Monday, January 25, 2010

CMC Study Abroad at Spring Valley on Jan 27

Do you dream of Spain on your summer break while speaking Spanish at a restaurant on the garden plaza in Salamanca? Imagine yourself in Ireland taking an international business or literature class at the Irish American University in the heart of Dublin? Join CMC on a study abroad trip to Spain and Ireland in Summer 2010...and earn credit! Visit the Club Fair at Spring Valley campus in Glenwood Springs on Wednesday, January 27 from 11:00 to 1:30 and find out more about those dream trips to Spain and/or Ireland with CMC International Programs. For more information please contact Melanie Stevens, Coordinator of International Programs, 970-947-8317.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

CMC Students Learn About Cultural Heritage-Restoration Project

The Childhood home of Oscar Wilde, 1855 - 1878

American College Dublin came into possession of this house in 1994 and was presented with an extremely generous donation in 1998 by Tina & William E. Flaherty, New York City, which has provided the College with the much needed funds to undertake a series of restoration works, under the guidance of Mrs. Ellen Ross Sarafian, Curator of the Oscar Wilde House.
The Clementina & William E. Flaherty Cultural Centre enables the College to host many interesting exhibitions and it has become an integral part of the artistic and cultural life in Dublin and has quickly become a highly desirable exhibition venue amongst the artistic community both in Ireland and overseas.
The Oscar Wilde House restoration project involved the revival of traditional crafts to repair plasterwork and joinery and restore the original stone and wooden floors found throughout the house.
The hall, stairs, landing & first floor have all been decorated with period paints and antique mirrors, rugs and fabrics. Reproduction furniture of Irish Georgian design was specially commissioned for the house and was modelled on the furniture found in many of the historic houses around Ireland.
Students attending the American College Dublin have the opportunity to study in the Oscar Wilde House, many of whom are International/ American students who have chose to study on of the degree, master diploma programs at American College Dublin or to spend a semester at the college, as part o our Study Abroad Programme. These students are privileged to be able to study in the unique atmosphere of the Oscar Wilde House.

Space still available for the Summer 2010 Study in Ireland!