Zach Calhoun Studies in Greece with Centre College

2012 Mar 21

Zach Calhoun of Hamilton, a senior at Centre College, spent three weeks studying in Greece during the College's unique winter term.

Calhoun was one of 28 students who studied and traveled for a course titled Drama and Mathematics in Ancient Greece, directed by Matthew Hallock, professor of dramatic arts, and Alex McAllister, associate professor of mathematics. During class trips to Athens, Epidavros, Delphi, Samos and Delos, students learned how the people of ancient Greece used drama and mathematics as ways to process and understand their changing world, and how they created many fundamental elements and practices that continue to influence the modern world.

"Centre gave me the amazing opportunity to study abroad somewhere that I most likely would never have had the chance to visit otherwise," Calhoun says. "Somewhere historic and full of great sights and new experiences like Greece."

Calhoun is the son of Jim and Paula Calhoun of Hamilton and is a graduate of Talawanda High School.

Centre is ranked fourth in the nation by U.S. News for its study abroad program. The College, founded in 1819 and chosen to host its second Vice Presidential Debate in 2012, is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges, at 42nd in the nation, and ranks 27th for best value among national liberal arts colleges. Forbes magazine ranks Centre 34th among all the nation's colleges and universities and has named Centre in the top five among all institutions of higher education in the South for three years in a row.

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