Twelve students from Belmont recently spent three weeks in Geneva and the area around the city in a unique study abroad experience full of firsts.  It was Belmont’s first study abroad to the city of Geneva, the first for a nursing clinical course, and the first for a shared educational experience with some students enrolled in community health nursing and others in a humanities course.  The courses included a shared study of the book, Frankenstein, as Geneva is the setting for much of this classic’s action.  The students had a first-hand opportunity to explore the book from literary, philosophical, historical, psychological and public health points of view.  The courses were taught by Dr. John Paine, Professor of English and French, and Dr. Ruby Dunlap, Associate Professor of Nursing. Continue reading →