VSU to offer summer study in Belize Valdosta State University s Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice is offering a study abroad program in Belize June 3-29. This year s program will focus on ethnographic writing in and around Punta Gorda, a seaside village of 3,000 inhabitants in the south of the country. The relaxed pace of life in this ethnically diverse village makes it an ideal location for anthropological fieldwork, according to Dr. Matthew Richard. It s one of the last places in the country that s not connected to the heart of the country through pavement. They re working on a road now, and Punta Gorda is probably going to be a major tourist destination within ten years.
Scholarships are available.
VSU art students produce designs for Lee Development Corporation Recently, juniors from VSU s Interior Design program were commissioned by Lee Development Corporation to propose designs for the remodeling of a building in downtown Valdosta. It s an historic property, according to Debra Brooks, coordinator of the Interior Design program. In the past, the building has been used for a variety of purposes including a stable, garage, furniture store and a candy factory. It was part of the National Guard offices at one point, Brooks said. Currently, three businesses are located on the building s first floor.