These funds will support student travel expenses for future educational outings, according to Maurice Cooley, associate vice president of intercultural affairs.
“The Marshall University Office of Intercultural Affairs has created a multicultural student travel experience to one of the greatest cities in the world,” Cooley said. “In November 2018, students can travel to New York City, amid Gotham iconic landmarks, corporate towers, skyscrapers and museums. This voyage will entail an in-depth and carefully designed educational exposure to the arts, urbanization, global corporate entities, cosmopolitan life and more. Such exposure will significantly inspire many of our students to reach for the upper limits of career and personal success. We are overjoyed by the heartfelt generosity of the Jeannine Y. Francis Charitable Foundation Trust, which shares our values of education and expanding opportunities for lifelong success for minority students.”
Cooley said a series of educational tracks will be offered daily over a three-day period. In past years, students have traveled to the United Nations, the Museum of Modern Art, the 911 Memorial and Museum, the stock market/Wall Street, the Studio Museum of Harlem, the International Center of Photography, the fabric and fashion industry, Thurgood Marshall High School in Harlem and more.
To learn more about the Office of Intercultural Affairs and the travel experiences it provides for students, contact Cooley by e-mail at cooley@marshall.edu or visit www.marshall.edu/intercultural.
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Photo: From left to right are Maurice Cooley, associate vice president of intercultural affairs; Gary Baldwin, trustee of the Jeannine Y. Francis Charitable Foundation Trust; and Lance West, vice president for development.