STUDENTLIFE I INTERNATIONAL I SOCIAL CLUBS I ACADEMICS I PEOPLE I LEADERSHIP I ATHLETICS I ORGANIZATIO AROUND THE WORLD IN 40 Days Over the course of six weeks, Harding students studied the architecture of religions across the globe. S ummer 2018 offered new experiences for both the departments of art and design and engineering. The program, Art and Design International (ADI), was created as a study abroad program for both departments. Daniel Adams, professor and department chair for art and design, was behind this change of scenery from the previous trip offered to Europe. "The theme for this trip is architecture of worship," Adams said. "What we do is go around the world, literally, and we look at the architecture of living world religions." The group of 37 people, students and faculty, visited 10 countries over a period of six weeks. Adams decided which countries and places the group would go, and due to over 40 years of experience in art history, he knew all of the major religious locations, taking the group to England, France, Italy, Greece, Israel, India, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan and Mexico. "This is my dream trip," Adams said. "I got to choose where we went, and this was really great for me, but these were also very important sites for each of the religions we looked at during our time in each country." Adams added that this trip in particular was different from the ocher travel opportunities the department offered. For chis trip, the engineering department was invited because of how hard it can be for their students to study abroad. Senior mechanical engineering major Davina Clardy said that this opportunity was worth it because it was not during the fall or spring seme ter and offered engineering courses in addition to liberal arts. "From an engineering standpoint, seeing all of the structures we saw [was] really inspiring and really good for the creative part of the major," Clardy said. The group visited the Pantheon in Rome, one of the largest concrete domes ever created. Clardy found this structure to be particularly amazing as there was no way to recreate it because no one knew how the concrete was made when it was built. Multiple students, including junior interior design major Brenna Mae Waters, expressed that their favorite country to visit was Japan. "I really like Japan," Waters said. "It was awesome because everything was really high tech, and we were able to see all the different cultures that are represented in one country." Both Clardy and Waters said they would both recommend this trip to anyone in their majors. Even though the trip was challenging, both women had life-changing experiences. "The best part of the trip by far was the people," Clardy said. "You get to see them living their live and talk with them, knowing you will probably never see them again in this lifetime and they will never see you. It changes you as a person, just to see Gods people everywhere." cory by Baylee Hedden & Morgan Taylor 98
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