'Twas the week before Christmas...
...and all through the third floor of the Administration Building, not a creature is stirring except for a few faculty members getting ready for next semester.
After 13 years of full-time teaching (the last 10 at the University of Idaho), I will take my first sabbatical in 2010. From January to June, I will be at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. Hamilton is on the North Island, about 80km south of Auckland. I’ll be a scholar in residence in the Department of Screen and Media Studies, conducting research about New Zealand’s community newspapers.
During my absence, Assistant Professor Patricia Hart will be acting director of the School. Prof. Hart first taught Media Writing in the School of Communication in 1981 and became a full-time faculty member after JAMM was formed in 2003. She’s taken a special interest in curriculum issues and helped draw up learning objectives for all of our degrees. I’m confident that the School will continue to be responsive to the changing media environment under her leadership.
I’ll be posting news of my travels on this blog, and I will continue to check my UI e-mail address regularly. Thank you for your continued support of the School of Journalism and Mass Media. Best wishes for the holidays.
After 13 years of full-time teaching (the last 10 at the University of Idaho), I will take my first sabbatical in 2010. From January to June, I will be at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. Hamilton is on the North Island, about 80km south of Auckland. I’ll be a scholar in residence in the Department of Screen and Media Studies, conducting research about New Zealand’s community newspapers.
During my absence, Assistant Professor Patricia Hart will be acting director of the School. Prof. Hart first taught Media Writing in the School of Communication in 1981 and became a full-time faculty member after JAMM was formed in 2003. She’s taken a special interest in curriculum issues and helped draw up learning objectives for all of our degrees. I’m confident that the School will continue to be responsive to the changing media environment under her leadership.
I’ll be posting news of my travels on this blog, and I will continue to check my UI e-mail address regularly. Thank you for your continued support of the School of Journalism and Mass Media. Best wishes for the holidays.
posted by Kenton Bird at 2:49 PM
