Ithaca College Quarterly, 1999/Vol 1

 

Two faculty members spend a semester at the Ithaca College London Center.

By Stephen P. Schwartz and Diane Driscoll Schwartz

Last summer a new program was introduced for faculty on sabbatical. Each year for a semester one faculty member can be assigned to the Ithaca College London Center. The program is intended to forge a stronger connection between the "home campus" and the center in London, based not only on student experience but on faculty experience as well. "Our hope," says Tanya Saunders, assistant provost for special programs, "is to build a cadre of knowledgeable supporters for the Office of International Programs; create initiatives to internationalize the on-campus curriculum; and ultimately to develop an Ithaca presence, beneficial to students and faculty, in Africa, Asia, and Latin America that is complementary to our study-abroad successes in Europe."

The faculty member chosen for the initial sabbatical assignment was Stephen P. Schwartz, professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion. He and his wife, Diane Driscoll Schwartz, associate professor of mathematics and computer science [both pictured], proved keen to get involved in many aspects of the Ithaca College London Center program, including orientation for arriving students, setting up e-mail and Internet access for staff, helping with computer problems, joining in class trips, and being a part of events planned by the staff. Last fall we asked them to share some of their experiences with us, and they graciously agreed.  


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