Eastern Student, Sarah Bojorquez, Takes a Memorable Trip to Washington, D.C.

2011 Nov 9

Nineteen students from Eastern Connecticut State University took a field trip from Oct 21 to 24 to the White House, the U.S. Congress and the World Bank. The students enrolled in Professor Dennis Canterbury's Sociology of Globalization class attended the trip.

Sarah Bojorquez of Columbia participated in the trip. Bojorquez is majoring in Sociology.

In addition to touring the White House and the Capitol, students heard a lecture on the role of the World Bank in a global setting, and were then given a quiz. The tours of the White House and the halls of Congress were arranged by U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney's Washington office.

"It was a first-time experience for me visiting the inside of the White House and the World Bank," said Cliff Marrett, interim director of career services. "The self-guided tour of the White House was awesome; as you can imagine, it's full of history. The World Bank lecture we received was very informative and reinforced the meaning of 'appreciation' and why and how globalization is important."