2024-25 Media Studies Student travel to Poland & Czechia

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Learning in Krakow and Prague: Media, Culture, and Politics

In Spring 2025, the Media & Communication Department is offering its first-ever faculty-led travel-study course, with visits to the cities of Kraków and Prague spanning May 19 to May 29. Open to all students across the university, in this class, students will gain first-hand experience with the media, culture, politics, and history of Poland and Czechia. 

Your tax-deductible gift will help remove financial barriers to travel for our students. By making the trip more affordable, you will meaningfully support student access to this unique, transformative educational experience.  

During the trip, our students’ professional and cultural experiences will include:

  • connecting with journalists at Radio Free Europe, where more than 700 full-time journalists and 1300 freelancers report the news in 23 countries; 
  • visits with peers and communication faculty at Charles University in Prague and the Jagiellonian University in Kraków – both storied medieval universities that are top-ranked in their respective nations;
  • an exploration of international media history at sites such as Prague’s Mucha Museum, dedicated to the works of internationally renowned advertising history icon Alphonse Mucha;
  • a richer understanding of both countries’ history, including their Nazi and communist occupations and the role of media in the people’s resistance to these regimes.

We have worked hard to make this trip as affordable as possible, but the cost for this 10-day trip is still approximately $3,250 per student for 10 days.  

Please consider donating to make this experience possible for our deserving students. Thank you!

 

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$25

Friend

Thank you for being a Friend of our travel program! Your support at this level will make a difference. For example, it will cover the cost of several meals or the cost of 5 days of public transportation access for a student in one city during our trip.

$50

Advocate

Thank you for being an Advocate for student travel! Your support at this level will be most appreciated. For example, your gift will cover admission into one of the heritage sites or museums on our itinerary for a group of students.

$100

Partner

Thank you for being a Partner to our student travel program! Your support at this level will fund the equivalent of one night's hotel stay and two meals, or admission into culturally significant sites for several students.

$200

Ambassador

Thank you for being an Ambassador of student travel! Your support at this level will fund one night's hotel stay and two train tickets from Prague to Krakow, or group admission into one culturally significant site or museum.

$400

Leader

Thank you for being a Leader in student travel! Your support will cover the equivalent of several nights' accommodations and meals, or several train tickets from Prague to Krakow, or admission into multiple important attractions for the entire group. Thank you for significantly reducing barriers to travel for our students.

$600

Champion

Thank you for being a Champion and making student travel possible! Your support at this level will cover the equivalent half of one transatlantic airfare, or several nights' accommodations and meals, significantly reducing barriers to travel for our students.

$1,200

Visionary

Thank you for being a Visionary and making student travel accessible! Your support at this level will cover the equivalent of round-trip airfare for one student -- meaningfully reducing costs to all student travelers.

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