various, and Vibrant 4
March
Belgium: A Feast of Flemish Art and Culture 5
April
Tucson, AZ: Springtime in the Desert—Wildlife, Ecology, and Petroglyphs 6
New York, NY: A Spring Theater Weekend 7
May
Israel and the Palestinian Territory: The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Up Close 8
June
Austria and Hungary: After the Habsburgs—Authoritarianism and Democracy 9
July–August
CAU Summer Programs on Campus 20
September
Washington, DC: Inside the Smithsonian with Curators and Conservators 10
The Gulf of Maine: A Naturalist’s Outing at Shoals Marine Laboratory 11
Southern Italy, Sicily, and Malta: A Cruise of Classical Culture 12
October
Tanzania: A Great Migration Safari 13
November
New Paltz, NY: The 2018 Midterm Elections—A Weekend Seminar 14
December
Ecuador: Galapagos and the Andean Highlands—A Family-Friendly Expedition 15
Updates for Fall 2017
November
Cuba: Havana and Washington—Renewed Relations 16
South Africa: Nature and Human Nature 16
REGISTRATION
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T: Price per teen (13–17)
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New adventures
for 2018
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The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Travel, Kiplinger’s, and Travel +
Leisure. Join us and discover for yourself why so many savvy
travelers select CAU as their adventure headquarters.
“Exhilarating!”
—Arthur Frommer, CAU summer participant
“On a three-point scale, the leadership
and instruction of our faculty member
was a ten. CAU—not your usual vacation.
The behind-the-scenes experiences, the
special sessions, and the cohesiveness of
our group were awesome.”
—Jean Ceglowski ’67
“ The stimulating lectures of Cornell faculty
set the stage for our exploration and many
hands-on experiences. The planning was
superb.” —Joan H. Weigle
“ Exceptionally well organized and very
educational, with great companions,
diverse in interests and personalities. Well
worth the price.” —Richard Saccany ’71
India
Belgium
Tucson, AZ
New York Theater
Israel and the Palestinian Territory
Austria and Hungary
Washington, DC
Gulf of Maine
Italy, Sicily, and Malta
Tanzania
New Paltz, NY
Galapagos
cau.cornell.edu 2.3
Taj Mahal, Agra
India to Mumbai, India’s cosmopolitan melting
pot, with its Victorian Gothic and Art Deco
architecture, bustling film industry, and
Vast, Various, and Vibrant humming streets.
Welcome to India, land of vital contradic-
We’ll be led by Porus Olpadwala, profes-
tions. The world’s most populous democ-
sor emeritus of city and regional planning
racy, India has one of the fastest growing
and dean emeritus of Cornell’s College of
economies in the world—and one-third of
Architecture, Art, and Planning, whose
the world’s poor. Eighty percent Hindu, it is
themes will be India’s political economy,
a steadfastly secular country. Deeply agrar-
economic development, and the built envi-
ian, its urban populations are second only
ronment. Throughout, Porus and his wife,
to China’s.
Deenaz, will lend a warm personal flavor to
We’ll encounter many such complexities our tour as they reflect on changes to their
as we explore remarkable cities, villages, homeland.
marketplaces, palaces, and temples that
dot India’s fascinating landscapes. After DESTINATION
visiting Delhi and Agra, we’ll travel by
bus and train to Punjab, where we’ll visit
Amritsar, home to the Sikh Golden Temple,
and Chandigarh, Le Corbusier’s modernist
capital city. In Rajasthan we’ll take in the
haunting landscapes of the Great Indian
Desert and the “Blue City” of Jodhpur, with
its imposing fifteenth-century Rajput fort
and superb Jain temple. Finally, we’ll fly
FACULTY
Porus D. Olpadwala taught city
and regional planning at Cornell,
and from 1998 to 2004 he served as
AAP dean. He holds three graduate
degrees from Cornell.
INFORMATION
Date: January 2–23, 2018
Cost: DO $11,130, SS $2,514
Activity level:
Children of India
Antwerp
Belgium and deeply knowledgeable about the
old masters, Stephanie will intensify our
appreciation of the art we see in museums,
A Feast of Flemish Art and Culture churches, and cathedrals and will share our
Tiny Belgium has produced an astounding pleasure in the architectural and cultural
wealth of art, from fifteenth-century panel heritage of Belgium—up to and including
paintings by Hans Memling and sixteenth- its waffles, chocolate, and beer.
century genre scenes by Pieter Bruegel the
Elder to powerhouse works by the Flemish
Baroque master Rubens. Join us as we
visit the Rubens House in Antwerp; Saint
Bavo’s Cathedral in Ghent, home to Jan and
Hubert Van Eyck’s 1432 Ghent Altarpiece;
Bruges’ Groeningemuseum, the collections
of which comprise six centuries of Flemish
and Belgian art; and the Royal Museums of Belgium’s gastronomic heritage
Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, where we’ll
view remarkable collections of old masters, DESTINATION
fin-de-siècle art, Magritte, and a great new
attraction: Bruegel. Unseen Masterpieces.
We will immerse ourselves in all of these
treasures in the company of our faculty
leader, Stephanie Wiles, director of Cornell’s
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. An
expert on prints, drawings, and paintings
FACULTY
Stephanie Wiles is the director of
the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of
Art, where she oversees a collec-
tion of more than 35,000 artworks.
INFORMATION
Date: March 9–17, 2018
Cost: DO $5,866, SS $425
Activity level:
Cafe culture
cau.cornell.edu 4.5
Saguaro National Park
Tucson, AZ
Desert people, whose culture dates back
to 5,500 BCE and who created a prehis-
toric irrigation system and distinctive
Springtime in the Desert—Wildlife, red-on-buff pottery. Their descendants,
Ecology, and Petroglyphs the O’odham tribe, are hospitable and giv-
The desert of southern Arizona teems with ing people, known for their extraordinary
blooming cacti and wildflowers, prairie basket weaving. In Phoenix, we’ll tour the
dogs, roadrunners, Gila woodpeckers, Heard Museum, enjoying its prized collec-
stripe-tailed scorpions, bobcats, javelinas, tions of the art and artifacts of the Hopi,
and so much more—and who better to Navajo, O’odham, and Zuni.
explore it with than skilled Cornell ecolo- Join us for this springtime feast for the
gists and wildlife biologists Cole Gilbert and senses.
Linda Rayor? After starting our adventure in
the Red Hills Mountain District of Saguaro
National Park West, we’ll dedicate a full DESTINATION
day to the 98-acre Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum, a spectacular zoological park.
Later, we’ll explore the Rincon Mountain
District of Saguaro Park and Sabino Canyon
by tram and on foot, discovering some of
the most spectacular landscapes and
mountains in the American Southwest.
Farther north, we’ll visit the Casa Grande
FACULTY
Ruins to learn about the ancient Sonoran
Cole Gilbert and Linda Rayor teach
in the Department of Entomology
at Cornell. Specializing in biology,
entomology, and biodiversity, Cole
has received numerous awards for
his teaching. Linda specializes in
spider and insect behavior and has
appeared in the TV series Monster
Bug Wars.
INFORMATION
Date: April 4–9, 2018
Cost: DO $2,700, SS $600
Activity level:
Saguaro National Park
New York Theater District
New York, NY attend a Saturday evening performance
and a Sunday matinee.
A Spring Theater Weekend The program fee includes everything but
hotel, Saturday dinner, and breakfasts—
“The point of theater,” says English play-
so make reservations at the Cornell Club
wright Lee Hall, “is transformation: to make
if you’re a member, or choose a hotel,
an extraordinary event of ordinary material
a friend’s couch, or your very own bed.
right in front of an audience’s eyes.” We
Reserve your space with a deposit, make
will explore such transformations, weigh-
final payment for the program after Glenn
ing their effects and themes as we enjoy
selects the plays, and then join us as we
three of the best new productions on and
immerse ourselves in the liveliest of the arts
off Broadway.
in spirited New York.
Honing our understanding of the plays we’ll
see 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’ll begin with an afternoon session at
the Cornell Club, followed by dinner and an
evening performance. On the following two
days, we’ll meet in the morning for a lecture
and discussion, enjoy lunch together, and
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 20–22, 2018
Program fee: $1,720
Activity level:
Come From Away
cau.cornell.edu 6.7
Israel and Palestine
Israel and the representatives. We will examine the his-
tory of the conflict as seen by Israelis and
by Palestinians, the current problems
Palestinian standing in the way of a resolution, and the
multiplicity of positions held by Israelis and
Territory Palestinians regarding their future.
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict DESTINATION
Up Close
More than seventy years after the estab-
lishment of the state of Israel and the col-
lapse of Palestinian society, resolution of
the conflict over the territory from west
of the Jordan River to the Mediterranean
appears increasingly remote. Ross Brann,
a wonderful intellectual guide and delight-
ful travel companion, will lead our multi-
faceted study of what some have called the
“mother of all problems.” From our base in
Jerusalem, we will study the terrain of the
region; meet with Israeli and Palestinian
scholars, government officials, journalists,
activists, and private citizens; and visit think
tanks and educational and cooperative ven-
FACULTY
tures engaging Jews and Arabs.
Ross Brann is the M. R. Konvitz
We’ll explore the Old City of Jerusalem, with Professor of Judeo-Islamic Studies
its Jewish, Christian, and Muslim holy sites; and professor in the Department
of Near Eastern Studies. He is
Yad Vashem, the national Holocaust memo-
the author of Power in the Portrayal as well as
rial and museum; Al-Quds Arab University; numerous essays on the intersection of Jewish
the Diaspora Museum, the “White City,” and and Islamic culture.
the Peres Center for Peace in Tel Aviv; and
Manger Square and Herodium National INFORMATION
Park in and near Bethlehem. We will also Date: May 22–31, 2018
visit Ramallah in the Palestinian Territory Cost: DO $7,084, SS $980
to meet with Palestinian researchers and Activity level:Parliament at night, Budapest
Austria and hundred years as we explore the Austro-
Hungarian Empire’s three most important
cities—Prague, Vienna, and Budapest.
Hungary These modern capitals are rich repositories
of Hapsburg art, architecture, music, and
After the Habsburgs— cuisine. As we enjoy their cultural offerings,
Authoritarianism and Democracy we’ll learn about each city’s distinctive his-
tory, modern politics, and hopes for the
From the fifteenth to the twentieth century,
future.
the Habsburg Empire was an extraordinary
experiment in cultural diversity, stability, DESTINATION
and political decentralization. However,
when the monarchy collapsed at the end
of World War I, the region embarked on
a period of chaotic changes: new states,
including Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia,
rose and fell; wars broke out; and democ-
racies turned into dictatorships (and vice
versa). At various times in the past 100
years, Habsburg lands have been domi-
nated by Germany, the Soviet Union, and
the European Union.
Cornell Government Department profes-
sor Valerie Bunce will illuminate for us this
region’s tumultuous politics of the past
FACULTY
Valerie Bunce is the Aaron Bin
enkorb Professor of International
Studies and a professor of govern-
ment. She holds a PhD from the
University of Michigan.
INFORMATION
Date: June 3–13, 2018
Cost: DO $8,315, SS $1,375
Activity level:
Johann Strauss, Vienna
cau.cornell.edu 8.9National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, DC Like our previous Smithsonian program,
this one will be replete with exciting, cus-
tomized behind-the-scenes meetings with
Inside the Smithsonian with the people who curate and take care of
Curators and Conservators these precious collections. During site vis-
Enjoy an insider’s tour of three of the Smith its, Glenn’s lectures, and discussions, we
sonian Institution’s remarkable museums will learn many of the ways the Smithsonian
and research centers, led by CAU favorite shapes and reflects our collective sense of
Glenn Altschuler. national identity.
The splendid National Museum of African
American History and Culture is architec-
turally breathtaking. As founding director
Lonnie Bunch III says, “The African American
experience is the lens through which we
understand what it is to be an American.”
The National Museum of Natural History,
the third most visited museum in the world,
holds 126 million specimens of plants, ani-
mals, human remains, meteorites, and cul-
tural artifacts. And at one of the fascinating
research centers, we’ll have access to some
of the extensive Smithsonian collections
not currently on display.
National Museum of African American
History and Culture
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: September 5–8, 2018
Cost: DO $2,735, SS $480
Activity level:
National Museum of Natural HistoryShoals Marine Laboratory
The Gulf of In early September, as migratory flocks
gather and a lowering sun still warms the
Gulf, CAUers will boat to this naturalist’s
Maine paradise. We will sail out to watch whales
and pelagic birds, explore the distinctive
A Naturalist’s Outing at biological and historical treasures of the
Shoals Marine Laboratory isles, band birds, and learn of the more than
600 fishermen who lived on Smuttynose
Appledore, the largest of the Isles of Shoals
Island and caught, cured, and shipped
archipelago, is home to the Shoals Marine
150-pound cod to the Catholic countries
Laboratory. An extraordinary teaching
of Europe from the sixteenth through the
and research facility collaboratively oper-
eighteenth century. We’ll also learn about
ated by Cornell and the University of New
others who made their homes here, from
Hampshire, the laboratory is devoted to
Native Americans to poet Celia Thaxter and
marine research opportunities for under-
artist Childe Hassan.
graduate and graduate students and faculty
from Cornell and other universities.
The waters, rocky shore, and vegetation of
Appledore and its neighboring islands host
migratory songbirds, wading birds, and
shorebirds; hundreds of harbor and gray
seals; a rich intertidal and subtidal zone;
and deep water that supports fish, whales,
seals, and dolphins.
Whale
FACULTY
This program will be led by the faculty and staff
of Shoals Marine Laboratory.
INFORMATION
Date: September 6–9, 2018
Cost: DO or SO $1,944
Activity level:
Black-Backed Gull
cau.cornell.edu 10.11Capri
Southern Italy, Ravello, and particularly Palermo, where
the influence of Byzantium on the Norman
Kings of Sicily is clear in the churches and
Sicily, and palaces of this vibrant city. Syracuse offers
an exceptional combination of Greek and
Malta Roman ruins, while on the Maltese island
of Gozo we’ll step into the misty reaches
of prehistory at the nearly 5,000-year-old
A Cruise of Classical Culture Ggantija Temples.
On this voyage we’ll encounter rich layers of
civilization as we sail along the coast of Italy Our home for the voyage will be Ponant’s
and on to Sicily and Malta. Our faculty lead- Le Champlain, a spanking new, deluxe, five-
er for this cruise is Michael Fontaine, Cornell star small ship. Our days will be filled with
associate professor of classics, whose talks spectacular destinations and fine lectures,
(e.g., “How to Live Like an Emperor”) will as well as sun-drenched relaxation, com-
focus on classical Greek and Roman soci- panionable talk, and excellent food.
eties of the area and the literature they
inspired. Indeed, most of southern Italy was DESTINATION
part of Greece, at least culturally, until fairly
recently. We’ll begin with calls in two of the
favorite playgrounds of the aristocracy of
imperial Rome—Sperlonga and Capri—
where echoes of emperors Augustus and
Tiberius are everywhere to be seen. Then
we move to the medieval world of Amalfi,
FACULTY
Michael S. Fontaine is an associate
professor in Cornell’s Department
of Classics. He holds a PhD in clas-
sics from Brown University.
INFORMATION
Date: September 18–27, 2018
Cost: DO cabins start at $5,790, SO $8,290
Activity level:
RavelloNgorongoro Crater
Tanzania Leading our great migration adventure will
be David Toews, expert birder and evolu-
tionary biologist, postdoctoral fellow at
A Great Migration Safari Cornell’s extraordinary Lab of Ornithology,
Join us on a journey into one of the rich- and one of Canada’s prestigious Banting
est ecological regions on Earth, as we set Fellows. The accommodations for our
out in Land Rovers and on foot to explore tour are the Rivertrees Country Inn near
Tanzania’s heart-stoppingly beautiful bird Arusha and extremely comfortable private
and animal habitats amid the unspoiled tent camps in the eastern and northern
landscapes of the northern, eastern, and Serengeti and in the Serengeti National
central Serengeti. October is the peak of Park. We’ll end with two nights at award-
the dry season and also the annual wilde- winning Gibb’s Farms, of which previous
beest migration, so most of the animals will CAUers have asked, “Is this Eden or is it
congregate near the few remaining water Heaven?”
sources. The famed Mara River in northern
Serengeti will attract the largest herds of DESTINATION
wildebeest and zebra at this time of year,
and we’ll observe predator–prey interaction
and some amazing river crossings.
At the Eastern Serengeti Nature Refuge,
we’ll enjoy guided walks, Maasai village and
school visits, night drives, elephant encoun-
ters, and seminars with conservationists.
We’ll round out our safari with visits to the
Central Serengeti and its big cats and to
Ngorongoro Crater with its diverse wildlife. FACULTY
David Toews is a postdoctoral fel-
low working in the Lovette Lab at
the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. He
holds a PhD from the University of
British Columbia.
INFORMATION
Date: October 17–27, 2018
Cost: DO $9,985, SS $750
Activity level:
Giraffes
cau.cornell.edu 12.13Mohonk Mountain House
New Paltz, NY issues of democracy and citizenship in
American politics. On Sunday, both she and
Glenn will offer predictions about winners
The 2018 Midterm Elections— and losers.
A Weekend Seminar
All of our lectures, lively discussions, and
With the body politic more bitterly divided conversations over meals will take place
than at any point in recent history, the at the majestic Mohonk Mountain House,
2018 midterm elections could prove to whose splendid surroundings we can enjoy
be another pivotal moment in American during a stretch of free time on Saturday
history. Will Republicans retain control of afternoon.
the House and/or the Senate? Will we pri-
oritize immigration reform? trade? health
care? international relations? No matter
our political points of view, many of us will
be eager to convene before the elections
for informed lectures and illuminating
conversation.
CAU favorite Glenn Altschuler will bring to
bear his well-honed analytical skills as he
talks about the cultural and ideological
context of the election. Joining Glenn will
Mohonk Mountain House
be Gretchen Ritter—government professor,
dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, FACULTY
and member of the Council on Foreign Glenn C. Altschuler is dean of
Relations—drawing on her command of the School of Continuing Educa-
tion and Summer Sessions and
the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin
Professor of American Studies at
Cornell. Gretchen Ritter is dean
of the College of Arts and Sciences
and the author of The Constitution
as Social Design.
INFORMATION
Date: November 2–4, 2018
Cost: DO $1,440, SS $240
Activity level:
Mohonk Mountain HouseFlamingos
Ecuador and families, this Galapagos tour is replete
with extraordinary creatures and chances to
swim and snorkel, sometimes among them.
Galapagos and the Andean
Highlands—A Family-Friendly After disembarking, we’ll fly to the high-
lands, where we’ll stay at a spectacular
Expedition
seventeenth-century restored hacienda
Combining the natural history of the and resort, perfect for hiking and relax-
Galapagos Islands with the rich culture and ing. At journey’s end, we’ll return to
history of the Andes, this exhilarating itin- Quito for a tour of the remarkable Rose
erary covers two very different aspects of Plantation. Deepening our understanding
Ecuador. Our adventure begins in Guayaquil of Galapagos’s role in inspiring Darwin’s
with an extraordinary city tour of notable theory of evolution is faculty leader Scott
archeological, art, zoological, and recre- Taylor—an exceptional evolutionary biolo-
ational sites. We’ll then fly to Baltra Island gist, expert on birds (particularly sea birds),
and settle into our comfortable accommo- and lively travel companion.
dations on board Santa Cruz II. We’ll explore
and snorkel on Isabella Island, home to DESTINATION
cormorants, penguins, fur seals, and boo-
bies. We’ll visit Fernandina Island, with its
marine iguanas, sea lions, and flightless
cormorants; Puerto Ayora and its Charles
Darwin Research Station; Santa Cruz Island
and its tortoise reserve; and Champion
Islet, with its extraordinary assemblage of
birds and sea turtles. Wonderful for adults
FACULTY
Scott A. Taylor is a Fuller Evo-
lutionary Biology Fellow at Cor
nell’s Lab of Ornithology and
was recently awarded Canada’s
prestigious Banting Fellowship.
INFORMATION
Date: December 18–28, 2018
Cost: DO $10,175–$10,735, C/T $8,700
Activity level:
Isabella Island
cau.cornell.edu 14.15Updates for Fall 2017
A few spaces remain—
register now!
Old Havana Cheetah family
Cuba South Africa
Havana and Washington— Nature and Human Nature
Renewed Relations The southernmost country in Africa is a
Cuba and the U.S. startled the world when study in contrasts, from wide-open savan-
they announced their agreement to normal- nahs teeming with wildlife to multi-ethnic
ize relations after a half-century of hostility. cities with complex sociopolitical histories.
On this trip, we’ll contemplate the changes
Led by Cornell ecologist Adriaan Dokter,
that this renewed diplomacy might inspire
we’ll visit important cultural sites in Cape
for both countries!
town, including the colorful Bo-Kaap com-
In Havana, our Cuban guides will introduce munity and the cell where Nelson Mandela
us to the city’s haunting beauties and sites was imprisoned on Robben Island. We’ll
important to our interwoven pasts. On two also enjoy tours to Table Mountain National
day trips, we’ll visit Matanzas, the “Athens of Park, Cape Peninsula, and the penguins of
Cuba,” and the sunny landscapes and caves Boulders Beach.
of the Valle de Viñales.
On safari at Thornybush Game Reserve, we
Eminent Cuban scholars will talk with us can expect to see rhinos, elephants, lions,
about how Cuba is changing—politically, leopards, and many other species of ani-
socially, and economically. Our faculty mals and birds. We’ll venture out on dawn
leader, Cuban-born historian Maria Cristina and dusk game drives and nature walks,
Garcia, will shed light on what “normalized” led by trained guides, rangers, and track-
relations might mean going forward. All the ers, and at night we’ll enjoy air-conditioned
while, we will experience Cuba’s music, its comfort and five-star accommodations.
architectural splendors, and the warmth of
We’ll conclude our tour in Johannesburg,
its people, even perhaps drinking a toast to
where we’ll enjoy the art and markets of
Hemingway at his favorite bar, El Floridita.
Maboneng and visit history-rich Soweto to
learn about the struggle to end apartheid.
FACULTY
Maria Cristina Garcia is a profes- FACULTY
sor of history at Cornell. She holds Adriaan Dokter is an ecologist
a PhD from the University of Texas– with a background in physics. He
Austin and is the author of Havana is a postdoctoral associate with
USA and Seeking Refuge. Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology.
INFORMATION INFORMATION
Date: November 2–9, 2017 Date: December 21, 2017–January 1, 2018
Cost: DO $5,925, SS $860 Cost: DO $9,625, SS $1,500
Activity level: Activity level:Important Information
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Deposit Amount Refund
PROGRAM per person refundable deadline
Cuba $1,000 $500 August 2, 2017
South Africa $1,500 $700 August 14, 2017
India $2,000 $1,000 September 5, 2017
Belgium $1,000 $500 December 15, 2017
Tucson, AZ $1,000 $700 January 5, 2018
New York Theater $500 $250 January 19, 2018
Israel-Palestine $1,000 $400 January 24, 2018
Austria-Hungary $1,200 $600 February 14, 2018
Smithsonian $700 $300 June 6, 2018
Gulf of Maine $500 $300 June 6, 2018
Italy Cruise $2,000 $800 April 11, 2018
Tanzania $1,000 $500 July 5, 2018
New Paltz $300 $150 August 1, 2018
Galapagos $1,000 $300 May 31, 2018
cau.cornell.edu 16.17CAU IN ARIZONA
We walk the Island Loop at
Walnut Canyon while discussing
gravitational waves, habitable
zones, and inflation.
CAU CRUISING THE ATLANTIC
During an onshore expedition,
CAUers explore a cave complex on
Monte Castillo in Spain.
CAU IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
Six hundred miles from the
North Pole, intrepid CAUers,
with faculty leader Scott Taylor,
take a dip in the Arctic waters.Share your adventures!
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CAU ON THE CROATIAN COAST
From a high overlook, we gaze
over the beautiful town and
harbor of Hvar Island.
CAU IN THE GALAPAGOS
Dare you! One after another,
CAUers jump from a height of
more than twenty feet into the
water to celebrate the end of
our adventure.
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