The Theodore W. and Betty J. Eckels Foundation with support from Rick Eckels ’70 has established the Theodore William Eckels International Art Practicum at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½. The practicum will provide an art immersion experience internationally for four to five outstanding students majoring in art or art history to work abroad during an eight-week period in the summer months.
Dr. Laura Loth, associate professor of French and Francophone Studies, is once again bringing a French film festival to ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½. An annual event for several years, the program has returned to campus under the name Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival and will run from Sept. 17-Oct. 9, 2024.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ has announced the appointment of Dr. Scott Newstok, professor of English, as its inaugural executive director of the Spence Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities. Newly established at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ thanks to a generous donation, the center will gather faculty, students, visiting scholars, and community members to address complex global questions through humanistic inquiry. In consultation with a faculty advisory board, the executive director will administer the center and oversee its programming.
