Austintown’s Hood studies in Europe

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Neighbors | Submitted.From front left, are Susan Anspaugh, Ph.D., Cathy Swick, Ph.D; Rob Hoffman (back), Steve Ruesink, Sean Collins, Zac Kocsis, Lauren Hood, Andy Lauer, Shelly Raupp and Stephanie Meier, who are part of the Trine University group that traveled to Europe to study health.

Trine University sophomore exercise science major Lauren Hood, of Austintown, traveled to Kalovy Vary and Prague in the Czech Republic and Munich, Germany, May 17-25 to better understand the interests and concerns global health and wellness.

Hood took the trip as part of the Global Understanding of Health and Wellness course, which was led by Cathy Swick, chair of Trine’s health science department. Professor Susan Anspaugh also traveled with the students. The class was offered during Maymester, which the university introduced for the first time this year. The three-week session is designed to give students opportunities to travel abroad or take intensive courses on numerous topics.

“Trine is beyond fortunate to have such incredible professors. I can’t imagine having this opportunity in any other major,” Hood said.

In this class, students performed a comparative analysis of holistic health and wellness practices in the United States, Czech Republic and Germany. Karlovy Vary is a world-renowned holistic health destination, and Munich is the site of the international health and Olympic sport facilities.

Trine University is located in Angola, Ind., and is an internationally-recognized, private, coeducational, residential institution, offers associate, baccalaureate, and master degrees in programs to students in engineering, mathematics, science, informatics, business, teacher education, communication, criminal justice, golf management, social sciences, and various other fields of study.