Explore Cuba
February 18 - 25, 2017

Explore Cuba

Spend a week immersed in Cuba’s rich culture and warm hospitality, with privileged access to its arts community. Stay at the Hotel Saratoga in Old Havana (which we will explore on a walking tour) and meet leading Cuban artists in their studios and homes and at private receptions. Travel west to spend a day in Cuba’s lush Pinar del Río province, known for its tobacco plantations and other crops. Specially arranged performances of theater, music, and dance will enhance our visit, as will lectures on Cuban history, art, and sports. All registrants will receive a copy of the ebook, The Road to Cuba, from Wharton Digital Press.

Faculty Host

Kenneth L. Shropshire

Kenneth L. Shropshire is the David W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Faculty Director of its Wharton Sports Business Initiative. He joined the Wharton faculty in 1986 and specializes in sports business and law. He is Special Counsel to the global law firm Duane Morris LLP and former president of the Sports Lawyers Association. Shropshire’s works include the foundational books, In Black and White: Race and Sports in America, The Business of Sports, The Business of Sports Agents, and ​Sports Matters: Leadership, Power, and the Quest for Respect in Sports​, and he has provided commentary for a number of media outlets including Nightline, CNN, the New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, and Sports Illustrated. His interest in Cuba focuses on four major aspects: sports, diversity, business, and law. In all of these areas he is concerned with historic and current issues as well as with what the future will bring. Shropshire earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Stanford University and his law degree from Columbia University. 

Staff Host

Alyssa D'Alconzo

Alyssa D’Alconzo is the Director of Penn Alumni Education, Travel, and Career Networking. She has hosted Penn Alumni Travel trips to the Galapagos Islands, Southern Italy and Sicily, Eastern Europe, and Northern Spain. This will be her sixth Penn Alumni Travel trip to Cuba. Inspired by a deep curiosity about other cultures and a love of photography, literature, nature, and authentic cuisine, her personal travel has taken her to countries across five continents. Having earned her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania, Alyssa is thrilled to share the travel adventures of a lifetime with fellow Penn alumni, family, and friends.