Joshua Bittinger Travels to Spain with Coker College Group

2012 Jun 12

Joshua Bittinger, of Taylors, S.C., recently participated in a study abroad trip to Spain led by Dr. Kevin Kenyon, an associate professor of history at Coker College. The group traveled to Girona, Costa Braca and Barcelona during the two-week excursion. Participants surveyed the history of Catalonia from Roman times to the Post Modern and took an interdisciplinary look at Catalan distinctiveness in relation to Spain as a whole using cultural history, cuisine, anthropology and art. Bittinger graduated from Coker in May with degrees in criminology and psychology.

Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.