Travel Learning
The Lipscomb University alumni and friends travel program offers custom-designed, U.S.-based and/or global travel learning trips hosted by the university.
These trips typically include activities not generally available to the public, such as when a noted artist Lipscomb alumnus led a trip to the Northeast and opened doors to artists’ private studios and homes for our participants.
For information about the program, please contact Amy Hamar at amy.hamar@lipscomb.edu or 615.966.6216. All travel learning space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Follow the footsteps of the Shiloh soldiers
- Cost: $475 per person with double occupancy. (Additional $75 for a single room.)
- Price includes bus transportation, lodging and meals.
- Download the trip itinerary.
- Registration required by April 17, 2024.
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Register to claim your spot for an exciting overnight trip that features a tour of the Battle of Shiloh Battlefield with internationally acclaimed Civil War historian Thomas Y. Cartwright. Cartwright will serve as your personal tour guide as you walk with him over the battlefield and hear the stories of some of the bravest men in history—the soldiers of the Battle of Shiloh.
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War which took place from April 6 to April 7, 1862. The battle began when the Confederate Army launched a surprise attack on Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant in southwestern Tennessee.
After initial successes, the Confederates were unable to hold their positions and were forced back, resulting in a Union victory. Both sides suffered heavy losses, with more than 23,000 total casualties which made it one of the bloodiest battles in the entire war.
Cartwright, who is well-known worldwide for his knowledge and passion for the Civil War, will trace the battle steps of the soldiers and tell the gripping stories of the soldiers and their lifestyle. Cartwright has been featured on the History Channel, A&E and the Discovery Channel. He serves as the executive director of The Lotz House, a Civil War home in Franklin, Tennessee.
Upcoming Travel
Learn about the great heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
- May 28-31, 2024: U.S. Civil Rights Tour with Dr. David Holmes, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Lipscomb University
- Cost: $1,350 per person with double occupancy. (Additional $300 for a single room.)
- Price includes bus transportation, all entrance fees, lodging and meals.
- Download the trip itinerary.
- Registration required by May 21, 2024.
*Register: link to be added
It's one thing to read about history, but it’s something entirely different to visit and see firsthand the places it happened. On this journey across the state of Alabama with Dr. David Holmes, we will visit the places in Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery where thousands of ordinary citizens fought for racial justice and freedom even if it cost them their lives. The last stop on our tour will be Tuskegee, Alabama, for a visit with Dr. Fred Gray, an American civil rights attorney, preacher, activist and state legislator from Alabama. Gray handled many prominent civil rights cases and came to prominence working with Martin Luther King, Jr. and E.D. Nixon, among others. In some of his first cases as a young Alabama attorney (and solo practitioner), Gray defended Claudette Colvin and later Rosa Parks. Gray was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden in July 2022.
Join us for this tour where you will learn the history—and honor the memories of those great heroes of the Civil Rights Movement.
Details on this trip are coming soon!
- July 5-8, 2024: Midwest Baseball Tour with host and Lipscomb alumnus Mark Jent of “Simply A Fan”
Calling all baseball fans! Don't miss out on this fun motorcoach baseball tour of the midwest. The tour includes a stop in Louisville, Kentucky, to visit the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory and eat at the famous Brown Hotel. Then onward to Cincinnati, Ohio, to visit the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum and take in a game between the Detroit Tigers vs. Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ballpark. The fun continues as we travel to Chicago to Wrigleyville. Highlights include lunch at Murphy's Bleachers, a visit to Wrigley Field to watch the Chicago Cubs play the Anaheim Angels and a behind-the-scenes ballpark tour of Wrigley Field.