{"id":6984,"date":"2012-06-29T15:25:38","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T19:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=6984"},"modified":"2013-02-05T11:12:46","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T15:12:46","slug":"university-honors-students-travel-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/06\/university-honors-students-travel-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"University Honors students travel to China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Kristen Stanfill collects pollen from an American Chestnut Tree, she usually sees a tree no bigger than a shrub, surrounded by other small trees in an orchard.\u00a0 The senior biology University Honors (UHON) student assists Dr. Hill Craddock, UTC biology professor, who has been working for years to grow a tree that is resistant to an Asian fungus which has seriously threatened the species.\u00a0 Chinese chestnut trees are blight resistant.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Nikki-Megan-Kristen-Amy-at-Yuyuan-Gardens-Shanghai.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"6985\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/06\/university-honors-students-travel-to-china\/nikki-megan-kristen-amy-at-yuyuan-gardens-shanghai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Nikki-Megan-Kristen-Amy-at-Yuyuan-Gardens-Shanghai.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-W120&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1336785370&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.64&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nikki Megan Kristen  Amy at Yuyuan Gardens Shanghai\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nikki Wooten, Megan Dale, Kristen Stanfill, and Amy Balestrino at the Yuyuan Gardens, Shanghai&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Nikki-Megan-Kristen-Amy-at-Yuyuan-Gardens-Shanghai.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6985\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Nikki-Megan-Kristen-Amy-at-Yuyuan-Gardens-Shanghai-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Nikki-Megan-Kristen-Amy-at-Yuyuan-Gardens-Shanghai-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Nikki-Megan-Kristen-Amy-at-Yuyuan-Gardens-Shanghai.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Imagine Stanfill\u2019s excitement as she stood beside a giant, healthy Chinese Chestnut Tree when she visited China with fellow University Honor\u2019s students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see a chestnut tree that big and that old\u2014it was spectacular!\u201d Stanfill exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>Her visit to China marked the first time the Columbia, Tennessee, native travelled outside the United States.\u00a0 She said this educational experience provided a new way to develop an open mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou meet people from other countries, but to fully understand them, you should experience the way they live.\u00a0 I found I was able to very quickly dive into the culture,\u201d Stanfill explained.<\/p>\n<p>The summer visit to China was the first UHON trip to the Far East.\u00a0 The 16-hour flight was the first ever for some of the students and the first time out of the country for many of the students, according to Debbie Bell, Assistant Director of UHON.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFour students travelled on scholarships provided by alumni and friends of the UHON Program expressly for this purpose,\u201d Bell explained. \u201cThese are awarded to students who otherwise would not be able to afford the students&#8217; portion of the cost for the trip.\u201d<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Raquel-Spencer-Meredith-Audrey-Megan-Travis-at-The-Bund-Shanghai-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"6987\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/06\/university-honors-students-travel-to-china\/raquel-spencer-meredith-audrey-megan-travis-at-the-bund-shanghai-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Raquel-Spencer-Meredith-Audrey-Megan-Travis-at-The-Bund-Shanghai-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-W330&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1336679638&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Raquel Spencer Meredith Audrey Megan  Travis at The Bund Shanghai (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Raquel Barlow, Spencer Jackson, Meredith Levine, Audrey Mefford, Megan Dale and Travis Vaughn at The Bund, Shanghai&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Raquel-Spencer-Meredith-Audrey-Megan-Travis-at-The-Bund-Shanghai-2.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6987\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Raquel-Spencer-Meredith-Audrey-Megan-Travis-at-The-Bund-Shanghai-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Raquel-Spencer-Meredith-Audrey-Megan-Travis-at-The-Bund-Shanghai-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/06\/Raquel-Spencer-Meredith-Audrey-Megan-Travis-at-The-Bund-Shanghai-2.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The visit to the Great Wall of China left everyone breathless\u2014after an hour-long climb they were treated to an amazing view.\u00a0 Stanfill was excited to visit a place she had only seen and read about in books.<\/p>\n<p>She discovered one of the differences Americans take for granted is personal space, something that doesn\u2019t really exist in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an American market, or in a store, people generally line up. In China, it\u2019s more of a free-for-all.\u00a0 If you are in a line and there\u2019s space between you and the person in front of you, someone may squeeze in, so you have to be a little tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Nanjing, the group spent four days in Beijing, two days in the &#8220;garden city&#8221; of Suzhou, and three days in Shanghai.\u00a0 There the group was treated to a performance of the Shanghai Acrobatics Troupe.<\/p>\n<p>The adventure left Stanfill wanting more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my gosh, I\u2019m making a list of places I want to see.\u00a0 Hopefully, someday I\u2019ll be able to see them all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Kristen Stanfill collects pollen from an American Chestnut Tree, she usually sees a tree no bigger than a shrub, surrounded by other small trees in an orchard.\u00a0 The senior biology University Honors (UHON) student assists Dr. Hill Craddock, UTC biology professor, who has been working for years to grow a tree that is resistant&hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/06\/university-honors-students-travel-to-china\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[661],"tags":[8290],"class_list":{"0":"post-6984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-students","7":"tag-university-honors-program","8":"entry","9":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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