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Cultural Immersion Trip

Join Multicultural Student Affairs for a high-impact experience centered on building your cultural awareness while seeing and interacting with different communities across the U.S.

What is the Cultural Immersion Trip?

The Cultural Immersion Trip (CIT) program is an immersive experience where students receive the opportunity to visit different states and cities to engage in reflective conversations and discussions about cultural and historical sites while building community with other students. This trip is free of charge to students. At the end of the experience, students should have a better understanding of the different cultures that surround them and have an increased level of understanding as it relates to their cultural awareness.MSA offers the Cultural Immersion Trip experience trip in the Fall and Spring semesters. Previous experiences have included visits to Washington, DC in Spring 2025 and Nashville, TN in Fall 2025.

Fall 2026 Cultural Immersion Trips Timelines

  • Applications Open: July 31, 2026
  • Applications Close: September 1, 2026 at 11:59pm EST
  • Participant Selection Notification: September 9, 2026
  • Deadline to Accept: September 14, 2026 at 11:59pm EST

Fall 2026 Cultural Immersion Trip Experiences

Cultural Immersion Day Trips.
The Fall 2026 Cultural Immersion Trips will feature monthly day trips to various places within either North Carolina, South Carolina, or Virginia.

Fall Break Cultural Immersion Trip
The 2026 Fall Break Cultural Immersion Trip will be taking place in Baltimore, Maryland.

Fall 2026 Day Cultural Immersion Trips

  • Wilmington, North Carolina (September 26, 2026)
    • Pre-Trip Meeting: September 23rd, 2026 via Zoom from 4:30pm – 5:00pm.
  • Columbia, South Carolina (October 24, 2026)
    • Pre-Trip Meeting: October 13, 2026 via Zoom from 4:30pm – 5:00pm.
  • Petersburg, Virginia (November 21, 2026)
    • Pre-Trip Meeting: November 16, 2026 in via Zoom from 4:30pm – 5:00pm.

Fall Break 2026 Cultural Immersion Trip

  • Baltimore, Maryland (October 16 – October 20, 2026)
    • Pre-Trip Meeting: October 12, 2026 in MSA Suite (Talley 4261) from 5:30pm – 6:00pm.

Spring Break 2026 Experience

Richmond, VA

For the Spring 2026 Cultural Immersion Trip, the Multicultural Student Affairs and Military and Veteran Services teams will take students to Richmond, VA for an immersive experience that focuses on military influence and how it plays a role in developing cultural awareness. Additionally, students will get the opportunity to visit historical museums and cultural landmarks that have importance to Richmond and the state of Virginia.

If you have interest in applying, please take time to complete the application HERE.

Fall Break 2025 Experience

Nashville, TN

For the 2025 Fall Break, Multicultural Student Affairs team took students to Nashville, TN as part of our Cultural Immersion Trip. The trip to Nashville, TN offered students the opportunity to visit Vanderbilt University where they learned about how various offices operate. Additionally, students got to visit the National Museum of African Music, Tennessee State Museum, Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, Cheekwood Estates & Gardens, and the Lane Motor Museum.

Spring Break 2025 Experience

Washington, DC

The Multicultural Student Affairs team took a group of students to Washington, DC during Spring Break 2025 as part of the Cultural Immersion Trip. The cultural immersion trip to Washington, DC offered students the opportunity to visit the MLK Jr. Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, National Museum of African American History, National Museum of American History, as well as the National Museum of American Indian.

Additionally, students engaged in personal reflection sessions at the end of each day which captured that specific days events.