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Culture & Career Exploration

Current or former Exploratory students will have the opportunity to travel to abroad to participate in a culture and career exploration trip. During the Spring semester students will register for a course to engage in career exploration and preparation for the trip.

The Spring 2027 experience to Florence, Italy will take place from March 12th, 2027 - March 20th, 2027.

A group photo of Exploratory students with Dr. Laura in front of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

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A city scape photo overlooking Florence, Italy.

Exploratory students arrive at the KSU Florence Center.

A small produce market in Florence, Italy.

A group photo of Exploratory students with Dr. Laura in front of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

A photo of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy.

Exploratory students get a tour of Florence from Dr. Andy Wyatt

A student poses for a photo on a bridge with the Arno River in Florence, Italy behind them.

A group of students take a selfie with the Arno River in Florence, Italy behind them.

Four Exploratory students sit on top of a ledge overlooking the Arno River in Florence, Italy.

Four Exploratory students take a photo in the mirror while in Florence, Italy.

A student sits on the ledge of the Arno river in Florence, Italy.

Exploratory students take a photo in front of the lost & Found in the airport.

A small street side produce market in Florence, Italy.

A photo overlooking Florence, Italy from a high view point.

An Exploratory student wears a virtual reality headset at the Galileo Museum in Florence, Italy.

Students hard at work in a cooking class in Florence, Italy.

Two students take a selfie with their cones of gelato in Florence, Italy.

A KSU professor talk with a student in front of an exhibit in the Galileo Museum in Flornce, Italy.

Exploratory students learn to make pasta in a cooking class in Florence, Italy.

4 students sit on a bench in Florence, Italy.

Exploratory students participate in a food tasting at Mercato Centrale in Florence, Italy.

Exploratory students making food in a cooking class in Florence, Italy.

Exploratory students grouped together as they explore the streets of Florence, Italy.

A student poses for a photo on a bridge with the Arno River in Florence, Italy behind them.

Exploratory students sit around a table eating the food they made in a cooking class in Florence, Italy.

A group of Exploratory students take a selfie in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy.

Students stand under their umbrellas on a rainy day in Rome, Italy.

The Exploratory students stand outside the CUE on Kent State's campus before leaving for Florece.