University of Evansville celebrating 50 years at Harlaxton Manor
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Other than family trips to Florida, Steve Worthington never ventured far away from Evansville.
That was until 1971, when Worthington, then an economics student at the University of Evansville, saw a poster advertising Harlaxton Manor, the school s new study abroad site in England.
It wasn t like him to do something like that, and he s still not quite sure why he did it. He felt like he needed to, though, so he went to his parents to convince them to make the trek across the Atlantic. I said, This could be a great status symbol for you, saying that I had a kid that was studying in England. That would be kind of neat, Worthington, now a UE trustee, recalled. I guess I sold them.