Trip to Central Europe Sponsored by CSU, Chico
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 15, 2001
Jennifer Proctor, Public Affairs Intern
530-898-4143
Trip to Central Europe Sponsored by CSU, Chico
California State University, Chico is sponsoring a group tour for 20 people to Central Europe, including Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria, from June 7-21. The 13-night tour will focus on the history, culture and natural history of Warsaw, Krakow, Zakopane, Prague, Brno, Vienna and Budapest.
Leading the tour will be biology professor Roger Lederer and English professor Carol Burr. Lederer is a naturalist with special expertise in ornithology, former dean of the College of Natural Sciences, and presently the director of the Bidwell Environmental Institute and Endowed Professor of Environmental Literacy. Burr is the director of the Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies.
Lederer and Burr are experienced world travelers and led a group trip to Peru in spring 2001. Lederer said, “I have been to Austria, my wife [Burr] has been to Poland and both of us have traveled in the Czech Republic. We are looking forward to going back to those places where we have been and seeing new areas and have no reservations about any aspect of the travel there.”
Among the planned highlights of the trip are visits to the Historical Museum of Warsaw, the Wavel Castle in Krakow where Oskar Schindler employed Jewish workers during the Nazi occupation, and the Basilica of St. George in Prague.
Lederer said, “This is a trip to politically and economically stable countries in central Europe. Across Europe, folks are welcoming to tourists and are accustomed to a variety of visitors from all over the world.” Last year nearly 13 million Americans visited Europe, Lederer added.
The tour company for the trip is Passages, a Bay Area travel firm. “The added safety of going with an experienced tour company will make this a safe and enjoyable trip,” Lederer said.
There is still room on the tour, and interested parties are encouraged to contact Lederer at 530-898-6317 or Burr at 530-898-4131 for more information about the trip.
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