Calvin College says safety concerns have led it to cancel its fall study program in Honduras and move it to Mexico.
The Grand Rapids-based school says its travel safety committee made the move "because of political instability" in Honduras.
A June 28 coup ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.Calvin says officials considered information from the U.S. and Canadian governments and non-governmental organizations.
Calvin says students who would have spent September through December in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, will now spend the semester in Merida, Mexico. It says 23 of the original 25 enrolled students will participate.
The school is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church and has about 4,200 students.
Even though Calvin College has decided to terminate the program, other Michigan Universities like Ferris State are going to continue to offer the study aboard program. This program is an enriching, life-changing experience both personally and academically - the lessons you will earn cannot be duplicated on any campus in the United States.
