Summer in China Program

I am scheduled to be one of two instructors June 28-July 23 at Kunming, China. However, student enrollment is not what I hope and the class may be cancelled. If you know of any University of Oklahoma students who may be interested, let me know. Karen Elmore (karenelmore@ou.edu) of Arts and Sciences is in charge of registration.

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