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Photo Essay: CET Siena

Photos taken by Shruti Elango  (University of Virginia), Student Correspondent for CET Siena, Summer 2023 Rome, Italy Over the first weekend, my roommates Ainsley, Cassie, and I went to Rome! We spent all of Friday training from Siena to Rome and took the Metro to our bed and breakfast. After a quick break, we traveled to the Vatican […]

Photo Essay: CET Siena

Photos taken by Taylor Cameron (University of Virginia), Student Correspondent for CET Siena, Summer 2023 I’ve started making it a part of my routine to go on a walk in the streets of Siena each evening after dinner. I stumbled upon a breathtaking sunset at the Fortress (Fortezza Medicea) this past week on one of these walks. For […]

Photo Essay: CET Siena

Photos taken by Taylor Cameron (University of Virginia), Student Correspondent for CET Siena, Summer 2023 Immediately upon arrival in Siena, our bus was hit with a hailstorm. Since then, we’ve been caught in a thunderstorm almost every afternoon, experiencing the extreme weather that’s been occurring throughout Italy in 2023. This image shows the view from our apartment as […]

Photo Essay: CET Florence

Photos by Natalie Rosenberg (Cornell University), Student Correspondent for CET Florence, Spring 2023 I went to a pasta-making class with two friends. We toured the Sant’Ambrogio market and then made two kinds of fresh pasta in the home of a local! One of the fresh pasta we made at our pasta class was pear ravioli. It was super […]

Photo Essay: CET Siena

Photos taken by Shruti Elango  (University of Virginia), Student Correspondent for CET Siena, Summer 2023 First day off the bat, the CET Siena students and I walked around the city and took in the sights. It was gorgeous to see the towering buildings surrounding us on each side as we got a tour from one of our […]

Photo Essay: CET Florence

Photos taken by Madeline Warren  (University of Wisconsin- Madison), Student Correspondent for CET Florence, Spring 2023 Spring has sprung in Florence! The weather has been amazing. The wisteria seen here can be found all over the city. It surely is a blessing to be here at such a beautiful time of the year. CET planned yet another amazing […]

CET Jordan: Academic Consultation Board

Over the years, we’ve built a strong network of locally-based faculty that we’re proud to call our peers. These faculty make up our Academic Consultation Board—a select group of local voices and thought leaders that help advise and shape components of the CET Jordan program. 

Board members support the program in many ways, including but not limited to:

  • Leveraging topical expertise to help develop courses, including field-based components.
  • Teaching courses or guest lectures for CET Jordan and custom programs
  • Recommending and providing academic resources for research

Academic Consultation Board Members

  • Dr. Bader Al Madi | American University of Madaba, PhD, Sociology, Political Science
  • Dr. Amani El Serhan | University of Jordan, PhD, Women's Studies
  • Dr. Amani Qashmar | University of Jordan, PhD, Education
  • Dr. Areej Alawzi | University of Jordan, PhD, English Literature/Translation
  • Dr. Ahmad Al Khrisha | World Islamic Sciences & Education University, PhD, Arabic Language & Literature

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