Interdisciplinary Quarterly

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The Côte D’Azur: France in the Fullness of Light

By Antonia Lewandowski

The day after France’s nervously awaited national election, I flew into the Côte D’Azur International Airport. Exiting the terminal, I glanced down in the sunlight, astonished at the fresh colors of my travel clothes. The blue, green, and gray stripes of my scarf brightened over a crumpled field jacket. My roller suitcase, battered […]


2 Days in Old San Juan

Photo-journal by Dr. Jessica Magnani

Dr. Jessica Magnani’s scholarly pursuits resulted in travel to the Latin American Studies Association conference in San Juan where she delivered a presentation on Latin American Literature. She later sent us some spectacular photos of Old San Juan. Her areas […]


Kia Ora: From Sydney to Rotorua

SPC Communications Chair, Lillien Tunceren, joined SPC students to explore the cultures of Australia and New Zealand with special emphasis on Aboriginal and Maori experience in 2017: “The cultures of Australia and New Zealand offer a unique opportunity for students to understand their literary conventions and communication practices and juxtapose those practices with other world […]


On Escape: Summer Travel Issue

The summer IQ offers both faculty and student perspectives on travel & exploration as they relate to interdisciplinary learning and education. Our IDS students have been globe-trotting. IQ has the summer beat covered from the Côte D’Azur to Costa Rica.The faculty have been on the move as well. Professor Antonia Lewandowski invites us to […]


Renaissance Florence from Sunrise to Sunset

Photo-journal by Dr. Brandy Stark

Dr. Brandy Stark has long had an affinity for antiquity. She has studied ancient and Renaissance Italy (in particular) and traveled to Florence recently. Florence is unique in terms of its preservation as a Renaissance gem: “Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, […]


Hola Amigos!

Spanish Professor Lori Madden and her students enjoyed an excellent experience in Costa Rica via SPC’s Costa Rica Study Abroad Program in 2017. They visited volcanoes, rainforests, beaches, museums, and coffee plantations while gaining the tremendous benefits of cultural and linguistic immersion. To many, “Costa Rica’s charm lies in its lush rainforests, unspoiled beaches and […]

Submit Your Travel Photographs!

The summer IQ shall offer both faculty and student perspectives on travel & exploration as they relate to interdisciplinary learning and education.

We shall explore the ways in which travel enhances global insight. Interdisciplinary teaching and learning benefit from travel.The Interdisciplinary Studies Program at St. Petersburg College celebrates travel abroad opportunities and seeks your travel photographs […]