Study Tours

The McCarthy Center believes in the importance of experiential learning as a way to engage students in the many layers of the policy making process. Study tours bring students face-to-face with key players and organizations working on current policy issues like green urban planning, immigration, and rural development. If you have an idea for a future study tour (especially something local), please contact Stacy Penk at spenk@csbsju.edu with your idea.

 


 

From October 3-7, political science professor Kay Wolsborn led a group of CSB/SJU students for a study tour in Washington, D.C. This excursion consisted of a White House tour, a visit to various offices on Capitol Hill, and seminars with CSB/SJU alums who work in Washington. These took place in addition to visits to the wide variety of historical sites and museums that the U.S. capital city has to offer.

Students in front of the White House with Kay Wolsborn

Participants in front the U.S. Capitol's Statue of Freedom

Students in the House Rules Committee Chamber